Washington State Library | |
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46°59′10″N 122°54′24″W / 46.98611°N 122.90667°W | |
Location | Tumwater, Washington, US |
Type | State library |
Established | 1853 |
Collection | |
Size | 2.25 million items |
Other information | |
Director | Sara Jones |
Website | sos |
The Washington State Library is a government agency that operates public libraries in Washington state's prisons and mental hospitals, and maintains collections related to the state government. Based in Tumwater, it is a service of the Washington Secretary of State and was founded in 1853 as the Washington Territorial Library.[1][2] The library has a collection of 2.25 million physical items and other online resources available to residents of the state.[2]