Oregon State University Press
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Publishing exceptional books about the Pacific Northwest—its people and landscapes, its flora and fauna, its history and cultural heritage.
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OSU Press director Tom Booth meets with OSU Today for "10 Questions with."
Staff and colleagues don't believe for a minute that he's counting the days before his upcoming retirement at the end of the month!⏰📅⏰
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Staff and colleagues don't believe for a minute that he's counting the days before his upcoming retirement at the end of the month!⏰📅⏰
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10 Questions With... Tom Booth, director of the OSU Press | OSU Today
10 Questions with… Tom Booth, director of the Oregon State University Press, who is retiring this month after 35 years with the press
today.oregonstate.edu
February 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
OSU Press director Tom Booth meets with OSU Today for "10 Questions with."
Staff and colleagues don't believe for a minute that he's counting the days before his upcoming retirement at the end of the month!⏰📅⏰
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Staff and colleagues don't believe for a minute that he's counting the days before his upcoming retirement at the end of the month!⏰📅⏰
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Congratulations to OSU Press finalists Judith Barrington (Virginia's Apple) and @jonathanmbach.bsky.social (High Desert, Higher Costs)! ✨✨✨
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 #OregonBookAward finalists! Join us in congratulating these incredible authors. Winners will be announced at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Kimberly King Parsons on April 20. 🌟 📚
Learn more: https://lit-arts.org/oba_2026
#pdx #pdxwriters #bookawards
Learn more: https://lit-arts.org/oba_2026
#pdx #pdxwriters #bookawards
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Congratulations to OSU Press finalists Judith Barrington (Virginia's Apple) and @jonathanmbach.bsky.social (High Desert, Higher Costs)! ✨✨✨
Congratulations, Tom! 🎉
Booth will depart after 33 years with the state’s only university press, and seven years as director, at the end of this month.
Oregon State UP Director Tom Booth to Retire
Booth will depart after 33 years with the state’s only university press, and seven years as director, at the end of this month.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Congratulations, Tom! 🎉
New from OSU Press this February is "Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch" by Alice Day Pratt featuring a new foreword by Rosanne Parry.
Order today. Publication date: February 24, 2026.
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#CentralOregon #OregonLiterature #AnimalStories
Order today. Publication date: February 24, 2026.
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#CentralOregon #OregonLiterature #AnimalStories
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
New from OSU Press this February is "Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch" by Alice Day Pratt featuring a new foreword by Rosanne Parry.
Order today. Publication date: February 24, 2026.
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#CentralOregon #OregonLiterature #AnimalStories
Order today. Publication date: February 24, 2026.
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#CentralOregon #OregonLiterature #AnimalStories
This Saturday, February 7th, at 2:00 p.m. @seasidelibrary.bsky.social welcomes Stephen A. Forrester to discuss his book "Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator."
@beachbooks37.bsky.social will be on site overseeing book sales after the event!
#BookEvent #ReadLocal
@beachbooks37.bsky.social will be on site overseeing book sales after the event!
#BookEvent #ReadLocal
February 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This Saturday, February 7th, at 2:00 p.m. @seasidelibrary.bsky.social welcomes Stephen A. Forrester to discuss his book "Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator."
@beachbooks37.bsky.social will be on site overseeing book sales after the event!
#BookEvent #ReadLocal
@beachbooks37.bsky.social will be on site overseeing book sales after the event!
#BookEvent #ReadLocal
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Graduate student Afrida Aranya reviews Kurt Fausch’s A Reverence for Rivers.
“…moral orientation, as highlighted by Fausch, adds a new dimension to geography, a discipline that has long documented river modification and degradation, yet has left questions of ethical responsibility implicit.”
“…moral orientation, as highlighted by Fausch, adds a new dimension to geography, a discipline that has long documented river modification and degradation, yet has left questions of ethical responsibility implicit.”
