Image The King County Library System (KCLS) was recently awarded a $998,556 National Leadership Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to fund a project that will develop the Evergreen open source library system, making it a more useful system for large public… Read more
Washington is blessed (is that the right word?!) with dramatic season changes ... which includes an often snow-kissed winter. And while we don't like having to drive in snow, do we ever love playing in it! So get your skis and snowboards ready ... soon we'll be heading up to the passes.… Read more
U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton has refused to allow foes of Referendum 71 to keep their donors a secret and to lift the usual ban on contributions of over $5,000 or more during the final days of a campaign. … Read more
Urban fiction, street lit, and “gangsta” fiction are all terms used to describe novels that deal with life on the street. Some may say that the books glamorize the criminal element of the world and are not appropriate for anyone to read, but especially not for inmates. I would have to disagree. Many of us, and inmates included, read material that they can relate to, and for them this could be the urban books of the gangster lifestyle. Yes there is crime in these novels but at least one… Read more
Located along the eastern shore of Puget Sound between Seattle and Tacoma, Des Moines is a city of 29,270 inhabitants. It’s well known for its marina (pictured above) and beautiful sunset views of Vashon Island and the Olympics. Image
So how did Des Moines (pronounced duh-MOINZ) acquire its name? The town was settled in 1870 and named in 1889 for the Des Moines Improvement Co., which had been named by one of its principals for his… Read more
Last week in California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled to lift the ban on Washington releasing the Referendum 71 petitions. But the U.S. Supreme Court this week suspended the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, which means the ban remains in effect while the Supremes prepare to resolve this issue once and for all.
… Read moreImage Five years ago, the Washington State Digital Archives opened a brand-new building on the Eastern Washington University campus in Cheney. Since then, it has established itself as the leader among all states in the electronic preservation of… Read more
Volume 5, October 22, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – CHARITABLE TRUST DIRECTORY 2) ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION 1909 – 2009 3) KAREN RETURNS 4) NEW CIVICS RESOURCE – SIMPLY WASHINGTON 5) ALA 2.0 ADVOCACY WEBINAR 6) WEBJUNCTION WEBINARS FOR SERVING SPANISH SPEAKERS 7) BCR ONLINE WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS –… Read more
