Oregon State Library
Every resident of Oregon has free access to a statewide library system run by Oregon State Library. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Oregon public libraries at a glance
Research databases: Statewide Database Licensing Program (Gale)
Statewide Database Licensing Program (Gale) is Oregon's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside Statewide Database Licensing Program (Gale) include:
- Gale databases, free to all Oregonians
Early literacy programs
The Ready to Read Grant, from the State Library of Oregon, funds public-library early-literacy and summer-reading services statewide.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through Talking Book & Braille Library, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. The Talking Book and Braille Library at the State Library of Oregon, an NLS network library, is free to Oregonians with a print disability; a qualifying professional must certify eligibility.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Oregon public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →