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[caption id="attachment_149" align="alignright" width="199" caption=""Eels Clinging to Rock at Kettle Falls""][/caption] This Kettle Falls photo made our skin crawl with anticipation for our upcoming collections.

I sent out a site like this earlier in the year. This one is better. Check out the section on E-Mail ! www.bartleby.com/64/

So, what do you put in the collection to help your patrons get a job when they get out? An important part of our libraries’ mission is to have the resources to help our patrons re-enter the community. A big part of a successful re-entry is getting a job. Using a day labor agency isn’t always a viable option for an ex-offender. In the Spokane, WA area where I’m at, it’s estimated that you need to earn at least $10.50 to support a family of four. That often isn’t what these types of jobs pay.

ILS has a core group of librarians that offer adminstrative, technical, and personal supprt to the front line staff. As each library is spread out across the state, standardization has become a struggle, but it has been achieved in so many ways. Movement among the offender population is constantly changing, as they move from one institution to another so we pride ourselves in being able to offer the same services at each location. Interlibrary loans, circulation procedures, materials, and many other things are all similiar.

When digitizing historical newspapers here at the Washington State Library, advertisements are an endless source of amusement. We find baroquely phrased and lovingly illustrated ads for cure-all potions, fancy frocks, watering holes, and the latest entertainments. I will share some of the standouts in future blog entries to give you a taste of some of 19th century Washingtonian's preoccupations. Today, I will begin with one of America's most beloved and derided traditions: the circus.

Fans Demanding Scalp of Seattle Manager

Hm, the wording doesn't sound too far off from some disgruntled bloggers we know. In 2008, the hometown Mariners went 61-101, becoming the first team to lose over 100 games despite a $100+ million dollar payroll. It's easy to imagine a particularly bitter writer taking out his frustrations in this way.

Save the date for the following fall programs at the Washington State Library! An evening program on Wednesday, November 19, at 6:30 PM will feature Al Eufrasio and Jeff Davis, co-authors of Weird Washington, with seating in the main Reading Room on WSL’s 2nd floor. Two brown-bag luncheon programs will also be offered. Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM our genealogy librarians Kathryn Devine and Kim Smeenk will present “Tracking Kurt Cobain through Washington Vital Records.” They will track Kurt Cobain and his ancestors’ vital records to illustrate

I have been employed by the State Library Institutional Services department at the branch at Western State Hospital for nearly 27 years. Annually, this state psychiatric hospital houses 900-1000 citizens in western Washington. It is reputed to be one of the larger psychiatric hospitals “west of the Mississippi.”