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New to NW Collection: Stone Projectile Points Of The Pacific Northwest
From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian
When you visit the local history museums, do you find yourself wishing you knew more about those mysterious chipped points under the glass? Perhaps you are a collector, but are not entirely sure where or who certain parts of your collection came from.
Heron Sighting
All sorts of creatures check out what the Washington State Library has to offer!
This time it happened to be a blue heron who was investigating what might live in the reed ponds which dot the grounds around the Washington State Library campus in Tumwater.
We spotted him (or her) last week from our fourth floor windows, perched on the roof of the adjacent building.
WSL Updates for November 17, 2011
Volume 7, November 17, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) WANTED – OCTOBER 1, 2008 ISSUE OF DEER PARK TRIBUNE 3) GRANT TO HELP THE UNDERSERVED 4) NEED HELP WITH COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS? 5) DO YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 There is still time to submit entries for the annual Letters About Literature contest.
WSL Updates for November 10, 2011
Volume 7, November 10, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LSTA FIVE-YEAR EVALUATION SURVEY 2) ASK YOUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT EBOOK DEVICES 3) POET LAUREATE APPLICATIONS SOUGHT 4) JOIN THE VIDEOCONFERENCING LIBRARIANS INTEREST GROUP 5) USING WEB 2.0 TO PROMOTE LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LSTA FIVE-YEAR EVALUATION SURVEY As part of our required review of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding from the Institute of Museum and
New in Genealogy: Stories in Stone
