Vashon Library Celebration

To mark the grand opening of the expanded and renovated Vashon Library, a community ribbon-untying celebration will be held Saturday, March 29, 9:30am at 17210 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon Island. Please join community leaders, library staff, Friends of the Library and residents in celebrating the landmark occasion.

To commemorate the expanded and renovated library, local dignitaries will join KCLS Interim Director Julie Brand for a ribbon-untying ceremony. Once the doors to the library are officially open, the public will be invited inside to tour the community building and enjoy refreshments generously provided by the Friends of Vashon Library and hear music from Vashon’s own folk music ensemble, the Free Range Folk Choir.

The 6,000 square foot library was expanded to a total of 10,000 square feet, thanks to a $172 million library capital bond approved by voters to fund major improvement projects at KCLS libraries. The library now features two study rooms, a Reading Room, a larger community meeting room and dedicated areas for Children and Teens. The building was designed with several green features, including a green roof and enhanced daylighting. The new library offers patrons a thoughtful place to read and interact, while connecting them gracefully to their surroundings with enhanced views of the surrounding park. Artwork by David Eckard, titled Cumulative Cumulus, is suspended from the ceiling of the library.

In preparation for the library opening, the temporary library site at 100th Avenue SW will be closing on Sunday, March 23, 5pm.