The Cedar Mill Community Library's branch is the newest branch library in Washington County. It is located in the Bethany Village Shopping Center off of Bethany Boulevard, between Eyes at Bethany Village and Nailz Bizarre, near Sunset Cycles. (map) View Events Calendar for Bethany Branch Storytimes at Bethany Fall 2008 Storytime brochure (PDF)

In early 2007, with population and library use increasing, the Cedar Mill Community Library board looked into expansion options. Central Bethany Development offered a 1,800 square foot retail space with very favorable leasing terms. The Bethany branch opened in July 2007 with a small collection of popular materials for adults and children.

Now Bethany's collection has reached over 20,000 items. It contains popular books, DVDs, CDs and magazines for children, teens, and adults. Users have full and free access to more than 1.3 million items found in Washington County Member libraries. In the first fiscal year the total circulation reached over 263,000!

Over 1,200 children and teens participated in the Summer Reading Program at Bethany this summer.