Library

The San Juan Island Library announced Bethery von Dassow as the new adult programming coordinator. She was selected from among local and regional candidates who applied for the position during a search. She is responsible for scheduling programs for adults in the library, as well as helping on the information desk.

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Library

Whether you are a job seeker looking for resources to land a new job, a parent looking for free activities for children or a student searching for your next favorite book, you belong at your library.

Today’s libraries help level the playing field by making both print and digital information affordable, available and accessible to all people.

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Library

San Juan Island Library's 2012-2017 Long Range Strategic Plan, a blueprint for guiding the Library’s direction and operation over the next five years, is complete.  The Plan, eight months in development, is the product of hundreds of hours of discussion involving members of the San Juan Island community, the Library staff, and the Board of Trustees. It will be available in brochure form at the Library’s checkout desk and on the Library's website beginning Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

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Sets aside funds for future needs

San Juan Island Library Board is asking for a 12-cent levy lid lift. If approved the tax rate collected for the library district would increase from $.27 to $.39 per thousand of assessed value. An owner of a $400,000 home would pay $156 per year in library district taxes instead of $108 - an increase of $48.

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