From Our Corner

Sammamish Library is LJ Landmark!

Congratulations to the King County Library System's Sammamish Library, which has been selected as one of Library Journal's "Landmark Libraries" for 2011! Read the full citation here. The… Read more

WSL Updates for May 26, 2011

Volume 7, May 26, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) RECORDED BOOKS ISSUES NETLIBRARY INVOICES 2) FREE WORKSHOP – PROTECTING CULTURAL COLLECTIONS 3) STARTING STRONG INSTITUTE 4) SIGN UP NOW FOR ONLINE LEARNING FROM ALSC 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) RECORDED BOOKS ISSUES NETLIBRARY INVOICES… Read more

A special honor for the Whatcom County Auditor

Image During his appearance at the annual County Auditors Conference in Port Angeles Wednesday, Secretary Reed presented Whatcom County Auditor Shirley Forslof with the County Auditor of the Year award. Reed praised Forslof for maintaining good working… Read more

Tap into the viticulture of the Pacific Northwest!

Image Essential wines and wineries of the Pacific Northwest : a guide to the wine countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho. By Cole Danehower ; photography by Andrea Johnson. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010. 308 p. Review submitted by… Read more

State budget deal: cuts and more cuts

Image As Washington struggles to emerge from the deepest recession in 80 years, lawmakers have reached an 11th-hour budget deal for the next two years, cutting expenses in virtually every sector of state government. The… Read more

2011 LSTA Award Received

Image The Washington State Library received notification of the award level for 2011 LSTA funding. The total amount is $3,351,575. This is $231,131 less than the base amount received for 2010. The award letter dated May 19, 2011 represents the longest wait to receive… Read more

Congrats to Republic Library, winners of the Teen Video Challenge!

The Teen Library Advisory Image Board (T-LAB) of Republic Library in Republic, WA has garnered top honors for their entry in Collaborative Summer Library Program's (CSLP) Teen Video Challenge. Guided by the theme 'You Are… Read more

Dear Dewey continues

[caption id="attachment_5067" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Western State Hospital, the home of Dear Dewey!"] Image [/caption] Kathleen has found a way to reach her library patrons with this great little newsletter, so check it out. The… Read more

From Your Corner: Longview’s name

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(Photo of Lake Sacajawea courtesy of City of Longview)

Located in Southwest Washington at the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia rivers, the largest city (population 36,100) in Cowlitz County was the first planned city… Read more

Clippings for the week of May 13, 2011

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington Library News How many books are checked out of local public libraries in one day? How many people visit? Whatcom County Library System and Bellingham Public Library joined libraries across Washington State during National Library… Read more

Candidate filing by mail starts May 20

Image If you plan to be a candidate for office this year and just can’t wait until June 6 to file, you can get a head start by filing via mail, starting this Friday. Mail-in candidate declarations are accepted from May 20 through… Read more

WSL Updates for May 19, 2011

Volume 7, May 19, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM 2) GET READY FOR COMMUNITY READS 3) COME TO THE EARLY LEARNING EXCHANGE 4) GOT PHOTOS? 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – THE RFP PROCESS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM The Washington State Library routinely microfilms Washington… Read more

Bringing together art and elections

Image When Washington residents receive their General Election Voters’ Pamphlet each fall, they obviously notice the helpful info about candidates and ballot measures. But if they look closer, they’ll notice something else – voting-related artwork created by a Washington… Read more

Library Legislation Tracker - May 13, 2011

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above. Bill Title Sponsor Status Date… Read more

The day St. Helens went “boom”

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Photo courtesy Washington State Archives

It was on a sunny morning 31 years ago today that Mount St. Helens experienced its catastrophic eruption,… Read more

Firefighting history with T.R. and the "Big Burn"

Image The Big Burn : Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America. By Timothy Egan. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. 324 p. Recommendation by: Carleen Jackson, Director,… Read more

WA moves primary earlier, eases military voting

Image Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed legislation moving the state’s primary election two weeks earlier, starting in August of 2012, and making it easier for our military… Read more

Clippings for the week of May 6, 2011

Image Washington Library News Keeping Spokane’s Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture open with funding from a new “mega-agency” was criticized Thursday by state officials, librarians, Native American tribes and advocates for the blind. Almost all those critics said they… Read more

Library Legislation Tracker - May 6, 2011

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above. Column1 May 6, 2011 Library… Read more

WA prez primary cancelled; Top 2 primary still on

Image Washington state has suspended its 2012 presidential primary in order to save taxpayers over $10 million. Secretary of State Sam Reed emphasizes that the state’s regular Top 2 Primary in August is "absolutely unaffected." Legislation requested by Secretary… Read more