A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters
Published in The AAG Review of Books (Ahead of Print, 2026)
www.tandfonline.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Graduate student Afrida Aranya reviews Kurt Fausch’s A Reverence for Rivers.
“…moral orientation, as highlighted by Fausch, adds a new dimension to geography, a discipline that has long documented river modification and degradation, yet has left questions of ethical responsibility implicit.”
“…moral orientation, as highlighted by Fausch, adds a new dimension to geography, a discipline that has long documented river modification and degradation, yet has left questions of ethical responsibility implicit.”
Broadway Books welcomes local author Tami Parr for an in-store event, Wednesday, February 4, at 6:00 pm!
Tami will share her new book "Goats in America: A Cultural History!" 🐐
Learn more about this event by visiting the Broadway Books website: beav.es/Sor.📚❤️
#PDXEvents #GoatHistory #ReadLocal
Tami will share her new book "Goats in America: A Cultural History!" 🐐
Learn more about this event by visiting the Broadway Books website: beav.es/Sor.📚❤️
#PDXEvents #GoatHistory #ReadLocal
January 29, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Broadway Books welcomes local author Tami Parr for an in-store event, Wednesday, February 4, at 6:00 pm!
Tami will share her new book "Goats in America: A Cultural History!" 🐐
Learn more about this event by visiting the Broadway Books website: beav.es/Sor.📚❤️
#PDXEvents #GoatHistory #ReadLocal
Tami will share her new book "Goats in America: A Cultural History!" 🐐
Learn more about this event by visiting the Broadway Books website: beav.es/Sor.📚❤️
#PDXEvents #GoatHistory #ReadLocal
Excellent piece by @oregonian.com 's Amy Wang before Oregon Historical Society welcomes William F. Willingham to talk about his book, "Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era," on Sunday, February 8th, 2:00 pm. 📖
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#Oregon #Mining #OregonHistory
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#Oregon #Mining #OregonHistory
Will gold mining return to Oregon? What this Portland historian learned from the past
Portland historian William F. Willingham documents Oregon’s overlooked gold rush era that predated the state’s timber industry.
www.oregonlive.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Excellent piece by @oregonian.com 's Amy Wang before Oregon Historical Society welcomes William F. Willingham to talk about his book, "Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era," on Sunday, February 8th, 2:00 pm. 📖
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#Oregon #Mining #OregonHistory
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#Oregon #Mining #OregonHistory
New blog post features OSU Press Director Tom Booth.
"By publishing diverse voices and viewpoints while engaging with broader communities throughout Oregon and beyond, the Press helps fulfill OSU’s mission, extending the university’s reach and reputation."
Read more: beav.es/SZf.
#ReadLocal
"By publishing diverse voices and viewpoints while engaging with broader communities throughout Oregon and beyond, the Press helps fulfill OSU’s mission, extending the university’s reach and reputation."
Read more: beav.es/SZf.
#ReadLocal
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 AM
New blog post features OSU Press Director Tom Booth.
"By publishing diverse voices and viewpoints while engaging with broader communities throughout Oregon and beyond, the Press helps fulfill OSU’s mission, extending the university’s reach and reputation."
Read more: beav.es/SZf.
#ReadLocal
"By publishing diverse voices and viewpoints while engaging with broader communities throughout Oregon and beyond, the Press helps fulfill OSU’s mission, extending the university’s reach and reputation."
Read more: beav.es/SZf.
