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Clippings, May 28, 2010

Washington State Library News Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed was in White Salmon Friday, May 14, taking a tour of the White Salmon Community Library and meeting with White Salmon librarian Jennifer Hull. Reed has a professional interest in libraries, as the Secretary of State's office oversees the Washington State Library. (Photo) (The Enterprise, (White Salmon) 5.20.10) Library News A city (Spokane) library branch faces closure at the end of the year as a result of Mayor Mary Verner's proposed 2011 budget.

WSL Updates for June 10, 2010

Volume 6, June 10, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) BCR TO LYRASIS TRANSITION HAPPENING NOW

2) EARLY LEARNING - TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO HAVE YOUR SAY

3) LOUISA MAY ALCOTT LIBRARY GRANTS

4) FLIP-IN' OUT @ THE LIBRARY

5) NEW POSSIBILITIES IN COOPERATIVE CATALOGING?

6) TALK UP YOUR VALUE IN 30 TO 60 SECONDS

7) CREATING INVITING LOW COST TEEN SPACES

8) CHRISTIAN FICTION BOOK BUZZ

WSL Updates for June 3, 2010

Volume 6, June 3, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) RENEW WASHINGTON GRANT CYCLE DEADLINE IS JUNE 18TH

2) SUMMER READING - FREE PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES

3) LAST CHANCE - EFFECTIVELY SERVING PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES

4) ELLUMINATION! INTRODUCTION TO ELLUMINATE

5) IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY IN YOUR COMMUNITY

6) GET STARTED WITH TECHSOUP'S PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM

7) NOW HEAR THIS - AUDIOBOOKS A TO Z

8) CONDUCTING SURVEYS II - DATA COLLECTION

Clippings, May 21, 2010

Library News Bleyhl Community Library director Geraldine de Rooy recently unveiled a proposal to change the current library hours starting in June. During the City Council meeting on May 3, she outlined her reasoning and proposed hours. Currently the library is open six days per week for a total of 33.5 hours. De Rooy is proposing that the library switch to a five-day week and increase the hours of operation to 37.5.

WSL Updates for May 27, 2010

Volume 6, May 27, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) NO LIBRARY IS AN ISLAND - THE 2010 PNLA/WLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2) WASHINGTON LIBRARIES RECEIVE FREE LYRASIS TRIAL MEMBERSHIP

3) BRUSH UP YOUR PR SKILLS - JUNE FIRST TUESDAYS

4) FREE BOOK - GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES

5) TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES

6) POWER TO THE USER - INTERACTIVE ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES

7) RE-TOOLING FRONTLINE STAFF WITH E-GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

Clippings, May 14, 2010

Library News May 10, 1910 was a big day for the people of Chehalis. After years of longing for a city library, a dedication ceremony opened a stunning brick building on the hill overlooking the downtown core. Today, the Chehalis Library is a part of the Timberland Regional Library System. Check Monday's "Today in History" column by local historian Edna Fund for more on the library's opening exactly 100 years ago.

Clippings, Supreme Court Ruling Special, May 13, 2010

The Washington State Supreme Court issued a decision today ruling against the Seattle ACLU and their plaintiff's on the Certification of the Question from the U.S. Federal Court on whether libraries must remove internet filters at the request of an adult. The Court found that the North Central Regional Library, the largest library district in the State of Washington, did not violate Article 1, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution with its policy of filtering the internet.

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