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  • The boundaries of free speech are tested, Tacoma, 1916
    From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: I stumbled across a legal case in Washington State history that deserves to be revisited. The following news nugget was found... MORE »
  • Bonanzas & Borrascas
    Bonanzas & Borrascas is a well written two-volume set on mining and mineral investing in the West. The first book is “Gold Lust and Silver Sharks, 1848-1884”, the second book is “Copper Kings and Stock Frenzies, 1885-1918”.
  • Living in a Virtual World
    Time-traveling back to 1995…. My introduction to the virtual classroom was almost 2 decades ago! One of my undergraduate professors decided that he would have us meet virtually for a class session. In 1995, internet was still... MORE »
  • Spooky Spokane Falls Enjoys the Luxury of a Haunted House
    From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Three mysteries emerge from an episode back when Spokane was known as Spokane Falls, one of them concerns a ghost, another is... MORE »
  • Online learning helps library staff across the state keep skills sharp
    Written by guest blogger, Adrienne Doman Calkins, CE/Training Intern, Washington State Library, Library Development Library staff have questions too. Lots of them. Like: How can I best implement eReader training at my library? What... MORE »

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