County council to fill spot on regional library board

The Clark County council is seeking applicants to fill one of three county-recommended positions on the seven-member Fort Vancouver Regional Library District board of trustees.

The position is designated for a Clark County resident living outside the Vancouver and Camas city limits. The seven-year term begins in January.

Trustees set policies for the district’s 15 locations, two bookmobiles and online services. It is not a paid position.

The service area includes 464,000 people and covers about 4,200 square miles. It includes all of Clark County except the city of Camas, all of Skamania and Klickitat counties and the city of Woodland in Cowlitz County. (Camas is served by an independent library.)

The board meets every third Monday at different library locations. A schedule is at www.fvrl.org/about-us/trustees.

Application deadline is 5 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Applicants should write a letter and r?sum? and mail them to Jennifer Clark, County Manager’s Office, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver 98666-5000; email them to jennifer.clark@clark.wa.gov; or fax them to 360-397-6058.

Applicants should discuss their understanding of current challenges for public libraries; perspectives concerning public library services, facilities and materials such as print and electronic books and magazines, CDs, DVDs and digital resources; and the district’s funding as a junior taxing district.