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From the desk of Marly Rudeen Each newspaper has its own personality supplied in part by the editor, in part by its subscribers and correspondents, and in part by the events of the time period. The Puget Sound Mail from La Conner strikes me as an outward looking paper. Much of front page news comes from San Francisco and other west coast cities, including regular news from southern Oregon and the Willamette Valley. But the rest of that valuable space is given to international, East Coast and Midwestern news items. Local issues are covered on pages 2 and 3, with p.

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The Washington State Library participates in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Library of Congress.

Volume 10, July 31, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING 2014 GRANT CYCLE 2) 2014-2015 WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANTS AWARDED 3) KID AND PARENT FRIENDLY SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR PICTURE BOOKS 4) NEEDS ASSESSMENT RFP RE-RELEASE 5) FIRE VICTIMS CAN REPLACE BALLOTS AT LOCAL LIBRARIES 6) TRANSFORMING LIBRARY SPACES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING 2014 GRANT CYCLE The purpose of

I'm sure you know that staff of the Washington State Library travels to all corner's of the state and reaches out to diverse communities. Today we received a missive from Lyla Brekke, of the Eastern State Hospital Branch that shows you just how far we are willing to go to reach all the citizens of Washington State. We felt that Lyla's message should be shared.

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Volume 10, August 7, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 2014 DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING GRANT INFORMATIONAL ONLINE MEETING 2) WEBJUNCTION IS NEW AGAIN 3) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES PAGE HAS MOVED 4) BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION CLASS 5) INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND LIBRARY PRACTICES WEBINAR 6) FREE DISASTER RECOVERY WORKSHOP 7) FREE CE EVENTS NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 2014 DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING GRANT INFORMATIONAL ONLINE MEETING If your public or tribal library needs help

Volume 10, July 25, 2014 Special edition for the WSL Updates mailing list FIRE VICTIMS CAN REPLACE BALLOTS AT LOCAL LIBRARIES Wild fires in Okanogan and Ferry County area may hinder voters from receiving their ballots for the upcoming election. Voters without Internet access can print a replacement ballot using the computers, printers, and Internet access available at their local library. The website a voter would use is www.sos.wa.gov/elections/myvote/. Log in with your name and date of birth. It’s very user friendly.

If you had to use one word to describe Jennifer “Non-stop” would be a good one. Other words that apply are enthusiastic, friendly, and knowledgeable.