Date: October 9th 2009

King County Law Library E-News
October 2009 - Special Edition

Law Library in Jeopardy of Closing

The King County Council is in the middle of deciding how the General Fund will be spent in 2010. The King County Executive's Proposed Budget does not include funding for the Kent branch of the library located at the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC). The law library plays a vital part in the County's delivery of justice services to south King County residents. So far this year at the MRJC law library, over 66% of the daily interactions involve assistance to members of the general public. The law library's staff and resources support the public's need for legal information on a variety of topics, ranging from family law, foreclosures, credit card issues, landlord and tenant, traffic infractions, employment, immigration, small business concerns, and criminal law. The library supports e-filing for attorneys who need to comply with the court's mandatory e-filing rules. We also provide research materials for borrowing which can be very expensive for individuals to purchase. For more information, check out our website at www.kcll.org.

Read this Seattle PI article published Thursday, October 8th concerning KCLL.