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Washougal library to receive additional FVRL funding

Three potential sites for larger branch have been identified

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The annual summer reading program events draw many youngsters to the Washougal Community Library. Supporters have been working for several years to raise funding for a new, larger facility. The effort recently got a boost when the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Board decided to budget an additional $225,803 to the effort. (Post-Record file photo)

Supporters of a larger library in Washougal have received some good news.

The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District board of trustees has approved a budget amendment to add $225,803 to provide capital seed money for the local project. The same amount was also approved for libraries in Woodland and Ridgefield.

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