King County faced a general fund shortfall of over $90 million last year.  Budget decisions for 2009 resulted in program cuts and “lifeboat” (six month) funding for many human service organizations, including legal aid programs.  The King County Law Library is part of the legal aid community.  This year the budget situation is similarly grim.  The County currently faces a deficit of over $56 million for 2010.  Again, human service and legal aid programs in King County are at great resk of reduced or eliminated funding.  This is from the Alliance for Equal Justice website.   For more information you can read about the affected programs.