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Finding Treasure in Ritzville, WA
This coin is an item from the Ritzville Public Library.
Washington Rural Heritage Grants Awarded
Congratulations to the following libraries who were awarded LSTA grants through the Washington Rural Heritage initiative.
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2008 Grant Cycle open
A new grant cycle is now open for Washington RuralHeritage.
The purpose of this grant cycle is to provide grant funds to small and rural, public libraries to encourage the development of long-term sustainable digitization programs.
Application deadline: Postmarked or received by August 8, 2008
Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $50,000. This grant cycle has a limit of $10,000 per application.
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Western State Hospital - A library newsletter story
From the desk of Kathleen Benoun
It is said that there’s an opportunity during every crisis. In 2011, the branch libraries of the Washington State Library learned that their book budgets had been severely cut. Magazine subscriptions dwindled and there was no money for new materials. At the same time, several units at the Western State Hospital were restricted from certain areas on campus that included the library building. Library attendance dwindled.