In 2021, Catholic Charities of Oregon was awarded a significant grant from the Oregon Community Fund to develop summer school programming for children in six of their properties. With the funds, they were also able to build, furnish, and stock 4 libraries, currently at various stages of completion. These libraries were developed with the children of immigrants, refugees, farm workers, and people transitioning out of homelessness in mind. In preparing to open these library facilities to residents, three areas of need were identified: youth programming, volunteers, and library books (the collection).

The guiding principle of the project is “Creating a community that embraces a love of reading.”

In order to help serve Catholic Charities of Oregon's communities, the following information and resources are provided to help guide the development of the library collection, volunteer efforts, and programming.