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Courtesy 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.

Washington State Library News The Whatcom County Library System has been awarded $25,000 to continue the work begun in 2010 in community relationship building between libraries and low-income and minority residents. Under the federal Library Services and Technology Act, the funds come through a competitive process within the state of Washington. One of the cooperating partners is the Washington State Library.

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Courtesy 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.

Library News Sno-Isle Libraries are frequently asked if there is a fax machine a customer can use. Sno-Isle has installed self-service fax equipment at the Lynnwood and Granite Falls libraries as a pilot project. Using a debit card or credit fax cash card, customers follow simple instructions to send, not receive, a fax. The cost is $1.50 for the first page and $1 per additional page. (Millcreek View, 1.2011) More than 200 people showed up for the grand opening of the Kelso Public Library January 14.

Washington State Library The Office of the Secretary of State and Washington State Archives announce the addition of an interactive online resource titled “Public Officials and Public Records.” It is intended to introduce newly elected and newly appointed public officials to the new world of public records and their new responsibilities. The online guide can be access by going to this link: http://bit.ly/gr8z02.

This report just became available in full on January 20.

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Courtesy 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.