Robert B. Spitzer

Garvey Schubert Barer today announced that Robert B. Spitzer, an owner in the firm’s Seattle office, has been named President of the King County Library System (KLCS) Board of Trustees.

The library system was formed in 1942 to provide library services to rural areas with little to no access to city libraries. Today, KCLS serves residents of King County, Washington through 48 branches and is the second busiest library system in the United States, with circulation of 20.89 million items in 2014.  The system has more digital downloads than any other library system in North America.  In 2011, KCLS was named national Library System of the year by the Library Journal.

“Our libraries are treasured community resources, giving the people of King County access to a world of ideas and information,” said Spitzer. “KCLS provides great traditional library services and I’m especially proud of the innovative mobile services targeted at populations which have not patronized libraries in the past, developing young minds and providing language resources for our immigrant populations.  It’s an honor to work with KCLS.”

Spitzer is an experienced real estate, finance, and business problem solver. He has practiced in these areas for more than 30 years, has also personally developed real estate properties, overseen manufacturing and real estate lending businesses and bought and sold a number of enterprises.  He is also a contributing author on Northwest Land Law Forum blog (northwestlandlawforum.com) and on Family Business Bulletin (familybusinessbulletin.com).