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WSL Updates for April 14, 2011
Volume 7, April 14, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM 2) 2011 IS DÍA’S BIG YEAR! 3) LOVE. TALK. PLAY. 4) ENRICH YOUR LIBRARY 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM The Washington State Library routinely microfilms Washington newspapers as part of its mission to preserve and make accessible materials on the history and culture of the state.
Stay tuned for new Washington Reads!
SNAPSHOT: a day in the life of the Washington State Library
Today is Washington Library Snapshot Day! Hundreds of libraries throughout Washington State are collecting photos, stories and statistics, offering a glimpse into a single day in the life of their organization. Are you a customer of the Washington State Library or one of its branches?
Library Legislation Tracker - April 11, 2011
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.Clippings for the week of April 1, 2011 - MINI EDITION
FULL SERVICE WILL RESUME ON FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH WA State Library News One way or another, budget writers in the Legislature are moving closer to saving the Washington State History Museum in downtown Tacoma, along with the state’s other history museums, from cuts laid out by the governor. Critics Thursday focused on the plan’s potential effect on the State Library, which would be removed from Reed’s office and consolidated into the new department.
Library Legislation Tracker – April 4, 2011
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.Clippings for the week of March 25, 2011
Library News
Spokane County Library District users have been able to check out electronic books for the last year. But now the district has added access to more than 15,000 free titles that don’t have to be checked out with a library card or given back. The district is partnering with Project Gutenberg, a volunteer effort to digitize older books with expired copyrights. The titles available range from census reports to classic novels by Mark Twain.
Library Legislation Tracker – March 25, 2011
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 to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog.
For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.