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The author features Seattle Public Library in Washington and discusses how can a library serves as an inspiration to its users. He states that the main element is the relationship it establishes with the people that are served. He cites the completion of the library's 10-year "Libraries for All" initiative in 2008, which led to the creation of a number of new branches and enhancements to other library buildings.

The article reports on the decision of the board of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District in Washington to require filters on all library computers. The rule also prohibits any patron, regardless of age, from viewing pornography online, library officials announced in a press release on February 14, 2006.

Offers news briefs pertaining to libraries. Demand for Internet access in San Francisco Public Library in California; Prank at the Central Washington University library in Ellensburg; Design of a bed featured in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog that has space for a collection of books.

Reports on the closing of the King County Transportation and Natural Resources Library in Seattle, Washington, due to a loss of state revenues. Cost effectiveness of shutting down the library; Extent of the library's holdings; Estimated annual usage of the library.