Oregon State Library encourages us to check out the Oregon Poetry Collection

A message from the Oregon State Library:

In 2007, the Oregon State Library and the Oregon State Poetry Association joined together to preserve, promote, and make accessible publications of Oregon poets. Publications in this special collection are written by Oregon poets, past and present, or deal substantially with Oregon subject matter. Please use this catalog (http://catalog.osl.state.or.us/search~S2/d?SEARCH=oregon+poetry+collection) to find out what is in our collection!

Any Oregonian, with a current photo ID, may check out circulating items from the Oregon Poetry Collection by coming to the State Library’s Reference Room or asking their local library to request the item through interlibrary loan. Non-circulating items may be used at the State Library, just ask the Reference Librarian at the desk to retrieve the item for you.

The Oregon Poetry Collection is dependent on donations. All gifts and donations become the property of the State Library, which is primarily responsible for monographs, or the Oregon State Poetry Association, which is responsible for ephemeral and archival items. Any items that are needed will be added to the collection. All other items will be distributed to other organizations or entities as deems appropriate. If you would like to donate poetry books written by Oregon poets please ship them to:

Katie Anderson
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301

Katie Anderson
Youth Services Consultant
Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator
Library Development
Oregon State Library
503-378-2528
katie.anderson@state.or.us