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From the Archives: Classic photos of govs signing bills

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(Photos courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives.)

Since it’s Gov. Jay Inslee’s first “bill-signing season,” we’re getting in the spirit of things by digging deep into the… Read more

Clippings for the week of May 3, 2013

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Washington State Library News For people nostalgic for newspapers of bygone eras, a number of Washington newspapers past have been digitized by the National Digital Newspaper Program and can be searched and viewed on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling… Read more

Online learning helps library staff across the state keep skills sharp

Image Written by guest blogger, Adrienne Doman Calkins, CE/Training Intern, Washington State Library, Library Development Library staff have questions too. Lots of them. Like: How can I best implement eReader training at my library? What are the… Read more

Scenes from the ’13 College Civics tour

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(Secretary Wyman and Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton (seated left) with Spokane Falls Community College students. Photos courtesy of Lindsay Pryor.)

After crisscrossing Washington state this week, Secretary Wyman has finished her first… Read more

Zillah's Choice, Whisky or a Library?

Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: When the Washington Irrigation Company attempted to perform a little social engineering in the community of Zillah in an effort to close the saloon, the… Read more

Governors' bill-signing pens over the years

For the past couple of weeks, Gov. Jay Inslee has been busy signing bills into law as proud legislators and bill supporters cluster around and watch each pen stroke. As is customary, the governor shakes hands, poses for photos and hands out souvenir pens with his name on them as a keepsake to be used or framed. Since it's "bill-signing season" here in Olympia, here's a look at the collection of the bill-signing pens used by Washington governors going back six decades. Nearly all of the… Read more

WSL Updates for May 9, 2013

Volume 9, May 9, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) PIERCE COUNTY WINS NATIONAL MEDAL 2) FILL THE BASKET AND SUPPORT WTBBL 3) GOT GENEALOGISTS? GET TIPS AT JUNE’S FIRST TUESDAYS 4) HELP WASHINGTON’S CHILDREN TO REACH OUT AND READ 5) CCC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) PIERCE COUNTY WINS NATIONAL MEDAL… Read more

Wyman rocks the 2013 College Civics tour

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(Photo courtesy of JulieAnne Behar.)

Secretary Wyman capped her successful 14-campus College Civics tour Wednesday with visits to Tacoma Community College, University of Washington Tacoma, Bellevue College and the University… Read more

Hot dogging it at PSRW event

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(Special Programs Director Stephanie Horn and Deputy Secretary of State Mark Neary.)

Whoever said there is no such thing as a free lunch obviously missed the Public Service… Read more

State Library staffer elected to national post

Image In recent years, Washington State Library staffers have earned national recognition for their work. The latest is Jennifer Fenton, who has been elected as Vice-President/President-Elect of… Read more

State Library participates in State History Day

[caption id="attachment_10862" align="alignleft" width="200"] Image Senior Group Exhibit 2nd Place Winner "The Boldt Decision: Turning Point for Native American Treaty Rights" by Taylor Mamaril and Britt McCracken[/caption] From the desk of Mary Paynton… Read more

Start your engines! Filing Week May 13-17!

Image Candidate Filing Week, the official kickoff of the 2013 campaign season, is coming soon. For candidates throughout Washington, including local offices and three State Senate seats, it all begins Monday morning with… Read more

College Civics tour: pie & politics at SVC

Image Many college students like to talk politics. Even more like to eat pie. When you combine the two, you end up with a fun event like the Pie & Politics gathering at Skagit… Read more

Celebrating ILS Supervisor Laura Sherbo's 60th Birthday

Image The staff of ILS wanted to give our supervisor Laura a special "60th" surprise birthday party at Palisades. We wanted Laura to know that we really do appreciate all she does for us and give her a very special birthday… Read more

College Civics tour: Day 3

Image Secretary Wyman hit the road Monday to continue her spring College Civics tour. Here she is pictured chatting with a Central Washington University student on the Ellensburg campus. The day began with a visit to Wenatchee Valley College at Omak… Read more

Bills passed: how Legislature compares to earlier years

Image With the 2013 Legislature taking a two-week break to catch its collective breath between the end of the 105-day regular session and the special session starting May 13 to pass a new operating budget and… Read more

Clippings for the week of April 26, 2013

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Philip Pledger, a Boy Scout with Troop 1506, kept it local when he chose the Tracyton Community Library as the site for his Eagle Scout project. Library volunteer Bonnie Chrey said Philip installed an improved community bulletin board and… Read more

Tivoli Fountain over the years

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(Black-and-white photos courtesy of Washington Digital Archives)

One of the highlights of any tour of the Capitol Campus is seeing the… Read more

Secretary Wyman, meet Secretary Williams

Image When you’re a state elected official, you occasionally meet officials from other states or nations, festival courts, and youth leaders. That was the case Thursday when Secretary of State Wyman met… Read more

Comedy Works in Threes

[caption id="attachment_10821" align="alignleft" width="383"] Image Portrait of Schlumpf from The Cartoon : a Reference Book of Seattle’s Successful Men (1911)[/caption]

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the… Read more