Secretary Wyman (center) takes part at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Chinese braille exhibit at WTBBL this week. The ribbon cutting ceremony was led by Guo Weimin (right), deputy minister of State Council Information Office, People’s Republic of… 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 September 11, 2015 (published September 18, 2015) Library News… Read more
If you’re from Tenino or have ties to it, the September Archives Treasures online poll is for you. We have not one but two (!) Treasures related to the southern Thurston County town this month. Your three choices are the Tenino Oregon Trail marker, Tenino’s wooden money during the Great Depression and documents related to the old Kingdome. The online poll closes Tuesday at 5 p.m., so make sure to vote!… Read more
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It kinda looked like a giant gray mushroom just south of downtown Seattle. It was a less-than-perfect place to watch baseball on a warm summer night (who wants to be indoors watching baseball… Read moreVolume 11, September 17, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CONTEST OPEN 2) TRUSTEE TRAINING INFO REQUEST 3) TECHNOLOGY VACANCY ON LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 4) LEADING FROM ANY POSITION: CREATING LEARNING LIBRARIES IN 5 EASY LESSONS 5) MRSC SEPTEMBER WEBINAR 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE… Read more
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To help mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Washington students in… Read more(Image courtesy of Washington State Archives)
We’re giving little old Tenino the spotlight not once but twice this month as focal point of our second Archives Treasure for September. It's some cool history… Read more(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives)
Anyone who took U.S. history knows about the Oregon Trail and its pivotal role in… 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 August 28, 2015 (published September 11, 2015) Library News Tiny Olympic Library set for Seal Street Park (The Sequim Gazette, Sequim, 8/5/15)… Read more
Volume 11, September 10, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 2014 WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE 2) IT VACANCY ON LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 3) LEADING FROM ANY POSITION: CREATING LEARNING LIBRARIES IN 5 EASY LESSONS 4) PNC ANNUAL MEETING 5) YALSA YOUNG ADULT SERVICES SYMPOSIUM 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 2014… Read more
[caption id="attachment_15273" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image Wanda Alderman (right), standing with Whitman County Library's Patti Cammack.[/caption] From the desk of Evan Robb Wanda Alderman, Friend… Read more
Image The state Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that Initiative 1366 can remain on this fall’s statewide ballot. The… Read more
Early last week we received the ne Image ws that on August 3, 2015 the Pritchard Building, on Olympia’s Capitol campus (formerly the Washington State Library) had been named to the National Register of Historic Places. This followed the already exciting designation on July 20th to the list of… 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 August 21, 2015 (published September 4, 2015) Washington State Library News Our budget successes are a big win for Washington In this article written by Kim Wyman, Secretary of State, she comments that during the… Read more
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This summer’s wildfire season is the worst in Washington state history, with nearly 1 million acres burned, hundreds of homes and other buildings destroyed, and three firefighters… Read more
