Yakima Valley Libraries

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Yakima Valley Libraries
Yakima Valley Libraries
46°36′16″N120°30′16″W / 46.60444°N 120.50444°W / 46.60444; -120.50444
Location Yakima County, Washington
Type Public library
Established1944
Branches17
Collection
Size330,499 items
Access and use
Circulation930,904
Population served239,740
Members93,730
Other information
Budget$7.9 million (2018) [1]
DirectorCandelaria Mendoza
Website yvl.org
References: Washington Public Library Statistical Report, 2016 [2]

The Yakima Valley Libraries (YVL) is a public, 17-branch library system located in the Yakima Valley region of Washington, United States. The library system's collection includes public access to books, CDs, audiobooks, DVDs, and other materials, in both Spanish and English.

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History

The Yakima Public Library was constructed in 1904, primarily using $10,000 grant donated for that purpose by Andrew Carnegie. The Rural Library District #1 (RLD) was established in 1944, and, in 1951, pooled resources with the City of Yakima to form the Yakima Valley Regional Library System. Over the next decade, the rural cities of Zillah, Union Gap, Granger, Naches, Mabton, unincorporated Buena, joined the burgeoning library system. The cities of Sunnyside and joined the Regional Library in the 1950s. The 1970s saw the addition of Tieton, Harrah and Zillah, as well as the establishment of the Summitview (Yakima) branch. Moxee and Harrah joined in the 1980s, followed by the City of Toppenish, and the establishment of the Southeast (Yakima) branch in the 1990s, completing the current 17-branch system. [3]

Library mission

The Yakima Valley Libraries Mission Statement, adopted August 24, 1999, states:

Yakima Valley Libraries supports lifelong learning and an informed citizenry by providing free, open, and full access to a vast array of ideas and information. [4]

Organization

Many of the library branches are small and offer somewhat limited services to small, rural communities. The largest branches of the YVL system are West Valley, Selah, Sunnyside and the Downtown branch. The Downtown library is the largest, busiest branch, and, according to the YVL website, "also houses the library system's service center which includes programing for all ages, outreach services, technical services, information technology, and administration." [5]

The Library is headed by the five-member Board of Library Trustees, who are appointed by the Yakima County Commissioners. The board is in charge of appointing the library director, who administers and adheres to the policies laid down by the board. In addition, the library is supported by Friends of the Library, who help coordinate donations and grants for the library, as well as furthering the role of libraries in the public, and raising funds for projects that are not covered in the library budget. [6]

Branches

The Yakima Valley Libraries system has branches in Granger, Harrah, Mabton, Moxee, Naches, Selah, Southeast Yakima, Sunnyside, Terrace Heights, Tieton, Toppenish, Wapato, West Valley, Downtown Yakima, and Zillah.

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References

  1. ↑ "Yakima Valley Libraries 2018 Budget" (PDF). Yakima Valley Libraries. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 Washington Public Library Statistical Report" (PDF). Washington State Library. October 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Library History." Yakima Valley Libraries. Accessed: January 19, 2017.http://www.yvl.org/History
  4. ↑ Yakima Valley Regional Library. "About the Library." Accessed: Nov. 30, 2009. http://www.yvl.org/system/about
  5. ↑ Yakima Valley Libraries. "About the Library." Accessed: January 19, 2017.http://www.yvl.org/libraries
  6. ↑ "Library Board of Directors and Trustees." Yakima Valley Libraries. Accessed January 19, 2017. http://www.yvl.org/bot
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