Opened: June 25, 2008
Overview
- Design-build construction
- Designed by Miller-Hull Partnership
- 6,000 square feet
Special Collections & Equipment
Pacific Northwest Native American Collection
Collection includes books, DVDs, video, maps, and archival information on:
- Pacific Northwest American History from perspectives of local Tribes, popular culture, and government
- Religious and cultural customs and norms
- Mythology
- Crafts and cooking
- Whulshootseed Language
Materials are shelved in open stacks, which you are free to browse.
Archival information is available for in-library use only. Upon request, materials may be sent to your local KCLS library for viewing.
History
- 1968: Tribal Chair Florence Starr Wynn and KCLS staff member Betty Jo Van Hoose open first Muckleshoot Library at the Tribal Community Center
- 1969: Library is destroyed in fire; Bookmobile service begins
- 1975: 1,600-square-foot library opens in the Muckleshoot Tribal Center
- 2008: Opening of new, 6,000-square-foot library on Auburn Enumclaw Road SE
Friends of the Muckleshoot Library
- Dues: $5
- Book Sales: Ongoing sale in library
- Meetings: Quarterly
