Yakima Valley Libraries: News/Events Archive

• August 13, 2012:West Valley Community Library Photos
  
  
• BOARD MEETING CANCELLED Yakima Valley Libraries Board of Trustees meeting of July 23rd, 2012 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting will be August 27th.
  
  
• May 31st 2012: Buena Community Library Reopening
• May 17-19, 2012: Yakima Central Library will be temporarily closed to finish remodel. It will re-open Monday, May 21st. All other branches will still be open during this time.
• January 9, 2012: Press Release for Yakima Central Remodel
• December 6, 2011: Yakima Valley Libraries is pleased to announce the local winners for the 2011 WrestleMania Reading Challenge:
  • 7th-8th grade participant: Isaias Vela III, Zillah, WA
  • 9th-12th grade participant: Mayra Tapia, Sunnyside, WA
  Congratulations to the winners!
• Buena Community Library will close as of Monday, June 20, 2011 due to the construction of the new Buena Library and Community Center funded and constructed by the Friends of the Buena Library.
• BOARD MEETING CANCELLED Yakima Valley Libraries Board of Trustees meeting of June 27th has been cancelled. The next regular meeting will be July 25th.
• January 10, 2011 Yakima Valley Libraries Teen Named Regional Winner in National WrestleMania Reading Challenge 2011
• January, 2011 West Valley Community Library Information Page
• August 2, 2010
  Downloadable e-Audio Book Service Available from Your Local Library
• Beginning August 1, Yakima Valley Libraries' customers will be able to download eAudio books through the website at www.yvl.org.
  "If you are looking for a good book to take with you on vacation, or listen to while you hike or do your gardening, try our new downloadable e-audio books," invites Kim Hixson, Interim Director of Yakima Valley Libraries. More ...
• May 10, 2010 Changes in Services at Yakima Valley Libraries  Results of recent survey and use statistics leads to changes for YVL Open hours will be changing in several YVL branch libraries the week of May 16, 2010. "We asked Yakima County residents when they would prefer to use their YVL branch libraries, and they told us," said Kim Hixson, Interim Director. "We have used their responses to help us determine the best schedule for each library. The first changes will occur the week of May 16. Open hours at Harrah, Mabton, Southeast Yakima, Union Gap, White Swan and Yakima Libraries will be adjusted." More ...
• April 3, 2010 Request For Qualifications Design / Build Contractors For Emergency Renovation Existing HVAC system
• April 26, 2010 BOARD MEETING CANCELLED
  Yakima Valley Libraries Board of Trustees meeting of April 27th has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
• Feb. 10,2010 YAKIMA VALLEY LIBRARIES HAS A NEW LOGO
  After much hard work and community input, the Yakima Valley Libraries is proud to unveil its new logo. The new logo features a classical book design as a symbol of knowledge and enrichment.  More ...
• Jan. 14, 2010 EXPANDED HOURS AT NACHES LIBRARY
  To better serve residents of both the Naches and Nile areas, the Naches Library will open an additional five hours per week. Beginning Friday, January 15, the Naches Library will be open the following hours: More ...
• Dec. 22, 2009 FUTURE OF THE NILE LIBRARY
  "We are very grateful that the residents of the Nile now have a safe road to travel," said Kim Hixson, Interim Director of the Yakima Valley Libraries. "And we appreciate the kind messages that we have received from Nile residents." More ...