/tags/library library en-US Copyright Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:20:42 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-02-05/new-seed-library-in-redding-launches-this-month Instead of checking out books, you can borrow seeds from the Redding Library starting this month. It’s part of a new program that will also offer gardening classes. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:20:42 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-02-05/new-seed-library-in-redding-launches-this-month Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2023-06-30/demonstration-planned-in-response-to-canceled-klamath-county-library-book-group In May, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners decided to cancel a library-sponsored social justice book group over concerns the programming could be perceived as political. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:32:39 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-30/demonstration-planned-in-response-to-canceled-klamath-county-library-book-group Jane Vaughan /politics-government/2023-05-09/klamath-commissioners-order-library-to-stop-book-group-over-worries-of-political-endorsements Klamath County Commissioners have canceled a library-sponsored book group over what some are calling censorship. That decision could have ramifications across the library district’s programming. Tue, 09 May 2023 23:08:34 GMT /politics-government/2023-05-09/klamath-commissioners-order-library-to-stop-book-group-over-worries-of-political-endorsements Roman Battaglia /education/2022-06-03/medford-school-district-book-removal-amounts-to-censorship-says-state-library-association In April, a graphic novel version of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian story The Handmaid’s Tale was pulled from the shelves of North Medford High School after a parent complained about images of nudity, sexual assault, and suicide. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:05:48 GMT /education/2022-06-03/medford-school-district-book-removal-amounts-to-censorship-says-state-library-association Erik Neumann /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-21/douglas-countians-fight-to-save-libraries Douglas County is one of the more broke counties in Western Oregon. It is one of many counties that used to get most of its income from federal timber… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:30:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-21/douglas-countians-fight-to-save-libraries Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-10-30/jackson-county-libraries-plan-their-future Libraries in Jackson County are assured of a future, since voters created a countywide library district in an election last year. And now library users… Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:16:14 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-10-30/jackson-county-libraries-plan-their-future Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-08-04/josephine-libraries-turn-to-crowdfunding-for-kids Everybody supports kids learning to read. But factions begin to form over how and where. The people who run Josephine Community Libraries hope many people… Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:48:22 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-08-04/josephine-libraries-turn-to-crowdfunding-for-kids Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-06-01/libraries-beef-up-for-the-digital-age Several parts of our region have voted on whether to fund libraries in recent years. And one of the frequent reasons given for voting no is the idea that… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-06-01/libraries-beef-up-for-the-digital-age Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-12-16/back-to-square-one-for-josephine-libraries What next for libraries in Josephine County? They've already been shut out of the county budget and run as a non-profit for several years. And a recent… Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-12-16/back-to-square-one-for-josephine-libraries Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-07-18/tough-decisions-at-start-of-library-district The property taxes assessed for library operations in Jackson County will be the maximum allowed, 60 cents per thousands dollars of assessed value.… Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-07-18/tough-decisions-at-start-of-library-district Geoffrey Riley