From Our Corner
WA lawmakers head into third session
Image Washington legislators are headed into an unusual second special session, still hoping to bridge stark partisan differences and avoid a June 30 deadline for averting a partial government shutdown.… Read more
Gun-control advocates file initiative to Legislature
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Paul Benz and Cheryl Stumbo talk to the media after filing their initiative to the Legislature.
Continuing the debate that began in the Legislature after the Newtown shootings, gun-control advocates have filed an initiative to the Legislature to require universal… Read moreClippings for the week of June 7, 2013
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Bothell Police are currently investigating two reported incidents of voyeurism that occurred at the King County Library’s Bothell branch. In both cases, library staff and witnesses saw a male suspect entering the women’s restroom and taking… Read more
Clippings for the week of May 17, 2013
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] *There will be no Clippings the week of May 31st. Also, starting in June the Clippings will be sent out Monday afternoons instead of Friday afternoons. Therefore, the Clippings for the week of June 7th will be sent on Monday, June 10th. * Library News… Read more
"Sensation John" Brings the Confederate Cause to Washington Territory
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The fun part about murky plots and conspiracies is that they are just that-- murky, leaving a mystery for historians to argue about for decades. Even… Read more
WSL Updates for June 6, 2013
Volume 9, June 6, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LOCAL HISTORIAN SOLVES TERRITORIAL LIBRARY PUZZLE! 2) IPAD TABLET LAB GRANT CYCLE NOW OPEN 3) TURNING THE PAGE – LIBRARIES BUILDING COMMUNITIES 4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NW ILL CONFERENCE 5) FREE WORKSHOP – FUNDING PRESERVATION PROJECTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LOCAL HISTORIAN SOLVES… Read more
Invincible!
[caption id="attachment_11079" align="alignleft" width="288"] Image Capt. H.W. Johnson of the Invincible[/caption] From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library:… Read more
Steve O’Ban sworn in as 28th District senator
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Secretary of State Wyman presents Senator O'Ban with a certificate of appointment on the Senate floor. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services Photo Department.)
A day… Read moreHow art and elections come together
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From left: Bennett Elementary principal Nicole Hepworth, Bennett art teacher Gina Ray, State Elections Director Lori Augino, art contest winner Amy Shell and Secretary of State Kim Wyman. (Photo courtesy of… Read more
Kim Wyman visits Airway Heights Corrections Center Library
[caption id="attachment_11070" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image Ken Raske, Joyce Hanna, and Kim Wyman in the AHCC Library[/caption] On Friday, May 31st the Airway Heights Corrections Center Branch of the Washington State Library had… Read more
Winged Victory Monument turns 75
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(Images courtesy of Washington State Archives.)
One of the most recognized monuments on the Capitol Campus is now a still-good-looking 75 years old. The… Read moreArchives honors Washington History Day winners
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Pleasant Valley Middle School students Nathan Runkle and Stephanie Massart give a performance on their History Day project about Celilo Falls at the State Archives. (Photo… Read more
Blackie Carroll and Irish Slim, a Couple Rotten Yeggs
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The term "yegg" really has some power to it and was used frequently by reporters in the course of telling the story of Blackie Carroll and Irish Slim.… Read more
WSL Updates for May 30, 2013
Volume 9, May 30, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 160 YEARS OF LIBRARIES IN WASHINGTON – A GOOD REASON TO CELEBRATE 2) GETTING THE MOST OUT OF ONLINE GENEALOGY SOURCES 3) WALE PROPOSALS DUE NEXT TUESDAY 4) CE GRANTS FOR STARTING STRONG 5) GALE/LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION TEAMS AWARD 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 160 YEARS OF LIBRARIES IN… Read more
Remembering Senator Mike Carrell
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(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives.)
Many around the Capitol were saddened by the news that 28th… Read moreNative American exhibit leaving Capitol after June 14
Image The first exhibit on Northwest Indian tribes ever displayed at the Capitol will be coming down after June 14, but will soon appear elsewhere in Washington for all to see. The… Read more
The Voyage of the “Unknown Steamer”
[caption id="attachment_11016" align="alignleft" width="234"] Image Governor Isaac Stevens[/caption] From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: 160 years! And our flame continues to illuminate… Read more
160 Years of Libraries in Washington – A Good Reason to Celebrate!
Image This year marks the 160th anniversary of the Washington State Library, the first U.S. library north of the Columbia River. But this is only the beginning of the story of people and their libraries in Washington. State Library staff will be blogging… Read more
Cowlitz County Auditor receives top honor
Image While appearing at the annual Washington State Association of County Auditors Conference in Spokane last week, Secretary of State Kim Wyman presented… Read more
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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