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WSL Updates for February 2, 2017

Volume 13, February 2, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FYI – WSL NEWSLETTER 2) BACKPACKS AND GEOCACHES – FIRST TUESDAYS 3) FAME AND FORTUNE – TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 4) JUMPSTART USER EXPERIENCE (UX) 5) LYRASIS DIGITAL PRESERVATION CLASSES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FYI – WSL NEWSLETTER The second issue of For Your Information, the new… Read more

The new Washington State Library Newsletter has been published

Here's a "tickler" from our new newsletter. Intrigued? Click here to read the entire issue. Would you like to have the next issue show up in your inbox? You'll find a subscribe button in the upper left corner of the newsletter's page. Image A letter from our State Librarian, Cindy Aden Here at the Washington State… Read more

WTBBL director goes to Egypt

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WTBBL Director Danielle Miller. (Photo courtesy of WTBBL)

As director of the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library in Seattle, Danielle Miller has devoted many years to helping thousands of Washingtonians who are unable to read standard print. Miller… Read more

WSL Updates for January 26, 2017

Volume 13, January 26, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WRITING EFFECTIVE EMAIL 2) WE HAVE ZINE WINNERS! 3) SPARKING CHANGE AS COMMUNITY CATALYSTS 4) EDITORIAL CARTOON EXHIBITS 5) READING APPRENTICESHIP CONFERENCE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WRITING EFFECTIVE EMAIL The Washington State Library is offering a free, 3-hour, hands-on course… Read more

OSOS legislative package includes Presidential Primary date change, other election reforms

Image Secretary of State Kim Wyman is proposing a date change for Washington’s Presidential Primary, as well as other reforms of the state’s elections system as part of her package of requested bills to the Legislature this year. Wyman is asking… Read more

WSL Updates for January 19, 2017

Volume 13, January 19, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WSL SERVICE CHANGES 2) FREE COMPUTERS – MIA LAB GRANTS 3) PRESERVATION GRANTS FOR SMALLER INSTITUTIONS 4) RECORDINGS AT RISK GRANTS 5) BEYOND GOOGLE – FINDING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WSL SERVICE CHANGES With an eye toward re-emphasizing its strengths as a… Read more

“Who Are We?” contest winners announced

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Winning artwork by Emilie Haedt, an eighth-grader at Tacoma's Annie Wright School. (Image courtesy Legacy Washington)

Five Washington students have been named state champions in a writing, art and film contest sponsored by the Office of Secretary of State’s… Read more

From Legacy Washington: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Seattle visit

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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a speech during his only visit to Seattle. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives)

With the nation observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s worth recalling the time when the civil rights icon paid… Read more

Russian Interference with 2016 Elections

Image From the desk of Rand Simmons In the year 2017 "Fake News" is on everyone's lips and lately the news has been dominated by speculation that Russia intervened in the US election. As librarians we know to look for a reputable source and to verify information. Federal publications help keep the public informed. The Washington State Library is a federal depository library (Federal Depository Library Program, Government Publishing Office) and… Read more

WSL Updates for January 12, 2017

Volume 13, January 12, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LSTA ANNUAL REPORT 2) WRITING EFFECTIVE EMAIL 3) FREE COMPUTERS – MIA LAB GRANTS 4) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 5) IMLS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LSTA ANNUAL REPORT Each year the Washington State Library submits an annual report on the use of Library Services &… Read more

Wyman begins second term as Washington Secretary of State

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Secretary Wyman with former Secretaries of State Sam Reed (left) and Ralph Munro at her ceremonial swearing-in. (Photo courtesy of Laura Mott)

Kim Wyman began her second term as Washington’s 15th Secretary of State after being sworn into office before a joint legislative… Read more

SEA...HAWKS! Wyman joins fans at Capitol rally

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Secretary Wyman with former Seahawk Marcus Trufant in her office. (Photos courtesy of Benjamin Helle)

Not even freezing temps could keep hundreds of Seahawks fans from gathering on the north steps of the Capitol for a rally Friday… Read more

WSL Updates for January 5, 2017

Volume 13, January 5, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) JUMPSTART USER EXPERIENCE (UX) 2) HOW TO DO A TEDX PRESENTATION 3) MICROSOFT IMAGINE ACADEMY LAB GRANTS 4) 50 YEARS OF PNW HISTORY NOTES 5) ONLINE LIS DEGREE PROGRAM AT SFCC 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) JUMPSTART USER EXPERIENCE (UX) By designing your library with the user experience… Read more

Newly received federal publications, September -- December 2016

The following are publications received during September - December 2016. The purpose of this list is two-fold: one, to create an awareness of the breadth and depth of the Washington State Library's federal documents collection and two, to alert readers to specific titles available to them either online or in print (or other tangible mediums such as microfiche). The titles included in this document represent the many valuable publications produced by the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and… Read more

Holiday Tree has left the building

Image As Blood, Sweat & Tears sang many years ago, what goes up must come down. The 2016 Holiday Tree was removed by a Department of Enterprise Services crew Wednesday morning after standing tall in the Capitol Rotunda for a month. The Capitol is being prepared for the Inaugural Ball Jan. 11. Here… Read more

50 YEARS OF NORTHWEST HISTORY NEWS NOTES

[caption id="attachment_17239" align="alignright" width="300"] Image image courtesy of Pacific Northwest Quarterly[/caption] From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian Did you know that for the last 50 years, the Washington State Library has compiled a quarterly bibliography of recent Pacific Northwest history publications, including notable journal articles, for the journal… Read more

From the Archives: Nixon goes to 1960 Rose Bowl

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(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives)

As the University of Washington Huskies get ready for their much-anticipated semifinal battle with top-ranked Alabama Saturday at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, it's worth taking a peek into the… Read more

Digital Projects: Year in Review 2016

Image As 2016 comes to a close, we here at Washington Rural Heritage are at a crossroads. We’re steadily working with our grantees on this past year’s collections, and at the same time, we’re looking forward to the new projects that we will be helping with next year. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s take the time to stop and reflect on what… Read more

From the Digital Archives: 1959 Capitol Christmas tree

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(Courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives)

Now that Christmas is over, many families have removed their Christmas trees or will soon. In fact, the Holiday Tree in the Capitol Rotunda outside our office will be coming down in early January. In case… Read more

WSL Updates for December 22, 2016

Volume 12, December 22, 2016, for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) HOW TO DO A TEDX PRESENTATION 2) YOUTH PROGRAM AWARDS 3) GREAT STORIES CLUB GRANT 4) EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERSHIP TOOLKIT 5) SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM WSL VIA NORAD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) HOW TO DO A TEDX PRESENTATION The next First Tuesdays session, “How to Do a tedX Presentation,” will be presented by Ken Harvey… Read more