Save the Washington State Library

Dear Friends, The Senate announced their budget last night. It is much more friendly to the Heritage Center and the Washington State Library than the House budget (note: an amendment that passed in House Ways and Means removed the State Library and Legacy Project from a proposed heritage, arts and cul... See More

House Ways & Means Chairman Ross Hunter yesterday released the House Operating Budget. This budget did three things: 1. The State Library remains under the Secretary of State, but is cut 22%. 2. The Legacy Oral History Project remains under the Secretary of State, but is cut almost twice as muc... See More

Note: HB 2033 will be heard before the State Government and Tribal Affairs committee, Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 8 a.m. John O'Brien building House Hearing Room E. Please attend and sign in as opposed to the bill. Also, tell your representatives that the Washington State Library and the Legacy Proje... See More

SB 5768 places Washington State Library, Washington State Archives, Legacy Project, and Heritage Center fund in a Department of Heritage, Arts and Culture. Secretary of State's Office opposes the bill. http://crosscut.com/2011/02/14/mossback/20629/An-arts-and-heritage-super-agency-/

Secretary of State/Governor are asking legislature to suspend 2012 Presidential Primary. This $10M saving could shield the office of the Secretary of State including the Washington State Library from further cuts for the next biennium (2011 - 2013) that begins July 1, 2011. See blog entry: http://blog... See More