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Pearl Harbor at 75

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Photo of the USS Arizona which ful

Government resources for the Washington State tribal libraries - Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

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Key Federal Agencies

Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (

WSL Updates for November 10, 2016

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Volume 12, November 10, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 2) NEW STEM RESOURCES FOR LIBRARIES 3) PROQUEST TRAINING IN NOVEMBER 4) LGBT ELDER CARE WEBINAR 5) OSPI SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS 6) BUILDING BRIDGES TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE The Washington State Library and the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) have launched the 2017 Teen Video Challenge, a national video co

“Technology has a way of bridging language barriers”

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No matter what type of library you work in or what your role, we all have something in common. We care about the people we serve, we care about providing excellent resources and we care about connecting those two things.

Dogs in the library, normalizing life for inmates.

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From the desk of Jean Baker - Library Associate, Washington State Penitentiary

State Librarian Cindy Aden visiting the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Library

I was sitting in the office yesterday and someone pointed to the hallway and said,

WSL Updates for October 13, 2016

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Volume 12, October 13, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WHAT’S NEW UNDER THE SUN? 2) 2^NDANNUAL HISTORICIAL ZINE CONTEST 3) WHO ARE WE?

Washington State Library honors Hispanic heritage / Biblioteca del Estado de Washington rinde homenaje a la herencia hispana

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The river of the west: life and adventure in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon

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From the desk of Jeff Martin The river of the west: life and adventure in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon By: Frances Fuller Victor, 1826-

Tale of a torn wagon cover

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From the desk of Evan Robb COLUMBIA Magazine contributor Lionel Youst recently contacted us to identify a ca.

WSL Updates for September 8, 2016

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Volume 12, September 8, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MINING THE CSLP MANUAL FOR ADULT PROGRAMMING IDEAS 2) APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 3) ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MICROSOFT IMAGINE ACADEMY 2016-2017 GRANTS 4) FREE BOOKS FOR WASHINGTON LIBRARIES 5) WHO ARE WE? WRITING, ART, AND FILM CONTEST 2016 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MINING THE CSLP MANUAL FOR ADULT PROGRAMMING IDEAS Need adult programming ideas?