Library Info:
- Search through the VALNet Catalog, or other local library catalogs.
- Other local library home pages can be found here.
- Addresses & Phone numbers:
Main Branch:
Asotin County Library
417 Sycamore St.
Clarkston, WA 99403-2666
Voice: (509) 758-5454
Fax: (509) 751-1460
Heights Branch:
Located at
2036 4th Ave.
Clarkston, WA
Voice: (509) 758-4601
- Hours:
Main Branch:
Monday-Thursday: 10-8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10-5 p.m.
Heights Branch:
Tuesday-Saturday: 12-5 p.m.
- Checkout periods and fines:
Most books and magazines checkout for 3 weeks; books with high demand checkout
for 1 or 2 weeks. Audio Books checkout for 2 weeks, with a maximum of 2 per card.
Videos checkout for 7 days, with a maximum of 2 per card. Puzzles checkout for 3 weeks, and pictures for one month.
Fines are assessed at $.05 per day on printed materials, and $1.00 per day
on videos, CDs, storytime kits and audio books.
- The Asotin County Library is a member of VALNet (Valley Automated Library
Network) and the library card for all member libraries is the VALNet card. VALNet
shares a database and circulation transactions. Patrons may request
items from other VALNet libraries and pick them up at their 'home'
agency, but checkout periods and fines vary according to which
agency owns the item.
- Special Programs:
During the year the Asotin County
Library sponsors special programming for adults and those programs are
advertised as they are available. Our children's programs are year round
and currently include:
1. Story Time at the Main Library on Tuesdays,
from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. The targeted audience is preschoolers from approximately
3-5 years old, and includes stories, games, and some craft projects.
2. Mother Goose Time at the Main Library on Wednesdays, from 10:30-
11:00 a.m. The targeted audience is toddlers from approximately 1 & 1/2 to 3 and an adult
caregiver. Stories, finger games, and interaction with young children are highlighted.
3. Wee Read StoryTime 1-1:30 p.m. at the Heights Branch (2036 4th Ave.) for children, featuring stories and finger plays.
- Homebound Program:
Our Friends of the Library provide home
delivery of Library materials to those who cannot come to the library. Any Asotin
County resident may call the Library at 758-5454 or 758-4601 and
request materials and a Friend will deliver the items as well as
pick up any items to be returned.
- The Friends of the Asotin County Library is a voluntary group of
citizens who are interested in promoting and supporting the Library. Their
meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. at the Main
Library. Some of their projects include support for children's programs,
adult programs, the annual book sale, and the Homebound Program. Volunteers
who work in the Library are members of the Friends.
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