Betsy Eggers

Iowa’s Cedar Rapids Public Library faced disaster in 2008: a “500-year flood” that ruined homes, businesses, and the main, downtown branch of the public library. The library was filled with eight feet of water, which damaged the building and materials beyond repair.

The leadership at Fort Vancouver Regional Library District in Vancouver, WA, realized how quickly and drastically the library can change. With this in mind, the new Vancouver Community Library, completed in 2012, was built to evolve with technology as well as the library’s perceptive role in the community.