From Our Corner
Visiting Snohomish County
Image Secretary Reed plans to visit all 39 counties in Washington during his last year in office, and he's continuing that quest with a two-day visit to Snohomish County this week. Here he is shown speaking to the Mukilteo Kiwanis Club Wednesday morning about the… Read more
ALA-APA Recognizes Highline Community Colleges Graduates
Image The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) announced on May 30, 2012 that it has completed an agreement with the Highline Community College (HCC) in Des Moines, Washington, that will allow the graduates in the… Read more
Vote for your fave Library jewel!
Yeah, it might now be June, but we’ve started the online poll for the May edition of our State Library “jewels.” The three candidates are: 1) 19th century adventurer Ranald MacDonald; 2) A… Read more
Library jewel contender #3: Congressional Serial Set
Image The third and final candidate for May’s State Library “jewels” series is a nearly complete copy of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Commonly referred to as the Serial Set, it contains the House and Senate Documents… Read more
Clippings for the week of May 25, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News This month the King County Law Library will be rolling out new personal computers on our public access network. The public access computers have been operating on older software and equipment. While adequate for processing… Read more
Saloons Only Serve the Worst Appetites of Men
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From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library:
Found at random in… Read moreMay State Library “jewel” #2: Camp Lewis map
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(Map courtesy of Washington State Library)
Since it’s National Military Appreciation Month, our second “contestant” in the May edition of State Library jewels… Read moreWSL Updates for May 31, 2012
Volume 8, May 31, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES 2) SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES AT WALE 3) REGISTER NOW FOR NWILL 2012 4) LOVE HISTORIC THEATERS? THERE’S A LIBRARY FOR YOU! 5) OCLC REPORTS – LIBRARIES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES… Read more
May “Library jewel” #1: Ranald MacDonald
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(Image courtesy of Washington State Library)
In honor of Asian American… Read moreFreedom Tails
Image A visit to the SCCC Library The Freedom Tails newsletter is a fun, uplifting and heartwarming chronicling of the canine training program at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, WA. It follows the exploits of the shelter dogs being trained by… Read more
WSL Updates Special Edition for May 25, 2012
WSL Updates Special Edition for Friday, May 25, 2012 Topic: RESOURCE SHARING GRANT CYCLE CLOSES JUNE 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESOURCE SHARING GRANT CYCLE CLOSES JUNE 1 The Connecting Libraries through Resource Sharing (CLRS) grant application cycle will close next Friday, June 1, 2012. The purpose of the Connecting Libraries through Resource Sharing (CLRS) grant cycle is to provide grant funds for… Read more
Central Archives in the news
Image If you’re a Central Washington resident or native, or if you have an interest in the records and history pertaining to that region of the state, check out this… Read more
Clippings for the week of May 18, 2012
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The City of Roy discussed the Roy Library in its department quarterly reports. The library is managing despite an $18,423 budget. (Photo) (Nisqually Valley News, [Yelm] 4.27.12) Former Timberland Regional Library Executive… Read more
Illegal Booze at Wellington
Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Found in… Read more
WSL Updates for May 24, 2012
Volume 8, May 24, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FINDING FUNDING TO ENHANCE COLLECTION CARE 2) DUAL LANGUAGES – EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 3) COURSE IN BOOK REPAIR AT HIGHLINE 4) AWARDS FOR COLLABORATIONS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE 5) ARE YOU AN AGILE PROFESSIONAL? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FINDING FUNDING TO ENHANCE… Read more
Charter school fans file statewide initiative
Image Supporters of public charter schools have filed an 11th-hour initiative bid to authorize up to 40 charters over the next five years, to be operated by "qualified nonprofit organizations approved by… Read more
Here's how signature check for R-74 works ...
Image How does the signature check for a referendum work, and what is the impact of a referendum challenge on the effective date of the recently enacted legislation (SB6239) authorizing civil marriage for same-sex… Read more
`The race is on': WA primaries next up
Image Washington's campaign season is officially underway, with hundreds of candidates signed up for 364 offices, from the U.S. Senate and statewide offices to key races that will determine control of the state Legislature and the future of 10 congressional districts. Secretary of State Sam Reed said he was pleased with the remarkable rush of interest in state and… Read moreSee the rhodies, Jack
Image If you like rhododendrons and want to see them in all of their colorful glory at the Capitol Campus, now is the time to come. As these photos show, Washington’s state flower is in full bloom outside the Legislative Building. But the flowers will fall off… Read more
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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