Invest in Washougal Community Library

Libraries are the heart of the community. FVRL is working to build a new home for Washougal Community Library that will provide more materials, resources, internet and computer access, and additional space for meetings, study, programs, and workshops.

What's happening?

  • August 2021: We used surveys to gather input from the community.
  • July 29, 2021: First public meeting seeking input on the new library from the community.
  • May 2021: FVRL selected Hacker Architects to lead the conceptual and schematic design process for the new library.
  • February 2021: FVRL released a Request for Qualifications for an architect to create a conceptual design for the library.
  • November 2020: Lone Wolf Development, LLC, donated a 17,424 square foot lot on Durgan Street, between Main and C Street, to FVRL for the new library. The location sits in the heart of downtown Washougal, between Washougal City Hall and the post office, and adjacent to shopping, restaurants, and residential housing. It is the former location of a bank and parking lot.
  • Fundraising efforts to date have brought in an additional $282,000 for the project including over $100,000 raised in partnership with Dinner in White.

Next steps:

  • Engage the community to help map out their needs in a new library
  • Develop a full budget for the project
  • Establish a plan for fundraising with the FVRL Foundation and the Friends of Washougal Community Library

How you can help:

  • Check for upcoming community meetings where you can get information and share your vision for a new library.
  • Check for upcoming fundraisers.
  • Invest in the new library - gifts of any size are gratefully accepted by the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation.
  • Join or support the Friends of Washougal Community Library and help with fundraisers and library promotion.
Friends of Washougal Library

Project timeline

2019
  • September: The Dinner in White fundraiser raises $102,000 for the building project fund.
  • June: The FVRL Board of Trustees has set aside $1,450,000 in its capital reserve plan for the Washougal building project fund.
2015-2018
  • FVRL started working with community stakeholders to find suitable property.
  • The Friends of Washougal Community Library began fundraising.
2014

October: A Pre-Design Study by FFA Architects (PDF), with input from the communities involved, recommended library square footage and features and included projected possible costs.

2013

A facilities study by BergerABAM (PDF) identified the need for new library facilities in Woodland, Ridgefield, and Washougal.

Documentation

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