Idaho Commission for Libraries

VALNet, the Valley Automated Library Network, is a consortium of public, school, and academic libraries in Southeastern Washington and North Central Idaho working together to share resources and information services. VALNet currently serves 60,000 patrons with over 630,000 items. In fiscal year 2000, VALNet libraries exchanged over 500,000 items among themselves.

In addition to cooperation among different types of libraries, VALNet promotes cooperation among city and county governmental units and school districts in two states. VALNet libraries cooperate in many ways to provide the best possible services to their users and to make optimal use of financial resources:

• Shared online patron access catalog
• Shared check-out system
• Daily courier picks up and delivers items to all VALNet libraries
• Cooperative collection development
• Cooperative grant writing
• Shared staff development programs
• Shared patron training programs

The VALNet consortium was created in 1985 with 4 agencies and 5 library locations. Over the years, VALNet has grown to include more than 50 library locations.

Member Libraries:

Asotin County Library
Asotin High School Library
Camelot Elementary School Library
Carnegie Reading Room
Centennial Elementary School Library
Clarkston High School Library
Clearwater Memorial Public Library
Clearwater Valley High School
Craigmont Community Library
Culdesac Community Library
Culdesac School District Library
Grangeville Centennial Library
Grangeville High School Library
Heights Branch
Jenifer Junior High School Library
Kamiah Community Library
Kamiah Elementary School Library
Kamiah High School Library
Kamiah Middle School Library
Kooskia Community Library
Lapwai Community Library
Lapwai Elementary School Library
Lapwai High School Library
Latah County Library District
Lewiston City Library
Lewiston High School Library
McGhee Elementary School Library
McSorley Elementary School Library
Nezperce Community Library
Northwest Children’s Home Education Center
Orchards Elementary School Library
Orofino High School Library
Orofino Junior High School Library
Peck Community Library
Pierce Elementary School Library
Pierce Free Public Library
Prairie High School Library
Prairie Middle School Library
Sacajawea Junior High School Library
Salmon River High School Library
Timberline High School Library
Walla Walla Community College @ Clarkston
Webster Elementary School Library
Weippe Elementary School
Weippe Public Library
Whitman Elementary School Library
Winchester Community Library