Welcome to the Hood River County Library District!

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Hiring: Children's Services Assistant

Join our collaborative team to support engaging children’s programs and services across all library branches, bookmobile, and community locations.

Visit our employment page for full details.

Summer Reading Success

Our community read for 20,332 hours this summer, with 1,184 participants across all age groups. Compared to last year’s 12,736 hours, that’s a 60% increase in reading time! A huge thank you to our sponsors!

Hood River County Friends of the Library and Hood River County Library Foundation

Bistro Flix, Columbia Area Transit-CAT Fruit Loops Art Center, Gorge Grown Food Network , Heights Floral – Tammys Floral , Hood River Hobbies, LLC , Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation Hood River County School District , Hood River County Walk and Roll to School , Lake Taco Lucy’s Informal Flowers, Mike’s Ice Cream, Mugen Noodle, New York City Sub Shop,, Tokki Art Supply

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Events Calendar

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Bookmoble Route

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Teen Makerspace

Saturday, Sept. 6th, 3-5 pm
Hood River Library Meeting Room

We’ll have an assortment of fun and easy crafts for you to try your hand at. Bling out your locker with magnets and your original artwork stickers, make a personalized pencil pouch with the Cricut, or make keychains, clay trinket bowls, and stylized phone cases for you and your friends!

2nd Annual Hood River Garden Tour

Saturday, September 13th, 9am-1pm

Walk, bike, roll, or stroll your way through neighborhoods of Hood River as you visit gardens and learn how to transform water-thirsty lawns into more sustainable and nourishing landscapes for humans and pollinators alike! At the Hood River Library we will have a table with books about edible gardens, native plants, and more, and check out garden tools from our Library of Things!

For additional details and a garden map, visit: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver

Teen Book Club: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Friday, September 19th, 4pm
Hood River Library Meeting Room

Read the book, then come to the library for snacks and a lively discussion!

Teen Book Club will meet the third Friday of each month, with a new book chosen by our Teen Council members for each meeting. All tweens and teens welcome!

Book Release Event: Kathy Watson's "Orphans of the Living"

Tuesday, Sept. 30th, 6pm
Hood River Library Reading Room

Join Waucoma Bookstore and the Hood River County Library for an unforgettable evening as local author Kathy Watson launches her debut novel, Orphans of the Living. She’ll be in conversation with longtime Oregonian columnist Steve Duin for a lively discussion about the novel’s history, characters, and the craft of storytelling.

Set in the 1930s American South and California, Orphans of the Living follows the Stovall family’s flight from danger in Mississippi to a new, uncertain life out West—revealing a poignant story of survival, loss, and the ties that both bind and break families.

The evening will include a conversation, audience Q&A, and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Adult Yoga this Fall

Saturdays: Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 13Oct & Nov -Meeting Room
Dec – Reading RoomIn collaboration with Wild Bloom Yoga

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.

Indian Creek Trail Poetry Walk

The Indian Creek Poetry Walk is a collaboration of the Hood River County Library District and The Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District.

The installation opens on April 1 in recognition of National Poetry Month. The signs will be on display until the end of September.Visit our Indian Creek Poetry Walk for more details.

Library Programs

Free movies with your library card

Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films, and be sure to check out Kanopy Kids!

Library2Go - ebooks & audiobooks for all ages

Your Hood River County Library District card gives you free access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks for all ages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Manage your books on the go

SageCat is the official app for the Sage Library System. Search the catalog, place holds, renew items and store your library card on any iOS and Android device.

Find your next book using NoveList Plus

If you want some help finding a new book, give NoveList Plus a try. You can use it to search for new titles and the results will match your preferences.

For the easiest search, try the Recommended Reads Lists. They’re located on the left side of the homepage and span all genres and age levels.

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