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Clippings for the week of April 5, 2013

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Washington State Library News Just 2 ½ months after taking office, Republic Secretary of State Kim Wyman is following the footsteps of her predecessor, Sam Reed, in fighting against a proposed fund reduction for the library’s operations. (The Olympian [… Read more

WSL Updates for April 11, 2013

Volume 9, April 11, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 2013 OFF THE PAGE RENEWAL 2) MAYDAY! MAYDAY! 3) TARGET EARLY CHILDHOOD READING GRANTS 4) BANNED BOOKS WEEK EVENT GRANTS 5) HAVE A PROBLEM? GET ADVICE FROM DEAR DONIA 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 2013 OFF THE PAGE RENEWAL For most libraries participating in the statewide contract with… Read more

House offers budget bookend: $1.3b in new revenue

Image The budget battle is about to get hotter. Majority House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a $34.5 billion budget plan for the next two years, relying on… Read more

Civility, respect ... and more sleep!

Image Secretary of State Kim Wyman introduces her predecessor, Sam Reed, who moderated a panel on legislative civility. Researchers from Washington State University wanted to know: How can you improve the public view of state government and the Legislature, improve the legislative process, and make Olympia a more civil place? So professors Nicholas Lovrich and Francis Benjamin conducted surveys with past and present Washington legislators, staff… Read more

Remember these guys, M’s fans?

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(Photos courtesy Washington State Archives)

So far, so good for the Mariners. The M’s are scoring a few runs and playing .500 ball after… Read more

Free Noontime Event at State Library, 4/18/2013

Schafer State Park Thursday, April 18, 2013 @ 12 p.m.; Room 221 - doors open at 11:45. Presented by Peter Reid, Chair, Washington State Parks Foundation

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Schafer State Park, a US National Historic Site, not only represents a unique example of 1930s… Read more

The Hamlet Trap

Image The Hamlet Trap. By Kate Wilhelm. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1987.) Recommendation submitted by: Will Stuivenga, … Read more

Clippings for the week of March 29, 2013

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Library News Banned Books Week is slated for September 22nd-28th and is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The week highlights the value of free and open access to information, according to the American Library Association (ALA). (Federal… Read more

Mob Rule in Lynden

Image From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: You would think that the inauguration of a local area figure to the office of Washington State Governor would be the commanding top of the fold headline… Read more

Letters About Literature Winners Announced

Image From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Washington's 2013 Letters About Literature Champions have been announced by the Washington State Library! Cora Tessaro, a fifth grader at Daniel… Read more

Connect with Your Library: A Mobile app for Washington

Image The Washington State Library is delighted to announce a $200,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation which, in combination with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, will develop a mobile application… Read more

WSL Updates for April 4, 2013

Volume 9, April 4, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2) CONNECT WITH YOUR LIBRARY – A MOBILE APP FOR WASHINGTON 3) GRANT CYCLE FOR EARLY LEARNING EXTENDED 4) FREE WESTPAS WORKSHOP COMES TO OLYMPIA 5) SNEAK PREVIEW OF WASHINGTON LIBRARY TRUSTEE WIKI 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT… Read more

WA Senate coalition unveils $33.3b no-tax budget

Image The Washington Senate's GOP-led majority coalition, backed by a handful of Democrats, rolled out a $33.3 billion, two-year state budget proposal Wednesday that holds the line on… Read more

It’s Records and Information Management Month!

When it comes to event themes, April is just full of them. According to one website, there are at least two dozen different themes, including National Garden Month (good reminder to mow your lawn and pull some weeds) and National Humor Month (Ha!). But did you know that here in Washington and many other states, April is also Records and Information Management Month? Here is this year’s official… Read more

Dance Day at the Capitol

Image They came. They danced. They left. Opponents of the “dance tax” converged on the… Read more

Clippings for the week of March 22, 2013

[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignright" width="227"] Image Image courtesy North Pend Oreille Heritage collection[/caption] Washington State Library News Spokane voters have again proved they strongly support city libraries. Take notice, Olympia. The Washington State Library and the Washington State Archives have about filled up the space available for housing the state’s… Read more

2013 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 03/29/2013

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.

Library Tracker 3-29-… Read more

Vietnam veterans honored at Capitol

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Rep. John McCoy addresses a gathering of veterans at the Vietnam War Memorial on the Capitol Campus. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Helle)

On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. ending its involvement in the Vietnam War, about 100… Read more

Inslee budget: $1.4b in new revenue, mostly for K-12

Image The Battle of the Budgets has begun. Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat in the third month of his tenure, unveiled his $34.4 billion budget blueprint in a lengthy televised news conference at the Capitol… Read more

Wyman talks voting with youth

Image Secretary of State Kim Wyman spoke to the Washington Youth Academy in the State Reception Room at the Capitol Thursday. The room was packed with about 150 at-risk youth from around the state. Wyman’s… Read more