These media mentions are compiled by Brian Zylstra, Deputy Communications Director for the Office of the Secretary of State, and passed along to us.
The following links cover Media Clips provided May 16, 2009 - May 29, 2009.
Image ... Marble placed throughout the Oly capitol when it was first built in the 1920s comes from FIVE different countries.
Can you name every country?? (Bonus if you can guess how much it all cost as well...) Leave your guesses below in comments. I'll… Read more
Here is a sampling of free online learning events for library staff this month.
June 2 (9:00-10:00 AM)
First Tuesday: Bullies in the Workplace
Designed as a continuing-education opportunity for all library staff in Washington State, this free web presentation on the first Tuesday of the month lets attendees share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. The June topic is Bullies in the Workplace. Bullies show up at places other than schools. Learn more about… Read more
Volume 5: May 28, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) STATEWIDE PRESERVATION PLAN UNDER CONSIDERATION 2) QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ON THE NEW HARD TIMES GRANT CYCLE 3) FIRST TUESDAYS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE 4) FREE WORKSHOPS FROM WSL AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS 5) SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND 2009 ARSL CONFERENCE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) STATEWIDE… Read more
-Okanogan County
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I was recently sent this article on the City Librarian of Seattle and found it very intersting. The item that hit me especially, working here in a prison library is the comment about "libraries have absorbed overflow responsibilities from social service agencies and schools" which is true for many libraries including prison libraries. As a library we not only provide books and… Read more
-Ocean City
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This is my favorite website for answering all the questions we get about bands and artists. I love all the links within the pages that let you easily explore "meaningful connections between artists and the music," such as learning more about individual artists who have side projects or have been part of multiple groups, or finding music that is similar to bands you know you like. It also includes historical information and extensive genre tagging. I've looked up some pretty obscure… Read more
-Mt. Si near North Bend
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... The Washington State Archives was used to crack an unsolved mystery here at the State Capitol. For years, rumor had it that there was only one fatality in the construction of the Legislative Building, but it was never confirmed until recent years. In March of 2007, Tony Aitken, a history instructor at South Puget Sound Community College and a State Capitol Tour Guide, decided to get to the bottom of this rumor. He used the Washington… Read more
With Monday being Memorial Day, our thoughts turn to honoring relatives, friends and loved ones who died while serving in the U.S. military.
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Many people will remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by visiting one or more of the memorials and monuments on Olympia’s Capitol Campus. They include:Image Statue of Shontz Shuler, building contractor, outside the Ritzville Public Library (a Carnegie library, built 1907).
From the desk of Evan Robb This weekend marks the start of Mr. Carnegie's Grand Tour of Washington, an annual automobile-based passport tour of 20 (out of 33 surviving) Carnegie libraries throughout Washington State. Many of these original buildings… Read more
