 On April 1, 1944 the Battle Ground Library was opened in the Odd Fellows Hall of Battle Ground, Washington as part of the County Library System.Over the next 5 years, the idea of unifying the County and the City Library systems was continuously discussed, without agreement being reached.It was not until July 1, 1950 that the two systems were successfully merged to form the Fort Vancouver Regional Library System, under the direction of Eva Santee.