Drop off your ballot at a WCCLS library

Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day, and several WCCLS member libraries have official Washington County Elections ballot drop boxes on site.

Click on the links below for locations and library hours.

24-hour Drop Off Sites
Voters may drop off their completed ballots before the 8 p.m. election day deadline at several 24-hour drop-off sites, including:

• Washington County Elections Office, 3700 SW Murray Boulevard, Beaverton
• Washington County Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building (Rear Entrance), 155 N. 1st Avenue, Hillsboro
• Banks Public Library, 111 Market Street, Banks
• Cornelius City Hall, 1355 N Barlow Street, Cornelius
• Forest Grove, Pacific Avenue and Birch Street, Forest Grove
• Hillsboro Brookwood Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro
• King City - City Hall, 15300 SW 116th Avenue, King City
• North Plains City Hall, 31360 NW Commercial Street, North Plains
• Sherwood City Hall, 22560 SW Pine Street, Sherwood
• Tigard City Hall, 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard
• Tualatin City Offices - 18880 SW Martinazzi Ave, Tualatin

Indoor Drop-Off Sites (open only during library hours)
Official drop boxes at indoor locations include:

• Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton
• Cedar Mill Community Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Portland
• Hillsboro Shute Park Library, 775 SE 10th Avenue, Hillsboro
• West Slope Community Library, 3678 SW 78th Avenue, Portland

2016 Summer Reading Highlights

Washington County residents read a lot of books last summer! Here are some highlights from the 2016 Summer Reading program:

Kids & Teens Summer Reading

• 31,513 participants county-wide
• 20% increase in program attendance throughout the summer compared to 2015
• In an online survey, 86.37% of respondents “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that summer reading helps their children become better readers.
• 100% of respondents said that they personally enjoyed sharing books or talking about reading with their children this summer.

Adult Summer Reading

• 5,911 particpants, a 34% increase from 2015!
• 2,020 book reviews were posted at reads.wccls.org.
• In an online survey, 32% of participants said they discovered a new author, series or genre.
• 31% said they felt more motivated to read. 

Comments from participants:

• "My teens shared some very interesting books with me over the summer."
• "We set a goal of reading 20 books. We more than doubled our goal!"
• "My kids got a kick out of mom being in the adult summer reading program!"
• "[I] loved that it motivated me. I hadn't read for a few years because of young kids and exhaustion. It made me aware I was neglecting a love of mine and I could fix that."

WCCLS Events Calendar Upgrade, October 18

Starting Tuesday, October 18, the WCCLS Events Calendar will look slightly different. Due to a scheduled upgrade, the new calendar interface has a more modern appearance and adapts better to mobile devices. It also has a few new features, like maps with directions to events.

Watch this short video for a sneak peek: