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Library Clippings for the week of August 28, 2015 (published September 11, 2015)
Library News
Tiny Olympic Library set for Seal Street Park (The Sequim Gazette, Sequim, 8/5/15)
Library bond failing second time (Valley News Herald, Spokane, 8/7/15)
Union Gap considers bringing back library (Yakima Herald-Republic, Yakima, 8/9/15)
Library makes borrowing easier with returns boxes and books by mail (Sentinel, Goldendale, 8/12/15)
Buildings
Library’s kids area closed starting today (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, 8/3/15)
Camano library opens (Stanwood/Camano News, Stanwood, 8/4/15)
Letters & Editorials
Library redesign emphasizes ‘spaces’ for different patrons
This letter from Eric Bosler, President of the Friends of the White Salmon Valley Community Library, discusses the new look the library will receive as early as October 2015. Increased emphasis will be placed on defining spaces for the variety of activities and patrons that utilize the facility. Extra attention is being paid to adding electrical and connectivity infrastructure which will allow for even better service to the library’s clients and those using the meeting facilities. (The Enterprise, White Salmon, 7/30/15)
Positive influence in this community (Stanwood/Camano News, Stanwood, 8/11/15)
People
Library district picks executive director (The Columbian, Vancouver, 8/18/15)
Programs & Displays
Breaking out of the ordinary
A team of Spokane County Library District librarians are working hard to dispel the myth that libraries are only for children. SCLD’s adult programs try to draw on the expertise of local experts and tend to center on issues and themes relevant to the Spokane area or Washington community. (The Current, Liberty Lake, 8/--/15)
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[This summary of library news represents a selection of current newspaper clippings about Washington libraries received from Washington newspapers. The summary is created by Marilyn Lindholm of the Washington State Library, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. For further information about this summary or the clippings listed, contact Shirley Lewis at 360-570-5567 or [email protected].]
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