Mission Statement
“Yakima Valley Libraries: together we empower, inspire, and connect”
Located in the beautiful, agricultural Yakima County in south-central Washington State, Yakima Valley Libraries serves the entire county with the exception of the City of Grandview. With 4,296 square miles, Yakima County is the second largest in the state. Yakima Valley Libraries is a junior taxing district that is primarily supported through local property taxes and provides quality library services to the general public.
The rural county library district was formed in 1945 and is now comprised of a central library and 14 community libraries located throughout Yakima County. All towns or cities, with the exception of the City of Grandview, are either annexed to or contracted with Yakima Valley Libraries for library services. Annexed cities include Harrah, Moxee, Selah, Yakima (Yakima Central and West Valley), Sunnyside, Toppenish, Wapato, Union Gap, and Zillah. Contracting cities include Mabton, Granger, Tieton, and Naches. Rural county locations include Buena and Terrace Heights. Yakima Valley Libraries currently serves over 245,000 people in Yakima County.
In 2023 the library district was open a total of 37,708 hours and served 361,924 combined visitors. We circulated over 803,731 items and hosted 39,408 computer appointments using the 128 Internet computers available to the public.
