About the Library
Using the Library
Everyone can use library materials and services on-site for no charge.
If you have an Internet connection, the website can be accessed from home, allowing use of the databases, searching the catalog, checking on your account, renewing items and requesting items.
How to get a Library card
People living in, or owning property, in the rural areas of the Concrete School District support the Library District through their property taxes and are eligible for library cards.
People living inside Concrete city limits or outside the Library district pay a non-resident fee to check out materials.
Photo ID and proof of current physical address are required to get a card. Children under 16 must have permission of a parent or guardian.
| Individual card: | $30 per year or $8 per quarter |
| Family card: | $30 first card, $5 each additional card ($50 max) |
| Senior/handicapped: | $25 per year |
Library Board of Trustees
Friends of the Library
Library District Boundaries
The Upper Skagit Library District, in Eastern Skagit County, includes the rural area within the Concrete School District, from Lusk Road east to the county line. The town of Concrete and Mansford Precinct (near Darrington) are not included in the Junior Taxing District. View a map of the district boundaries.
Technology
The library offers wireless access 24/7. The password is posted on the doors of the library. During library hours, there are four public workstations available for an hour’s use per day. A fifteen-minute express station is also available.
Services
- Square footage: 1500
- Computers: 4
- Printers: 1
- Copier: 1
- Meeting room: no
- Parking: yes
- Display/bulletin board: no
- Wheelchair accessible: yes
- Adaptive Equipment: no
Staff
- Aimee Hirschel, Library Director
- Beverly Richmond, Library Assistant
- Nancy Sparkowich, Library Page
- Karen Smith, Library Page
Collection
- 2007 Circulation: 25,600
- Collection size: 11,000 items
- Service area population: 4,100