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Seattle writer Lynda V. Mapes thanks readers for decades of inspiration
Seattle writer Lynda V. Mapes thanks readers for decades of inspiration
After nearly three decades as a Seattle Times reporter, Lynda V. Mapes shares highlights from her coverage of the environment, nature and Native American tribes.
www.seattletimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Seattle writer Lynda V. Mapes thanks readers for decades of inspiration
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Marci Carpenter has been visiting the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library since she was a teen. Now in her 60s, she uses the services daily. But state and federal funding turmoil has left library employees & supporters reeling, and has forced it to conduct layoffs and close to the public.
Dual budget cuts prompt layoffs, closures for WA state libraries
Loss of state and federal funds has put a double squeeze on the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library and similar institutions.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Marci Carpenter has been visiting the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library since she was a teen. Now in her 60s, she uses the services daily. But state and federal funding turmoil has left library employees & supporters reeling, and has forced it to conduct layoffs and close to the public.
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“I...unequivocally tell you that every library in the state of Washington is going to have serious, negative consequences if the federal funding does go away,” said Washington State Librarian Sara Jones.
Washington state’s libraries face ‘deep and dramatic’ funding cuts as Trump abruptly terminates federal grants
The Trump administration's cuts to grant funding could amount to as much of a third of the State Library’s budget — especially impacting rural and underserved communities.
www.opb.org
April 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“I...unequivocally tell you that every library in the state of Washington is going to have serious, negative consequences if the federal funding does go away,” said Washington State Librarian Sara Jones.
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#OnThisDay in 1942, Bainbridge Island's Japanese American residents, the first to be incarcerated under Executive Order 9066, were removed from their homes. historylink.org/File/8277
March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#OnThisDay in 1942, Bainbridge Island's Japanese American residents, the first to be incarcerated under Executive Order 9066, were removed from their homes. historylink.org/File/8277
"50 States – 50 Protests" in Olympia, WA.
February 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"50 States – 50 Protests" in Olympia, WA.