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WSL Updates for October 21, 2010

Volume 6, October 21, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) SDL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS

2) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH

3) WSL STAFF REMEMBERED

4) BULLYING SURVEY CLOSES THURSDAY AT 11:00 P.M.

5) FREE PRESERVATION WEBINAR SERIES

6) GRANTSTATION SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS

7) PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET USE STUDY DEADLINE

8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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From Your Corner of Washington: State Capitol

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Photograph courtesy of Jeff Martin

A stately view of the State Capitol in Olympia with the Washington State flag and U.S. flag waving proudly in the foreground.

We invite you to e-mail your photos and stories to… Read more

Medal of Valor nominations extended to Oct. 29

Image If you know somebody who recently saved a life or did something else heroic, you still have time to nominate him or her for the Washington State Medal of Valor. The nomination deadline has been extended until October 29 for this medal, one of the… Read more

Archives spotlights Washington’s logging history Oct. 27

Image Logging was one of the major industries that helped put Washington on the map and spurred our economy from its territorial days, into statehood and for many decades afterward. Many Washington communities, especially in the timber-laden… Read more

From Your Corner of Washington: Pumpkin Patch

Image A crisp fall day in Olympia at Hunter's Pumpkin Patch. A fun-filled afternoon of tractor rides, an animal petting farm, corn mazes and picking out the perfect pumpkin. We… Read more

Clippings, October 8, 2010

Washington State Library The Washington State Library recently contributed another 23,000 historic newspaper pages from seven newspapers to "Chronicling America," making Washington State's contributions to the program a total of 23 papers and over 115,000 pages. (Tacoma Daily Index, 9.28.10) http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/searchd.cgi Library News The Board of Trustees for The Seattle Public Library and… Read more

Change of Command Ceremony

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Photograph courtesy of Patrick McDonald

Today, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Secretary Reed was a special guest at the Change of Command Ceremony. Approximately 4,000 soldiers from 30 units attended the ceremony.

Hard Times in Washington: Seattle’s Hooverville

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Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives

The Great Depression resulted in many homeless people throughout America , including in Seattle. This 1937 shot from the State Library Photograph Collection… Read more

From Your Corner of Washington: Capitol Campus

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Photograph courtesy of Bernadette Griffin

A beautiful sunrise shot captured in this photograph of the the Winged Victory monument on the State Capitol… Read more

Freeze-drying history?!

Image Preservation is one of the most important tasks for our State Archives employees and local government personnel who manage records. That means knowing what to do if… Read more

Hard Times in Washington: Putting in a water line

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Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives

Most of us take it for granted that we have water flowing into our homes, schools, businesses and other locations. But somebody had to build the… Read more

WSL Updates for October 14, 2010

Volume 6, October 14, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LIBRARIES AND THE ELECTIONS – HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE 2) BILL TO EXPAND FOIA AWAITS PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE 3) BULLYING SURVEY OF LIBRARIES 4) COMMENT ON PROTECTING COPYRIGHT ON THE INTERNET 5) YALSA GRANT FOR FIRST-TIME ALA ATTENDEES 6) ALTAFF'S TRUSTEE ACADEMY 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK… Read more

Ref22: Mastering the Reference Interview

Image Did you miss out on the live Ref22 webinar this week? Never fear! All Ref22 sessions are archived and available on the website at Ref22: Archived Sessions. For our October session we had Christa Werle from Sno-Isle Libraries talking about mastering the reference interview. Check it out! Whatever our… Read more

Hard Times in Washington: Hunger March

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Photograph courtesy of the Washington State Archives, Susan Parish Collection and Vibert Jeffers. On January 16, 1933 hundreds of people gathered on the State Capitol steps in Olympia for a "Hunger… Read more

Report: WA recession over, recovery `tepid at best'

Washington's economy is officially out of recession -- and state revenue is even growing a tiny Image bit. But the recovery, mirroring the national scene, is "painfully slow" and "tepid at best," said a new Columbus Day report… Read more

Reed predicts robust 66 percent turnout

Image Secretary of State Sam Reed is predicting the best midterm vote turnout in 40 years – 66 percent. Most voters will cast ballots by mail, and ballots go out later this week, with Nov. 2 as the postmark… Read more

Hard Times in Washington: Shipwrecks

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Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives

When you combine miles of coastline with occasionally stormy weather, you’re gonna have shipwrecks once in awhile. This photo captures the Clipper ship “… Read more

From Your Corner of Washington: Wenatchee River near Tumwater Canyon

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Photograph courtesy of Patrick McDonald

Photo taken near the Tumwater Canyon of the Wenatchee River 10 miles south of Chiwaukum in Chelan County.

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Clippings, October 1, 2010

Library News The Selah Public Library, a part of the Yakima Valley Regional Library system, is moving.across the street. For the last 42 years, residents of Selah have turned many pages in the building the library shares with City Hall. Now they'll have a larger place; part of an agreement designed to help both the library and the city. (Photo) (Yakima Valley Business Times, 9.10.10) Mount Vernon Library Director Brian Soneda is excited about the role his library and other area libraries… Read more

WA wins felon voter case in 9th Circuit

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has given the green light for Washington to continue its longstanding ban on felon voting. The court unanimously agreed with Secretary of State Sam Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna, who had argued just two weeks ago that the 11-judge panel in San Francisco… Read more