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WSL Updates for April 5, 2012

Volume 12: April 5, Year for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WSL RELEASES LSTA 5-YEAR EVALUATION 2) DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY COUNCIL VACANCIES 3) RESOURCE SHARING GRANT CYCLE NOW OPEN 4) YOUTH SERVICES & OUTREACH POSITION AVAILABLE 5) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WSL RELEASES LSTA 5-YEAR… Read more

Spotlight on Staff: Laura Sherbo

Image Laura Sherbo, Program Manager for Branch Library Services at the Washington State Library, has been awarded the Professional Achievement Award award by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division… Read more

Program Manager honored by national organization

[caption id="attachment_7368" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Laura Sherbo"] Image [/caption] The American Library Association (ALA) has just released the news that Laura Sherbo, Program Manager for Washington… Read more

View a vibrant world under the water's surface in David Hall's images

Image Beneath Cold Seas: The Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. By David Hall; foreword by Christopher Newbert; introduction by Sarika Cullis… Read more

March's favorite state library jewel: missionary's manuscripts

Image The votes are in! The winner of March's contest for the State Library Jewels is the Missionary's Manuscripts! These manuscripts were written by Helen W. Clark, a missionary who worked with the Spokane and Makah tribes in the 1890s.… Read more

Digging Up History: The Unintentional Washington State Library Connection

Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: A few decades ago, back when my family still had a farm out in northwestern Thurston County, my father noticed a small glass object that had surfaced… Read more

1st District voters will fill Inslee vacancy

Image Voters in Washington's 1st Congressional District will choose a successor to Jay Inslee for the final weeks of his two-year term. Gov. Chris Gregoire, with the support of Secretary of State Sam Reed, announced Monday that she is calling a… Read more

2012 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 03/30/2012

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above. This posting reflects the… Read more

CFD and Mariners offer sweet prize for Earth Day

Image The Washington State Combined Fund Drive is doing its part to help the environment, and honor public employees at the same time. As a part of Public Service Recognition Week, the CFD will be holding its first-ever “Go Green” contest. From April 2… Read more

Clippings for the week of March 23, 2012

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Washington State Library News The North Central Regional Library and the Initiative for Rural Innovation and Stewardship are working together to collect and digitize historic photographs for the local history project “Foodways and Byways:… Read more

CRCC Community Read 2012

[caption id="attachment_7314" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jamie Ford"] Image [/caption] The "community read movement" started in 1998 in Seattle and has gained popularity across the United States. I’ve been intrigued by them for many years. And… Read more

The Missing Mayor, a Puzzling Death, and the Interstate Bridge Ghost.

Image Random News from the Newspapers on Microfilm Collection: The Missing Mayor, a Puzzling Death, and the Interstate Bridge Ghost. From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: While skimming… Read more

WSL Updates for March 29, 2012

Volume 8: March 29, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) FUNDS FOR LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF CERTIFICATION

2) FIRST TUESDAYS - MOVING TO EVERGREEN

3) LEARNING FROM BILINGUAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH

4) CELEBRATE SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH

5) LIBRARIES FOR ALL - SERVING DIVERSE POPULATIONS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Washington's 2012 Letters About Literature Champions Announced!

Image From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Clare Doran, a sixth grader at The Bush School in Seattle, is the Level 1 champion. Samantha Smith, an eighth grader at… Read more

Vote for your fave State Library jewel!

If you like the State Library, cool historical documents and maps, or if you’re just a fan of online voting, then take part in the March version of the “State Library jewels” online poll below! Over the past week, we’ve spotlighted the… Read more

Spotlight Charity: Live United in Whatcom County

Image Photo courtesy of United Way of Whatcom County

If you know anything about charities you have probably heard of United Way. Over the course of the 20th century this charitable organization has become deeply… Read more

Clippings for the week of March 16, 2012

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection"] Image [/caption] Library News The good news seems to be that from Cle Elum City Council’s decision to halve library hours comes a quick response from the community. Friends of the Library and members of the community are working to fund a part-time… Read more

“Library jewels” contender #3: missionary's manuscripts

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(Photo courtesy of Washington State Library)

Here comes our third and final “State Library jewel” for March, a… Read more

Library jewels contender #2: Stampede Pass railroad map

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(Maps courtesy of Washington State Library)

Before automobiles and highways came along, trains were the predominant mode of long-distance travel in Washington and beyond. But the rugged… Read more

March “Library jewels” contestant #1: congressman’s scrapbooks

Image Spring has sprung (at least according to the calendar), baseball season is here, and it’s time for the March edition of “State Library jewels.” Leading off this month’s online contest are the 1913-1915… Read more