Yacolt Library Express

Open:

Sunday10am—6pm
Monday - Thursday9am—8pm
Friday - Saturday10am—6pm

Staffed:

Tuesday10am—12pm
Thursday1pm—3pm

Old Yacolt Town Hall
105 E Yacolt Road
Yacolt, WA 98675

360-906-5000

Map:

Events

Meeting Rooms & Amenities

This is an express library with no meeting room, but we do offer them at other locations. See our list of public meeting rooms. If you have a program you wish to present in partnership with the library, please use our program proposal form.

Staffed Hours Only

Use the laptop lab to access the internet and Microsoft Office software. You may save to your own USB device. (Availability and time limits may apply.)

Technology

Enter the building by scanning your library card.
Hop on our free wifi with your personal device for unlimited internet use in the library.
Use a computer with full internet access as well as Microsoft Office software. You may print or save to your own USB drive. (Availability and time limits apply.)
Print in black and white. The first 10 pages each day are free, and 10¢ each thereafter.

Services

Pick up holds
Return & check out books
Call library information for assistance.

Ask a librarian

Reserve a computer

All FVRL libraries and bookmobiles will be closed on September 28 for staff training. Many services are available here on our website 24/7. See you Friday during regular hours!

two images side-by-side of hands using a keyboard and lines of binary code

Have a smart phone? Do you use social media? How about email? Then you are vulnerable to cyber security threats and identity theft scams. Join us to learn effective ways to protect your personal information online. Presented by our partners at the Better Business Bureau. Two programs available at five locations.

Rainbow blocks that spell out Tumble Book Library with a little animated blue book stick figure

Enjoy animated, talking picture books, puzzles and games. App now available!

It's time for our annual writing contest for youth in grades 6-12 in the FVRL district. Entries are read by a panel of judges, and prizes are awarded to winners in two age groups: grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. Submit your entry September 1 through October 1.

view of Yacolt Library Express from the Northwest

Community Librarian

Kimberly McNally

+ Statistics & History

2016 Service Statistics

Circulation: 44,889
Visitors: 33,218
Reference questions: 182

About the Library Express

Yacolt Library Express is housed in the former Yacolt city hall, which the town has remodeled to fit the requirements of a largely self-service library facility. FVRL has provided a collection of about 2,000 books, CDs and DVDs; furnishings and equipment, telephone connection to the main library Vancouver; WiFi; and part-time staffing.

Building History

The historic red brick building that now holds the library express has been home to many of the town of Yacolt’s services over the years. Three jail cells, constructed with the building about 100 years ago, still line the passageway along the East wall of the building. The cells, which still have bars for doors, were used up until the mid-1970s – so there may be some people around town who remember spending a night there (or know someone who did).

In the early years of Yacolt, the town had a hotel, a hospital, and seven saloons. The saloons helped keep the jail cells operational for decades, as a place where people would “sleep it off” after a wild night. Besides housing a jail, the building was also used at one point as a garage for the fire truck and later as the town hall.