Grants Pass, May 7, 2025 — The Josephine Community Library District (JCLD) is once again calling on the Josephine County Board of Commissioners to renew the lease for the Grants…
Library director named Librarian of the Year
Grants Pass, April 25, 2025 — The Oregon Library Association (OLA) honored Josephine Community Library Director Kate Lasky as its 2025 Librarian of the Year today at the awards banquet…
Library Hosts Bilingual Storytime Series for Día de los Niños
Grants Pass, April 18, 2025 — In honor of Día de los Niños/Children’s Day, Josephine Community Library invites families to a week-long celebration of multilingual storytelling and early literacy. From…
County Making Plans for Library Eviction After Canceling Lease Talks
Grants Pass, April 4, 2025— Less than three months after Commissioner Chris Barnett publicly stated, “I have no intention of evicting the library,” Josephine County is now making plans for…
Josephine Community Library District Clarifies: Library board has not canceled Thursday’s meeting
Grants Pass, March 12, 2025— The Josephine Community Library District board wishes to clarify that it has not canceled the negotiation meeting originally scheduled with the Josephine County Board of…
Josephine County Schedules Meeting on Library Lease Termination
With only one day remaining until the threatened cancellation of a lease between Josephine County and the Josephine Community Library District—and after slow-walking negotiations for weeks—the County has set a…
Library partners with VITA to offer no-cost tax assistance
Community members can receive help completing their federal and state taxes at no cost with assistance from Josephine County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers from 10:30 am – 2:30…
Josephine Community Library District Seeks New Board Member
Grants Pass, January 27, 2024— The Josephine Community Library District is seeking a dedicated individual to fill an open position on its board of directors. Position 2 is currently held…
Statement from Library District Board of Directors Regarding the Library Lease Agreement
The Josephine Community Library District Board of Directors would like to address the community regarding the ongoing discussions about the lease for the Grants Pass branch at 200 NW C…
Library Foundation Stands in Support of Library District
As the nonprofit organization that provides financial support for the Josephine Community Library District, the Josephine Community Library Foundation (JCLF) affirms its unequivocal support for the library district in response…