• “We’re Making It Work”

    “We’re Making It Work”
    For the most part, both workers and librarians seem to be adapting, persevering, and reading on.by Charlie Lahud-ZahnerIt’s noon at the Fremont branch and an eager librarian in a blue Reading Rainbow shirt fast-walks to the front desk to tell her coworkers, “It’s 12! Libby is back,” she said, referring to an app that allows patrons to check out books despite The Seattle Public Library’s slew of down systems. 
    She and another librarian behind the desk pull out t
  • Slog AM: City Council Votes on Police Surveillance, Adrian Diaz Out ... Again, "Grim Conditions" at Youth Jail

    Slog AM: City Council Votes on Police Surveillance, Adrian Diaz Out ... Again, "Grim Conditions" at Youth Jail
    The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGooood morning. I know you all probably already know this, but yesterday was chilly. Today should be a little better with a high of 69. (Nice.)
    City council votes on expanding police surveillance: The Seattle City Council plans to vote today on expanding the Seattle Police Department's Automatic License Plate Reader tool to all 300 of its patrol vehicles. The technology allows SPD to essentially create a database of where everyone parks and d

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