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Volume 11, January 15, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 10 TECHNOLOGIES TO MAKE LIBRARY LIFE EASIER 2) BOOK YOUR BANK PILOT PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY 3) 2015 LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY 4) WLA AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN 5) GOT MOOC? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 10 TECHNOLOGIES TO MAKE LIBRARY LIFE EASIER Plan to relax after learning “10 Technologies to Make Library Life Easier”, February’s free First Tuesdays webinar.

From the desk of Steve Willis, Former Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The dry humor of this reporter is fun to read in the January 18, 1895 issue of The Wilbur Register. The random article found this week relates a drama that took place in northwest Lincoln County:

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Volume 11, January 08, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON WSL WEBSITE 2) WLA MENTORING PROGRAM 3) BUILDING BRIDGES TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 4) IMLS ANNOUNCES SPARKS! IGNITION LIBRARY GRANTS 5) APPLY TO HOST STORYCORPS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON WSL WEBSITE Washington State Library has digitized and hosts many primary documents about our state’s history on the WSL website.

Looking for a way to keep those minds and fingers busy during the dark days of winter? Well look no more! Thanks to a partnership with the Timberland Regional Library, the Youth Services team at the Washington State Library has a “toolkit” which contains 10,000 Lego® bricks, and an activity guide full of programming ideas which can be sent to your library to provide a free STEM program for kids.

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Volume 11, January 1, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS WEBINAR 2) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2015 3) INVITATION TO E-RATE PROGRAM WEBINARS 4) 2015 LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY 5) HAPPY NEW YEAR! 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS WEBINAR Making Connections through ROOTS (Researching Our Origins for Teens and Seniors)

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From the desk of Steve Willis, Former Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: My father was a master storyteller who had a saying, "Never let the facts get in the way of a good yarn." I think some reporters must have that motto as well, or at least they did in 1890. The following article was found at random in the Columbia Chronicle, September 20, 1890.