SEATTLE — 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 ...

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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 ...

The Trump administration is notifying library systems across the country that grant funding is being terminated, despite pending litigation. Washington State Librarian Sara Jones told KUOW the cuts ...

The Washington Secretary of State says grant terminations by the Trump administration puts the Washington State Library at risk of losing personnel, statewide programs, resources and more. A ...

SEATTLE – The Washington State Library and the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library in Seattle are facing layoffs and severe cuts to services after lawmakers declined to include a $6.7 million ...

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 ...

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 ...

OLMYPIA, Wash. -- Almost 50 people with the Washington State Library network are facing layoffs due to cuts in the state and federally. According to the Washington Secretary of State's Office, 47 ...

The Washington State Library in Tumwater and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library in Seattle will close to the public on July 1 due to a lack of state funding. State libraries will also ...