The Second Floor Librarians

Congratulations to Corvallis’ own Paul VanDevelder, who won the Oregon Book Award for general non-fiction with his book Savages and Scoundrels (Yale University Press).

All of the fantabulous weather we’ve been having lately has turned my thoughts towards things like camping and hiking. If you’re feeling the same way, the library can satisfy your wanderlust with all sorts of outdoor guidebooks. We’ve got everything from books on wilderness survival to cooking over a campfire.

On Monday, April 20th at 7pm, we are honored to have three Oregon Book Award winning and nominated authors visiting our library. They will be reading from their books, and afterward there will be conversation with the authors, book sales and book signing.

This Friday evening I’ll be at the library for the Citadel of the Spirit: Oregon’s Sesquicentennial Anthology event with Matt Love, editor of the book and the publisher of Nestucca Spit Press. The event should be fun – along with readings from the book by Matt Love, Kathleen Dean Moore and Andrew Rodman, there will [...]

Here is our very own History of Benton County by David D. Fagan in ebook form! We have a paper copy in reference and an all name index in the library too. This title is a go-to standard for local history.

The Oregon State Library released the Oregon 150 Booklist yesterday, to celebrate Oregon’s sesquicentennial. (I am such a pro at spelling that word by now.)

Today, February 14th, is Oregon’s 150th birthday. On our events page, you’ll notice we have a few programs to celebrate Oregon, and Oregon’s birthday.