Fort Vancouver Regional Library branch manager outlines services, urges support for Aug. 5 levy

Elizabeth Mossen, branch manager at the 3 Creeks Community Library, presented an overview of Fort Vancouver Regional Library services and urged neighborhood residents to review materials about a library levy on the Aug. 5 ballot. Mossen told the Sherwood Hills Neighborhood Association that the library system is funded primarily through property taxes and that the ballot measure would restore the levy to 50¢ per $1,000 of assessed value.

Mossen said the library offers a wide range of digital and in-person services that residents can use with a library card. "If you do it online, it gives you access to all of the electronic resources, and you can check out 3 books," she said, describing the online registration process at ferl.org. She walked through major offerings available at the 3 Creeks branch and systemwide, including…