The state library has existed since 1855, but a funding decision by the Legislature could lead it to close to the public.

Without stable funding, we risk denying communities access to the information, literacy tools and resources they depend on,” ...

The central library in Tumwater is facing "near elimination" due to a state budget shortfall that has put library services in ...

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is preparing to lay off nearly 50 Washington State Library employees due to a decline in state ...

Almost 50 people with the Washington State Library network are facing layoffs due to cuts in the state and federally.

Grants for professional development have been canceled. Access to research databases and digital materials is uncertain.

The final 2025–27 operating budget for Washington state will not include funding for the Imagination Library of Washington, ...

More than 121,000 kids across Washington — 4,500 in Whatcom County — who benefit from a children’s literacy program, stand to ...

The state currently helps Imagination Library provide free books to 121,000 children under the age of five. But lawmakers cut ...

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 ...