Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

===Media===

Edmonds was served by one weekly newspaper, the ''Edmonds Tribune-Review'', for most of the 20th century. The newspaper was formed by the merger of two rival publications in 1910 and ran until 1982, when it was replaced by an Edmonds section in ''[[The Enterprise (Washington)|The Enterprise]]'', a regional newspaper based in Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 1982 |title=Publisher replaces Tribune-Review |page=F5 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=LeWarne |first=Charles P. |date=June 22, 2009 |title=Rival Edmonds newspapers merge on February 10, 1910. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/9064 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Today, Edmonds is served by ''[[The Everett Herald]]'' and ''[[The Seattle Times]]''.<ref>{{cite map |title=Western Washington Markets |date=November 9, 2014 |url=http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Since 1986, the ''[[Edmonds Beacon]]'' has published a free weekly newspaper alongside sister papers in [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]] and [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/page/about |publisher=Beacon Publications, Inc. |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Edmonds is also home to a local blog, MyEdmondsNews.com, that has covered city affairs since 2009 and is an affiliate of ''The Seattle Times''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kasunich |first=Caitlin |date=October 12, 2011 |title=My Edmonds News: A burgeoning news source and business in the Seattle suburbs |url=https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2011/10/my-edmonds-news.php |work=[[Columbia Journalism Review]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>

The Edmonds library was established in 1901 and moved into a permanent building funded by philanthropist [[Andrew Carnegie]] in 1911.<ref>{{harvp|Cloud|1953|p=28}}</ref> The [[Andrew Carnegie Library (Edmonds, Washington)|Carnegie Library]] served as a dual library and city hall until 1962, when a new [[civic center]] opened.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edmonds Community Library |url=https://www.sno-isle.org/assets/12682/12682_20160727114217.pdf |publisher=[[Sno-Isle Libraries]] |access-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018175139/https://www.sno-isle.org/assets/12682/12682_20160727114217.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 9, 1962 |title=Edmonds To Dedicate Civic Center |page=4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city government built a new library in 1982 that features {{convert|20,000|sqft|sqm}} of space and an outdoor plaza overlooking Puget Sound.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=October 13, 1982 |title=Library would dazzle Book & Thimble Club |page=D1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Service was initially contracted out to the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system until Edmonds was annexed outright in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=January 6, 2000 |title=Vote ends Edmonds' library contract |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 23, 2001 |title=Library Annexation Agreement |pages=1, 4 |publisher=Edmonds City Council |url=https://mrsc.org/getmedia/e08ce195-6159-40d0-bab6-58073a613cac/E3LibAnnexAgree.aspx |via=[[Municipal Research and Services Center]] |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> The Edmonds library was severely damaged by a burst pipe on June 24, 2022, and was closed indefinitely; the library's collection of books and other materials were mostly undamaged by the incident.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breda |first=Isabella |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Waterlogged library stays shuttered indefinitely in Edmonds |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/waterlogged-library-stays-shuttered-indefinitely-in-edmonds/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> A temporary location at an adjacent city building opened the following month with most services and limited materials while the original library was repaired and renovated.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haun |first=Riley |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Flooded with ideas: Edmonds Library gets a new lease on life |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/flooded-with-ideas-edmonds-library-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> The library reopened on January 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nash |first=Ashley |date=December 23, 2023 |title=After Edmonds Library flood, remodeled branch to reopen in January |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/after-edmonds-library-flood-remodeled-branch-to-reopen-in-january/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wakayama |first=Brady |date=January 13, 2024 |title=New chapter begins for Edmonds Library after flooding, full renovation |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edmonds-library-reopens-after-flooding/281-3111b14d-edcc-4bc5-aa6e-2844a890f62d |publisher=[[KING-TV|KING 5 News]] |accessdate=January 13, 2024}}</ref>