The Hood River County, Parkdale and Cascade Locks Libraries will be closed Friday, March 19th.
This closure will be the first of four. The County Commissioners decided March 1, 2010 to close all County buildings the third Friday of March, April, May and June to save funds in this fiscal year.
-For more information, see the Feb. 10th, 2010 issue of the HR News.
Change Is Here Now For the Hood River County Library
County Financial Support Ends June 30, 2010.
For further details, read the Informational Brochure in English or Espanol .
Sunday Program
The Friends of the library present Mary Schlick on Sunday, March 14th at 2pm in the Library meeting room.
Mary Schlick, author of Coming to Stay: A Columbia River Journey, will offer an intimate look at her journey from stranger to friend on the Colville, Warm Springs, and Yakama reservations through a slide presentation and selected passages from the book.
Hood River Reads
The 2010 Hood River Reads Adult book is The Heart of Horses by Molly Gloss. Books are available for checkout. Available on audio at Library2Go.
The Heart of Horses is set in 1917 in Eastern Oregon where nineteen year old Martha, a horse whisperer makes go-of-it in a man's world.
Author Molly Gloss will visit Hood River County April 17-19 for public and school presentations.
Molly Gloss will speak about her writing and about her book in a presentation in the Atrium on the main floor of the library on Sunday, April 18 at 2pm.
The Hood River County Reads 2010 book selection for children, Riding Freedom, by Pam Muñoz Ryan is now available for checkout at all our branches.
"By the age of 12, Charlotte Parkhurst knows the world of the 1860's holds more opportunities for boys than girls. So she cuts off her hair, dons boy's clothing and begins a new life that gives her many privileges, including the right to vote." -Publishers Weekly.
Tax Season
The AARP is providing free tax assistance in the library meeting room every Monday and Tuesday from 4pm-8pm through April 13th.
Access forms and instructions online:
Federal Forms (IRS)
Oregon State Forms
Library Wish Lists @ Local Bookstores
The Friends of the Hood River County Library has decided to create wish lists at the local bookstores Waucoma Bookstore, 212 Oak Street and Book Stop, 13 Oak Street, so we can have new books for our library. The Friends group is hoping community members will contribute by purchasing one or more books from the wish lists. The wish lists will be updated at the first of every month, so community members will have a chance to contribute all year round.
If you have any questions, please contact the library.
March Wish List Waucoma Bookstore
March Wish List Bookstop Bookstore
Hood River Library Hours
As the library faces tough economic times, our hours have been reduced.
Hood River, Parkdale and Cascade Locks Hours
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