Library

Updated July 31, 2020

The St. Helens Public Library is now open in a limited capacity for curbside pickup. We are monitoring health guidelines as our library services adapt during the pandemic. 

While we are open for curbside, there are some important things to know:

• Patrons can place up to five items on hold per card for curbside pickup. Holds may be placed online or by phone.

https://splshpl.tlcdelivers.com:8486/onlineBorrowerRegistration.html

parking space for logo.  not yet live.  need access code.  good through 4/30/2020.

In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus and protect the St. Helens community, the city’s most vulnerable citizens, and City employees, the St. Helens Public Library has been closed to the public. Library events and storytimes have also been canceled.

Library staff will be at work during this closure. We will be answering phones and voicemails Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you have questions, concerns, or need to conduct essential business with the Library, call us at 503-397-4544.

March 13, 2020

In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus and protect the St. Helens community, the city’s most vulnerable citizens, and City employees, the St. Helens Public Library has been closed to the public. Library events and storytimes have also been canceled.

All other local City of St. Helens government buildings and offices are also closed to the public. These closures will be evaluated on a weekly basis.

Due to the Novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19)

Columbia County Reads 2020 is canceled. 

Warren C. Easley author of the Cal Claxton novel, No Way to Die, will be at the St. Helens Public Library on Wednesday April 22, 2020 at 7:00pm.

This program has been canceled.

The St. Helens Public Library will be closed Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th.  We will resume normal operating hours on Monday, July 6th.

The St. Helens Public Library will be closed Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th.  We will resume normal operating hours on Monday, July 6th.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2020

ST. HELENS, OR – Portland area author Warren C. Easley and his latest mystery novel, “No Way to Die,” have been selected as the focus of Columbia County Reads 2020. “No Way to Die” is book seven in the Cal Claxton Mysteries, a book series set in Oregon about a workaholic Los Angeles prosecutor trying to rebuild his life as a small-town lawyer in Dundee, Oregon.

Summer Library Youth Challenge

June 17th through August 10th

Keep track of the time you spend reading, exploring, creating, and helping this summer -- and earn prizes along the way!