VANCOUVER, Wash. – Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries invites the public to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cascade Park Community Library on Saturday, December 14 from 2 to 4 pm at the library, 600 NE 136th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98684.

Supported by the Friends of Cascade Park Community Library, the 10th anniversary celebration will also be an opportunity for the public to meet the library’s newest Branch Manager, Mary Abler, and help celebrate a generous $12,000 grant to help update the children’s area from The Organization Dedicated to Athletics and Youth (T.O.D.A.Y.) Foundation. Light refreshments will be provided.

Opening almost exactly 10 years ago to the day – December 15, 2009 – Cascade Park Community Library provides East Vancouver’s growing community with numerous materials, resources and programs. Last year (2018) the branch circulated almost one million materials and offered over one thousand programs to patrons. The library cost approximately $10.2 million to build, funded by a 2006 bond measure that also provided funding to build Vancouver Community Library in 2011. The building was designed by Opsis Architecture of Portland and Johnston Architects of Seattle. Union Corner Construction of Vancouver was the general contractor.