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Goodbye and Hello
Did you know that the Washington State Library was one of the first state agencies to jump into blogging? We’ve been blogging since 2006. Our loyal readers will remember Steve Willis’s “Random News” posts, the fascinating newspaper stories that Marlys Rudeen unearthed, Rand Simmon’s well researched articles on Federal documents, or the wonderful Washington Reads book […]
Reality Check
Announcing the winners of our 3rd Annual Zine contest!
Beekeepers at the Airway Heights Corrections Center
Veterans in Washington – Creating a Stronger Library Connection
All Aboard for Storytime!
“Connecting Washington through the power of libraries”
How your donations to the Institutional Libraries makes a difference.
Announcing a new home for the Washington Center for the Book!
Learning through play
Keeping our library workforce well trained.
State Library’s Annual Report Showcases Successes.
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Updates

WSL Updates for March 29, 2018
Volume 14, March 29, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) IMLS FUNDING INCREASE 2) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES UPDATE 3) TURNING OUTWARD TO LEAD CHANGE 4) LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY RETURNS 5) DIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) IMLS FUNDING INCREASE On Friday, March 23, President Donald […]
WSL Updates for March 22, 2018
WSL Updates for March 15, 2018
WSL Updates for March 8, 2014
WSL Updates for March 1, 2018
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Washington Reads

Washington State Library joins forces with the Seattle Public Library to promote reading and literacy statewide through Center for the book
The Washington State Library has joined forces with The Seattle Public Library to lead the work of the Washington Center for the Book. The Seattle Public Library was designated as the home for the Washington State Center for the Book by the U.S. Library of Congress back in 1989. The mission of the Washington Center […]
The Sea Runners: A Novel, by Ivan Doig.
Another facet of the Green River Killer story unfolds as a graphic novel
Beautiful Ruins: A Novel. By Jess Walter.
Unattended Death, by Victoria Jenkins.
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Statewide Training Tour for Washington Librarians! - EveryLibrary on WSL Updates for March 15, 2018

Hello Ahniwa, This project came to fruition because we were approached by Oculus. We in turn suggested adding a research component and it has now grown to be a partnership between the iSchool, Oculus and WSL. The idea behind this project is to learn how impactful this technology is and what libraries can learn from it. Cindy Aden, our State Librarian said, “One of the reasons to get VR into libraries is to reach diverse audiences who can lend their own experiences and perspectives to building apps that share in a deeper and more impactful way, their point of view. Oculus is committed to the education value of VR which is why they were such a good partner for this endeavor.” As far as privacy, each Oculus profile is identified by library when using the VR system, there is no personal information at all. So when a user is online, they are “seen” by the outside world as the library, not a person and all the stats and surveys collected are voluntary and void of personal information. I hope that gives you an explanation and addresses your concerns.

Nono Burling on Reality Check

Given that many libraries hold patron privacy as a core value, I'm really disappointed that this project is going with Oculus VR and not something more privacy-conscious. Valve is a Washington company, couldn't they be a good partner with the Vive, and leave Facebook out of it?

Ahniwa on Reality Check