From Our Corner
WSL Updates for June 28, 2012
Volume 8, June 28, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Note: WSL Updates will be on hiatus next week. Have a safe and happy July 4th! Topics include: 1) IT’S AN ELECTION YEAR – MYVOTE IS HERE TO HELP 2) CONNECT FAMILIES TO SUMMER MEALS 3) PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT 4) APPLY NOW FOR BRIDGING CULTURES BOOKSHELF 5) GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK… Read more
State Library jewel #1: special globes
Image Most of us remember spotting the colorful classroom globe during our school years. But the State Library has two special globes that aren’t anything like what you saw in… Read more
New Billy Frank Jr. Biography from the Washington State Legacy Project
Image Where the Salmon Run: The Life and Legacy of Billy Frank, Jr. By Trova Heffernan. (Olympia, Wash.: The Washington State Heritage Center Legacy Project; Seattle… Read more
WA primary underway! Military & overseas ballots in mail
Image Over 50,000 ballots are making their way to Washington's military and overseas voters, the vanguard for the state's long-awaited August 7 Primary. Katie Blinn, co-director of Elections, has informed the U.S. Department of Justice that all… Read more
Check out revamped “MyVote” before Primary
Image Many voters want a quick and easy way to learn more about the candidates they’ll see on their Primary ballot. Others simply want a fast and convenient way to register to vote or update their registration status in time for the Primary. For all you voters and would-be voters, a great online tool to use is “MyVote.” It has recently been revamped by our… Read moreVisiting cloudy Coupeville
Taking his final tour of the northwestern part of our state, Secretary of State Reed is visiting Coupeville, the Island County seat located in the central part of beautiful Whidbey Island. Reed chatted with Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider and staff at the Island County Courthouse, and took a tour of the Island County Historical Society Museum. Later this afternoon, Reed will travel to Bellingham. Below is a picture of the Coupeville wharf on this fine, if cool, June-uary morning.… Read more
SecReed: Rotary dialin' on the island
Image Secretary of State Reed began Day Two of this week's Northwest Washington tour by speaking at the South Whidbey Island Rotary Club's meeting in Langley Tuesday morning. Reed is traveling up the island to Coupeville for a… Read more
Reed visits Skagit County
Image As part of his goal of visiting all 39 counties in Washington during his final year in office, Secretary Reed is in the northwestern part of the state for the next couple of days. He's shown here talking with a patron at the… Read more
From Your Corner: Cape Flattery
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Photos by Patrick McDonald
Did you know that Washington possesses the most northwestern point of the Lower 48 states of the U.S.? It’s Cape Flattery, where the Pacific Ocean meets the… Read more1889 U.S. flag tops Archives poll
Image No recount here: Online voters have made it clear that their favorite… Read more
The Dark Side of Prohibition
Image City Attorney F.A. Kern From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: When the following jokey editorial in The Ellensburg Capital was printed June 23, 1921, the 6-year old statewide experiment in… Read more
From Your Corner of Washington: Poppies on Friday Harbor
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Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
Photo by Stephanie Horn
This snapshot was taken while Secretary Reed visited the San Juan Historical Museum this past week on one of his many county visits. Wild flowers of all types, including these gorgeous… Read more
Clippings for the week of June 15, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News First published in 1973, The Quinault Rain Barrel started out as a booklet-format newspaper and eventually became a newsprint newspaper. Washington State Library has an extensive collection of Washington… Read more
San Juans beckon
Image Secretary of State Sam Reed continues his farewell-and-thank-you tour of Washington -- and his latest destination was the visually stunning San Juan Islands. He flew in a friend's small plane to Friday Harbor -- perfect weather, mountains and sea and… Read more
Key dates for 2012 Primary Election
Image If you think that the Primary Election is coming earlier than normal, you’re right. Starting in 2012, our Primary Election is taking place on the first Tuesday in August – this year it’s Aug. 7. For the past few years, it had been held on the third Tuesday in… Read more
WSL Updates for June 21, 2012
Volume 8, June 21, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR NW ILL 2) PUBLIC LIBRARY FUNDING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDY 3) TIPS ON INTERNET SAFETY 4) LOOKING FOR COURSES IN PRESERVATION? 5) GET READY FOR BOOK LUST REDISCOVERIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR NW ILL Registration is still… Read more
Vote for your favorite June Archives treasure!
You've seen the three contenders, and it is now time to vote for your favorite June Archives treasure! Here is a recap of the three competitors: 1) U.S. flag from 1889, the year Washington became a state 2)… Read more
June Archives treasure #3: Wilder & White campus design
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(Images courtesy of Washington State Archives)
So far, we’ve featured an… Read moreClippings for the week of June 8, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News Saint Cecilia Catholic School student, Mathias Van Patten, was honored in Olympia it the Letters about Literature awards ceremony at the state capitol as a semifinalist for his letter addressed to L. Ron… Read more
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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