Mid-Columbia Libraries is a library system in Eastern Washington. There were 250,500 people in its service area in 2018,[1] which spans the Tri-Cities metropolitan area except for Richland, which retains a city library: West Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco, and surrounding Benton, Franklin, and parts of Adams Counties are part of Mid-Columbia. It was founded in 1948, originally to serve patrons in unincorporated parts of the counties.[2] As of 2016, the last city to be annexed was Kennewick, and several cities which were still independent on paper, including Pasco and West Richland, paid Mid-Columbia to gain patronage rights for city residents.[3] The system considered expanding to cover Walla Walla County Rural Library District in 2012.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Washington Public Library Statistical Report" (PDF). Washington State Library. September 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Bevis, Leura Dorothy (1968). An Inventory of Library Services and Resources of the State of Washington, 1965. Washington State Library.
  3. ^ Ty Beaver (January 23, 2016). "Mid-Columbia Libraries looks to bring more cities into the fold". Tri-City Herald.
  4. ^ Ty Beaver (July 20, 2012). "Mid-Columbia Libraries looks to bring more cities into the fold". Tri-City Herald.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Columbia_Libraries
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