State Budget includes funding for Heritage Center

The Heritage Center, a brand new facility on the Washington State Capital Campus which is slated to house the Washington State Library, the Washington State Archives, and exhibits from the State Capital Museum, has received funding from the Washington State Legislature in the 2007-2009 capital budget!  New developments are cropping up on a daily basis, so we thought we’d provide you with some of the important links to information about our new building:

• “Funding the Washington State Heritage Center” Senate Bill 5882 
  Read the text of bill, the House Bill Analysis, the House and Senate Final Bill Reports, and the Fiscal Notes.
• Proposed State Heritage Center
  From the Office of the Secretary of State Sam Reed 
• Executive Office Plaza/Heritage Center
  From the Washington State Department of General Administration

Public comment is especially welcomed by library staff, so if you have thoughts, comments, or wishes for our new building, please share them in this post’s comments section.  We would love to hear what you would like most for our new Heritage Center!

Watch this space for continued updates on the Heritage Center, as well as invitations to join us for official public comment during the construction phase.