Yale Valley Community Library

Yale Valley Library District

Yale Valley Library District (YVLD) is a partial-county, rural library district, created by a vote of the citizens of the Yale precinct of Cowlitz County in May 2003. It is governed by a board of trustees that meets six times a year.

YVLD contracts with Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries for services, which include the following:

• A Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries library card
• Access to the library catalog from home or work
• Use of Yale Valley Community Library or any of FVRL's 14 other locations, including libraries in Woodland and La Center.
• Toll-free phone calls to FVRL's Telephone Information Services: 1-800-921-6211
• Assistance available at your convenience via web form. See our Contact Us page.

History

2021: The new Yale Valley Community Library opened in July.

2018: Ground was broken for a new, permanent library building. 

2012: Weekly, limited library services at Yale Library Express, located at Yale Elementary School, were established in August.

2003: In May, citizens in the Yale precinct of Cowlitz County successfully voted to form a partial-county, rural library district. Yale Valley Library District contracts with Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries for services, which included bookmobile visits until the Clark County bookmobile was retired in June 2012.

Board of Trustees members and meetings

The YVLD board is composed of five, five-year positions. Current members are:

• Cynthia McAllister, Chair (term expires 7/9/26)
• Julie Star, Vice-Chair (term expires 7/9/28)
• Emelda Ochoa, Treasurer/Secretary (term expires 7/31/30)
• Alyssa Demekno (term expires 7/31/30)
• Charlotte Stoll-Smith (term expires 7/31/30)

Members meet six times a year. An agenda is posted here prior to each meeting.

The meeting schedule for 2025 is: 

• February 13 at 3 pm Cancelled due to weather.
• March 5 at 3pm (rescheduled from February 13)
• April 10 at 3 pm
• June 12 at 3 pm
• August 21 at 3 pm
• October 9 at 3 pm
• November 13 at 3 pm

Minutes & Information

Information packets are posted prior to each meeting. Meeting minutes are available once they have been approved by the board. Note: minutes are posted in Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires the free Adobe Reader to view.

Legal and financial documents

Policies and bylaws:

• Siting Library Facilities Policy (PDF)
• Fiscal Management Policy (PDF)
• Trustee Ethics and Responsibilities Policy (PDF)
• Yale Valley Library District Bylaws (PDF) (Amended Mach 2024)

Budgets:

• 2025 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
• 2024 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
• 2023 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
• 2022 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
• 2021 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
• 2020 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)

Financial Statements: