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Profiles of Washington Territorial Librarians - Frederick S. Holmes, 1875-1877

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Frederick S. Holmes, 1875-1877

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Oh, the places you’ll go! (Part 2)

Note: this article is part two of a multi-part series on the Origins and the Historic Locations of the Washington Territorial Library. If you have not read part one, please click here to access the article. Circa 11/1854: B.F. Kendall’s Building* [caption id="attachment_11316" align="alignleft" width="212"]… Read more

Now hear this! It’s Archives Month!

Image If you think that the Washington State Archives is only focused on maintaining and preserving paper records and collections, think again. The Archives also has a growing collection of… Read more

WSL Updates for October 3, 2013

Volume 9, October 3, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) THE DIGITAL SHIFT – REINVENTING LIBRARIES 2) THE RAINS HAVE RETURNED – BE PREPARED 3) BUILD-A-BEAR GRANT OPPORTUNITY 4) ALA TRAVELING EXHIBITION – CHANGING AMERICA 5) LIBRARY 2.013 – JOIN THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) THE DIGITAL SHIFT – REINVENTING LIBRARIES Are… Read more

Clippings on Hold

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Due to two staff positions in the process of being rehired, clippings will be on hold through November 2013.

Check out our General Election radio ads

Image Every fall, the Office of Secretary of State does radio ads about the General Election. With the 2013… Read more

Doing Washington research? Check out State Library first

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Mount Baker, which holds the state record for most snowfall in a 12-month period.

Did you know that the State Library has compiled everything you ever wanted to know about Washington State on to a… Read more

Get a free State Library e-card!

Image As times have changed, the State Library has changed, too, offering many collections, items and services on its easy-to-navigate website. Now the State Library is… Read more

The Devil Fish and Octopus Wrestling

Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library What was a life and death struggle in 1913 became a weird form of recreation in Puget Sound in the 1950s-1960s and then an environmentally taboo… Read more

From Your Corner of Washington: San Juan Islands

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(Photos courtesy of Benjamin Helle)

Catch a short and scenic ferry ride from Anacortes and you’re on your way to any of the many beautiful San Juan… Read more

Profiles of Washington Territorial Librarians - Benjamin F. Yantis, 1873-1875

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Benjamin Franklin Yantis, 1873-1875

From the Desks of the Central Library Staff… Read more

Oh, the places you'll go!

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian As the Washington State Library nears its 160th anniversary, the staff here have been reflecting on the movement, growth, and development of the Library's collections and services from the Territorial up through this modern era - and the impact these factors have had on life of Washingtonians. Follow us over the next few weeks as we trace the movement of the original Territorial Library Collection, which not only lives… Read more

Washington Rural Heritage collections keep growing

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This 1915 photo shows Carl Monson (left) and his brother Arthur pretending to box on First Street in Langley. Their brother, Ernest, died from an accidental gunshot wound in 1910. Their father, Leander Monson committed suicide in 1908. Their mother, Emma, served… Read more

Tuesday's National Voter Registration Day

Image If you haven’t registered to vote in Washington, Tuesday's just the prompt you need.

Sept. 24 is National Voter Registration Day as designated by the National Association of Secretaries of State and Secretary of State Kim Wyman.

Wyman, who sits on the… Read more

Hamlin touts ERIC Project to national commission

Image Shane Hamlin, Washington's deputy elections director and chair of a new interstate project for voter outreach and more accurate registration rolls, was a featured speaker at the Cincinnati field hearing of the blue-ribbon… Read more

Fore! CFD golf tourney helps veterans charities

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Secretary Wyman with the winning four-man team at the Golf for Veterans Tournament last weekend. From left are Brian Thomas, Derick Potter, Bob Murphy and Chris Mobs. (Photos courtesy of Heather Lucas.)

The… Read more

The Jean Valjean of Raymond, Washington

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Harvey B Giffin army photo[/caption] From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library Fans of… Read more

WSL Updates for September 19, 2013

Volume 9, September 19, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WANTED – GRANT & CONTRACT SPECIALIST 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – GETTING TO KNOW THE STATE LAW LIBRARY 3) FOCUS GROUPS FOR LIBRARY SPACE INNOVATION GRANT 4) DOES YOUR LIBRARY DESERVE A MEDAL? 5) LIBRARY 2.013 CONFERENCE PROPOSALS SOLICITED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WANTED – GRANT… Read more

Honoring our outstanding volunteers

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Secretary Wyman presents the Roger Easton Award of Excellence to Megan Zimmerman on behalf of her grandmother, Terri Huntley, who died last March. Terri was in charge of the Historical Records Project for several years. Also in… Read more

Profiles of Washington Territorial Librarians – Isaac Van Dorsey Mossman, 1870-1873

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Isaac Van Dorsey Mossman, 1870-1873

From the Desks of the Central Library Staff "We doubt not,"… Read more