Library Clippings for the week of December 24, 2015

Library News

Local libraries feel crunch of lower property values (The Sequim Gazette, Sequim, 11/25/15)

Local residents become naturalized citizens
Twenty-nine people from 17 nations became U.S. citizens recently in a special naturalization ceremony at the Renton Library. Gary Wasdin, King County Library System director, was the keynote speaker. (Tukwila Reporter, Kent, 12/–/15)

Sedro-Woolley votes to continue moratorium (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, 12/11/15)

Letters & Editorials

Library vital during outage (Spokesman Review, Spokane, 11/28/15)

Programs & Displays

Sno-Isle Libraries offer health insurance assistance
People wishing to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will find assistance through January at the Lynnwood library. Assistance is available from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. every Monday through January 25. The service is provided by WithinReach, a community organization connecting families to healthy resources in King and Snohomish counties. (The Edmonds Beacon, Mukilteo, 11/24/15)

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[This summary of library news represents a selection of current newspaper clippings about Washington libraries received from Washington newspapers. The summary is created by Marilyn Lindholm of the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. For further information about this summary or the clippings listed, contact Shirley Lewis at 360-570-5567 or [email protected].]