Application Deadlines:
Basic Grants: March 2, 2009
Enhancement Grants: May 1, 2009
Image Press Release from IMLS December 18, 2008
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is… Read more
Application Deadline: April 1, 2009
Press Release from IMLS - January 12, 2009
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting grant applications to the Native American/Native… Read more
It's no secret that the State of Washington is experiencing hard times. Washington libraries of all types and sizes, including the Washington State Library, will be affected by shrinking state and local dollars. This post kicks off a series, "Washington Libraries in Hard Times," through which we hope to illustrate how Washington libraries are coping with, adjusting to, and perhaps even thriving during tough economic situations. Along the way, we'd like to have your comments and examples. We… Read more
Clippings, January 16, 2009
“Beginning Monday, the Kelso Public Library will be closed on Saturdays and will shorten its Wednesday operating hours, the city announced Tuesday. The library’s reduced hours are one of several cost-saving measures the city is taking to balance its 2009-10 budget amid the economic downturn.” (Daily News [Longview], 12-31-08) http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/12/… Read more
Courtesy Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association State Bills of Interest. 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. Click below to view the… Read more
Of Program Managers and Leporidae*
It has recently been suggested,
(and although this may sound funny),
our esteemed leader has been likened to...
an iconic little bunny.
So listen now, pay close attention.
… Read moreVolume 5: January 15, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY
2) WSL EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS
3) MARYANN KOHL CAYAS WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS
4) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE JUDGES CHOSEN
5) FREE ARCHIVES WORKSHOP
6) COPIES OF NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES AVAILABLE
7) FREE PRESERVATION E-NEWSLETTERS AVAILABLE
8) BRIEFLY
… Read moreCourtesy Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association State Bills of Interest. 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. Click below to view the… Read more
Did your library serve an extraordinary community function during the December snowfall events or the January floods? If so, we need your stories about how the library served the community. We will post this information on this blog and use this information… Read more
[caption id="attachment_247" align="alignleft" width="364" caption="Flooded backyard of 1 staff member"] [/caption] As the storm continues to pound Western Washington library services are effected. All of us our doing our best to make it into work, braving raging winds on a ferry and slowly making our way across icy roads. However, the weather has managed to defeat our best efforts. Flooding seems to be the biggest foe as roads close, power goes out, and… Read more
It snowed and we thought, isn’t that pretty! And then it snowed again and we thought wow ! And then it snowed some more and we all shouted Enough!! We are pretty remote out here at Clallam Bay Corrections Center and some of us travel over 60 miles to get to work. As you can see by the empty parking lot sometimes it is just too far and the roads are just too bad to make it. I do have to give a plug for the DOT of Clallam Bay, WA. They did make it possible to get up… Read more
"... and before us was a dark sea-wall of mountains..." With those words, Caroline Leighton ended a journey from the civilized eastern states and began recording her responses to fifteen years on the Pacific coast. Born and educated in New England, she worked in a school for former slaves in Washington DC during the Civil War. There she met her future husband, Rufus Leighton. After the war they married and sailed for the Pacific Northwest where Rufus had an appointment as a customs… Read more
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="117" caption="WSH Library"][/caption] Most of the institution libraries have a history, but WSH probably has one of the more interesting ones. Here is an article from the Olympian that gives a really nice overview, including a comment from… Read more
Clippings, January 9, 2009, Part 2
The Ocean Shores Friends of the Library will host the first Nonprofit Leaders Conference for Coastal and Southwest Washington in October of 2009. The Friends are seeking letters of support to accompany their application to the Grays Harbor Foundation for funding to keep the cost of conference attendance as low as possible, hopefully $35. Advice in seeking grants is particularly important in these times. “Most of our non-profits are all-volunteer,… Read more
The Western State Hospital Library was toured by District #28 Senator Mike Carrell January 7. ILS staffers Laura Sherbo, Elizabeth Jahnke and Kathleen Benoun were on hand to greet the senator and tell him about the scope of services available to hospital patients and staff. District #28 includes Lakewood, Steilacoom, University Place, DuPont, Fircrest, Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base.
For his part, the senator shared with library staff his… Read more
Volume 5: January 8, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) GATHERING IDEAS FOR LSTA 2010 FUNDING SUSPENDED FOR THIS YEAR
2) FIRST TUESDAYS JAN 13 FEATURES WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE
3) TWO TRAININGS ON JAN. 14, INCLUDING LIBRARY 2.0 HOSTED BY WSL
4) 2008 STATEWIDE DATABASE TRIALS END
5) MOVIE LICENSING OFFER FROM MPLC
6) MARYANN KOHL SUMMER READING CREATIVITY WORKSHOPS
7) ALA/YALSA COURSES ON WORKING WITH… Read more
Clippings, January 7, 2009
An editorial poses an idea to keep the Castle Rock Public Library open with donations of funds, of what people would have paid had the vote passed, until there is another chance to pass a library levy. (Daily News [Longview], 12-23-08)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/12/23/editorial/doc49500d4be983e056757601.txt
“To make best… Read more
