Secretary Wyman at the CFD Leadership Breakfast with CFD staffers (from left) Dawn Sanquist, Philip Kerrigan and Stephanie Horn. (Photo courtesy of Heather Lucas)
Secretary of State Kim Wyman was on hand as the… Read moreVolume 10, May 22, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – MAKE YOUR WEEDING EASIER 2) CE GRANTS FOR STARTING STRONG 3) WALE 2014 SESSION PROPOSALS 4) 2014 SUMMER READING LISTS AVAILABLE 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – MAKE YOUR WEEDING EASIER Weeding – whether it’s in your garden or in your library, it’s a chore.… Read more
Volume 10, May 22, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – MAKE YOUR WEEDING EASIER 2) CE GRANTS FOR STARTING STRONG 3) WALE 2014 SESSION PROPOSALS 4) 2014 SUMMER READING LISTS AVAILABLE 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – MAKE YOUR WEEDING EASIER Weeding – whether it’s in your garden or in your library, it’s a chore.… Read more
WSL UPDATES SPECIAL EDITION FOR MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 Note: The next regular edition of WSL Updates will appear on Thursday, May 22, 2014. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LSTA GRANTS MANAGER OPENING The Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library, is currently recruiting for an LSTA Grants Manager within its Library Development program. This position is primarily responsible for grant program… Read more
Gov. Inslee (left) and Secretary of State Wyman (right) with members of the Department of Transportation's GeoMetrix team. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Horn)
Secretary of State Wyman has joined Gov. Inslee in recognizing more than 30 Washington state… Read moreVolume 10, May 15, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SDL PROQUEST RENEWAL 2) FREE BOOKS FOR WASHINGTON LIBRARIES 3) AASL SEEKS PRECONFERENCE PROPOSALS 4) LIBRARY INSTRUCTION WEST 2014 5) FREE PRESERVATION WORKSHOP IN SPOKANE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) SDL PROQUEST RENEWAL The WSL Statewide Database Licensing Project (SDL) announces the… Read more
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The Legislative Building not only is the centerpiece of our… Read more“He weaves together many strands, that’s what makes him a good librarian.” These are the words of Will’s supervisor, Carolyn Petersen, Assistant Program Manager for Library Development. And what a great description of a man who has one of the premier vintage tie collections in the country, but we’ll get back to that...
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Will recently celebrated his 10 year anniversary of service to the State Library… Read moreTen-Squared Talking Book Club members Isidore Starr, Vivian Knutson and Emma Harman (left to right). In the back row are (left to right) Secretary of State Kim Wyman, State Librarian Rand Simmons and WTBBL Manager Danielle Miller… Read more
Incumbent Supreme Court justices Debra Stephens (left) and Mary Fairhurst stop by our executive office in the Legislative Building to file in person Monday morning.
Filing Week, that official kickoff of the 2014… Read moreFrom left: State Librarian Rand Simmons, first lady Trudi Inslee, Level 2 champion Owen Bernstein, Level 1 champion Peter Baumer, Level 3 champion Cindy Kuang and Secretary Wyman.
One focused on the challenges of living on a farm in the past, including… Read moreVolume 10, May 8, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ARSL FALL CONFERENCE 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – WEEDING MADE EASY 3) MEMORIAL FOR PROFESSOR ELIZA DRESANG 4) LYRASIS EGATHERING FEATURES FUTURIST 5) SURVEYING SOCIAL MEDIA PRACTICES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ARSL FALL CONFERENCE Rural and… Read more
(Photo courtesy of Laura Mott)
Billy Frank Jr., a central figure in the decades-long struggle for tribal fishing rights, has died at age 83. Frank, longtime chair of the… Read more
