The Fort Vancouver Regional Library System serves an ever-growing population in Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat counties and the city of Woodland in Cowlitz County. By offering individuals full access to information, it provides resources and services that are essential to the democratic process.

The library system has initiated a variety of creative problem-solving approaches and community partnerships to deliver services and establish new programs in a changing environment. In spite of the Library’s proactive efforts, however, the issues of additional space and the ability to keep pace with technology remain and are becoming more critical.

We support the library in its efforts to obtain the additional funding necessary to address these concerns. Requests for such additional funding should clarify the specific outcomes that will be achieved through the increased revenues.
(1999)