Crook County Library
🏢 Crook County Library District · Prineville, Oregon
Crook County Library
Crook County Library is the public library of Prineville, the county seat of Crook County in central Oregon's high desert. Its current 17,500-square-foot building on NW Meadow Lakes Drive — designed by prolific Oregon library architect Richard Turi — holds more than 57,000 items for all ages and serves a county community of over 25,000 residents.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–6pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–6pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–6pm |
| Thursday | 9am–6pm |
| Friday | 9am–6pm |
| Saturday | 9am–12pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 175 NW Meadow Lakes Drive, Prineville, OR 97754
Phone: (541) 447-7978
Website: crooklibraryor.gov
Plus Code: 84PX842R+JX (Prineville, OR)
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📖 About Crook County Library
Crook County Library traces its roots to grassroots community effort: the Women's Auxiliary of the Commercial Club of Prineville organized to raise funds for a library, and the Crook County Court formally established the library, initially housing it in rooms of the county courthouse. As the county population grew, the Crook County Library Club led a ballot initiative that passed to fund a dedicated 3,600-square-foot library building on the corner of 2nd Street and Belknap. A later expansion brought the current 17,500-square-foot facility on NW Meadow Lakes Drive, designed by Richard Turi — an architect who designed more than 20 Oregon public libraries during his career. Today the library holds over 57,000 items spanning books, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines, and digital resources, and serves as the sole public library for Crook County's residents in the high-desert ranching and outdoor-recreation community around Prineville. It offers free public computing, a Teen Room, meeting rooms, a robust summer reading program supported by the State Library of Oregon, and a growing collection of digital services including hoopla and the statewide Library2Go (Oregon Digital Library Consortium) for eBooks and audiobooks.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Founded through community organizing by the Women's Auxiliary of Prineville's Commercial Club, with the county court formally establishing the library in the courthouse
- Current 17,500 sq ft building designed by Richard Turi, who designed over 20 public libraries across Oregon
- Collection of more than 57,000 items — books, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines and digital content — for all ages
- Hosts a robust summer reading program with 723 community readers in 2025, supported by the State Library of Oregon and the Friends of the Library
- eBike lending program (launched 2025) with three electric bikes available for 3-week checkout via an ODOT mobility grant
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
Crook County Library cardholders can download, stream, and research for free through Oregon's statewide and consortium digital services:
📚 Services
- Public computers & free Wi-Fi
- Printing, copying and scanning
- Holds pickup and interlibrary loan
- Teen Room with dedicated space
- Meeting rooms available for community use
- eBike lending (3 electric bikes, 3-week checkout)
- Summer reading program for all ages
- Collection of 57,000+ physical and digital items
🎸 Programs
- Library Storytime for young children
- Summer reading program (723 participants in 2025)
- Computer classes for adults
- Teen programs and activities
- Community events and author visits
- Friends of the Library volunteer and fundraising programs
📍 Nearby Libraries in Oregon
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How did Crook County Library get started?
The library grew out of grassroots community effort: the Women's Auxiliary of Prineville's Commercial Club organized fundraising, and the Crook County Court formally established the library, initially housing it in the county courthouse. A community ballot initiative later passed to fund a dedicated building on the corner of 2nd Street and Belknap, and subsequent growth led to the current 17,500-square-foot facility on NW Meadow Lakes Drive designed by Oregon library architect Richard Turi.
What digital resources can Crook County Library cardholders access for free?
Cardholders have free access to Library2Go (eBooks, audiobooks and eMagazines via the Libby app through the Oregon Digital Library Consortium), hoopla (up to 4 items per month — movies, TV, music, comics and audiobooks with no waitlist), and the Libraries of Oregon Gale database suite, which covers business, health, history, peer-reviewed journals, and digitized Historic Oregon Newspapers from 1846 to 2021.
Does Crook County Library offer anything besides books and computers?
Yes — the library launched an eBike lending program in 2025 with three electric bikes available for 3-week checkout, funded by an Oregon Department of Transportation mobility grant. The library also hosts a large summer reading program (723 community readers in 2025), computer classes, storytime for children, and teen programs, with meeting rooms available for community groups.
What are Crook County Library's hours and is it open on weekends?
The library is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (with a self-service hour 8–9 a.m.) and Saturday 9 a.m.–noon (self-service 8–9 a.m.). It is closed on Sundays.
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✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in September 2026.