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material and books in any of the current Sno-Isle libraries. There is not currently a functional <br />organization in the County that would be able to accept and make accessible the Northwest <br />Room’s collections should they need to be deaccessioned, so those materials would be lost to <br />the County, either broken up into various smaller collections, or sent to Bellingham for the <br />State Archives. All local history organizations in the county, as well as Sno-Isle itself, <br />regularly use the Northwest Room collections and its staff to support their own research and <br />reference needs. <br />Sno-Isle’s union is new and still under development <br />The AFSCME Union at Sno-Isle has a lot of work to do to get its brand new local up and <br />running. There is no contract, and the lack of union experience in their HR department and <br />management are making this a challenging time. Adding new and possibly stressed and <br />confused employees to the mix at this time does not feel like a great idea for either the Everett <br />Public Library employees, or those at Sno-Isle. <br />Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. If it is decided that continued exploration of the <br />annexation is warranted, please keep the above concerns in mind. One library system is not just like <br />another. EPL is a truly original library with Everett-specific offerings, and its incorporation into a <br />large, uniform regional system will change it forever. <br />Elizabeth Koenig <br />3516 Norton Ave. <br />Everett, WA