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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month at Hood River County Library District! A library card is your free pass to thousands of books, movies, and audiobooks, free cultural passes, research databases, and so much more. All just a hop, skip and a jump from wherever you are in Hood River County. Stop by any of our branches this month, sign up in minutes, and start exploring everything your library has to offer.

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Hood River 3rd Annual Front Yard Garden Tour

Saturday, September 129:00 AM – 1:00 PMHood River Heights Neighborhood

Visit the Hood River Library in a Heights garden! We’ll have books and Library of Things tools to check out at our stop. Find a map and more details at https://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver/events/2026-hood-river-front-yard-garden-tour

The tour will take place rain or shine, regardless of weather, but if the Air Quality Index (AQI) is above 201, due to wildfire smoke, the event will be cancelled.

Sponsored by: Central Gorge Master Gardener’s Association

Kid's Doodle Club

Tuesdays 4-5 pm, starting September 15thChildren’s Area, table outside Makerspace

Come join a low-key art club for cool kids as we learn new art techniques and make fun weekly projects!

YA Book Club

Wednesday, September 16th, 4 pm
Hood River Library Teen Area

Discuss a new book each month with other teens and our Teen Services Librarian! This month we’ll be discussing Legendary Fry Bread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, a book of short stories by indigenous authors. Pick up at copy in our Teen Area, and come to the book discussion on Wednesday, September 16th at 4 pm!

Puzzle Competition

Saturday, Sept 19 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PMMt. Hood Town Hall6575 Highway 35, Mount Hood ParkdaleRecommended for ages 12+

Sponsored by The Library Foundation and HR Hobbies

Ready, set, puzzle! Teams of 2–4 adults race other teams to be the first to complete a 500-piece puzzle. Details and sign up at: https://bit.ly/4y6ebHq or our event calendar.

Propagate Plants

Tuesday, September 22, 6:00 -7:30 PMHood River Library Waterwise Garden

Create new plants from the ones you already love! Learn how, when and what you can propagate from the Central Gorge Master Gardeners.

Participants should wear work clothes; bleach will be used. If you have them, bring nippers, gloves, and a plastic storage bin for your new plant! Meet at the main (south) entrance of the HR Library.

Collaborators: Central Gorge Master Gardeners

Raices y Recuerdos (Roots and Remembrance)

Saturday, October 3rd, 5-7PMHood River Library (Reading Room)

¡Celebramos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana!Celebtrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

CADA OBJETO GUARDA UNA HISTORIA; CADA HISTORIA PRESERVA NUESTRAS RAÍCES.

LLAMADO A NUESTROS MAYORES LATINOS (55+ años)

¿Es usted latino(a) y tiene 55 años o más? Usted es un Guardián de la Memoria. Le invitamos a traer un objeto significativo, una fotografía, un recuerdo o una reliquia familiar que le conecte con sus raíces, su cultura, su tierra, sus tradiciones y su historia. Le invitamos a compartir la historia de este objeto y el significado que tiene para

Sponsored by: Library Foundation and REFORMA: Noche de Cuentos

Writers' Open Mic

Second Thursday of the month10/8, 11/12, 12/136:30-7:30 PMHR Library Reading Room

Come share your work aloud. Sign ups begin at 6 PM. Eileen Garvin, local author of Bumblebee Season, will be our emcee for the evening.

Fall Crafternoon

Saturday, October 10th 2:00- 5:00 PMHood River Library Meeting RoomFor Tweens and Teens

Curate your cozy fall aesthetic at our Fall Crafternoon for tweens and teens. We’ll make tiny ceramic ghosts, LED black cat garlands, and more!

Teen Halloween Party

Saturday, October 24th 6:00-8:00 PMHood River Library

Games, food, spooky movie, and more! Wear a contest to win a prize!For Middle School and High School aged tweens and teens.

Dungeon Crawler Carl Party

Friday, Oct 16, Starts at 6 PMBuddy’s Arcade455 Wa Na Pa St. Cascade Locks, OR

SYSTEM MESSAGE: FUN DETECTED.Attention, Crawlers! Your mission is simple: report to Buddy’s Arcade, 455 WaNaPa St. in Cascade Locks for DCC-inspired fun, karaoke, and video games! Starts at 6 PM. Survival not required.

Free Yoga Series

Saturdays, 10:30-11:30am
10/10, 11/14, 12/12

Find your calm this fall with our free Saturday Yoga by Wild Bloom Yoga, happening monthly October through December. Free, open to adults, and all levels welcome. Please bring your own mat.

Library Halloween Party

Saturday, October 31, 4-6 pmBoth floors of library

Get ready for a spooktacular night of thrills at our Halloween Party in the library! Join us for an eerie evening of creative crafts and activities, a bright glow-in-the-dark room, chilling ice cream floats, and free booooOOOOoooOOOooks.

Reserve Our Meeting Room

The Jeanne Marie Gaulke Community Meeting Room at the Hood River Library is available for the public to use for meetings and special events.

Discover and Go!

Discover and Go is a partnership between the Libraries of Eastern Oregon, member libraries, and local arts, culture, history, and recreation organizations to offer free educational and cultural experiences to library patrons across the LEO service area.

Discover and Go provides online access to free tickets donated by local cultural attractions. You can visit the Columbia Gorge Museum, High Desert Museum, Maryhill Museum of Art, OMSI, Oregon State Parks (pass is a parking permit covering parking/day use fees), and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.

Visit the website and choose Hood River County Library District from the pull-down menu in order to log in.

Hood River Library Parking

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Parking in the area is limited, but there are several convenient options nearby to make your visit easy.

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