Summer Reading Program: Junior Conservationists
During the four Mondays in July—July 7th, July 14th, July 21st, and July 28th—the Yachats Library Children's Program will be hosting a series of Junior Conservationists. The conservationist will present to groups of children ages 9 to 12. The topics of presentations will vary from urban gardening to native plant and coral reef preservation. The conservationists are Katherine Rose, Jeremy Ouja, Harley Finberg, and Shannon Loucks. To register, please contact the Yachats Library. These events are supported in part by an Oregon Humanities Mini Grant for Rural Libraries.
Summer Reading Program: Junior Conservationists
During the four Mondays in July, the Yachats Library Children's Program will be hosting a series of Junior Conservationists. The conservationists will present to groups of children ages nine to twelve. The topics of presentations will vary from urban gardening to native plant and coral reef preservation. This program is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
Summer Reading Program: Junior Conservationists
During the four Mondays in July, the Yachats Library Children's Program will be hosting a series of Junior Conservationists. The conservationists will present to groups of children ages nine to twelve. The topics of presentations will vary from urban gardening to native plant and coral reef preservation. This program is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
Summer Reading Program: Junior Conservationists
During the four Mondays in July, the Yachats Library Children's Program will be hosting a series of Junior Conservationists. The conservationists will present to groups of children ages nine to twelve. The topics of presentations will vary from urban gardening to native plant and coral reef preservation.
Estacada 120th Celebration: How Our Library Was Made
In 2006, the Estacada Public Library moved from its cozy home in city hall to a new building on a two-acre site on the other side of the Clackamas County town. David Bugni, the current president of the Friends of the Estacada Public Library, will share his inside scoop on the long process of bringing this dream into fruition. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
Community Conversations: Who are We?
The first in a three-part series, this is a conversation about the history of the city of Toledo, including the Toledo Incident and the effects of the railroad and timber industries on the community of Toledo. We will reflect on the questions of who we are and what made the city of Toledo what it is today. Part Two, Community Conversation: Where are we going? will be in August, and the series will end with a resource/volunteer fair in September. This event is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
Estacada 120th Celebration: In Conversation with Brent Dodrill
Estacada Public Library presents a conversation with Brent Dodrill, Estacada's former mayor and the lead pastor at Grace Crossing Bible Church. Brent will discuss his long history in shaping the town's present and future. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley
Oregon Indigenous historian David G. Lewis combines years of researching historical documents and collecting oral stories, highlighting Native perspectives about the history of the Willamette Valley as they experienced it.
Mini Grants For Rural Libraries
A grant for rural Oregon libraries to create and host events in their communities
Misinformation and Propaganda: Telling Truth from Fiction
Overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and online media? Distinguish truth from fiction using real-world examples. Become your own “fact-checker!” This workshop presented by Donna Cohen will cover social media posts, propaganda, AI/deepfakes, polls, cconomic data, graphs and charts, and finding good information.
This event is funded by a 2025 Mini Grant for Rural Libraries from Oregon Humanites.
Public Program Grants
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Grant Recipients
Organizations that have received grant support from Oregon Humanities since 2017
Grants
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COVID-19 Emergency Fund Grantees
A responsive review panel composed of staff and board members redistributed $452,500 for general operating and programmatic support to sixty-one organizations throughout the state in late May as part of the CARES Act.