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WSL Updates for November 24, 2011

Volume 7, November 24, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Rand Simmons, Acting Washington State Librarian, and the staff at the Washington State Library wish you and yours a bountiful and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

Topics include:

1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION - SEDRO-WOOLLEY HERITAGE

2) APPLY NOW FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK GRANTS

3) FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

4) GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE BIG READ

5) BECOME A… Read more

Giving thanks 60 years ago

Face it. For many of us, Thanksgiving is one of two scenarios:

1) You frantically prepare a huge dinner (“Hey, is that turkey ready yet?!”) and clean up the house before the relatives and/or friends invade, then chitchat with them or sneak away to watch some football on TV in another room until the turkey is done, and then everyone stuffs their faces full while someone reminds your brother of something mean and cruel that he did to you 40 years…or 2) You spend turkey day traveling… Read more

New Digital Collection: Sedro-Woolley Heritage

[caption id="attachment_6444" align="alignleft" width="325"] 이미지 Glass lantern slide advertisement from Sedro-Woolley's Dream Theatre.[/caption] From the desk of Evan Robb The Sedro-Woolley Public Library and Sedro-Woolley Museum recently completed work on a digital collection… Read more

New to NW Collection: Stone Projectile Points Of The Pacific Northwest

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian When you visit the local history museums, do you find yourself wishing you knew more about those mysterious chipped points under the glass? Perhaps you are a collector, but are not entirely sure where or who certain parts of your collection came from. If so, then the State Library has added a new reference that will pique your interest.… Read more

A nice surprise for CFD contest winner

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(From left to right: WSECU's Suzanne Klenk, Lisa Glassmeyer and Secretary Reed)

It was just another regular workday for Lisa Glassmeyer of DSHS until her boss called a stand-up meeting at 2 o’clock last Thursday afternoon. That was… Read more

U.S. high court declines to block R-71 petitions

이미지 The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected efforts by foes of gay-marriage to block Washington state from releasing Referendum 71 petitions while an appeal is underway in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court gave no reasoning for denying the motion by Protect Marriage… Read more

Gregoire proposes sales tax hike, budget cuts

Image Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed a $2 billion all-cuts rewrite of the ailing state budget, along with a plan to ask the voters to OK a three-year state sales tax hike of a half-cent to head off… Read more

Clippings for the week of November 10, 2011

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] 이미지 [/caption] Library News Librarian Julie Jantz reported to the Odessa town council that the proposed budget for the library had been given to the town clerk, adding that the most substantial change from the 2011 budget included the cost of supplies to… Read more

3, 2, 1…we have a book launch!

Image Our Legacy Project has produced some outstanding biographies and oral histories since it began in 2008, and Thursday night in Seattle saw the official launch of its latest offering. John C. Hughes, chief historian for… Read more

Sterling Savings Bank honored with CFC award

Earlier this month, Secretary Reed presented a Corporations for Communities award to Korsmo Construction of Tacoma for its contributions back into the community. The other recipient for the CFC award, Sterling Savings Bank, couldn't send a representative to Olympia for that… Read more

International Humphrey Fellows visit Olympia

Image The Office of Secretary of State enjoyed hosting a bright young group of international visitors who are Humphrey Fellows at the… Read more

Washington's first Governor

On November 18, 1889, 3,000 elated Washingtonians gathered in Olympia to celebrate Washington's new statehood and witness the inauguration of our first state Governor, Elisha P. Ferry. Below is a photograph of Governor Ferry's inauguration at the territorial Capitol Building in Olympia. The territorial Capitol Building was eventually torn down in 1911 to make room for our current Legislative Building on the Capitol Campus.… Read more

Happy birthday, Walla Walla

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(Photo courtesy of Washington Digital Archives)

It’s long been known as the home of the Washington State Penitentiary, and in recent years, as a favorite stop for wine lovers (remember PEMCO’s clever “Walla… Read more

Challengers seek Supreme Court order against R-71 releases

이미지 UPDATE: Protect Marriage Washington has asked U.S. Supreme Court Justce Anthony Kennedy to block release of Referendum 71 petitions while an appeal is underway in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. While that is pending, Washington's Office of Secretary of State will… Read more

More red ink in WA: Revenue forecast dips another $122m

이미지 The state Revenue Forecast Council had some more bad news for Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Legislature: The latest forecast is down another $122 million. The governor already has called an emergency… Read more

WSL Updates for November 17, 2011

Volume 7, November 17, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) WANTED – OCTOBER 1, 2008 ISSUE OF DEER PARK TRIBUNE 3) GRANT TO HELP THE UNDERSERVED 4) NEED HELP WITH COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS? 5) DO YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012… Read more

Heron Sighting

All sorts of creatures check out what the Washington State Library has to offer!

This time it happened to be a blue heron who was investigating what might live in the reed ponds which dot the grounds around the Washington State Library campus in Tumwater.

We spotted him (or her) last week from our fourth floor windows, perched on the roof of the adjacent building.

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This Day in Washington History: November 16, 1932

On November 16, 1932, the Wenatchee World newspaper made a plea to local businesses requesting that they write letters to Congress about building a dam in their area. The plea worked. The letters were written, and Congress responded by funding the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, which still stands today.… Read more

Spotlight on Staff: Amy Ravenholt

이미지 You know that person in your life, family or friend, who can somehow always calm things down and put a positive spin on the world? That person is so important, and perhaps even more vital in a work environment. For the… Read more

New Gorton Biography from the Washington State Legacy Project

이미지 Slade Gorton: A Half Century in Politics. By John C. Hughes. (Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legacy Project, Washington Secretary of State, 2011) As a state… Read more