Mid-Columbia Libraries | |
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46°12′13″N 119°9′33″W / 46.20361°N 119.15917°W | |
Location | Tri-Cities metropolitan area, Eastern Washington, U.S. |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1948 |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 2.3 million |
Population served | 250,500 |
Other information | |
Website |
midcolumbialibraries |
References: Washington Public Library Statistical Report, 2018 [1] |
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 [update], 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]
Mid-Columbia Libraries | |
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46°12′13″N 119°9′33″W / 46.20361°N 119.15917°W | |
Location | Tri-Cities metropolitan area, Eastern Washington, U.S. |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1948 |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 2.3 million |
Population served | 250,500 |
Other information | |
Website |
midcolumbialibraries |
References: Washington Public Library Statistical Report, 2018 [1] |
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 [update], 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]