[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The Tacoma City Council has $16.4 million available for various construction projects. This includes $3 million to build a library at Salishan. This project has now been shifted to a third tier priority. (Tacoma Weekly, 4.20.12… Read more
When her parents took Sophiana James to Olympia Thursday morning on her 10th birthday, they told her they were going on a field trip to tour the Capitol. She suspected nothing when they took her to the last stop, the Office of Secretary of State. When Sophiana, her parents, Andrew and Christine James, and her teacher, David Smith, were escorted into Secretary of State Sam Reed’s office, she may have figured something was up. Reed greeted the visitors and then gave the homeschool student… Read more
Volume 8, May 17, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – NATIONAL WINNERS 2) CE GRANTS FOR STARTING STRONG 3) RESOURCE SHARING GRANT DEADLINE APPROACHING 4) WORKING TOGETHER TO MANAGE DISASTERS 5) GRANTS FOR LEARNING LABS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – NATIONAL WINNERS The Washington State… Read more
We’ve shown the three “candidates” for the May edition of “Archives treasures.”Now it’s up to you to vote on your favorite. The first treasure up for consideration is the 1878 version of the Washington Constitution. Next up is the… Read more
WSL Updates Special Edition for Monday, May 14, 2012 Topics: 1) GRANT CYCLE RE-OPENS – TLA50 INITIATIVE 2) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GRANT CYCLE RE-OPENS – TLA50 INITIATIVE The Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) initiative is designed to help libraries better serve and engage midlife adults by positioning libraries as catalysts, resources, meeting places, and… Read more
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As many business owners know, our office’s Corporation Division is where companies register trademarks… Read moreFrom left: Samantha Smith, Oliver Reed and Clare Doran.
If you ever wonder if books can influence and inspire students, look no further than the winning letters submitted by the three new state champions in the annual… Read more[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal recently remodeled and moved into Heron Hall on the east end of the tribal campus in Blyn. Now the library will begin the more profound undertaking of becoming a center for lifelong learning,… Read more
Volume 8, May 10, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 2012 WALE CONFERENCE – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2) TAKE 25 FOR MISSING CHILDREN 3) ARSL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS 4) LUCY LOVES CHILDREN! 5) A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 2012 WALE CONFERENCE – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Program proposals are now being accepted for the 2012… Read more
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State history buffs know that Washington officially joined the Union as the 42nd state on Nov. 11, 1889. But did you know there was an ongoing effort for many years to persuade Congress… Read more
