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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Washington, a program that sends children free books across the state, is warning the program could “crumble” amid budget talks in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (KOMO) — Hello Dolly! Iconic musician and philanthropist Dolly Parton is coming to Washington state Tuesday to celebrate her Imagination Library achieving statewide coverage. All ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA, WA, USA, August 2, 2023/ EINPresswire.com / -- On August 15, legendary icon, musician, and philanthropist Dolly Parton will visit Washington State to celebrate achieving statewide coverage of ...

From Washington, D.C. to the very Pacific edge of Washington state, funding cuts and firings have affected numerous programs, services and personnel across the board. The termination of employees in ...