Editing Sequim, Washington (section)

===Library===

The city is part of the [[North Olympic Library System]] (NOLS), which serves Clallam County. Sequim had its own library that was established in the 1910s and moved into the Clyde Rhodefer Memorial Library in 1936. The new library, named for the first Clallam County casualty in [[World War I]], was opened in November 1936 and was constructed by the federal [[Public Works Administration]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mizar |first=Reneé |date=March 20, 2014 |title=Built with pride and purpose |url=https://www.sequimgazette.com/news/built-with-pride-and-purpose/ |work=Sequim Gazette |accessdate=April 29, 2025}}</ref> The Clallam County Rural Library District, the predecessor to NOLS, acquired the branch in 1947. It was replaced with a modern building near Sequim High School in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Sequim: For a Better Life — School, Library, Parks |url=https://www.sequimwa.gov/433/For-a-Better-Life----School-Library-Park |publisher=City of Sequim |accessdate=April 29, 2025}}</ref> The Sequim branch later became too small for the growing city and was proposed for replacement in a 2001 study; it was renovated in 2009 and a replacement was to be funded by a [[bond measure]] in 2018 that failed to pass with the required supermajority.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dashiell |first=Michael |date=April 29, 2024 |title=Sequim library breaks ground |url=https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/sequim-library-breaks-ground/ |work=Peninsula Daily News |accessdate=April 29, 2025}}</ref> The state government awarded a grant in 2020 for the replacement library project, which broke ground in 2024. It is scheduled to open in 2025 and cost $10.6{{nbsp}}million; funding from the state government was supplemented by private donations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dashiell |first=Michael |date=October 16, 2024 |title=NOLS unveils sneak peek of new Sequim Library |url=https://www.sequimgazette.com/news/nols-unveils-sneak-peek-of-new-sequim-library/ |work=Sequim Gazette |accessdate=April 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nash |first=Matthew |date=April 28, 2025 |title=Library expansion opening pushed to mid-summer |url=https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/library-expansion-opening-pushed-to-mid-summer/ |work=Peninsula Daily News |accessdate=April 29, 2025}}</ref>