The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON-This month, in the Columbia County Rural Library District newsletter, Interim Director Ellen Brigham addressed concerns she has heard from the community about the library's connection to the American Library Association.

First, she explained that the ALA does not dictate the policies at the Dayton library.

Brigham said, "As far as I can tell, the ALA doesn't even have sample policies for libraries to pull from. When the Library Board drafts library policies, it looks at what has worked best for other libraries and what would work best in our community."

Policies can differ between l...