Guess who was awarded Librarian of the Year? Wilsonville Public Library Director Patrick Duke! The Oregon Library Association (OLA) gave Pat the award for exceptional service at the annual OLA conference in Eugene on April 20, 2018. Pat has worked tirelessly to spread the word about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Oregon rural counties. The Wilsonville Imagination Library currently sends an age appropriate book each month to about 800 Wilsonville children under 5 years old. Congratulations, Pat!…
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By Hilly Alexander Blog
Our November display features paintings inspired by the poems of William Stafford. Lake Oswego Reads partnered with 18 local artists who created artwork inspired by one of William Stafford’s poems. The paintings have been touring libraries throughout the state of Oregon for the past year and we are the last stop on the tour. Oregon is celebrating the Centennial of poet William Stafford. The town of Lake Oswego is especially involved because Stafford lived their for over…