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Get ready for a productive growing season with our Spring Gardening class! Learn about garden planning, crop rotation tips, seed saving basics, and indoor seed starting. Watch a live seed-starting demonstration and explore simple or high-tech ways to keep a garden journal. Perfect for gardeners of all experience levels. No registration required.
Programs are occasionally cancelled; check our current calendar of upcoming library programs and events.
Meet other caregivers and let your kids socialize while playing with library-provided toys. Ages 1-5. No registration required, but capacity is limited to first 40 attendees. Parent or adult caretakers are required to stay with children at all times.
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.
Build early literacy skills through stories, songs and playful activities! No registration required.
Acompáñenos el tercer y cuarto sábado de cada mes para la Hora de Cuentos y Juegos con Aventuras en Español. ¡Gratis y divertido para todas las edades!
Join us on the third and fourth Saturday each month for Spanish Story & Play Time with Adventures in Spanish. Free and fun for all ages!
Join us in the Community Room for pretend play with a variety of dolls. We provide the toys, you provide the imagination! Grades K-5. No registration required.
Join us in the Community Room for Lego fun & engineering. Grades K-5. No registration required.
Drop in after school for snacks and fun activities on Early Release Wednesdays! No registration required. Caregivers, please plan to accompany children under the age of 10.
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!
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to enjoy a crafting in the Community Room. A variety of craft supplies are provided or bring your own. No registration required.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Connect with the youth librarian team at olglyouth@lincc.org.
Our purpose is to serve the residents within the Oak Lodge Library and Gladstone Library Service Areas of the Clackamas County Library District, which was established by the approval of Measure 3-310, by providing community recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners in matters concerning library services, policies, and library-related issues in general.
Meetings take place on the fourth Monday at 5:30 p.m.
| Member Name | Term Expires |
|---|---|
| Debrah Bokowski (Chair) | 6/30/2027 |
| Grover Bornefeld (Vice-Chair) | 6/30/2027 |
| Nancy Eichsteadt (Alternate) | 6/30/2026 |
| Evan Griffith | 6/30/2026 |
| Ryan Healy | 6/30/2028 |
| Dan McCue (Alternate) | 6/30/2028 |
| Natalie Smith | 6/30/2028 |
Free garden seeds through Seeds for Sharing
Oak Lodge and Gladstone Libraries maintain the Seeds for Sharing Seed Libraries which provide access to free seeds! The selection of seeds may vary by library. You are welcome to check out seeds by visiting either (or both) locations.
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Review the seed catalog to choose the varieties you'd like to plant (while supplies last).
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Visit the seed library at one (or both) of our libraries, place your seeds into envelopes, and take to the circulation desk for check out. Each patron may check out up to 12 Seeds for Sharing envelopes (varieties) per day.
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Remember one seed = one plant; take only what you'll plant so there are enough seeds for your neighbors.
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Consider saving seeds from your best plants to donate back to the Seeds for Sharing program; this will help ensure quality seed is available next year. Visit and follow the Seeds for Sharing Seed Garden & Library Facebook page for instructions, updates and inspiration! Another great resource is Adaptive Seeds' Seed Saving Guide Archives -The Seed Ambassadors Project.
This program is open to anyone eligible for a LINCC library card (residents of Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, and Hood River County Library Districts in Oregon; and Camas, or the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District in Washington). While it is preferred, no LINCC library card number is required. Seeds available while supplies last.
Oak Lodge and Gladstone Libraries (County operated)
The Oak Lodge Public Library has a meeting room that groups can reserve for non-commercial purposes at no charge. It can be reserved up to 90 days in advance, and reservations must in place at least two hours before the start time of the reservation. A signed copy of the Community Room Registration form must be submitted, approved, and on file at the Library before a reservation can be made. See the Community Room Registration form for complete room usage policies.
The room has four tables and 22 chairs. It also has a whiteboard, projection screen, and Wi-Fi access. Groups using the room must supply their own electronic equipment such as computers, projectors, etc. Please note the room may only be used during the Library's open hours.
If you need additional information, please contact the Library by phone at 503-655-8543 or by email at oaklodge@lincc.org.
The room has four tables and 22 chairs. It also has a monitor and Wi-Fi access. Groups using the room must supply their own electronic equipment such as computers. Please note the room may only be used during the Library's open hours. A signed copy of the Community Room Registration form must be submitted, approved, and on file at the Library before a reservation can be made. See the Community Room Registration form for complete room usage policies.
If you need additional information, please contact the Library by phone at 503-655-8540 or by email at gladstone@lincc.org.
To get a library card, bring an official ID and proof of address to any LINCC Library Location. Residents of Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, and Hood River County Library Districts, Camas, or the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District are eligible for a free library card for use at any LINCC library. Out of district residents can get a card for an annual fee.
| Items | Time period |
|---|---|
| Most items | 28 days |
| New Fiction and magazines | 14 days |
| DVDs | 7 days |
Items can be renewed online or by calling 503-655-8543.
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