The grand opening of the Grandview Library brings a new type of service to not only the people of Grandview but among Washington libraries. The new library will serve two very different missions. One mission is focused on serving the community as a public library. The other is to serve the Grandview satellite campus of the Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) with its 1600+ students. The library is located on the college campus.

Director Elizabeth Jahnke and her staff are up to the challenge! Jahnke, a native of Grandview, brought her welcome message full circle at the September 12, 2011 celebration when she noted that she and siblings were beneficiaries of YVCC. Her mother, a widow with 4 children at home, determined that she needed a higher level of education to provide an acceptable quality of life for she and her children. It was from YVCC that Elizabeth’s mother earned a degree and became a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Now Elizabeth is giving back to the community as the Director of the Library. She will work closely with Joan Weber, Director of the Yakima Valley Community College, to help assure that campus students in addition to community residents will have their needs met. Photo above: left to right Elizabeth Jahnke, Director, Grandview Library; Joan Weber, Director Yakima Valley Community College; Rand Simmons, Acting State Librarian; not in photo but present Linda Dunham, former Grandview Library Director. Photo rights: Entrance to the new Grandview Library. Architectural design Brockway, Opfer, Raab Architecture, PLLC of Yakima; Contractor, Blew’s Construction of Spokane.