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Someon writes \"The Seattle Times has a story

about the Governor\'s plan to close and disband the Washington State Library because of budget problems. It seems that the library has many fewer visitors than the local public library. The library was moved from its building on the Capitol grounds so that its building could be used to house legislators... \"

Here\'s Another that says In saving $9 million in library operating costs, local and county libraries lose $3 million in federal grants and will individually have to replace other services costing more than $8.3 million. Add the capital cost of replacing the State Library by a subsequent administration and the proposal adds up to bad arithmetic.