#ReadLocal
Spring books have sprung in the OSU Press office! 💮📚💮📚
Find the titles our interns are working on this season in the photos below:
📙 The Riverhouse Stories
📘 Birds of Crater Lake National Park
📕 Frontier Doctor
📙 Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch
#PublishingInterns #GoBeavs #ReadLocal #ReadUP
Find the titles our interns are working on this season in the photos below:
📙 The Riverhouse Stories
📘 Birds of Crater Lake National Park
📕 Frontier Doctor
📙 Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch
#PublishingInterns #GoBeavs #ReadLocal #ReadUP
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Spring books have sprung in the OSU Press office! 💮📚💮📚
Find the titles our interns are working on this season in the photos below:
📙 The Riverhouse Stories
📘 Birds of Crater Lake National Park
📕 Frontier Doctor
📙 Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch
#PublishingInterns #GoBeavs #ReadLocal #ReadUP
Find the titles our interns are working on this season in the photos below:
📙 The Riverhouse Stories
📘 Birds of Crater Lake National Park
📕 Frontier Doctor
📙 Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch
#PublishingInterns #GoBeavs #ReadLocal #ReadUP
Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers — This Week's Nonfiction List:
#10. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural
History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
🎉📚🎉📚🎉
#10. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural
History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
🎉📚🎉📚🎉
The Independent Press Top 40 is a new weekly bestseller list that ranks the most popular fiction and nonfiction titles from indie publishers, as sold by American Booksellers Association member stores.
Independent Publishers Caucus Launches Bestseller List with ABA
The Independent Press Top 40 is a new weekly bestseller list that ranks the most popular fiction and nonfiction titles from indie publishers, as sold by American Booksellers Association member stores.
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers — This Week's Nonfiction List:
#10. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural
History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
🎉📚🎉📚🎉
#10. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural
History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Oregon State University Press)
🎉📚🎉📚🎉
New from OSU Press this March is "Birds of Crater Lake National Park: A Natural History and Guide" by Stewart Janes with photographs by Jim Livaudais.
Order today. Publication date: March 10, 2026.
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#CraterLake #SouthernOregon #OregonBirds #OregonEcology #NaturalHistory
Order today. Publication date: March 10, 2026.
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#CraterLake #SouthernOregon #OregonBirds #OregonEcology #NaturalHistory
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
New from OSU Press this March is "Birds of Crater Lake National Park: A Natural History and Guide" by Stewart Janes with photographs by Jim Livaudais.
Order today. Publication date: March 10, 2026.
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#CraterLake #SouthernOregon #OregonBirds #OregonEcology #NaturalHistory
Order today. Publication date: March 10, 2026.
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#CraterLake #SouthernOregon #OregonBirds #OregonEcology #NaturalHistory
Read author Bruce Byers's blog about his Fall 2025 California book tour for "Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast!"
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#California #Biosphere #ChannelIslands #GoldenGate
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#California #Biosphere #ChannelIslands #GoldenGate
Nature on the Edge: California Biosphere Book Tour | Bruce Byers Consulting
www.brucebyersconsulting.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Read author Bruce Byers's blog about his Fall 2025 California book tour for "Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast!"
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#California #Biosphere #ChannelIslands #GoldenGate
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#California #Biosphere #ChannelIslands #GoldenGate
Don't miss Lane County History Museum's History at the Hotel event this Saturday, January 10, at 4 pm, with OSU Press author William F. Willingham discussing his book "Oregon Gold!"
(The Eugene Hotel, 222 East Broadway)
#EugeneEvents #Oregon #Mining #AmericanWest #GoldRush #OregonHistory
(The Eugene Hotel, 222 East Broadway)
#EugeneEvents #Oregon #Mining #AmericanWest #GoldRush #OregonHistory
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Don't miss Lane County History Museum's History at the Hotel event this Saturday, January 10, at 4 pm, with OSU Press author William F. Willingham discussing his book "Oregon Gold!"
(The Eugene Hotel, 222 East Broadway)
#EugeneEvents #Oregon #Mining #AmericanWest #GoldRush #OregonHistory
(The Eugene Hotel, 222 East Broadway)
#EugeneEvents #Oregon #Mining #AmericanWest #GoldRush #OregonHistory
Sari Botton recently interviewed Judith Barrington on the 165th installment of The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire!
"I consider the book (Virginia's Apple: Collected Memoirs) to be a collection of short memoirs because they are true stories from my life, made into literature."
