- Pasco, Washington Secretary Reed this week visited an Eastern Washington seed manufacturing and packaging plant. The plant, operated by Syngenta, opened in June of this year.
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Volume 5, December 17, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS SIGNUP DEADLINE APPROACHES
2) FREE WEBJUNCTION WASHINGTON COURSES
3) OCLC TRAINING PORTAL OFFERS 70+ CATALOGING COURSES
4) 60-SECOND SURVEY – FUTURE OF THE BOOK
5) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL GRANTS
6) APPLY FOR COMING UP TALLER AWARDS
… Read moreComcast Newsmakers talks with Sam Reed about the various functions of his office. It's a good summary of the (rather odd) variety of functions the Office of the Secretary of State performs: elections, corporations, charities, archives, legacy project, the state library. The Washington State Library gets excellent treatment, both time-wise and praise-wise. If you're impatient, you can skip ahead - we're covered from 1:01 - 2:16.
We’re in prime holly jolly time now, when you are likely being approached each time you’re at the shopping mall with people who ask you to give to a good cause. Our Charities Program wants to keep you from being snookered, and has come up with some easy tips to make sure your donations pack a punch. Today’s Holiday Giving Tip: Ask “What percentage does your organization spend on the charitable purpose”? Why do this? Let’s say a group says it is raising money to buy toys for foster children… Read more
Image We've had a cold week here in Olympia, and I'm sure it's been chilly in other parts of the state as well. To help battle the cold, we've compiled a few cold weather resources for residents of Washington State. Learn about hypothermia (it can be… Read more
… that an island used to float around in Capitol Lake during December? In 1959, Fort Lewis engineers built "Christmas Island" – it was something of a festive, decorated float that drifted around the lake blaring Christmas music from its huge speakers. Image
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Whether you’re a Vashon Island resident, from that island or just like to study heritage stuff, you’ll be interested to know that the staff with Washington Rural Heritage recently published a new collection. Vashon Island Heritage is a collection of historic materials documenting the early culture, industry and community life of this island southwest of Seattle. The Vashon Library (which is part of King County Library System) and… Read more
Volume 5, December 10, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION – VASHON ISLAND HERITAGE
2) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS Q&A
3) FREE WEBINAR – WRITING A LIBRARY BEHAVIOR CODE
4) FREE OCLC CLASS ON WORLDCAT HOLDINGS
5) HERITAGE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
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The Washington Attorney General is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to turn aside a request to block the state from releasing Referendum 71 petitions.
ImageOn Jan. 8, the high court is expected to consider a request from R-71 opponents to hear their challenge of… Read more
Image The Chapel Railroad Car Messenger of Peace, a wooden rail car built in 1898, traveled the country for 50 years as a mobile church bringing modern evangelism to the frontier and helping to establish churches in numerous… Read more
Fox Island Bridge, Pierce County -Sent in by Matt
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Image Ref22 is a monthly webinar for reference librarians, be they virtual or face-to-face types. It's also a great webinar for library staff, reference hobbyists (who I call refuosos), and anyone who just wants to learn a neat trick or two about referencing it up. It's even good for folks who just need something semi-legit to do early on a Tuesday morning when they're half asleep and are… Read more
Image Congratulations are due to Lopez Island Public Library for being the only library from Washington state recognized by Library Journal as a "Star Library". LJ says being a Star Library isn't about money, but about:
"... what libraries… Read more
