I just wanted to send out a quick email and let you know that the Washington State Library will be closed to the public starting July 1, 2025. My position as the Genealogy Services and Newspaper Librarian has been eliminated. For more information, please see this press release and article:

Washington State Library’s Research Library, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library Closed to Public Due to Budget Shortfall

Washington State Library closing to the public, 12 jobs getting axed

Items will still be available through Interlibrary Loan (ILL), so if you need a newspaper on microfilm or a book from our Northwest Collection, please go to your local library and request the item through ILL.

The LibGuides will still be available.

Newspapers of Washington State

Genealogy at the Washington State Library

And be sure to check out the County Research LibGuides! I hope to have all of the counties completed before June 30^th.

Please stay tuned to the Washington State Library homepage for more information on available services at the library.

Dusty

Dusty Gorman (she/her)
Genealogy Services & Newspaper Collections Librarian
Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State

6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA  98501
O: 360-704-5268 | Dusty.Gorman@sos.wa.gov