From Our Corner
There are No Grog Shops, Low Dance Halls, or Gambling Dens in Utopia: But There Are Cigars!
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The community of Burley was one of several utopian experiments that had an opportunity to root and briefly flourish in the frontier of Washington in… Read more
Roads/trails history tops Library jewels poll
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A history of roads and pioneer trails and the Pacific Northwest was the runaway winner in September’s… Read moreWSL Updates for October 4, 2012
Volume 8, October 4, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) NEWS FROM WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE
2) EBOOKS AND EREADERS SURVEY
3) FREE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP
4) CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOK CHAPTERS
5) SCHOOL LIBRARY HUMANITIES AWARD
6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
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1) NEWS… Read more
Spotlight on Staff: Marlys Rudeen
Marlys Rudeen is the Deputy State Librarian at the Washington State Library. Rand Simmons, Acting State Librarian observed, "It is the responsibility of the State Librarian to envision wild schemes that may rile up… Read more
Archives Month is here!
Image If you’re into horse thievery, prison mug shots, bootlegging and finding out more about Washington’s rich and interesting history, this month is for you. For the sixth straight year, the… Read more
Meet Washington’s National Student Poet, Miles Hewitt
Image From the desk of Rand Simmons Miles Hewitt of Vancouver Washington was one of five student poets chosen as finalists in the National Student Poets Program. Miles represents the West region of the United States. The… Read more
Saturday is last day for mail-in WA voter registration
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Two important deadlines are fast approaching for anyone wanting to register to vote in this fall’s important General Election. Ballots go in the mail by Oct. 19, and you don't want to be left out, Secretary of State Sam Reed… Read more
Banned Books Week 2012
Image The American Library Association (ALA) celebrates Banned Books Week from September 30th to October 6th. Banned Books Week celebrates its 30th year raising awareness about censorship and intellectual freedom by… Read more
Dear Dewey Newsletter October 2012
Image Check out the latest issue of Dear Dewey from Kathleen Benoun at Western State Hospital!!!
Top 2 upheld in court: voters win
Image Washington’s popular Top 2 Primary system has cleared its final legal hurdle. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear the challenge by Washington Democrats and Libertarians on the Top 2. This apparently is the final word on litigation that has… Read more
Clippings for the week of September 21, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News Olalla author Greg Olsen’s book “Envy” has been selected by the Washington State Library to represent the state in the Pavilion of the States at the 2012 National Book Festival. The National Book Festival is… Read more
New Digital Collection: Nooksack Valley Heritage
From the desk of Evan Robb [caption id="attachment_8807" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image Gordon and June Thompson in goat-drawn carriage, Everson, Washington, 1928.[/caption] A new digital collection from the Whatcom County Library System is providing access to… Read moreLibrary jewels poll is open! Now vote!
With the voting period for the upcoming General Election just a few weeks away, you might be more than ready to let your voice be heard on something, anything! Well, here is a chance to satisfy your voting jones in the meantime. The online poll for the September Library jewels is open. We're featuring three rare or interesting items from the State Library. Here are your three choices:
1) An… Read more
Library jewel #3: Poem about former Territorial Gov. Stevens
Image Besides being Washington Territory’s first governor and a major factor in the creation of the Territorial Library in 1853, Isaac Stevens also was a brigadier… Read more
War Horses From Okanogan
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: In 1906 cowboys in the Ephrata area rounded up a few thousand wild horses and sold them to buyers back East in what was known as "… Read more
WSL Updates for September 27, 2012
Volume 8, September 27, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EREADERS: BEST PRACTICES 2) NEW DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT 3) 2011 WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY STATS ARE HERE – AND MORE! 4) 2012 ELPLP SYMPOSIUM: PUBLIC LIBRARIES & STEM 5) APPLY NOW FOR CARNEGIE-WHITNEY GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EREADERS: BEST… Read more
Library jewel #2: History of NW roads, pioneer trails
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We’re all familiar with Washington’s network of freeways and highways. But not many of us know about the early days of roads or pioneer trails in Washington and the… Read moreSharon Brewer Receives her 30 year pin
Image Rand giving Sharon her 30 year pin 2012Sharon has worked for Washington State Library for 30 years. She has been shuffled around several times as lay offs impacted her positions, but she has never lost heart. She contines… Read more
Library jewel #1: Book on British possessions in N. America
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It’s time for the September edition of “Library jewels,” our monthly blog series that highlights rare, interesting or just plain cool items found in the … Read moreSecretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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