Rosalia library begins move into new building

Library will take residency in former "Pat's Books" building

Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette | Aug 08, 20240

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Rosalia residents help pass 1,800 books to the new library location on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

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ROSALIA - The Rosalia branch of the Whitman County Libraries is onto a new chapter of possibilities on Tuesday, Aug. 13, as the doors open to a larger location.

The new location, 526 South Whitman Avenue, formerly housed "Pat's Books" and was donated to the library by Pat Voge.

Rosalia librarian Marcy Campbell said that after a water leak was discovered on Aug. 1, 2023, in the former library building located at 402 South Whitman Avenue, the town made the community center available for the library since the middle of September.

According to Campbell, the leak caused a lot of damage to the forme...