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Clippings, June 25, 2010

Washington State Library News The Washington State Library recently contributed another 50,000 historic newspaper pages from nine newspapers to Chronicling America, making Washington State's contribution to the program a total of 16 titles and 92,000 pages. Chronicling America is a project of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

WSL Updates for July 1, 2010

Volume 6, July 1, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) WASHINGTON READS - WASHINGTON AS PLACE

2) FIRST TUESDAYS - ELLUMINATION!

3) FREE ONLINE CLASSES FROM WSL AND AMIGOS

4) WSL OFFERS FUNDING FOR ARSL-ABOS CONFERENCE

5) OPPORTUNITY TO ORDER DISCOUNTED FLIP CAMCORDERS

6) COME TO THE FAIR

7) E-GOVERNMENT TOOLKIT RELEASED

8) TEN SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS & SECRETS

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Clippings, June 18, 2010

Library News A United Way official will join the Spokane Public Library Board of Trustees in time to decide how to deal with significant budget cuts proposed by Mayor Mary Verner. The Spokane City Council on Tuesday unanimously appointed Janice Marich, the vice president of the community relations for Spokane County United Way, to the city's library board for a five-year term.

Washington Adds 50,000 Newspaper Pages to Chronicling America

The Washington State Library recently contributed another 50,000 historic newspaper pages from nine newspapers to Chronicling America, making Washington State’s contribution to the program a total of 16 titles and 92,000 pages. People can read and research issues from these and other newspapers around the U.S. for free at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. [caption id="attachment_2835" align="alignright" width="232" caption="100 Years Ago.

WSL Updates for June 24, 2010

Volume 6, June 24, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) GRANTSTATION SUBSCRIPTION EXTENSION

2) SAFECO SUPPORTS QUALITY OF LIFE

3) DITTO UNION PACIFIC

4) IPADS IN THE LIBRARY

5) YOUR ONLINE REPUTATION AND HOW TO PROTECT IT

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1) GRANTSTATION SUBSCRIPTION EXTENSION

Clippings, June 11, 2010

Library News Why do libraries charge for library cards? The quick answer is that it's one way the library is able to buy the items you borrow. People who want library services but are living outside the tax boundaries will be asked to purchase a nonresident card. (Concrete Herald, 6.2010) The Camano Island Library Advisory Board is accepting applications for its student position for the 2010-2011 school year. Board members are required to attend all regularly scheduled meetings. Deadline for application is Fri, June 18 at 5 p.m.

WSL Updates for June 17, 2010

Volume 6, June 17, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MORE ELLUMINATION! 2) SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBRARY CLIPPINGS NEWS SERVICE 3) LSSC PORTFOLIO MENTORS AND EVALUATORS SOUGHT 4) GETTING STARTED WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA PLAN 5) BEYOND SLIDESHOWS - TIPS FOR WEB-BASED PRESENTATIONS 6) LEGAL REFERENCE IN NON-LAW LIBRARIES 7) ATTEND THE OCLC AMERICAS REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MORE ELLUMINATION! Due to popular demand, the Washington State Library (WSL) is pl

Clippings, June 4, 2010

Library News The Friends of the Longview Library need a logo, and they want the public to design it. The new Friends logo will be used for projects related to the work of the Friends and to benefit the Longview Public Library. The winning logo designer will receive a $50 gift certificate from the location of his or her choice. The winning logo will be announced and displayed at the library in late September.