From Our Corner
WSL Updates September 25, 2014
Volume 10, September 25, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) HIDDEN VOICES: AUDIO ARCHAEOLOGY AT MADIGAN ARMY HOSPITAL 2) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2015 3) FREE BOOKS FOR WASHINGTON LIBRARIES 4) GEOSCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP 101 – FREE SEMINAR 5) WALE CONFERENCE EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS OCTOBER 1 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) HIDDEN VOICES: AUDIO… Read more
SecWyman talks election with Comcast Newsmakers
Image With the General Election just weeks away, the public and media are casting their eyes on… Read more
A Tale for the Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being. By Ruth Ozeki (New York : Viking, 2013. 422 pp.) ImageFrom the desk of Sean Lanksbury, PNW & Special Collections Librarian
When a diary sails across the Pacific in a Hello Kitty lunchbox to the shore of… Read more
WTBBL exhibit showcases blind community
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(Images courtesy of WTBBL)
The widely acclaimed Washington Talking Book & Braille Library is known for providing audiobooks and other services to thousands of patrons across the state who can’t read… Read moreWA Election 2014 under way; 62% turnout forecast
Image Washington's General Election is under way. About 65,000 military and overseas ballots were going out by Saturday, Sept. 20, many of them sent electronically, and those voters are able to begin voting as soon as they receive… Read more
LIKE AS "TWO DROMIOS": COMPLICATIONS FROM A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: [The following piece of found-at-random news comes from The Tacoma Daily Ledger, although the story took place in New Whatcom (a town which later became part of the City of Bellingham). The tale reads like a screwball comedy. Published on… Read more
October 1st Event - Audio Archaeology at Madigan Army Hospital’s Radio Station
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Upcoming Event at the Central Library!
Hidden Voices: Audio Archaeology at Madigan Army Hospital’s Radio Station, with Dale Sadler (Cultural Resources Specialist), and Duane Colt Denfeld (Architectural Historian), Joint Base Lewis-McChord Cultural Resources Program
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm Washington State Library, 2nd Floor Point Plaza East, 6880 Capitol Blvd., Tumwater(360) 704-5200
In… Read more
WSL Updates for September 18, 2014
Volume 10, September 18, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) INNOCENT EYES EXHIBIT OPENING 2) TOWNER AWARD FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT 3) WSL/WLA CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT 4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) INNOCENT EYES EXHIBIT OPENING Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) presents Innocent Eyes, a photography exhibit… Read more
Wyman, county auditors reach out to potential voters
Image Are you a Washington resident who is eligible to vote but hasn’t registered yet? Expect a postcard in the mail soon that encourages you to register in time for this fall’s General Election. That’s the word from state… Read more
Happy Constitution Day!
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(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives)
It doesn’t receive nearly as much attention as Independence Day. It doesn’t offer an excuse to have a barbecue and shoot off fireworks. But Sept. 17 is a very important date in American history. It’s… Read moreGolfers in CFD tourney help veterans charity
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CFD Program Manager Philip Kerrigan (left) and Special Programs Director Stephanie Horn (second from right) with the winning four-man team (left to right): John Pazer, Andrew Brown, Thomas Bishop and Rob Hannigen… Read more
Library Clippings September 12, 2014
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Little Free Libraries show novel charm. (The Seattle Times, Seattle, 09/09/14).… Read more
Check out new edition of Simply Washington!
Image Several years ago, we unveiled a fun, colorful booklet called Simply Washington, which highlights and explains many aspects of our great state. Not being ones to sit still, we decided it was time to create a whole different look… Read more
WSL Updates for September 11, 2014
Volume 10, September 11, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) CE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY 2) AWE GROUP PURCHASE OFFER 3) FREE DISASTER RECOVERY WORKSHOP 4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) CE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY The Washington State Library/Washington Library Association Continuing Education Needs Assessment (CENA) Survey is now available. Your… Read more
Drivers beware: I-5 will be mess in Olympia next 2 weekends
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This part of Interstate 5 in Olympia will face lane and ramp closures during the weekends of Sept. 12 and Sept. 19. Very long backups are expected. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation)
We… Read moreFrom Digital Archives: Classic Rainier climbing photos
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(Photos courtesy of Digital Archives)
As the tallest peak in the Pacific Northwest and one that offers both challenging and comparatively easy routes, Mount Rainier is a magnet for mountain climbers near and far… Read moreLibrary Clippings September 5, 2014
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Wrapping up summer reading (Daily Record, Ellensburg, 08/06/14).… Read more
Spotlight on Staff: Kathryn Devine
Spotlight on Staff: Kathryn Devine When you think of detectives you may think of the hardboiled Sam Spade or perhaps Sherlock Holmes with his deerstalker hat, but working behind the scenes at the Washington State Library is a detective extraordinaire -- Kathryn Devine. Image… Read more
50 years of preserving and exploring in the North Cascades of Washington.
Image From the desk of Sean… Read moreSecretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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