The federal funding cut represented about one-third of the state library’s annual budget of $12 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 Braille Library (WTBBL) in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood are feeling things out as a new chapter begins.
“That’s definitely something I’m afraid of,” Shannon Curry said. “I love my job. I’ve worked here for 12 years, and it’s been kind of my life.”
Curry considers working at WTBBL as a dream job, especially for a bookworm like herself who’s blind.
“It’s
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