The Cathlamet Public Library Re-Opens
For Libraries
2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/21/2014
Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.
WSL Updates for February 20, 2014
Volume 10, February 20, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) CITIZENS SAVE LIBRARIES 2) FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESERVATION 3) LIBRARY OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS 4) FEED YOUR BRAIN 5) LIB2GOV IS HERE! 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) CITIZENS SAVE LIBRARIES United for Libraries was awarded $75,000 from the Neal-Schuman Foundation for two grant cycles to support library advocacy at the local level for libraries with troubled budgets.
2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/13/2014
Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.
WSL Updates for February 13, 2014
Volume 10, February 13, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GATHERING IDEAS FOR FUTURE STATEWIDE PROJECTS 2) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS 3) FREE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WORKSHOP 4) NETWORK WITH SOUTH SOUND LIBRARIANS 5) AWARDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAMS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GATHERING IDEAS FOR FUTURE STATEWIDE PROJECTS The Library Council of Washington (LCW) wants to hear your thoughts and ideas about how 2014 LSTA fundi
2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/07/2014
Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.
WSL Updates for February 6, 2014
Volume 10, February 6, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) OCLC INTRODUCES WORLDCAT DISCOVERY SERVICES 2) WLA REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 3) DON’T MISS IYOUTH! 4) REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR DIGITAL DIRECTIONS 5) LIBRARIES TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) OCLC INTRODUCES WORLDCAT DISCOVERY SERVICES OCLC introduces WorldCat Discovery Services, a new suite of cloud-based applications that brings together the FirstSearch and WorldC
My most unforgettable person, Lillian Walker
We begin our celebration of Black History month with this reminiscence of an unforgettable person. John Hughes is the Chief Oral Historian for the Legacy Project, Office of the Secretary of State.
From the desk of John Hughes, Historian.
In my half century as a journalist and historian, I’ve interviewed three U.S. presidents, governors and senators galore, movie stars and members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the most unforgettable person I’ve ever met was a tiny, self-effacing 95-year-old African American lady from Bremerton. When Martin Luther King Jr.
2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 01/31/2014
Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.