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Seattle City Council Passes Option C Funding for The Seattle Public Library
Today, November 12, 2009, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to increase the General Subfund (GSF) support for library services by $860,000 in 2010. As described in the Seattle City Council’s… more →
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Seattle City Council Passes Option C Funding for The Seattle Public Library
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friendsofspl wrote 2 weeks ago: Today, November 12, 2009, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to increase the General Subfund … more →
Free Online Access to ConsumerReports.org Through the Library!
friendsofspl wrote 2 weeks ago: Before you make your next big (or little) purchase, why not check out the product reviews and rating … more →
Art, Family, Playgrounds and Greenlake Library
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friendsofspl wrote 3 weeks ago: “On a typical Sunday outing we’ll take our bikes and scooters down to the lake, have breakfast … more →
How the Mayoral and City Council Candidates Stack Up on Library Funding
friendsofspl wrote 3 weeks ago: For information on how the Seattle City Council candidates responded to our questions on Library bud … more →
Call to Action! Please email undecided Councilmembers now to save library hours
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friendsofspl wrote 3 weeks ago: Councilmembers Burgess, Harrell, and Licata are championing a restoration of 1.2 million dollars to … more →
Gates Foundation strengthens Library's Job Resource Center
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friendsofspl wrote 4 weeks ago: The Gates Foundation’s $50,000 grant to The Seattle Public Library, announced this week, will … more →
We urge you to restore current service hours
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friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: At tonite’s Budget Hearing, Friends of The Seattle Public Library board member, Tony Provine, … more →
"Think outside the box" to fund libraries
friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: Josephine waited 2 1/2 hours tonite for an opportunity to ask council to “think outside the bo … more →
Vice President of Friends of The Seattle Public Library presents 2000 petition signatures
friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: Johnson-Fong sorts the petitions Jennifer Johnson-Fong presented 2000 petition signatures gathered o … more →
Can't make Monday's public hearing? You can telephone in your support!
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friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: The last opportunity to publicly speak to elected officials in support of The Seattle Public Library … more →
Preliminary Results: 94% Say Libraries Are Important Neighborhood Assets
friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: This summer The Planning Commissioners Journal ran a feature titled ” Libraries at the Heart o … more →
A conversation with Secret Garden Bookshop owner, Christy McDanold
friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: “Welcome,” Christy McDanold said when we met at her business, Secret Garden Bookshop , t … more →
More Book Recommendations from the Friends' Board
friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: With the advent of the rainy season, what a comfort to think of curling up by the fireplace with a d … more →
Turnout weak at first Budget hearing
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friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: Friends of The Seattle Public Library board member Tony Provine gives a “thumbs up” to t … more →
Collections Funding "stable" in proposed 2010 Library budget
friendsofspl wrote 1 month ago: The recession has caused the proposed 2010 budget to be downsized. On 5 Oct, Friends of The Seattle … more →
Summer Reading Program a Smashing Success!
friendsofspl wrote 2 months ago: Well folks, the results are in, and all of you readers out there helped exceed every goal for The Se … more →
The 2009 Seattle Edible Book Festival: Reading Your Cake and Eating it Too?
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friendsofspl wrote 8 months ago: My friend Cindy is already thinking about her entry for this year’s Edible Book Festival, which will … more →
Fall Booksale 2008: Poetry & Fiction
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rivene wrote 1 year ago: What is the booksale? Glorious. This time around, I spoke with an interesting woman while waiting … more →
FriendShop is in peak season!
friendsofspl wrote 1 year ago: The FriendShop on Level 3 of The Seattle Public Library is bustling with customers and filled with n … more →
