As Black women face unemployment challenges, a roundtable of policymakers searches for solutions

Policymakers, organizers and business owners have gathered to tackle how to address rising unemployment among Black women.
The Daily of the University of Washington

Seattle on Hold: Exploring the Northeast library

The Northeast Branch is accessible from campus in about 20 minutes via the 65 bus. It’s often busy, but you can still usually ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Thanks, Black Friends of the Yesler Library: 50 years ago, the Central District’s Douglass-Truth Library got its fitting new name

Fifty years ago, the Central District book lovers and neighbors made a decision that would forever change the identity of their local library. They voted to shed the name of a city pioneer in ...
Seattle Times

Bellevue Library offers more than just books — it’s a true community resource

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, libraries have been repositories of knowledge and innovation. Walking through the entryway of Bellevue Library, one can sense the spirit of learning and discovery that defined ...
The New York Times

Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable. “A library is in a lot of ways ...
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Fart Noises in Public… Library Edition

We took a fart machine into a silent library… and the results were as awkward as you’d expect. From confused looks to stifled laughs, this prank proves silence isn’t always golden. Just a bit of fun — ...
Lansing State Journal

'Wonderful ride.' Lansing schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner thanks Lansing community

Lansing School District Superintendent Ben Shuldiner has been chosen to lead Seattle Public Schools. During his nearly five years in Lansing, the district's four-year graduation rate increased by 26 ...
komonews

Seattleites mixed on how Bruce Harrell's term fixed public safety issues

SEATTLE — Across different neighborhoods in Seattle, people have mixed feelings about how Bruce Harrell handled his term as mayor in addressing the city's most pressing public safety issues. With ...
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Richmond Public Library to host Summer Reading Finale

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — To celebrate the end of Richmond Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, a festivity-filled Finale event will be hosted in early August. Richmond Public Library’s Summer ...
Communications of the ACM

The TRIPS Project

This article provides a retrospective on one such case: the TRIPS project at the University of Texas at Austin. This project started with early funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of ...
komonews

Long list of Link light rail closures on the way as holidays approach

SEATTLE — A shutdown this weekend on Sound Transit’s Link light rail 1 Line is a preview of many more closures to come. The agency says the occasional shutdowns will be for maintenance, repairs, and ...