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Scholastic BOGO Bookfair is April 6-9

Scholastic books will be at Yale School the week of April 6 through 9. The school has lots of great events planned and we hope you can join us in the fun. The bookfair will be open from 2:30-6:00 Tuesday through Friday that week and Thursday 10:30-12:30 for "Lunch with Someone Grand."


Printable Yale Valley brochure (.pdf)

Bookmobile Schedule

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)
  • Don Merkle (July 2010)
  • Patricia Joy Stepp (July 2013)
  • Julia Stoll (July 2011)
  • Connie Jacox (July 2014)
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 AGENDA
    • 6:00 pm - YVLD Library Usage Workshop with Mark Houk (the public is invited but no public comments will be taken during the workshop)
    • 7:00 pm - Call to order
    • Agenda approval
    • Minutes approval
    • Citizen coments (limited to 3 minutes per person)
    • Introductions and welcome
    • Chair announcements
    • Current financials
    • March 8 FVRL Board of Trustees meeting report
    • Board business
      1. YVLD fiscal management policy review
      2. Board member comments (limited to 3 minutes per person)
      3. Citizen comments (limited to 3 minutes per person)
      4. Executive session on real estate
    • Adjournment
      • Next regular meeting: April 15, 2010
  • April 15
  • May 20
  • September 16
  • October 21
  • November 18

Board mailing address:
Yale Valley Library District
Board of Trustees
PO Box 434
Ariel, Washington 98603
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A Thousand Splendid Suns - 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 14, 2009
    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
  • Wednesday, November 11, 2009
    Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
  • Wednesday, January 13, 2010
    Persuasion by Jane Austen
  • Wednesday, February 10, 2010
    Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
    • Wednesday, March 10, 2010
    Iran Wakening by Shirin Ebadi
  • Wednesday, April 14, 2010
    A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  • Wednesday, May 12, 2010
    Winterkill by Craig Lesley
  • Wednesday, June 9, 2010
    Jessie: Story of a Genteel Lady by Betty Wyatt