Branch hours and locations Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98663
360/695-1561
Toll-free:
1-888-546-2707 from area code 509 only
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Gateways to ideas, information & community interaction
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, headquartered in Vancouver in Southwest Washington state, was established in 1950 as the first inter-county rural library district in the state. The district has grown since 1950 to serve all of Clark, Skamania and Klickitat Counties, and the city of Woodland in Cowlitz County. FVRL also provides library services by contract with the independent Yale Valley Library District in Cowlitz County.
With 13 libraries, three bookmobiles, a Vancouver operations center, Internet access and electronic services, Fort Vancouver Regional Library District provides information resources and services, and community and cultural events for a population of about 455,000 residents. The service area is more than 4,200 square miles and includes farm, open range and national forest lands, communities along the Columbia River, small towns and expanding urban and industrial areas.
Libraries are located in the communities of Battle Ground, Cascade Park, Goldendale, La Center, North Bonneville, Ridgefield, Stevenson, Three Creeks (Salmon Creek area), Vancouver (main library), Vancouver Mall, Washougal, White Salmon Valley, and Woodland.
By virtue of being part of a major regional library district, citizens in even the smallest communities have access to professional information services staff, Internet access, world-class research databases, and a library collection that includes more than 721,000 books, magazines, videotapes, DVDs, and audio book CDs, tapes and PlayAways®.
Quick facts about the district
Population served: 454,955
Square miles: 4,200
Collection size (total items): 720,000
Active cardholders: 239,126
Library visits: About 2 million annually
Circulation: More than 3.5 million
Total square footage: 138,177
Number of employees: 188 FTE (full-time equivalent)
