EO's mission goes far beyond supporting libraries - it is to provide expanded horizons for individuals in our region. More than making the libraries themselves relevant, LEO's work reminds our citizens that education, entertainment and communal gathering are vital to livability in all communities."

~ Jo Cowling, former Board Chair

LEO Learns! Initiative

Live tutoring for students and lifelong learners!

 

<<CONNECT NOW!>>

 

Sponsored by:

The Chalkboard Project

www.chalkboard.org

LEO Listens Initiative

LEO manages Library2Go accounts for several Eastern Oregon libraries through the Oregon Digital Library Consortium. Library2Go offers downloadable audio books for personal computers, iPods and iPhones or any compatible device with Windows Media Player software. Audio books are accessible with a library card and internet connection.

 

Check out our LEO SAVES series of Financial Literacy programs funded by The Oregon Communitiy Foundation and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Foundation: see our Partners and Programs pages or click here to learn more!

 

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LEO Publications:

LEO has just published two books - proceeds will be used to bring community programs to our public libraries. See our "Contributions" page!

Order online through PayPal by clicking here or by check to: Libraries of Eastern Oregon, PO Box 11, Moro OR 97037. All orders shipped promptly. 

Eastern Oregon Anthology: A Sense of Place

 

This 226-page collection of juried poems, essays and short stories by dozens of residents across eastern Oregon and a few outside poets who pay tribute to the region has been endorsed by Oregon's poet laureate, Lawson Inada.

1-3 copies     $12.95 each + $2.95postage and handling     

4 or more       $10.95 each + $3.75 postage & handling

 

Writing Home

Writing Home is a 67-page thought-provoking workbook by instructor Rob Whitbeck on creative writing, intended to inspire persons of all ages to write from the experience of place, particularly the northern West.

1-3 copies     $9.95 each + $2.95postage & handling

4 or more       $8.95 each + $3.75 postage & handling

 

 

"Lighting Up The Libraries"

LEO's vision paper was ranked as the state's sixth most important sustainability project by former Gov. John Kitzhaber under the Oregon Solutions program. "Lighting Up The Libraries" called for rural libraries to step up to meet information and technology needs for the 21st century.

NASA - STARS

Components of the STARS program - Science Technology and Rural Students - launched by LEO and OMSI were incorporated into official NASA education policy in 2006.

NAO

LEO is a founding member of the Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO) - one of only a few initial founders from east of the Cascades.

OMSI - ASTC/IMLS

In 2007, OMSI received the prestigious Leading Edge Award from the International Association of Science & Technology Centers and the National Leadership Award from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services - both based in large part on OMSI's innovative partnership with LEO.

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Welcome to Libraries of Eastern Oregon!

 

 

A nonprofit organization founded in 2000, LEO offers services to 53 public libraries in 16 Eastern Oregon counties — an area larger than several New England states combined:

Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler counties

LEO helps remote, rural libraries maintain traditional services and values that are reflective of the communities they serve, while at the same time convening connection with distant partners that help strengthen the library as the heart of the community.

Like libraries and library consortiums elsewhere, LEO seeks to enhance civic engagement, social capital and the personal development of individuals - recognizing the benefit to society of a well-informed citizenry and the worth of each person regardless of socio-economic factors.

 LEO is funded through library memberships, grants and direct contributions from individuals, businesses and organizations

  • Partnerships   
  • Community Programs
  • Infrastructure
  • Collections
  • Professional Development
  • Advocacy

Current or past supporters have included:

The Oregon Community Foundation

Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Wildhorse Foundation

The Templeton Foundation

Swindells Charitable Trust

Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust

Braemar Charitable Trust

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Education Foundation

Oregon Cultural Trust

Juan Young Trust

Oregon Arts Commission