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"I consider the book (Virginia's Apple: Collected Memoirs) to be a collection of short memoirs because they are true stories from my life, made into literature."
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #165: Judith Barrington
"If I live another decade, who knows, I might have another book in me."
memoirland.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Sari Botton recently interviewed Judith Barrington on the 165th installment of The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire!
"I consider the book (Virginia's Apple: Collected Memoirs) to be a collection of short memoirs because they are true stories from my life, made into literature."
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"I consider the book (Virginia's Apple: Collected Memoirs) to be a collection of short memoirs because they are true stories from my life, made into literature."
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Now is a nice time to recognize the wonderful books we published in 2025. And remind ourselves that these amazing titles will be available in 2026! 🎉🎉🎉
Available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press!
#OSUPress #ReadLocal #ReadUP
Available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press!
#OSUPress #ReadLocal #ReadUP
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now is a nice time to recognize the wonderful books we published in 2025. And remind ourselves that these amazing titles will be available in 2026! 🎉🎉🎉
Available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press!
#OSUPress #ReadLocal #ReadUP
Available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press!
#OSUPress #ReadLocal #ReadUP
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Check out Diane Flynt's review of Linda Ziedrich's "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit
Industry," published in 2025 by @osupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Industry," published in 2025 by @osupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Check out Diane Flynt's review of Linda Ziedrich's "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit
Industry," published in 2025 by @osupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Industry," published in 2025 by @osupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Happy Holidays from OSU Press! Thank you for being part of our community. ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Happy Holidays from OSU Press! Thank you for being part of our community. ❤️
The OSU Press Spring 2026 catalog is live! Visit the website to download the catalog PDF and browse (or preorder!) titles releasing in early 2026. 🎉📚 📚🎉
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#ReadLocal #OregonBirds #CraterLake #CulturalBurning #TEK #OregonHistory #Homestead #OregonHighDesert #Literature #OregonBiography
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#ReadLocal #OregonBirds #CraterLake #CulturalBurning #TEK #OregonHistory #Homestead #OregonHighDesert #Literature #OregonBiography
December 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The OSU Press Spring 2026 catalog is live! Visit the website to download the catalog PDF and browse (or preorder!) titles releasing in early 2026. 🎉📚 📚🎉
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#ReadLocal #OregonBirds #CraterLake #CulturalBurning #TEK #OregonHistory #Homestead #OregonHighDesert #Literature #OregonBiography
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#ReadLocal #OregonBirds #CraterLake #CulturalBurning #TEK #OregonHistory #Homestead #OregonHighDesert #Literature #OregonBiography
This fall Feliks Banel hosted two bonus episodes of "Cascade of History" to feature OSU Press authors. Ellen Morris Bishop shared her recent book "Living with Thunder." And William F. Willingham spoke about his book "Oregon Gold."
Stream both episodes wherever you get your podcasts!
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Stream both episodes wherever you get your podcasts!
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December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This fall Feliks Banel hosted two bonus episodes of "Cascade of History" to feature OSU Press authors. Ellen Morris Bishop shared her recent book "Living with Thunder." And William F. Willingham spoke about his book "Oregon Gold."
Stream both episodes wherever you get your podcasts!
beav.es/UQs.
Stream both episodes wherever you get your podcasts!
beav.es/UQs.
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One of my favorite books of 2025: A Portland story about gentrification and a community that, despite being displaced, continues to gather at their neighborhood park. "I’m thankful to have met the stars of this real-life episode of King School Park, I smiled a lot. Gives me hope."
Alan Wieder — We Will Not Be Removed: The People of King School Park
Review by Lee Halvorsen • Wieder’s intimate images and skilled story telling brings persistence, permanence, place, and people to life in Portland’s King School Park. Wieder spent several yea…
photobookjournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One of my favorite books of 2025: A Portland story about gentrification and a community that, despite being displaced, continues to gather at their neighborhood park. "I’m thankful to have met the stars of this real-life episode of King School Park, I smiled a lot. Gives me hope."
