From Our Corner

WSL Updates for January 6, 2011

Volume 7, January 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH! 2) FIRST TUESDAYS - DISPLAYS THAT POP! 3) FREE EBOOKS FOR YOUR LIBRARY 4) GUIDE TO STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE DATA 5) CONNECTING DONORS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH! Was that Multiple Myeloma or Malignant… Read more

A New Year’s wish from three of Seattle’s leaders, 1885

Image From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian Here is a new addition to the Washington State Library's Special Collections: Cabinet card showing portraits of H.L. Yesler, Bailey Gatzert and M.R. Maddocks. Henry Leiter Yesler (b. 1810, Washington County, MD; d. 12/16/1892, Seattle, WA)… Read more

Back to the future for Slade and redistricting

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Photo provided by Howard E. McCurdy

Soon after former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton was introduced today as the state Senate Republicans’ appointee to the… Read more

Gregoire, leaders gird for budget-cutting

Image Bleak times: Gov. Chris Gregoire and a bipartisan panel of legislative leaders say the 105-day session that convenes next Monday will inevitably feature massive state budget spending cuts as Olympia deals with an unprecedented $4.6 billion… Read more

Check out our new website look!

The new year often brings change, and that’s the case with the Office of Secretary of State’s website design. After three years of the same look, our IT guys decided it was time to spruce up our website with a whole different appearance. They had three goals in mind with the remake: highlighting the areas of our office that are most noteworthy and draw the most attention, making it more contemporary looking, and making it easier to navigate. Whereas the old webpage’s main colors were green… Read more

Clippings, December 24, 2010

Library News King County Library System’s Words on Wheels program needs volunteers to select and deliver library materials to homebound patrons. Training is provided. A one-year commitment is required. Volunteers must be at least 18, have their own transportation and be able to pass a Washington State Patrol background check. (The Newcastle News [Issaquah], 12.3.10) Help the Anacortes Public Library Foundation add new books and audio-visual materials to the Library’s shelves. A tax-… Read more

Clippings, December 17, 2010

Washington State Library News Denny Ashby Library’s Pomeroy Heritage digital collection has 288 new items documenting local history, including the 1909 photo on Page 1 of teacher Joe Bankson and students in front of the Peola Schoolhouse. The creation of this collection was made possible through a $6,000 grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Washington Rural Heritage Program, an initiative of the Washington State Library. (East Washingtonian [Pomeroy],… Read more

Clippings, December 10, 2010

Washington State Library News More than 60 library directors from around Washington will be among those congregating in Tacoma December 13-14 for an event to discuss how to make the most effective use of high-speed broadband connections that are being made available through $183 million in grants that will benefit libraries, as well as schools, health clinics, community colleges and various government and non-profit buildings across the state, especially in rural areas. The two-day event,… Read more

A New Year’s wish from three of Seattle’s leaders, 1885

Image Here is a new addition to the Washington State Library’s Special Collections: Cabinet card showing portraits of H.L. Yesler… Read more

WSL Updates for December 30, 2010

Volume 6, December 30, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) WSL GOES SOCIAL

2) GRANTS FOR THE BIG READ

3) TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS

4) AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED

5) OPEN GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) WSL GOES SOCIAL

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Hey, number nerds! Election results by lege district available

Image If you’re such an election geek that county-by-county results of the 2010 General Election aren’t enough to satisfy your political jones, we have a possible cure: election results broken down by legislative district! By clicking… Read more

From Your Corner: Strait of Juan de Fuca

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From Salt Creek looking north across the strait to Vancouver Island. Photo courtesy of Russ Veenema.

Nearly 100 miles long, this waterway forms the international boundary between Canada’s Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula on the American side.… Read more

WSL Updates for December 23, 2010

Volume 6, December 23, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) NAVIGATING THE RIVER OF CHANGE WITH PNLA

2) GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES

3) EARLY LEARNING GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS

4) CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS - ARCHIVED WEBINAR SERIES

5) PROQUEST PLATFORM MIGRATION MATERIALS

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1) NAVIGATING… Read more

A perfect 10! WA awarded new congressional seat

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Map courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau

Celebration time! Washington's population grew by over 14 percent in the past decade and will gain a new congressional seat. Washington's former governor, Gary Locke, now President Obama's commerce… Read more

Institutional Library Services on Facebook

Image We now have two Facebook pages where we will be sharing information about Institutional Libraries. The first one is our primary page for Washington State Library… Read more

Redistricting soon to gear up

Image Washington will get word on Tuesday on whether we've grown enough in the past decade to warrant a new seat in Congress. The Census figures are coming out, amid speculation that we'll get a… Read more

Happy trails: Nick Handy retiring as Elections Director

Image Nick Handy is stepping down as State Elections Director after leading widely praised reform efforts that have boosted voter turnout and helped restore confidence in the elections process. Secretary of State Sam Reed announced today that Handy, 62, will… Read more

Happy holidays from the Rosellinis in ‘61

The State Archives recently unearthed this 1961 Christmas photo of then Gov. Albert Rosellini, his wife, Ethel, and their five children taken in the Governor’s Mansion. The photo is from the Susan Parish collection.… Read more

WSL Updates for December 16, 2010

Volume 6, December 16, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) VIDEO CONTEST – ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS 2) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS 3) TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD CONTEST 4) GRANTS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE 5) GRANTSTATION SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) VIDEO CONTEST – ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS… Read more

Reed proposes suspending 2012 Presidential Primary

Image Secretary of State Sam Reed, a longtime advocate for Washington's Presidential Primary, is joining Gov. Chris Gregoire in asking the Legislature to suspend the primary in 2012. The move would save $10 million. The regular Top 2 Primary would still be held in… Read more