From Our Corner
Secretary of State Elect Kim Wyman Names Simmons State Librarian
Image Rand Simmons Kim Wyman, who will be sworn in as Washington’s 15th Secretary of State, announced her choices for her executive team Friday December 7. In making her appointments, Wyman consulted with outgoing Secretary of State… Read more
Clippings for the week of November 30, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News Each week, Steve Willis, of the Washington State Library, randomly grabs a microfilm reel from the State Library’s large collection of Washington newspapers and comes up with interesting or odd stories. Here’s one… Read more
December Library jewel #1: Territory Volunteer papers
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(Image courtesy of Washington State Library)
Many of the collections or documents featured in our “Library jewels” blog series go deep into Washington history. Our first jewel for December goes back… Read moreWSL Updates for December 6, 2012
Volume 8, December 6, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP 2) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2013 DEADLINE APPROACHING 3) GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM 4) AWARDS FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS 5) GRANTS FOR AMERICA’S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FREE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP Curious about your… Read more
Reed honors companies that give back
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Secretary Reed presents TreeTop President and CEO Tom Stokes with his company's Corporations for Communities award.
There are many companies in Washington that make it a priority to give back… Read moreWhen liquor Prohibition ended
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Members of the state Liquor Control Board and Gov. Martin in 1934. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives)
Dec. 5 might not be a red-letter day for most of us, but it's significant for U.S… Read moreInitiative signature requirement re-set
Image The task of qualifying an initiative or referendum for the Washington ballot just got a little harder. The state Constitution pegs the number of… Read more
Holiday Tree is up, lighting event Friday
Image For those of you looking forward to seeing the state Holiday Tree in the Legislative Building rotunda, your wait is over. The big… Read more
December 2012 WSL Training News
Image Discover free and inexpensive trainings available online and around the state; compiled by Jennifer Fenton, CE/Training Coordinator, Washington State Library
Featured Free Trainings:
Registration… Read moreClippings for the week of November 23, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Editor’s Note: In last week’s Clippings, the Stevenson library was inaccurately said to be part of the Libraries of Stevens County. It is actually a part of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. [The Stevenson Community Library, a part… Read more
Talking poetry at the Capitol
Image If you are a big fan of the State Library and poetry reading You should have been at the Capitol for a special meeting For two talented poets were there talking verses and rhymes And,… Read more
An Unusual Town Produces an Unusual Egg
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: This item was found in… Read more
Giving wisely.....
Secretary of State Sam Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna are teaming up to urge Washingtonians to make wise choices with their holiday gifts to charity and avoid greedy fundraising groups.
Reed and McKenna joined forces at the Senior… Read moreWSL Updates for November 29, 2012
Volume 8, November 29, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS 2) WANTED – BRANCH LIBRARIAN 3) PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED ON EARLY LEARNING 4) PLA SEEKING FEEDBACK ON DIGITAL LEARNING CENTER 5) FREE WORKSHOP – FUNDING PRESERVATION PROJECTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS –… Read more
Recent Poetry from Washington State's Poet Laureate!
Image Plume: Poems. By Kathleen Flenniken. Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2012. 70 p. Recommendation by: Rand Simmons, Acting Washington State… Read more
Native American Bounty
Image Not long ago when I visited Judith Moses, the tribal librarian for the Colville Confederated tribes, she shared with me, a great way that she had come up with to promote foods which were the staples of the tribes before the white man arrived. Judith produces a calendar which contains pictures of the food and recipes as to how to prepare them. This calendar wasn't cheap to produce so Judith reached out to the WSU extension service. They were… Read morePoetry event on tap Thursday night at Capitol
Image If you like poetry or just need an excuse to visit the State Capitol, this Thursday is your night. The State Library is sponsoring a Poet Meets Poet event featuring… Read more
Amazing Map Collection Discovered
Image Librarians love stories like this. A real estate agent is engaged to clear the junk out of an old house so that it can be sold. What does he find? Thousands upon thousands and more thousands of maps. Maps stashed EVERYWHERE in the house, "stuffed in file cabinets,… Read more
State Library to host Poet Meets Poet event Nov. 29
Image Kathleen Flenniken Join Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken, and West Region National Student Poet Miles Hewitt, as they share their talents in an evening of conversation and poetry sponsored by the Washington State… Read more
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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