These media mentions are compiled by Brian Zylstra, Deputy Communications Director for the Office of the Secretary of State, and passed along to us.

The following links cover Media Clips provided April 15, 2009 – April 24, 2009.

Library faces cuts in wake of vote (Aberdeen Daily World)

Hard Times? Look to Your Library … Especially Now (PR Newswire)

Visit and use your local library… (Whidbey Daily)

This is National Library Week (La Conner Regional Library blog)

Letters About Literature champions honored at Capitol (Islands’ Weekly, April 12)

Last-minute taxpayers hit Bellingham library for help; deadline is today (Bellingham Herald)

A timely boost for libraries (Longview Daily News editorial)

Meet local wordsmiths who pen stories you adore at book fair (Olympian)

The Friends of the Seattle Public Library Spring Book Sale is April 18 and 19 (Seattle Times)

Cuts in library hours shouldn’t be a mystery (Seattle Times)

Another delay for new University Place library (News Tribune)

Washington libraries detail funding woes (Puget Sound Business Journal, April 20)

Spokane Public Library expecting 2010 cuts (KHQ-TV, April 20)

Library leaders defend plan to vote on tax increase (Guest editorial/Bellingham Herald)

Washington Makes School Library History (School Library Journal)

Cemetery podcast big hit, state notices (Snohomish County News)

Gates Foundation pledges $57M to overseas libraries (AP/Seattle Times)

25 libraries to cut back hours (Olympian)

State’s online repository features Kendrick, other digital collections (Ritzville Journal, April 23)

Village Books co-owner to speak at Friends of the Bellingham Public Library meeting (Bellingham Herald)

For more library news, check out our other postings under Library News and WA Clippings.

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