Washington libraries concerned over Trump’s executive order

The executive order will eliminate the federal agency that supports libraries and museums across the United States.

SEATTLE — Many library workers throughout the state are worried their library could be facing some major cuts. President Donald Trump issued an executive order that will eliminate the only federal agency that funds libraries and museums nationwide.

“When I was a kid, this library was the way that I read,” Shannon Curry said. “It’s terrifying. I’ve worked here for 12 years. I really love working here.” 

Visitors and staff like Curry at the “Washington Talking Book and Braille Library” in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood are reading between the lines. An executive order

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