Everyone keeps assuming that no one will bother to take the time to read the 114-pages-of-legislation-jammed-onto-a-mapsized-sheet petition that is R-71 before offering up (or declining to give) their signature. But what if someone actually did want to read it? How long would it even take? Meet Heath. He is the OSOS executive intern and a seriously good sport:
We knew there was something special about this town. Congratulations Olympia for being named the 6th best place to live in the United States by Kiplinger Magazine. Kiplinger describes Olympia as a “cultural diamond in the rough of the Pacific Northwest.”
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Volume 5, June 11, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE WORKSHOPS: LIBRARY 2.0 AND BEYOND GOOGLE 2) FREE SUMMER MEALS FOR KIDS – FIND SITES IN YOUR COMMUNITY 3) ATTENTION LSCA TITLE II GRANTEES 4) 2009 DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON LIBRARIES 5) NEH HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES GRANT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FREE WORKSHOPS: LIBRARY 2.0 AND BEYOND GOOGLE Are hard times… Read more
We've had lots of questions about the R-71 petitions, which by law are required to include 114-pages of Senate Bill 5688 text with the petition on just one sheet of paper. Just how did sponsors manage that one? Dave channels Vanna White to show you the dimensions of the much talked-about petition sheets:
… Read moreThe American Library Association is working with the White House, in partnership with the Corporation for National & Community Service, to get libraries involved in a national volunteer initiative that will run from June 22 to September 11, 2009. Early the week of June 15th an announcement will come from the White House asking partners, including libraries, to post their local volunteer opportunities online. Since the initiative will then officially launch on June 22, you’ll want to have… Read more
Those who have traveled across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge for years had a close-up view of the construction of the new Narrows Bridge for Highway 16's eastbound traffic. But not many people were around when work began to build a new span after the original bridge (nicknamed "Galloping Gertie") collapsed during a wind storm on November 7, 1940, just four months after opening.
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If you had ancestors who lived in the Vancouver area in the late 1860s and you want to learn more about what life there was like back then, the Washington State Library has just the thing for you.
Image The State Library has added an early Vancouver newspaper to its online offerings. The Vancouver Register, from 1865-1869, is the library’s latest addition to the Historical Newspapers Online Project, which makes available the state’s… Read more
Ocean Shores beach at sunset. - Submitted by Ken
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