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To voters, this year's General Election may have ended on Nov. 5. But the election didn't officially go into the books until Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of State Kim… Read moreVolume 9, December 5, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW APP FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES 2) WANT TO HOST A GADGET MENAGERIE? 3) CALL FOR PRESENTERS – HANDHELD LIBRARIAN 9 4) FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH 5) SUBSIDIES FOR LSSC CANDIDATES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NEW APP FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES Apps are everywhere and are growing in number… Read more
[caption id="attachment_12414" align="alignright" width="300"] Image Larry Tommer with Japanese glass float found near Ocean Shores, Washington, 1966.[/caption] From the desk of Evan Robb A new digital collection from Ocean Shores, Washington documents the area's rapid transformation from a sleepy, rural seaside locale to a developed resort community during… Read more
Volume 9, November 28, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EASY READERS AREN’T SO EASY 2) GET THE WORD OUT – LIBRARIES HELP TEENS SUCCEED 3) CALL FOR PAPERS ON UX 4) INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD DEADLINE EXTENDED 5) FUNDING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EASY READERS AREN’T SO… Read more
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Since the Japanese community in the Eastside grew up, libraries have been not only a place to borrow Japanese books but also a center for building communication and friendship. Tomoshibi Bunko, a private Japanese library in Bellevue, will… Read more
Department of Enterprise Services employees carry the Holiday Tree to the Rotunda. (Photos courtesy of Samantha Sunderland)
The rich scent of evergreen in the Capitol can only mean one thing: the state Holiday Tree is… Read more(Images courtesy of Washington State Archives)
One of the darkest dates in U.S. history is upon us. It was on Nov. 22, 1963, when… Read moreI-591 sponsor Alan Gottlieb delivers boxes of signatures to the Elections Division.
It’s looking more likely that Washington will be an … Read more(Photo courtesy Washington State Archives)
This Nov. 22 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As the world reflects on the late president’s life and legacy… Read moreVolume 9, November 21, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS 2) NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING COLLEAGUE 3) BRANDING SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP 4) PRESERVATION GRANTS FOR SOUND RECORDINGS 5) IS YOUR LIBRARY INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS The… Read more
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Washington State Library News The Kittitas County Early Learning Coalition — which includes representatives from local Head Start, private preschools, the Ellensburg School District and an array of other organizations — formed with the help of a four-… Read more
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News The friends of the Spokane Valley Library announce the placement of a Little Free Library on the site of the proposed park/library at the corner of Sprague Avenue and Herald Road. The Little Free Library will be placed on September 12 and… Read more
John F. Kennedy stands between U.S. Sen. Henry Jackson (left) and Gov. Albert Rosellini during his 1960 visit to Seattle. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives)
This Nov. 22… Read moreKim Eastman, the Department of Revenue's Business License Service Manager, hands someone a recreational marijuana business license application form. (Photo courtesy Department of Revenue)
A year after state voters approved the legalization of marijuana… Read moreWTBBL Program Manager Danielle Miller holding The One World Award. (Photo courtesy of WTBBL)
The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library in Seattle is one of our office… Read more
