Library The Columbia County Rural Library District operates a library in Dayton. People living in Dayton are in the library's taxation base, but not in the library's voting base; the voting area for the library only consists of unincorporated areas. The library was established in 1919 as a small reading room while a women's civics club fundraised for a permanent building. The raised funds were transferred to the Dayton city government in 1935 and used to construct a public library in 1937 using New Deal funding; the building was later expanded in 1947. It is the only public library in Columbia County. A November 2023 ballot measure proposes to close the rural library district, and therefore the library itself, entirely due to the placement and availability of children's books on racial issues and LGBT topics. The library collection would be received by the Washington State Library if the rural library district is dissolved.
library the columbia county rural library district operates a library in dayton people living in dayton are in the library's taxation base but not in the library's voting base; the voting area for the library only consists of unincorporated areas the library was established in 1919 as a small reading room while a women's civics club fundraised for a permanent building the raised funds were transferred to the dayton city government in 1935 and used to construct a public library in 1937 using new deal funding; the building was later expanded in 1947 it is the only public library in columbia county a november 2023 ballot measure proposes to close the rural library district and therefore the library itself entirely due to the placement and availability of children's books on racial issues and lgbt topics the library collection would be received by the washington state library if the rural library district is dissolved