'Tis the season for shopping!!! And what is better than shopping for books??? 📚
If you're in Eugene, Oregon, we encourage you to join us today at the 25th Annual Authors & Artists Fair!
OSU Press will be at the Lane Fairgrounds until 5 o'clock p.m.! 📖❤️ 🎁
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#ShopLocal #ReadLocal
If you're in Eugene, Oregon, we encourage you to join us today at the 25th Annual Authors & Artists Fair!
OSU Press will be at the Lane Fairgrounds until 5 o'clock p.m.! 📖❤️ 🎁
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#ShopLocal #ReadLocal
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
'Tis the season for shopping!!! And what is better than shopping for books??? 📚
If you're in Eugene, Oregon, we encourage you to join us today at the 25th Annual Authors & Artists Fair!
OSU Press will be at the Lane Fairgrounds until 5 o'clock p.m.! 📖❤️ 🎁
beav.es/32S
#ShopLocal #ReadLocal
If you're in Eugene, Oregon, we encourage you to join us today at the 25th Annual Authors & Artists Fair!
OSU Press will be at the Lane Fairgrounds until 5 o'clock p.m.! 📖❤️ 🎁
beav.es/32S
#ShopLocal #ReadLocal
Final week to save on new and classic titles from OSU Press this holiday season! 📚
Don't miss the 25% discount with free shipping using promo code 25HOLIDAY at osupress.oregonstate.edu.
Hurry, offer expires December 19, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
#HolidaySale #OSUPress #ReadLocal
Don't miss the 25% discount with free shipping using promo code 25HOLIDAY at osupress.oregonstate.edu.
Hurry, offer expires December 19, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
#HolidaySale #OSUPress #ReadLocal
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Final week to save on new and classic titles from OSU Press this holiday season! 📚
Don't miss the 25% discount with free shipping using promo code 25HOLIDAY at osupress.oregonstate.edu.
Hurry, offer expires December 19, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
#HolidaySale #OSUPress #ReadLocal
Don't miss the 25% discount with free shipping using promo code 25HOLIDAY at osupress.oregonstate.edu.
Hurry, offer expires December 19, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
#HolidaySale #OSUPress #ReadLocal
Thank you Oregon Historical Society for hosting the 56th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors! And a huge thank you to our participating authors: Ellen Morris Bishop, Tami Parr (@pdxia.bsky.social), Linda Ziedrich, Jonathan Bach, William F. Willingham, and Stephen A. Forrester!!! 🎉🎄📚
#HolidayCheer
#HolidayCheer
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thank you Oregon Historical Society for hosting the 56th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors! And a huge thank you to our participating authors: Ellen Morris Bishop, Tami Parr (@pdxia.bsky.social), Linda Ziedrich, Jonathan Bach, William F. Willingham, and Stephen A. Forrester!!! 🎉🎄📚
#HolidayCheer
#HolidayCheer
Find OSU Press at the 25th Annual Author & Artists Fair at the Lane Fairgrounds!
Saturday, December 13, 10 am to 5 pm.
Atrium of the Lane Events Center, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR .
Admission is free, but a $1 - $5 donation is suggested to support library programs.
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#ReadLocal
Saturday, December 13, 10 am to 5 pm.
Atrium of the Lane Events Center, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR .
Admission is free, but a $1 - $5 donation is suggested to support library programs.
beav.es/32S
#ReadLocal
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Find OSU Press at the 25th Annual Author & Artists Fair at the Lane Fairgrounds!
Saturday, December 13, 10 am to 5 pm.
Atrium of the Lane Events Center, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR .
Admission is free, but a $1 - $5 donation is suggested to support library programs.
beav.es/32S
#ReadLocal
Saturday, December 13, 10 am to 5 pm.
Atrium of the Lane Events Center, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR .
Admission is free, but a $1 - $5 donation is suggested to support library programs.
beav.es/32S
#ReadLocal