We are excited to be launching our 2026 summer reading program schedule, which will kick off on June 11th! The theme this year is Unearth a Story. What stories will you dig up this summer? We have events planned for kids, teens, and adults!

2026 Children's Program Schedule
June 11th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)
• 1:00 – Meet some amazing reptiles right here at the library, courtesy of Wildlife Images!

June 18th

• 1:00 – Get ready to Bee Amazed with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, and learn all about our favorite pollinators!

June 25th

• 1:00 – Create your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate! (This is both a children's and teens' event)

July 2nd

• 1:00 – Learn all about Oregon rocks with the South Douglas Gem and Mineral Club!

July 9th

• 1:00 – Explore local tribal history with Jesse Jackson, and get to know the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians!

July 16th

• 1:00 – Learn all about mammoths with Donna Nerell through the Douglas County Museum!

July 23rd

• 1:00 – Make your own fossils at the library!

July 30th

• 1:00 – Rock painting! Reading awards! Don't miss it!

2026 Teens' Program Schedule
June 11th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)

June 25th

• 1:00 – Create your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate! (This is both a children's and teens' event)!

July 7th

• 1:00 – Get creative with origami! What will you create?
  

2026 Adult Program Schedule
June 11th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)

June 16th

• 2:00 – Make sauerkraut with the Master Food Preservers, and take home your own jar to ferment at home! Pre-registration required.

June 30th

• 2:00 – Learn about planting a more water-efficient garden with the Master Gardeners! Pre-registration required.
  

July 14th

• 2:00 – Dale Greenley will give a talk on local history!

Times and dates are firm, but events may be subject to change

Many thanks to the Safe Place for Kids and the Douglas County Library Foundation!

We are excited to be launching our 2025 summer reading program schedule, which will kick off on June 12th! The theme this year is Color Our World. What colorful things will you create this summer? We have events planned for kids, teens, and adults this year!

2025 Children's Program Schedule
June 12th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)
• 1:00 – Meet some amazing animals right here at the library, courtesy of Wildlife Safari!

June 19th

• 1:00 – Learn about Oregon history by meeting a mountain trapper, brought to you by Singing Creek Educational Center!
  

June 26th

• 1:00 – Bugs-R-Us will bring the biggest live bugs you've ever seen to the library!
  

July 3rd

• 1:00 – Test your agility with the library's very own obstacle course!
  

July 10th

• 1:00 – Create your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate! (This is both a children's and teens' event)
  

July 17th

• 1:00 – Explore colors by inventing your own eye-catching clay creations with air-dry clay!
  

July 24th

• 1:00 – Bergin College of Canine Studies will be teaching kids about service dogs with demonstrations (kids might even get to read with a dog)!
  

July 31st

• 1:00 – Rock painting! Reading awards! Don't miss it!

2025 Teens' Program Schedule
June 12th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)

June 24th

• 1:00 – Use your imagination to decorate an artistic flower pot and plant herb seeds in it!
  

July 10th

• 1:00 – Create your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate! (This is both a children's and teens' event)

2025 Adult Program Schedule
June 12th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)

August 12th

• 6:00 – Have a toe-tapping good time with Joe Ross, who will be playing old-fashioned tunes!
  

August 19th

• 6:00 – Pre-registration required, sign up here. The Master Food Preservers will be providing a demonstration on using food dehydrators to maximize your food-saving power!
  

 August 26th

• 6:00 – Carole Nielson will be giving a historical talk on stories from the Oregon Trail!

Times and dates are firm, but events may be subject to change

Many thanks to the Douglas County Library Foundation!

We are excited to announce that we will be launching our 2024 summer reading program beginning June 6th! The theme this year is Adventure Begins at Your Library, and we couldn't agree more. What adventure will you find at the library this summer? We have events planned for kids, teens, and adults this year!

2024 Children's Program Schedule
June 6th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)
  
• 1:00 – Meet the biggest bugs you've ever seen and learn about creepy crawlies with Wildlife Safari!
  

June 13th

• 1:00 – Journey Under the Sea to learn about kelp forests and undersea wildlife with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History!
  

June 20th

• 1:00 – Make your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate! (This is both a kids' and teens' event)
  

June 27th

• 1:00 – Meet Smokey Bear and plant trees! Do you know the story behind the famous bear?
  

July 11th

• 1:00 – Have some foot-tapping musical fun with local musician Joe Ross!
  

July 18th

• 1:00 – Meet some new scaly friends when Jungle Things brings reptiles to the library!
  

July 25th

• 1:00 – Rock painting! Reading awards! Don't miss it!
  

2024 Teens' Program Schedule
June 6th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)

June 20th

• 1:00 – Make your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate! (This is both a kids' and teens' event)

July 9th

• 1:00 – Want to level up your rock-painting skills? Come paint rocks with fun dot mandalas!
  

2024 Adult Program Schedule
June 6th

• 12:00 – Program signups begin (all day)

June 18th

• 6:00 – Meet three local authors and hear how their books came to be! Caren Hahn, Martin Follose, and Robert Leo Heilman will also be offering the chance to purchase their books afterwards.
  

July 2nd

• 6:00 – Local archaeologist and plant-lover Rene Burk will give a talk about local wild edible plants.
  

