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Sensory Play Storytime – Gladstone Library
Engage your senses through stories, songs and activities! This storytime is ideal for ages 3+, but kids of all ages are welcome to attend.
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All-Ages Family Storytime – Gladstone Library
Enjoy your favorite storytime books, songs, and games. All ages welcome! No registration required.
Live Music: Howard Wade – Oak Lodge Library
Join us for live music with Howard Wade. Fingerpicking centuries-old root music in his own compelling arrangements, Howard is an old soul musician in this modern world! All ages will enjoy this fun and free musical experience. No registration required!
Hora de Cuentos en Español – Spanish Story & Play Time – Gladstone Library
¡Acompáñenos el segundo sábado de cada mes a una hora de cuentos y juegos en ESPAÑOL con Adventures in Spanish. ¡Gratis y divertido para todas las edades! Join us on second Saturdays for Spanish Story & Play Time with Adventures in Spanish. Free and fun for all ages!
Oak Lodge Youth Summer Programming: MC Shoehorn – Oak Lodge Library
MC Shoehorn is a performance artist who creates music with his feet and dances with his horn. His shows are spiked with humor and truly fun for all ages. Shoehorn combines his own tap dance rhythms with hot sax work, cool percussion, and looped woodwinds in his one-man show! No registration necessary.
Adult Gardening Class: Guide to Fall and Winter Planting – Oak Lodge Library
Calling all gardeners! Join us for a presentation from local Seeds for Sharing experts to get ready for fall and winter planting. No registration required. Be sure to stop by our free seed library, too!
A future home for the Gladstone Library
Bringing the vision of a one library/two branch model in Gladstone and Oak Lodge to life
Adult Craft: Birds on the Block (Gladstone Library)
Olga is back to help you create (or continue) spiritual strands for prayer, meditation, and adornment – a great way to kick off the new year with intention! All supplies provided, but feel free to bring in small, personal items to add to your own unique piece. Registration required. Adults only, please.
Just for Kids & Teens
Storytimes
All Ages and Baby Storytimes are on pause for the month of June and will return in July
All Ages Family Storytime
Build early literacy skills through stories, songs and playful activities! No registration required.
- Fridays, 10:30 a.m. at Oak Lodge Library
- Fridays, 2:00 p.m. at Gladstone Library
- Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. at Gladstone Library
Baby Storytime
It's never too early to build a love of reading! Join us for a special storytime and playtime geared for young ones up to 18 months.
- Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. at Gladstone Library
- Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. at Oak Lodge Library
Spanish Storytime / Hora de Cuentos en Español
¡Acompáñenos el primero sábado de cada mes auna hora de cuentos y juegos en ESPAÑOL. ¡Gratis y divertido para todas las edades! Join us on the first Saturday each month for Spanish Story & Play Time with Adventures in Spanish. Free and fun for all ages!
- First Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. at Oak Lodge Library
Programs are occasionally cancelled; check our current calendar of upcoming library programs and events.
Gladstone & Oak Lodge Advisory Teens (GOAT)
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to join GOAT: Gladstone & Oak Lodge Advisory Teens! G.O.A.T group members meet each month on the first Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to plan upcoming events and to discuss other relevant topics to library services for teens. If you are interested in eating free food and earning community service hours, fill out an application!
StoryWalk®
A StoryWalk® encourages young readers and their families to take a walk outside and read a book at the same time! Each sign has pages of the story, with fun activities to make you think and move along with the story - all presented in both English and Spanish! This season we feature the bilingual We've got the whole world in our hands = Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos by Rafael López. StoryWalk® is presented in partnership with the Friends of Gladstone Nature Park and the Gladstone Public Library Foundation.
Recorded Stories, Songs & Games
Educator Resources
Educator Cards
Educators who live in Clackamas County, or teach at a school located in the Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC) service area, are eligible for fine free educator cards (replacement costs for lost materials still apply). Visit any LINCC library with your ID and proof of educator status, such as a pay stub or school badge.
Field Trips
Visit us! We will take your students on a library tour with a souvenir to commemorate the day. Email olglyouth@lincc.org to schedule your special library visit!
School/Classroom Visits
Let us come to you! We are happy to host a library table at your school event or visit your classroom. Email olglyouth@lincc.org to request a visit.
Student Cards
Email olglyouth@lincc.org to request take-home library card applications for your classroom. We will drop off library cards at your classroom 1-2 weeks after receiving completed applications.
Resources by Request
Let us know what kind of books you need 1-2 weeks in advance of your next teaching unit. We will take care of selecting titles and place them on hold for you to pick up! Simply fill out this book request form.
Contact Us
Connect with the youth librarian team at olglyouth@lincc.org.
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