From Our Corner

WSL Updates for July 12, 2012

Volume 8, July 12, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW PROQUEST CONTENT 2) NEED STATS? POPULATION ESTIMATES AVAILABLE NOW 3) KNOWLEDGE IS POWER – JOIN THE C2C COMMUNITY 4) PROGRAMMING LIBRARIAN IS HERE TO HELP 5) CIVIL WAR 150 GRANT DEADLINE EXTENDED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NEW PROQUEST CONTENT The Statewide Database Licensing (SDL)… Read more

“Archives treasure” #2: ferry photos, docs (not docks)

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Kids wave at the Leschi as it passes. Circa 1960. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives)

One of the unique characteristics of Puget Sound is the fleet of ferry boats used to carry passengers and vehicles across the water. In fact,… Read more

Rossi returns to the Senate...temporarily

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(Photo courtesy of Washington State Senate)

Nine years after he left the Senate in 2003, Dino Rossi is back in the “upper chamber” of the Legislature. But it will be only for a few months. Rossi, who ran twice for governor… Read more

Reed's NE Washington tour: Day 2

Image Secretary of State Reed's tour through Northeastern Washington continued on Tuesday with a visit to Stevens County, including a morning… Read more

SecReed's NE Washington trip: Ferry County

Image As part of his goal to visit all 39 counties in 2012, Secretary of State Reed is spending this week in Northeastern Washington, where he is visiting Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens counties… Read more

July Archives treasure #1: N. Cascades Highway documents

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(A 1921 photo of the Cascade wagon road near Marblemount. Part of the WSDOT Photo Collection. Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives.)

Sure, a drive over Stevens Pass or… Read more

Laura Sherbo receives ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award

Image This prestigious award is presented to one or more ASCLA members (personal or organizational) exemplifying leadership and achievement in one or more of the following areas: consulting, library… Read more

Washtucna Stopping Typhoid at the Outhouse

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From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Typhoid was a very real killer in the United States a century ago. Although tremendous gains had been made in understanding and… Read more

Clippings for the week of June 29, 2012

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News Sam Smith, an eighth-grader at Blue Heron Middle School, received honors for her award winning Letters About Literature submission at a ceremony in Olympia, on May 11. All three state winners also went on to win… Read more

Charter school fans, Eyman submit initiative sigs

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State Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, a charter schools supporter, talks with the media after I-1240 signatures were submitted Friday morning.

Sponsors of two citizen initiatives have submitted signatures far… Read more

Register to vote and check out online voter guides

Image If you haven’t registered to vote and want to vote in the Aug. 7 Primary Election, you have two options, but time is running out on either one.

• Monday, July 9, is the deadline for online and mail-in registrations, and voter… Read more

Reed meets with heroes at JBLM

Image On the day before Americans celebrate the nation’s birthday, Secretary of State Reed visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tuesday to attend the change of command ceremony in which the base’s outgoing commander,… Read more

Archives photos capture opening of two key bridges

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(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives)

Back in 1940, the first week of July was a busy time for bridge dedications in our state. July 1 marks the anniversary when the first… Read more

Time to vote on June “Library jewels”

It might now be July, but we’ve opened the online poll for you and others to choose your favorite “Library jewel” for June. (Hey, the NFL actually has its “2011 playoff games” in 2012, so there!) The three candidates this month are:

1) Celestial and terrestrial… Read more

Library jewel #3: Spokane World’s Fair photo

Image The third and final “State Library jewel” for June takes a look back at the 1974 Spokane World’s Fair. Actually, it takes a look down at the fair. It’s an aerial photo of the… Read more

From Your Corner: Deception Pass

Image If you live on the northern end of Whidbey Island or visit there, then you are probably familiar with this beautiful view. It comes from Deception Pass, a narrow body of water in the Puget Sound region that separates Whidbey and Fidalgo islands and… Read more

WSL Updates Special Edition for Friday, June 29, 2012

WSL Updates Special Edition for Friday, June 29, 2012 Topic: NEW – WEB PAGE FOR MYVOTE PROMOTIONAL FLYERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW – WEB PAGE FOR MYVOTE PROMOTIONAL FLYERS Yesterday’s issue of WSL Updates featured MyVote (www.myvote.wa.gov), a convenient web portal created by the Elections Division of the Washington Secretary of State that makes it easy for… Read more

Rejuvenation in the Yakima Valley

From the desk of Carolyn Petersen, Assistant Program Manager, Library Development. Recently I had occasion to visit the newly remodeled downtown branch of Yakima Valley libraries. To quote Fats Waller “The joint is jumpin'”. Folks were streaming in and out of their newly repainted, updated and light filled central library on a Thursday noon hour, not necessarily a prime patron time. Attached is a view of their renovated Young Adult area. If you are in the area, stop by. You will be… Read more

Clippings for the week of June 22, 2012

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News Pioneer Middle School eighth-graders took in a performance by the Wa’Lu’La’Pum Dance Troupe, listening and watching attentively and many joining in a group circle dance at the end. The enriched study of local… Read more

Library jewel #2: First State Library catalog

Image The second “candidate” for our June edition of “State Library jewels” is the State Library’s first catalog, created in 1891, just two years after Washington reached statehood. One interesting feature is the absence… Read more