“Connecting to our Communities” is the theme of the Library’s 2008 Annual Report. Highlights of the year profiled in the report include our new blog called KCLL Klues. The report also highlights the increasing use of our virtual services through our website, online chat, and questions submitted via e-mail.
The official channel for the US government on YouTube is yet another way to keep an electronic finger on the pulse of the Federal government. While it isn’t one of the busier channels on YouTube, it is still a good place to check for multimedia info from the White House and a variety of federal agencies.
The King County Superior Court Clerk’s Office recently announced that the court has adopted LR 18 Jury Assignment Area on an emergency basis. The court is accepting comments through June 9, 2009. The court’s official comment reads as follows:
“This rule implements RCW 2.36.055, which allows the jury source list in King County to be divided into jury assignment areas that consist of registered voters and licensed drivers and identicard holders residing in each jury assignment area. The purpose of the statute and this rule is to lessen the burdens borne by jurors in traveling long distances to attend court proceedings by narrowing the geographic area from which jurors are drawn while maintaining a random and proportionate jury pool.”
In February 2008, King County launched the Equity & Social Justice Initiative with the ultimate goal of making all communities within the County “communities of opportunity”. Since then, hundreds of employees have been involved in projects to identify and address inequalities in County services.
For more information about the PBS series King County has used as training material, see Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?