1898
Oregon subscribed to a traveling library from the H. Parmalee Library Company out of Des Moines, Iowa. Thirty-five families participated in the subscription library known locally as "Parmalee's." These families paid $3.00 a month and every three months a box of 50 books arrived at the library, which was located in C.C. Peast's Drug Store. This library structure was fairly common at the time.
1908
1908 location
Photo Courtesy of OAHS.
The first public library was established in Oregon when Mrs. William Bennett started a lending library in a room above the Criddle Drug Store located at 113 S. Main Street. The rent was five dollars a month.
1910
The official Library was established and became part of the Village.
1914
1914 location
Photo courtesy of OAHS.
The library moved to a room over the McDermott Building at 105 S Main Street.
1916
1916 library location.
Picture courtesy of OAHS.
1941
1941 library location.
Picture courtesy of OAHS.
The library moved to the Village Hall building, 117 Spring Street.
May 1980
The library moved to 219 Park Street (formerly Paul’s SuperMarket, now the Oregon Senior Center)
December 1995
1995 library location.
Photo from 2014.
The library moved to 256 Brook Street.
2010 Centennial Information
January 2024