July 16th

• 6:00 – Dale Greenley will give a historical presentation about the history of pioneers and settlers in the Riddle area!
  

We will be launching our 2023 Summer Reading Program on June 8th! The theme this year is All Together Now, and we look forward to making another summer of memories together!

2023 Children's and Teen's Schedule
June 8th

• 12:00 – Kids and Teens: Program signups begin
• 1:00 – Kids: Meet cool animals with Wildlife Images and learn about wildlife in the area!

June 15th

• 1:00 – Kids: Enjoy fun music with musician Lamar Bramlett!

June 22nd

• 1:00 Kids: Test your agility with the library’s very own Obstacle Course!

June 29th

• 1:00 Kids and Teens: Make your own colorful tie-dye creations with Victoria Carnate (this is both a teen’s and kids’ event)

July 6th

• 1:00 Kids: Have fun exploring STEAM concepts with educational toys!

July 11th

• 1:00 Teens: Enjoy learning how to build their own terrariums!

July 13th

• 1:00 Kids: A petting zoo for all ages! Get up close to a variety of animals.

July 20th

• 1:00 Kids: Listen to pioneer stories with Karen Rainsong and imagine what it was like to be a kid on the Oregon Trail!

July 27th

• 1:00 Kids: Rock painting! Reading awards! Don’t miss it!

 
Times and dates are firm; events may be subject to change

Many thanks to the Douglas County Library Foundation, Grocery Outlet, Dazey's Supply, and many more helpful donors and volunteers for making this program possible!

Vintage Homes Tour Number One
J. B. Riddle Home
221 S. Main, Riddle, OR

Vintage Homes Tour Number Two
Russell/Blundell Home
2683 Shoestring Rd. Riddle, OR

The Dread Canyon of the Umpqua
Friday, November 4th at 7 pm
Presented by playwright Shannon Applegate, local historian and author, and Daniel Robertson, former director of Douglas County Museum, and performer on the UACT stage. A reader's theater presentation describes the difficulties of traveling The Applegate Trail (Southern Route) into Oregon. In 1846, a year of terrible weather, wagons were temporarily stuck in the dreaded canyon near today's Canyonville along Canyon Creek. The readings are taken from various letters, recollections, and journals written in the 19th Century.

 Pioneer Stories told by Carole Nielson
Friday, November 18th, 7 pm
In an era when Chinese were despised, discriminated against, and labored for 60 to 75 cents a day in the American West, Gin Lin not only earned the respect of business and civic leaders in Southern Oregon, but found wealth beyond most men's wildest dreams.

After Indians killed her husband and the hired man, Mary Ann Harris kept her attackers at bay by shooting from various places in the cabin while her 11-year-old daughter kept the guns loaded... and more!

Last month we were pleased to present our brand-new Library of Things! Items in this collection can be checked out by any adult patron with a Riddle library card for a total of 10 business days. The collection is aimed at items patrons may only use infrequently in order to reduce wastefulness and cut down on unnecessary costs.

Pictured are just a few of the items available for checkout: Code & Go Robot Mouse, Gravity Maze: A Falling Marble Logic Game, a digital microscope, a chocolate fondue fountain, and a video to digital converter! We also have items such as croquet sets, birthday cake pan kits, Douglas County Museum passes, and more!

You can browse the Library of Things collection by clicking the button below:

You can also visit the Library of Things collection by visiting our regular catalog and clicking the link at the bottom of the page:

Happy exploring!

We will be launching our children's and teen's 2022 summer reading program adventure on June 9th. Read beyond the beaten path at the Riddle City Library!

• June 9th
  • 12:00 p.m. – Sign-ups begin! Come get your swag bag full of SRP goodies!
  • 1:00 p.m. – Wildlife Images will bring their animals of the Pacific Northwest, so get ready to see some crazy critters!

 

• June 16th
  • 1:00 p.m. – Come learn what it was like to live on a pioneer homestead, or what being a trapper or traveler on the Oregon Trail was all about through Singing Creek Education Center!

 

• June 23rd
  • 1:00 p.m. – Kids can come create a watercolor masterpiece, and go on a story-time adventure with Homer the dog (wolf camp or bust)!
  • 8:30 p.m. – Teen Star Study! Come to the library for pizza and games, and observe the night sky with astronomy instructor Paul Morgan.

 

• June 30th
  • 1:00 p.m. – Off the Beaten Path Stories and Songs with Joe Ross!

 

• July 7th
  • 1:00 p.m. – Tye-dye for kids and teens with Victoria Carnate! Come dye your own rainbow creation!

 

• July 14th
  • 1:00 p.m. – Native American clay creations with Carol Linton! Play with mud and make something beautiful!

 

• July 21st
  • 1:00 p.m. – “Good Medicine” Native American drumming and star mythology story!
  • 2:00 p.m. – Paint your jeans for teens! Give new life to an old pair of jeans by using it to make art!

 

• July 28th
  • 1:00 p.m. – Rock Painting and Awards! Did you read the most? Want to make a flower out of a rock? Thirsty for root beer floats? You don’t want to miss this!

Christmas shoppers get ready! The Riddle City Library has a hand-picked display of giftable books all ready to go to new homes! Come browse and find the perfect present for the reader in your life.

While you're here be entered to win the beautiful French Braid quilt in the picture! Tickets are just 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $10.00. All proceeds benefit the library.