Consider adding federal publications to your reading pallet. According to GPO Book Talk here are the most popular topics of people seeking to purchase GPO publications.
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May we help you find a state or federal publication?Contact Us by phone, email, chat or visit us. Details at http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx … Read more
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library Clippings for the week of December 31, 2015 Library News Land bought for new library (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, 11/… Read more
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: When the following Walla Walla story appeared in the Washington Statesman August 23, 1862, the town was newly incorporated and, with a population inching toward 1000, the largest city in Washington Territory. If there was… Read more
Volume 11, December 31, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GAINING STEAM WITH LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3® 2) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 3) WORKSOURCEWA.COM IS COMING 4) APPROPRIATION BILL SIGNED INTO LAW 5) FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES 6) 2016 WALE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE POSITIONS AVAILABLE 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GAINING STEAM WITH LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3… Read more
Several boxes of signature petition sheets that I-735 sponsors delivered Wednesday afternoon.
Sponsors of two initiatives to the 2016 Legislature delivered signatures to the state… Read moreThe semifinal to determine the second entry in the championship game of our Library Jewels tourney turned into a close battle. By the time voting ended, the… Read more
One spot in the final of our Library Jewels tourney has been decided, and the battle for the second finalist is about to start. The other semifinal matches the J.W. Thompson photo collection of Washington against the Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria. The winner will meet a rare, nearly 500-year-old… Read more
After starting with 16 entries, after completing eight first-round and four quarterfinal "games," the Library Jewels tourney has reached the long-awaited semifinals. Last week’s quarterfinals featured three blowouts and one close matchup: The nearly 500-year-old rare atlas crushed the 1910 photo album of northwestern Washington 69 percent to 31 percent. The 1874 book on marine mammals of the Northwest coast edged the Washington territorial… Read more
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library Clippings for the week of December 24, 2015 Library News Local libraries feel crunch of lower property values (The Sequim Gazette, Sequim, 11/25/15) Local residents become… Read more
Our fourth and final quarterfinal of the Library Jewels tourney is here: a collection of photos by Asahel Curtis and others going up against a Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria. The winner will advance to the tourney semis next week. You can vote for your favorite just by using the online poll below. The poll closes Thursday at 9 a.m., so don’t forget to vote!… Read more
WSL UPDATES SPECIAL EDITION FOR DECEMBER 22, 2015 Note: the next regular edition of WSL Updates will be published December 31, 2015. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW PROQUEST NEWSPAPER CONTENT… Read more
It’s time for the third quarterfinal of our Library Jewels tourney. This one matches up a 1784 chart of the Northwest coast against J.W. Thompson’s photo collection of Washington. You have until Wednesday at 9 a.m. to vote for your favorite. Just use the online poll below.… Read more
[caption id="attachment_15836" align="alignleft" width="499"] Image This word cloud illustrates the most popular topics among those purchasing publications from the GPO Bookstore. What are you planning to read this year? Remember many of the books for sale may be borrowed without charge from Washington State Library and other Washington and Alaska federal depository libraries.[/caption] Celebration of the new year is the perfect occasion to… Read more
We’re moving now to the second quarterfinal of our Library Jewels tourney. This QF matchup pits an 1874 book on the Northwest coast’s marine mammals against the collection of Washington territorial censuses. You can vote for your fave by using the online poll below. The poll closes Tuesday at 9 a.m., so remember to vote!… Read more
Now it gets interesting. After devoting nearly two weeks to just the first round, the Library Jewels tourney shifts to the quarterfinals. Our first QF matchup features a nearly-500-year-old rare atlas against a 1910 photo album of northwestern Washington. You have until 9 a.m. on Monday to vote on your favorite. Just use the online poll below.… Read more
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library Clippings for the week of December 18, 2015 Library News Library holds 50th birthday party The Connell Branch of the Mid-Columbia Library System put on a birthday party to honor their 50 years of service to the community on Thursday,… Read more
