Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO)

12/23/2025

We're hopeful, Grant County.
We can rebuild it. We have the technology. We can make it better than it was. Better, stronger, faster.

If all goes according to plan, Grant County residents will decide in May if a taxing district will fund the Grant County Library.

11/16/2025

10/23/2025

“It’s not a luxury, it’s a lifeline,” said one parent.

Read more at: https://bluemountaineagle.com/2025/10/22/crowd-again-packs-final-hearing-for

Grant County residents turned out for the second public hearing on the county defunding its public library.

08/23/2025

The State Library of Oregon could lose 25% of its budget due to federal cuts. We'll hear from the state librarian to learn what those cuts will mean for Oregonians.

08/15/2025

"In Eastern Oregon, courier services risk being cut, which means residents in remote parts of the state will have a harder time accessing library materials.

Programs like the statewide kids reading competition Oregon Battle of the Books, and the Oregon School Library System which teachers kids information literacy skills, are also at risk."

The state library provides support to other libraries in the state. They answer questions, provide grants and offer statewide services.

08/05/2025

In past years, federal IMLS funds have been a big help to boost choices and efficiency for users of the Oregon Digital Library Consortium (AKA Library2Go / Libby).

Like checking out library e-books? Trump, Congress could make it harder by cutting federal funding for libraries.

06/11/2025

Devastating news for our Grant County community.

One of Oregon’s most sparsely populated counties has seen a contraction of public services in recent years. The county's library director said losing county funding could close the library.

04/17/2025

Several in Eastern Oregon!

04/11/2025

Eastern Oregonians have been sharing library resources more and more through the Sage courier.

04/10/2025

🏛️ Institute of Museum and Library Services cuts are putting America’s public libraries at risk.

The Department of Government Efficiency has begun cutting existing grants, which is deeply disruptive, especially to services provided in rural communities. Public libraries are essential infrastructure in every American community, and that especially is so during times of economic uncertainty.

The agency must continue to honor appropriated and statutory programs and grants—as Congress intended.

For more 👉 https://bit.ly/4cxRpPa

04/03/2025

In FY23-24, one quarter of Sage members relied on ILL for 20% or more of their checkouts. Our smallest, most isolated communities are set to lose the most from the loss of federal funding support – Ione, Silver Lake, Wallowa, North Powder, Stanfield, Elgin, Helix, Heppner, Union, Weston, Pilot Rock, Nyssa -- reducing their reading/viewing choices by 99% .

Nearly two-thirds of checkouts to students at Klamath Community College, 40% of Ontario High school loans, and one of every 5 books borrowed from BMCC were from the Sage courier.

Neighbors sharing with neighbors is the foundational ethic of the Sage consortium, and libraries in general. It's a value most Americans not only see as having merit, but as a wise investment in our nation and individual liberty.

04/03/2025