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The new La Conner Swinomish Library is where one can find the latest word on almost any subject.

And not just between the covers of books.

A large turnout Thursday evening, for instance, spoke volumes about the unyielding commitment made by two civic leaders to secure funding for the construction of and multi-media operations now provided at the 5,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility at Sixth and Morris streets.

Susan Macek, executive director of the La Conner Library Foundation for a decade and Jim Airy, recently the library foundation president, were feted at a retirement celebrat...