Updated 4/08
Public Libraries by Type in Washington State
Ch. 27.12 RCW governs the the type of public library services available in Washington including governances, and the formation of special library districts. See also Library Service Providers Listed by County: Library Districts,
Cities and Towns Annexed to Library Districts, and Contracted Library Services
Independent Municipal Libraries (RCW 27.12.030)
- Anacortes Public Library
- Bellingham Public Library
- Burlington Public Library
- Camas Public Library
- Castle Rock Public Library
- Cathlamet City Library
- Chewelah Public Library
- Cle Elum (Carpenter Memorial) Library
- Concrete Public Library
- Davenport Public Library
- Dayton Memorial Library
- Ellensburg Public Library
- Enumclaw Public Library
- Everett Public Library
- Grandview (Bleyhl Community) Library
- Harrington Public Library
- Kalama Public Library
- Kelso Public Library
- Kettle Falls Public Library
- Kittitas Public Library
- Liberty Lake Municipal Library
- Longview Public Library
- Mount Vernon City Library
- Ocean Shores Public Library
- Odessa Public Library
- Pomeroy (Denny Ashby) Library
- Port Townsend Public Library
- Pullman, Neill Public Library
- Puyallup Public Library
- Reardan Memorial Library
- Renton Public Library
- Richland Public Library
- Ritzville Public Library
- Roslyn Public Library
- Roy City Library
- Seattle Public Library
- Sedro-Woolley Public Library
- Spokane Public Library
- Sprague Public Library
- Tacoma Public Library
- Waitsburg (Weller) Public Library
- Walla Walla Public Library
- Wilbur (Hesseltine) Public Library
Rural County Library Districts (RCW 27.12.040)
- Asotin County Library
- Columbia County Rural Library District
- Jefferson County Rural Library District
- King County Library System
- Kitsap Regional Library
- North Olympic Library System (Clallam County)
- Pend Oreille County Library District
- Pierce County Library System
- Spokane County Library District
- Stevens County (Libraries of)
- Walla Walla County Rural Library District
- Whatcom County Library System
- Whitman County Library
Intercounty Rural Library Districts (RCW 27.12.090)
- Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania Counties)
- Mid-Columbia Library (Benton and Franklin Counties)
- North Central Regional Library (Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, and Okanogan Counties)
- Sno-Isle Regional Library (Snohomish and Island Counties)
- Timberland Regional Library (Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston Counties)
Regional Library (RCW 27.12.080)
Island Library Districts (RCW 27.12.400)
- Lopez Island Library District, San Juan County
- Orcas Island Library District, San Juan County
- San Juan Island Library District, San Juan County
Rural Partial-County Library Districts (RCW 27.12.470)
- Cowlitz County Partial Library District (area surrounding and west of Longview, contracting with Longview Public Library)
- Darrington Rural Partial County Library District,Skagit County (very small area of Darrington contracting with Sno-Isle Regional Library)
- LaConner Regional Library, Skagit County (area around and including LaConner; has its own building)
- Othello Library District No. 1, Adams County
- Ritzville Library District #2, Adams County (City of Ritzville voted to annex to the district in 2001)
- Upper Skagit Library District, Skagit County (rural area within the Concrete School District not including the town of Concrete)
- Yale Valley Library District, Cowlitz County (formed 2003, contracting with Fort Vancouver Regional Library)
Library Capital Facilities Areas (Ch. 27.15 RCW)
- Benton City Library Capital Facilities Area, Benton County
- Granite Falls Library Capital Facilities Area, Snohomish County
- Issaquah Library Capital Facilities Area, King County (Contracts with King County Library System to oversee building and operate library)
- Monroe Library Capital Facilities Area, Snohomish County
- Moran Prairie Library Capital Facilities Area, Spokane County
- Poulsbo Library Capital Facilities Area, Kitsap County
- Redmond Library Capital Facilities Area, King County
- Snohomish Library Capital Facilities Area, Snohomish County
- Three Creeks Library Capital Facilities Area, Clark County (Interlocal contract with Fort Vancouver Regional Library District to oversee operation of the library)