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2025 Toy Drive & Other Giving Options

Help make the season a little brighter for local families! The City has some great giving options:

Fill a Stocking, Fill a Heart - pick up and fill a stocking, return by December 5
Toys - drop off new, unwrapped toys by December 10
Coats/Hats/Gloves/Socks - drop off NEW warm coats, hats, gloves, mittens and scarves by December 15
$25 Gift Cards - donate a gift card to Amazon, Fred Meyer, Walmart and Target by December 15
Food Donations - drop off non-perishable food and essential hygiene items year-round
Youth Action Council is accepting donations thru November 30 to purchase fleece yards to make blankets

Donate what you can, volunteer your time, and enjoy the season!

Street Sweeping

The City sweeps every neighborhood on a regular rotation using our main sweepers, Oscar and Sweep Caroline. They work zone by zone, Monday through Friday, and some weekends. While they can sweep the whole city in about a week during spring and summer, fall and winter take longer due to heavy leaf and pine needle buildup. Thank you for your patience as crews make their way through each zone.

You can help sweeping be more efficient by keeping leaves and yard debris out of the street. Please do not rake, blow, or pile leaves into the roadway, as this clogs and damages equipment and is also against City code.

Bilingual Stormwater Coloring Book

Looking for a fun and educational activity for kids to enjoy this winter when it is dreary outside? Pick up our FREE bilingual stormwater coloring book—available online or in person at City Hall, the Library, and LORAC! Participate and get a free sticker!

HYBRID First Tuesday Music: Songs and Stories with 3 Hand Stephen

Join us on Tuesday, December 2, for an evening of music and storytelling with Lake Oswego’s own Stephen Cohen, also known as 3 Hand Stephen. A musician, artist, and a published author, Cohen has performed across the United States and beyond, creating albums that blend folk, acoustic, and experimental sounds.

Rover at Mary's Woods (Open to the public)

Join the Lake Oswego Public Library for a Rover pop-up library event on the Mary's Woods campus on Thursday, December 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. This event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome!

Visit us at 17530 Provost Street in Lake Oswego (off of Highway 43, next to Ovation Coffee) to sign up for library cards, browse and check out popular materials for all ages, learn about resources and services, and connect with library staff.

Public Alerts - Emergency Notification

Lake Oswego uses the ClackCo PublicAlerts emergency notification software system to distribute important emergency messages. The City urges everyone to sign up to receive PublicAlerts notifications.

Each county has its own unique PublicAlerts system. You will only receive this type of alert if the address you provided when signing up is in an affected area. Depending on where you live, work, attend school, etc. You might need to register in several counties.

Go sLOw: 20 is Plenty

On September 2, 2025, the Lake Oswego City Council approved an ordinance to lower the speed limit on local residential streets and some neighborhood collectors in Lake Oswego from 25 miles per hour (mph) to 20 mph.

Public Works crews are rolling out the Go sLOw speed reduction program, moving clockwise one neighborhood at a time. Phase 1 includes replacing existing 25 MPH signs; Phase 2 (next year) will add new posts and additional signs. The full rollout of the program runs through 2026.

New speed limits take effect as soon as the signs change.