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… Washington-themed note cards are being sold for bargain prices through the Secretary of State's Office!? The Archives Division recently slashed prices for three separate packages of note cards: Early Statehood note cards are scanned images of Washington trademark designs from 1892 and 1895; this pack includes eight cards and envelopes for $3. The Salmon Run note cards feature salmon trademark designs from1982 and 1897; eight cards… Read more9th Circuit puts hold on felon voter ruling ... for now
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WSL Updates for January 28, 2010
Volume 6, January 28, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) THE FEMINIST BROADSIDE WITH ARTISTS O’LEARY AND SPRING
2) FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY – SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS
3) VALUE OF LIBRARIES SURVEY
4) SCIENCE & MATH RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
5) FREE WORLDCAT HOLDINGS WEBINAR FROM OCLC
6) WEBJUNCTION ONLINE CONFERENCE – TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS 2010
… Read moreState Library hosting Tacoma letterpress artists
Image With the centennial celebration of women’s suffrage in Washington now in full swing, the State Library has a speaking event scheduled for February 10 that continues on this monumental theme. Tacoma letterpress artists Jessica Spring and Chandler O’Leary will discuss their work and speak in particular about their very popular collaboration, The Feminist Broadside series. For more info, go here… Read moreOregon update: Voters OK income tax hikes
Image While Washington lawmakers and Governor Gregoire contemplate the prospect of tax hikes to help close a $2.6 billion budget shortfall, Oregon voters have upheld the Oregon Legislature's decision to boost corporate and personal income taxes to the tune of over $… Read more
Library Legislation Tracker - January 26, 2010
Courtesy Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association State Bills of Interest. 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… Read moreMr. Reed visits the Legislature - twice
Image While Secretary Reed regularly meets with legislators to discuss proposals and issues impacting the Office of Secretary of State, it isn’t every day that he actually testifies before a legislative committee. This week, he had one of those days. The Secretary of State went before lawmakers not once, but twice, on a proposal to move the Combined Fund Drive, a popular workplace giving program, from the Department of Personnel (DOP) to our agency.… Read moreParties still don't like Top 2 Primary
Image Stop me if you've heard this one before: Washington political parties are back in court, hoping to take down the state's voter-approved, Supreme Court-approved Top 2 Primary. The parties have long objected to the state's tradition of wide-open voting that allows us… Read more
2010 initiative season underway
Image It looks like 2010 could be a busy year for ballot measures. We're getting word that initiative activist Tim Eyman is already in the field with his anti-tax I-1053, after picking up the… Read more
Library Legislation Tracker - January 22, 2010
Courtesy Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association State Bills of Interest. 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… Read moreApril Storytime Workshop with Jane Cobb
Presenting Storytime with Jane Cobb
Washington State Library is proud to bring Jane Cobb, author of I’m a Little Teapot! Presenting Preschool Storytime and What’ll I do with the Baby-O? Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Stories for Babies, This full day workshop is funded with LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) funds from IMLS (… Read more
Free Training Opportunities in February
Register at http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingCalendar.aspx
From WSL (in person)
Serving Patrons who have Physical/Mental Disabilities Effectively
February 24, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Burlington Public Library
Ensuring the… Read more
Free Online Grant-Writing Workshops
Staff at the Washington State Library (WSL) will host two sessions of a free online grant-writing workshop on January 27. The one-hour presentation with time following for questions will give attendees an insider’s look at several of our grant cycles, including Washington Rural Heritage, Supporting Student Success, and Hard Times. WSL staff will discuss… Read more
Oregonians to decide fate of income tax hikes
Image While Washington lawmakers cogitate over how to close a $2.6 billion budget gap, our neighbors to the south are deciding whether to go along with the Oregon Legislature's decision last year to boost income taxes to fill a $733 million hole. Oregonians,… Read more
Mahre family poster just in time for Olympics!
Image With the Winter Olympics set to begin up in Vancouver and Whistler in a few weeks, the State Library has a new Washington Reads poster featuring two Olympics heroes from our state: the Mahre twins. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in… Read more
Unraveling the "Ruddell Riddle"
UPDATE: Sorry! Due to a large number of RSVPs for the event, we are now at capacity and no longer accepting registrations. Please e-mail our development team if you would like to be part of events like these in the future. Image… Read more
State employee furlough plan clears Senate
Image The Washington Senate has approved a "furlough" bill that would require state agencies to cut employee costs by over $69 million through temporary layoffs and other actions over the coming months. The move would affect over 110,000 state government and… Read more
Clippings, January 22, 2010
Library News As little as seven years ago, borrowers at the North Central Regional Library had to list, in long hand, all the books and videos they were checking out. Today library users are downloading digital books and the software to use them on a variety of devices, from iPhones and BlackBerrys to the Sony Reader. Downloadable audio books, which have been available in the system for about three years, have become extremely popular. (Photo) (Methow Valley News [Twisp], 1.13.10)… Read moreHouse OKs easier military and overseas voting
Image The Washington House has unanimously approved legislation to make it easier for military and overseas voters to cast ballots electronically. The 96-0 vote on House Bill 2483 came Friday after sponsors in both parties characterized it as a fitting… Read more
Secretary of State
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