KCLL Klues: Washington State Legal Research

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.

The September 2009 edition of KCLL E-News went out this morning.  In this issue, we talk about the subscriber proration period that began September 1, the Library In-Service day planned for October 5 and much more!

The Washington State Library has created a new “Hard Times
Resource Guide.” This thorough guide contains detailed resources and methods to help in this tough economy. They have covered subjects from health and nutrition to finances, family and parenting, job-seeking, housing and homelessness, and more. Check out the new site.

And don’t forget to listen to KCLL’s podcast on debt collection, too.