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WSL Updates for October 20, 2011

Volume 7, October 20, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WANTED – ONLINE RESOURCES CONSULTANT 2) MORE THAN JUST BOOK SALES 3) DON’T MISS THIS YEAR’S EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 4) SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR CUTTING-EDGE LIBRARIES 5) SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2012 ALA MIDWINTER MEETING 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WANTED – ONLINE RESOURCES… Read more

Meeting with tomorrow's leaders

Image We had the pleasure Wednesday of welcoming the Leadership Thurston County Class of 2012 to our office for their annual Scene Day expedition. Leadership Thurston County is a community-based leadership development… Read more

Spotlight on Staff: Leslie Christensen

Image This week's staff spotlight shines on our Public Services team. Leslie Christensen is the "first face" of the Washington State Library that many of our customers encounter. She greets and assists customers as they enter the library… Read more

Fairs and Festivals: Ritzville Rodeo

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(Photo courtesy of Eastern Regional Archives)

As we blogged earlier, we are celebrating Washington Archives Month in October in our state. This year’s theme is Fairs and Festivals… Read more

CityClub, UW offer Living Voters Guide

Image With the 2011 General Election upon us, we encourage voters to educate themselves as much as possible about candidates and issues before they cast their ballot. Here is another information source for voters to utilize. CityClub has partnered with the… Read more

Are you ready to vote?

Image After weeks of watching campaign ads on TV, reading news articles about measures and local candidates, and seeing yard signs here or there, Washington’s registered voters soon will have their chance to voice their opinion by casting their… Read more

WSL Updates for October 13, 2011

Volume 7, October 13, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MORE FREE BOOK DISCUSSION KITS 2) PUBLIC LIBRARIAN’S GUIDE TO E-BOOKS 3) DO YOU KNOW A “STAR” IN LIBRARY ADULT SERVICES? 4) ONLINE TOOLS FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 5) FREE WEBINAR – REACHING RELUCTANT READERS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MORE FREE BOOK DISCUSSION KITS If your library could… Read more

Clippings for the week of October 7, 2011

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News Sno-Isle Libraries has announced that its eBook collection is now compatible with the world’s bestselling eBook reader, the Amazon Kindle. Customers can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile… Read more

Remembering 1962’s Columbus Day Storm

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Photo courtesy Washington State Archives

October 12 is the anniversary of what was called the worst weather disaster to hit Washington in the 20th century. The Columbus Day Storm in 1962 struck the Pacific Coast from San Francisco north to… Read more

Census: King County to offer elections material in Vietnamese

Image Our Elections Division received word Wednesday morning from the U.S. Census Bureau on which political jurisdictions in Washington and other states must provide language assistance during elections for groups who are unable to sufficiently speak or understand… Read more

Fredy Montero poster free online!

To thousands of cheering Sounders fans, our acting State Librarian, Rand Simmons, Sea Mar Community Health Center Senior VP Carolina Lucero, and the Lieutenant Governor's Director of Economic Development and International Affairs, Antonio Sanchez, presented the latest edition of the Washington Reads poster at last weekend's Seattle Sounders game. The newest poster features a picture of Sounders forward Fredy Montero, an international superstar from… Read more

Teaming up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) and the Combined Fund… Read more

Remembering former Gov. Rosellini

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Photo courtesy of State Digital Archives

We learned that former Governor Albert Rosellini passed away Monday… Read more

Archives Month posters are here!

Image If you like state history, fairs and festivals, or cool and colorful posters, then check out the new and free 2011 Washington Archives Month poster. Every October, the State Archives co-sponsors Washington Archives… Read more

Mailing in your voter registration? Get it postmarked by Saturday!

Image Because next Monday (October 10) is Columbus Day and thus a federal holiday, the U.S. Postal Service and its post offices will be closed that day. This means that filled out voter registration forms and voter registration updates that are put in the mail on… Read more

Clippings for the week of September 30, 2011

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC) was host to a diverse group of stakeholders last week for a meeting to discuss the NoaNet broadband fiber installation projects taking place in several rural eastern… Read more

Patience Rogge, Library Advocate, James Andersen Award Winner

Image I met Patience Rogge when I first came to Washington State in 2001. She and her husband, Dave, and I became fast friends. Patience has been a wonderful mentor about library advocacy.

Her leadership… Read more

WSL Updates for October 6, 2011

Volume 7, October 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) BUILDING COMMON GROUND 3) YOUR TABLE IS WAITING – USING 2010 CENSUS DATA 4) 2011 NATIONAL FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES WEEK AWARDS 5) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 The… Read more

Another slice of supernatural delight set in the Tri-Cities region!

Image River Marked. By Patricia Briggs. New York : Ace Books, 2011. 324 p. Recommendation by: Carolyn Petersen, CLRS Project Manager, Tumwater, WA. River Marked is Patricia Briggs’ 6th Mercy Thompson novel. Fans of this “kick ass supernatural heroine” will be very pleased with this latest entry to her… Read more

Spotlight on staff: Evan Robb

[caption id="attachment_11364" align="alignright" width="300"] Image Imaging a historic newspaper article, Tacoma Public Library's Northwest Room.[/caption] Evan Robb is the project manager for the Washington Rural Heritage project (WRH). WRH staff bring… Read more