From Our Corner
Reflections from WSP Library, July 2013
[caption id="attachment_11291" align="alignright" width="300"] Image West Complex Library[/caption] My job in the Washington State Library Branch at the Washington State Penitentiary has exposed me to an area of librarianship I never would have… Read more
WSL Updates for July 11, 2013
Volume 9, July 11, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WANTED – NCCE CONFERENCE PRESENTERS 2) WLA SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE EXTENDED 3) REFORMA DÍA/BOOK DAY AWARD 4) NEW RESOURCE FROM ALA ADDRESSES PRIVACY CONCERNS 5) CIRCULATING NOW – NLM’S NEW BLOG 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WANTED – NCCE CONFERENCE PRESENTERS The Northwest Council for… Read more
160 celebration: Priest Point Mythbusting
Image [One bit of folklore concerning the Washington State Library Territorial Collection has to do with the original source of ownership for a dozen books, mostly vellum bound and chiefly dating back to the 1500s. When old catalogers gather around the… Read more
New elections award goes to Island Co. Auditor
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From left: State Elections Director Lori Augino, Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider, Dodie Hanby (sitting) and Loann Gulick. Hanby and Gulick are longtime county elections employees.
When State Elections Director Lori Augino told… Read moreWyman honors Digital Archives staff
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(Photo courtesy of Renee Wyman.)
Secretary of State Wyman and some of her top officials came over from Olympia to Cheney to visit the Eastern Region Branch Archives and the Digital Archives Tuesday and congratulate the… Read more2013-2014 Washington Rural Heritage grants awarded
[caption id="attachment_11258" align="alignright" width="240"] Image Display of canned salmon at first Clallam County Fair, 1895. North Olympic Heritage Collection.[/caption] From the desk of Evan Robb Congratulations to the latest group of Washington libraries and museums receiving 2013-2014 LSTA grant awards through the… Read more
Clippings for the week of July 5, 2013
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News The Centralia Timberland library hosted an open house with various activities and entertainment Saturday, May 18th to celebrate the library’s centennial. Funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Centralia citizens and the Ladies of the… Read more
From Digital Archives: Vintage pass views & autos
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(Photos courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives.)
Anyone who drives across the Washington Cascades gets to enjoy million-dollar views and recreational opportunities of mountain pass highways that are the envy of the nation. The… Read moreNo initiative to the people will be on ballot this fall
Image For the first year since 1989, an initiative to the people won’t be placed before Washington voters. Friday, July 5, is the deadline for initiative sponsors to submit signatures to our… Read more
From the Archives: July 4th celebrations
ImageJanuary 1920 at the launch of the S.S. Bearport, a cargo ship. The ship was built by the Standifer Steel Company. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives.)
Image 1944 Uncle Sam from Harney Elementary School in Vancouver. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives.)July 4 has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of the Fourth of… Read more
Clippings for the week of June 28, 2013
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Fresh on the heels of ensuring a new city library will go forward this year and ensuring its completion in some form, the New Ferndale Library Project now has yet another matching grant of $500,000 from an anonymous donor. (Ferndale… Read more
Happy birthday to Ballard Locks!
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Crowded Ballard Locks, circa 1960. (Photo courtesy Washington State Archives.)
Whether you know the man-made channel connecting the saltwater of Puget… Read moreWSL 160 celebration - Law Library
Image [Not all the surviving books of the original Territorial Collection reside in the Washington State Library. A good portion of them went with the Washington State Law Library when they split from WSL. The current State Law Librarian, Kay Newman, tells… Read more
WSL Updates for July 4, 2013
Volume 9, July 4, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) EVENTS FOR (ALMOST) EVERYONE 2) WORLDSHARE ILL UPDATE & TRAINING 3) LAST CALL FOR IPAD TABLET LAB GRANT APPLICATIONS 4) REGISTER BY JULY 8 FOR WMLA ANNUAL MEETING 5) DUST, DROUGHT, AND DREAMS GONE DRY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) EVENTS FOR (ALMOST) EVERYONE Events can be an excellent… Read more
Soldiers, quilters honored as exhibit opens
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Private First Class Shane Pires hugs Lacey resident Carla Sontag, who made his quilt.
With Independence Day around the corner, Secretary of State Kim Wyman recognized and honored six American soldiers who are members of the Warrior Transition… Read more2013 Primary: Registration deadline July 8
Image Attention voters and would-be voters! This year’s Primary is just a few weeks away. In fact, the Primary will end on August 6. If you haven’t registered to vote and want to take part in this year’s Primary, you need to act soon. Monday, July 8, is… Read more
Sudoku, Battle decks, Gamification...Oh My!
Sudoku was a foreign concept to me; I couldn’t understand why people were obsessed with filling in crossword puzzles made up of numbers. I’m not much of a mathematician and I was convinced Sudoku was a math game. Being stranded in eastern Washington 100 miles from the nearest town led me to give Sudoku a try and I’ve been hooked ever since. It’s all about logic and as a librarian and trainer, I do love logic games. One of the (many… Read more
Latest Washington Rural Heritage addition: Sedro-Woolley
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(Photo courtesy Washington State Library)
For the past several years, a program coordinated by our State Library has helped libraries, museums and other… Read moreFrom Your Corner: Zillah's name
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(Photo courtesy of City of Zillah)
If you've driven from Yakima to the Tri-Cities or if you've done a wine-tasting tour in the Yakima Valley, chances are you've been through Zillah, a town of roughly 3,000 inhabitants in south-… Read moreSecretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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