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• Benton City Branch, Mid-Columbia Libraries
• Blanche Bradley Public Library (Cathlamet, WA)
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Interests for attending the meeting fell into three basic areas: 1) a desire for more information about the NTIA grant program; 2) the ability to identify potential partners for an application; and 3) a desire to partner with the Communities Connect Network in their grant application. Marc Baldwin, Executive Policy Advisory, Washington State Office of the Governor, re-iterated the Governor’s priorities for the federal stimulus funding which includes broadband stimulus funding. These are:

The 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 15^th an announcement will come from the White House asking partners, including libraries, to post their local volunteer opportunities online.

Every day, thousands of motorists make their way along Interstate-90 as it winds through Snoqualmie Pass before sloping gracefully to the Columbia Plateau. This often-traveled highway affords beautiful views of central Washington: from rugged, snow-capped mountain peaks to rolling, golden fields. Most cars fly past Roslyn, a tiny mountain town a few miles north of Cle Elum, without realizing that it is home to a fascinating, one-of-a-kind cemetery; the state's oldest continually operated bar; and was the setting of a popular 1990s television show.

The Washington State Library is pleased to announce the release on June 1, 2009 of an RFP (Request for Proposals) for downloadable audiobook eContent services.