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After 29+ years serving the City of Grandview as Director of Bleyhl Community Library, Linda Dunham retired on December 31, 2009. Linda was honored at a reception held on December 29th at the library. Many long-time patrons, friends and co-workers stopped by to thank her for her years of service and to wish her well as she begins this next stage in her life. Linda told the gathering that she looks forward to taking it easy and doing some things she has long wanted to do.

Linda Dunham being congratulated on her

 retirement by Mayor Norm Childress

Geraldine de Rooy, has been named the library's new Director.  

--a note from Evan Robb, Project Manager, Washington Rural Heritage

Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State

"A big thanks to our contributor-participants at Bleyhl Community Library and the R.E. Powell Museum, especially Ruth Dirk (at Bleyhl), who did a wonderful job of cataloging the collection, and has contributed immensely to its development and design.  Also to Jean Marie Coursey who was invaluable in tracking down descriptions for R.E. Powell Museum objects. 

According to Ruth, the library is already using the collection to help patrons with genealogy and local history questions.  A local high school class is working on a project dealing with Grandview history; this should be a great resource for them.  The collection is also being published in time for the City of Grandview’s upcoming Centennial."

Grandview residents will soon be able to see their grandparents’ high school graduation pictures on the Internet. And the mastodon bone, and two panoramic views of downtown from the early 20^th century, and a collection of different kinds of barbed wire from the late 19^th century, and the Grandview History compiled in 1927 by the Pioneer Association.

Grandview’s museum and library collections will soon join other collections from small and rural libraries and museums across the state – on the Internet. --more--

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Joint City/YVCC Library

In 2007, the Mayor and City Council and Yakima Valley Community College agreed to pursue the concept of a new joint library facility on YVCC's Grandview campus. The college engaged an architect to develop a preliminary design for a $4 million facility. Early plans describe a 12,000 square-foot library that would meet the needs of both the community and college students. It will improve the ability for YVCC to deliver high-quality academic, vocational and adult basic education and will provide informational resources to residents of the Lower Yakima Valley.

YVCC submitted a $2 million matching grant application to the State, and has been notified that this project has been ranked #1 for potential funds from the state legislature in May 2009. In September of 2008 the federal government approved a $600,000 grant for the project, leaving a balance of $1.4 million yet to be raised so the project can become a reality.  If the $4 million is raised by May 2009, then construction could begin by late summer 2009 and completed by October 2010.

UPDATE 

Funding has been secured, and the City and YVCC have entered into an agreement providing for the operation of the library. The Building Committee is in ongoing discussions with Brockway • Opfer • Raab Architecture, P.L.L.C.  to design a building that will serve the needs of our patrons and YVCC students and faculty. The building will be owned by the State, which will be responsible for the maintenance of the facility. Operating costs will be shared between the City and YVCC, with an estimated annual cost savings to the City of approximately $100,000.