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Citizens who reside in the Yale precinct (northeast of Woodland in Cowlitz County) are eligible, at no charge, for:
About Yale Valley Rural Library District
In May 2003, citizens in the Yale precinct successfully voted to form a partial-county rural library district. Yale Valley Library District contracts with Fort Vancouver Regional Library District for services.

The Yale Valley Rural Library District board is composed of five five-year positions. Current members and their term end dates include:
  • Kathi Wheeler, chair (July 2012)
  • Patricia Joy Stepp, vice-chair (July 2013)
  • Julia Stoll (July 2011)
  • Connie Jacox (July 2014)
  • Annette Katzer (July 2015)
2010 Board Meetings
Regular library board meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. (new time) on Thursdays at Yale Elementary School, 11842 Lewis River Rd., Ariel, Washington:
  • February 18
  • March 18
  • April 15
  • May 20
  • June 17 executive session
  • September 16
    • Call to order
    • Agenda approval
    • Meeting minutes approval - May 20 and June 17
    • Introductions and welcomes
    • Chair announcements
    • Current financials
    • Board business
      1. Election of officers
      2. YVLD & FVRL agreement
      3. YVLD fiscal management
      4. YVLD 2011 budget
      5. Report - WLA conference information
    • Citizen comments (limited to 3 minutes per person)
    • Adjournment
  • October 21
  • November 18

Board mailing address:
Yale Valley Library District
Board of Trustees
PO Box 434
Ariel, Washington 98603
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Worst Hard Time - book cover

Join us for book discussions

Our lively book discussions are held on Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Yale School Library, 11842 Lewis River Rd., Ariel, WA. Each month, copies of the selected book will be made available to local readers. Check out the book discussion list below and join us anytime. For more information or to get a copy of the next book, contact Kathi Wheeler at 231-4253.

  • Wednesday, October 13, 2010
    Worst Hard Time/Egan

  • Wednesday, November 10, 2010
    Knitting Circle/Hood

  • Wednesday, January 12, 2011
    Voyage of the Summer Sun: Conoeing the Columbia/Cody

  • Wednesday, February 9, 2011
    Eat, Pray, Love/Gilbert

  • Wednesday, March 9, 2011
    Girl with the Dragon Tattoee/Larsson

  • Wednesday, April 13, 2011
    Poisonwood Bible/Kingsolver

  • Wednesday, May 11, 2011
    Night of My Dreams/Tsuklyama

  • Wednesday, June 8, 2011
    Guernsey, Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society/Shaffer