770 Park Street, Woodland, WA 98674
(360) 225-2115
Open:
M 11-6;
Tu W 11-8;
Th F 10-6
First floor is handicapped accessible. Please call for special accommodations.
Sam Wallin, Community Librarian
Service statistics & history
"A full-service branch close to home"
Woodland Community Library offers patrons of all ages a full range of services, including weekly storytimes, monthly adult and teen book discussions, a Writers Circle, and a continually expanding collection of books, CDs and DVDs.
We're housed in a historic building, with friendly, expert staff who will help you feel right at home.
Our upstairs children's area beckons you and your kids for a play break with its cozy sectional sofa and its toys, puppets, puzzles, blocks and Legos. Children are invited to play on the interactive "Brain Station."
Teens can keep up with young adult library happenings at www.myspace.com/woodlandliberry.
Check the events calendar for our Anime-zing Woodland Japanese animation club, film screenings, knitting sessions and games days.
Your library offers four public computer stations on the ground floor, featuring high-speed Internet access plus Microsoft Office applications, free of charge. Two additional stations host the library's Catalog and Microsoft Word, plus a wide range of electronic resources. You'll find everything from homework help, to car repair information, to genealogy research, to finding your next great read. Free high-speed wireless Internet access is available throughout the building for hookup via personal wireless devices. Two tables upstairs provide a comfortable spot for wireless computing, studying and homework.
The Friends of Woodland Community Library are an active bunch who always welcome new members. The group meets on the last Thursday of every month at 7 pm to plan fundraising events and other activities supporting the library. The Friends have a special goal of helping Woodland get a new, larger, up-to-date library building. Visit the Friends' Web site to learn about upcoming projects and ways to get involved.
Come check out what your local library has in store for you!
2009 Service Statistics:
- Hours open per week: 41
- Staff (FTE): 3.6
- Circulation: 65,849
- Visits to library: 84,749
- Programs offered: 362
- Program attendance: 8,210
- Reference questions: 4,347
- Volunteers: 154
- Volunteer hours: 273
Building:
- Ownership: City of Woodland
- Square Footage: 2,376
History:
- 1926: The Woodland Public Library was opened in the current building. The city provided money for the maintenance of the library. Two privately operated libraries preceded the public library, one established by Mrs. Sam Conrad and the other, some years later, by the American Legion and the Men's Club. The Books from the latter were donated to the new public library. The building occupied by the library was built in 1909 on the Woodland school grounds and was moved to its present location when the high school was built in 1922. At one time it served as the school science building.
- 1954: On February 2 the Council of the Town of Woodland passed Ordinance No. 214 creating a Board of Library Trustees to be appointed by the Council.
- 1996: Woodland voted to annex to FVRL.
- 1997: Woodland Public Library became a branch of FVRL.
- 1997: The upstairs children's room was carpeted, painted and decorated using funds donated by the Phyllis Nevil Memorial Fund.
- 1998: The downstairs floor of the library was remodeled using FVRL funds and a Swift grant.
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