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The Yakima Public Library was constructed in 1904, primarily using $10,000 grant donated for that purpose by Andrew Carnegie.The Rural Library District #1 (RLD) was established in 1944, and, in 1951, pooled resources with the City of Yakima to form the Yakima Valley Regional Library System.
Sunnyside has one public library. The original public library, a Carnegie Library, was built in 1911. It was replaced in 1964 with the current library building. It is the second largest library in the Yakima Valley Libraries and has one of the largest Spanish language collections in the system. [30]
The White Swan Library (a branch of the Yakima Valley Regional library) was established in 1947. It was moved to a donated facility in 1969 where it stands today. White Swan is part of the Mt Adams School District #209, and home of White Swan High School. The town has never been formally incorporated. [6] [7]
[4] [5] Outdoor city amenities and events were closed in Yakima on July 25 due to poor air quality, which was "unhealthy" or "very unhealthy" for all people at monitoring stations across the Yakima Valley. [6] [7] An emergency across Yakima County was declared by the government on July 26. [8]
Yakima (/ ˈ j æ k ɪ m ɑː / or / ˈ j æ k ɪ m ə /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city.As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. [4]
The Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVT) built a railroad line connecting the town with Yakima in 1910. [6] YVT provided both electric interurban service and freight service to Wiley City, but passenger service was discontinued in 1935.
Naches Valley School District; Naches Valley Chamber of Commerce Archived October 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine; Gleed library closing -- They have been unable to find a place of their own Yakima Herald-Republic May 21, 1998; Behind the barber pole in Gleed, Washington Archived 2012-04-07 at archive.today Yakima Herald-Republic July 16, 2010
Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,568 at the 2020 census. [5] Union Gap has become the retail hub for the entire Yakima Valley as a result of Valley Mall and other thriving businesses being located here. Part of the city is within the Yakama Nation.