For the Public
"The darkness was absolute"-- The Creepy Cloud of Swamp Lake
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The following article was found at random in the July 31, 1908 issue of The Ephrata Journal. What is it describing? Swamp gas? A fog anomaly? A strange portal into another dimension?
WSL Updates for October 25, 2012
Volume 8, October 25, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MONTH OF THE MILITARY FAMILY 2) REGISTER NOW FOR MANGA WORKSHOP 3) FRANCES HENNE/YALSA/VOYA RESEARCH GRANT 4) NEW WEBINAR SERIES FEATURES TOP PROGRAMS FROM PLA 2012 5) GEORGE CUNHA AND SUSAN SWARTZBURG PRESERVATION AWARD 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MONTH OF THE MILITARY FAMILY There are currently more than 2.2 million service members in our Armed Forces.
Beriah Brown and the Puget Sound Dispatch
From the desk of Judy Pitchford
The Puget Sound Dispatch, published in Seattle from 1871 to 1880, has been added to the Washington State Library's Historic Washington Newspapers Online.
Published Weekly from 1871 to 1880, the newspaper was launched by Beriah Brown and Charles H. Larrabee in December 1871.
Georgetown Voters Unfair to Dr. Fehr
WSL Updates for October 18, 2012
Volume 8, October 18, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN YOUR LIBRARY 2) LAST CALL TO REGISTER FOR “ARE YOU READY?” 3) SPREAD THE WORD – THE LIVING VOTERS GUIDE IS HERE 4) JAN MERRILL-OLDHAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT 5) ALA CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AWARD 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN YOUR LIBRARY All library staff from top to bottom, internal and external, provide customer service.
