Washington State Library in Tumwater, Wash. (Courtesy of the Office of Secretary of State) The Washington State Library in Tumwater and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library in Seattle will ...

TUMWATER, Wash. — Washington's library system is facing cuts that are triggering layoff notices for dozens of employees, according to state officials. The central library in Tumwater is facing "near ...

Jun. 9—The Washington State Library has announced program closures for its research library and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library, as well as a restriction of services at those locations ...

Staff at libraries run by the state are encountering what they have feared most: Millions of dollars in federal grants are getting pulled. Visitors and staff at Washington Talking Book and Braille ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - To preserve more than 20 years of music, the Washington State Library has now digitized The Rocket magazine, a popular Seattle publication. The Rocket magazine holds rich history from ...

Washington library programs are facing potentially “devastating consequences” after receiving notification last week that federal funding has been eliminated for programs like libraries at state ...

News that the federal government yanked a $3.9 million grant from the Washington State Library didn’t sit well with Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. In an April 6 Instagram reel, Hobbs said that the ...

State officials are taking another look at the process for dissolving rural library districts after a lawsuit in Columbia County spotlighted potential faults in the statute. Under state law, a rural ...

The Washington State Library is bracing for dozens of anticipated layoffs due to a mixture of reduced state and federal funding. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs’ office noted in a Monday news release ...