A video recording of an oral history of Linda Minor on her experience at the Forest Grove City Library in the 1990s. She shares her view of the changes that occurred in the decade, including a new automated library system, expansion of the library collection, and summer reading. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Angela Brown on the Forest Grove Library in the 1990s. She discuss how she came to working at the library as well as the type of work that she does. There is also a section in the interview when the subject of school funding to transportation hurt the library and what that meant to the library. There is a transcript of this interview.
A promotional video created for WCCLS. This video goes into detail about the inner working of the libraries in Washington County. There is a transcript of this video.
A video recording of an oral history of Colleen Winters on the Forest Grove Library in the 1970s. Part 2 of 2. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Colleen Winters on the Forest Grove Library in the 1970s. The means by which she came to work at the library, the switching to the computer, and atmosphere and attitudes of the staff are all discussed. Part 1 of 2.
A video recording of an oral history of Colleen Winters on the Forest Grove Library in the 1990s and conversations around censorship and related challenges. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Robyn Cram on the Forest Grove Library in the 1980s. She discusses the introduction of the computer into the library and how that changed the work that was done. The changes that the library went through over the years leading up to 2000, such as the demographic that comes in and what type of books are checked out, are also discussed.
A video recording of an oral history of Ann Dondero on the Forest Grove Library in the 1990s. She talks about the problems that the library and its Summer Reading Program faced during the '90s. The expansion of the young adult section during the '90s is also discussed. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Ann Dondero on the Forest Grove Library in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. There is a partial transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Donna Selle, former coordinator of Washington County Cooperative Library Services, on the Forest Grove Library in the 1970s and 1980s. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of David Pauli on working at the Forest Grove Library in the 1970s and 1980s. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Marcia Oriet. A life long patron of the Forest Grove Library, Marcia discusses what the library was like when she was a young girl. She has seen the library and the town grow through the years; she reflects on her love for the library and of reading. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Boyd Lewis on his life in Forest Grove in the 1940s and his memories of the Forest Grove City Library. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of a talk on women in the military. This talk was recorded for the 8th Air Force Historical Society, Oregon Chapter, based in Beaverton.
Mrs. Whitlash looks back on her life which began in Roberts, Idaho. She talks about her siblings, child, and grandchildren as the interviewer tries to figure out how they are related. Mrs. Whitlash lived through the Great Depression with her husband Albert, and eventually moved to Oregon in the 1970s to be closer to her grandchildren.
