Celebrating Roseburg Public Library's story

This year’s theme for National Library Week, April 23-29, is “There’s More to the Story.” In 1953, the Douglas County Library System, headquartered in Roseburg, was founded. It eventually served the county with branches in Canyonville, Drain, Glendale, Myrtle Creek, Oakland, Reedsport, Riddle, Sutherlin, Winston and Yoncalla. Threatened with closure due to a funding shortfall, the Douglas County Commissioners placed a measure on the November 2016 ballot that would have created and funded a public library district. Although the measure was approved by Roseburg voters, it failed countywide. The 10 branch locations closed on April 1, 2017. The main Roseburg branch closed on May 31.

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Roseburg Library supporterrs — Michael Lasher and Lance Colley are presented with the Oregon Library Association’s Supporter of the Year award. From left: Michael Lasher, Kris Wiley, Penny Hummel and Lance Colley.
Photo courtesy of Cheryl Scholl

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