From Our Corner

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) Braille Team Receives Award

[caption id="attachment_5634" align="alignright" width="150" caption="WCCW Library"] Image [/caption] It is not everyday that inmates are recognized for the work they do for the community. Inmates are serving time for a crime they have committed against society.… Read more

From Your Corner of Washington: Narada Falls

Image Many visitors to Mount Rainier National Park who travel from Longmire to Paradise don’t bother to stop for a moment to see Narada Falls. Too bad for them. This scenic waterfall is where the… Read more

The Good Times, The Bad Times, and the Grape Thief.

Image Grape Thief. By Kristine L. Franklin. Candlewick Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003. 290 p. Recommendation submitted by: Will Stuivenga,… Read more

From Your Corner of...Mongolia?!

Image Patrick McDonald, who is the Assistant to Secretary of State Sam Reed and an Army reserve First Sergeant, is currently in Mongolia as part of his military service. He is spending his yearly Annual Training taking part in the Khan Quest II… Read more

8/8 last chance to register to vote in Primary

Image This year’s Primary Election is August 16. If you’re not already registered to vote in Washington and want to vote in the Primary, you need to act soon. This Monday is the deadline to register in person at your county elections department. Go… Read more

A Cougar among Huskies

Image Secretary Reed took part in a video shoot Friday morning with a group of Husky students on the UW campus in Seattle. The video will encourage college students throughout the state to register and vote in this November’s General Election… Read more

Clippings for the week of July 29, 2011

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News Two Waitsburg-area residents have thrown their hat in the ring for the city’s library manager’s position. The applicants for the job vacated by Su Alexander last month are Heather Hay-Baker and Rosie Warehime. The Board of the… Read more

Spotlight Charities and Motorcycles!

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Photo Courtesy of FTE Magazine, Thurston County Steering Committee

The people of Washington State have a reputation for being friendly, hospitable, and generous, so it is no surprise that our state is a… Read more

D.B. Cooper Revelations

Image From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Reports that the FBI is investigating a "creditable" D.B. Cooper lead have the news outlets and blogosphere buzzing. Here's just one such story from the… Read more

One hundred years later ...

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Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander shares a laugh during Wednesday's kickoff event. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives)

We're having a big celebration on… Read more

WSL Updates for August 4, 2011

Volume 7, August 4, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) NEW LEGACY PROJECT FEATURE "MAKES HISTORY"

2) LAST CHANCE TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE

3) CONNECT THE DOTS PRESENTATIONS ONLINE

4) DIGITAL PRESERVATION - WHAT'S NOW, WHAT'S NEXT?

5) DOES YOUR LIBRARY USE TWITTER OR FACEBOOK?

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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WSR Reads Cannery Row

Image Yesterday at the Washington State Reformatory, Library Associate Anna Nash held the first session of the first Institutional Library Services “community reads” program. A small but enthusiastic group of inmates discussed the book… Read more

Olympia celebrates Capitol Group design centennial

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Wilder and White watercolor, 1912

Secretary Reed and other Olympia notables and townspeople are celebrating the centennial of Wilder & White winning the nationwide design… Read more

Bringing broadband to a rural library

Image One of the unsung services provided by our Washington State Library is its assistance to local libraries, especially in rural communities. The most recent example is the new high-speed broadband Internet connection at… Read more

Great Scot!

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Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives

Thousands attended the Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games July 30-31 in Enumclaw. The annual Scottish festival features colorful pipe bands, Highland dancers and… Read more

Three initiatives make the ballot

Image To nobody’s surprise, all three initiatives submitted to our Elections Division in July have qualified for… Read more

New Legacy Project feature “makes history”

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From Your Corner of Washington: Riverfront Park Spokane,WA

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Photo courtesy of Ken Camp

Here’s a gorgeous photo taken at sunset on a recent vacation in Riverfront Park, at the site of the U.S. Pavilion in Expo '74. Expo '74 was an environmentally themed world's fair in Spokane, WA that ran from… Read more

Celebrating Our Volunteers

Image Yesterday Olympia area volunteers and agency staff met in Sam Reeds office. It was our annual event to pay homage to our agency volunteers. The State Library (WSL) has about 13 volunteers who work at the Main Library in Tumwater. We have around 400… Read more

WA 2011 primary election is underway!

Image Washington's 2011 primary is underway, with county election officials mailing ballots to more than three-fourths of the state's registered voters. It's the first election since lawmakers… Read more