July 2, 2026 8:05 am
News, Schools, Washougal 
A sign sits in front of the future Washougal Community Library site in downtown Washougal on May 27. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian files)
A design rendering shows the adult spaces of Washougal’s future 14,000-square-foot library. (Contributed by FVRLibraries/Hacker Architects)
A design rendering shows the children’s spaces of the future Washougal library. (Contributed by FVRLibraries/Hacker Architects)
A design rendering shows the courtyard of the future Washougal Community Library. (Contributed by FVRLibraries/Hacker Architects)
A design rendering shows the main entrance of the future Washougal Community Library on Durgan Street. (Contributed by FVRLibraries/Hacker Architects)
The Washougal Community Library is easy to miss. It has occupied a small, understated space in the city’s civic complex since 1981. A new 14,000-square-foot downtown building set to break ground later this year is intended to make the library impossible to overlook.
The new Washougal branch will be a welcoming, accessible hub for everyone in the community, FVRLibraries Director Jennifer Giltrop said.
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