From Our Corner
Book Drive to Benefit Coyote Ridge Corrections Center
[caption id="attachment_9565" align="alignright" width="150"] Image Gayle Shonkwiler and Jerry McGuire[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9578" align="alignleft" width="150"]… Read more
Archives treasure #2: Pearl Harbor telegrams
Image Dec. 7 marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy fleet stationed in Pearl Harbor and other American military installations nearby. A day after the attack in Hawaii, the… Read moreToo Good to be True-- The Hubbard Coil
[caption id="attachment_9529" align="alignleft" width="320"] Image Alfred M. Hubbard[/caption] From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The Hubbard Coil sounded too good to be true. As it turned out there was a little secret component… Read more
WSL Updates for December 20, 2012
Volume 8, December 20, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) ENERGIZE YOURSELF WITH FIRST TUESDAYS 2) FREE COMMON CORE TOOLS WORKSHOP 3) DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR DIGITAL AGE SURVEY 4) STORYCORPS @ YOUR LIBRARY GRANTS 5) FREE ONLINE COLLECTIONS CARE COURSES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITY NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) ENERGIZE YOURSELF WITH FIRST TUESDAYS Life in the library has… Read more
December Archives treasure #1: First Territorial Supreme Court case
Image Going back, back, back to our territorial days, Washington’s Supreme Court has heard hundreds of cases. So what was the first case ever heard by the Washington territorial high court? It was George Palmer v. United States, filed Dec. 14, 1854. The case… Read more6th and largest Library Reads Program at Airway Heights Corrections Center
Image Airway Heights Correction Center Library is starting its 6th Library Reads Program. We started this program one year ago with John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row”. After that we read “Sky Fisherman” by Craig Lesley, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, “… Read moreGregoire unveils $34b budget & tax plan
Image Gov. Chris Gregoire, in one of her last major acts as governor, has unveiled a $34 billion, two-year budget for state government, along with a tax package devoted largely to upgrading the K-12 budget. The Democratic governor,… Read more1893 phone book tops Library jewels poll
Image December’s Library jewels online poll showed that… Read moreFree WSL Webinars in January
Image 2013 is nearly here! WSL is pleased to offer the following FREE webinars in January. Happy Holidays! Registration is available here.… Read moreWA Electoral College: All 12 votes for Obama
Reflecting the winner-take-all nature of the Electoral College system, Washington's electors on Monday awarded all 12 of the state's electoral votes to the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.… Read more
Clippings for the week of December 7, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The Port Townsend Public Library is once again on the Library Journal’s list of top libraries in the U.S. The Journal gave the library three out of five stars in the category of $499,999-$1 million in expenditures. (The Leader… Read more
Spotlight on Staff: Shirley Lewis
Few Washington State Library employees have had to adapt and grow as much as Shirley A. Lewis (a.k.a. SAL) in the course of the past three years. But the series of events that led her into the unexpected positions of Head of Acquisitions and then Head of Technical Services has given WSL an opportunity to benefit from… Read moreWSL Updates for December 13, 2012
Volume 8, December 13, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) RAND SIMMONS NAMED WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARIAN 2) DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE FOR WLA SCHOLARSHIPS 3) ONLINE NW – IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR THE EARLY BIRD 4) CALL FOR SPEAKERS – BIG TALK FROM SMALL LIBRARIES 5) FREE CLASS – CARING FOR THE MIND 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) RAND SIMMONS NAMED… Read more
Intrigue and Adventure in the Cave of Secrets
Image Cave of Secrets. By Hal Burton. Lilliwaup, Washington: Hal Burton Publishing, 2002. 224 p. Recommendation submitted by: Will Stuivenga,… Read more
Voting time: December Library jewels
If your thoughts are focused on shopping, candy canes, vacation or something else related to the holiday season, here is a fun, quick diversion for you: the online poll for our December Library jewels. As we do monthly, we’re featuring three rare, cool or interesting collections or items found in our State Library. This month’s contestants are: 1)… Read more
Library jewel #3: '93 phone book -- 1893, that is!
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Nowadays, many people dislike receiving their own hard copy of the telephone directory. But even the anti-phone book crowd might be intrigued by our third and final Library… Read moreThe Library as a Makerspace
Image Libraries are no longer simply a holding area for books, they are community hubs. People gather at the library to share ideas and enrich their lives. Computers and internet are now standard in libraries and are often in demand.… Read more
The Mystery of Buckskin Joe
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The irony of hermits is that the more they desire to be alone, the more attention they garner. The hermit becomes an object of curiosity… Read more
Library jewel #2: 1909 A-Y-P Expo Commission collection
Image Washington has enjoyed its share of world fairs over the years. Simply viewing the iconic Space Needle is a reminder that Seattle hosted the 1962… Read more
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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