Clippings, June 17, 2009

Library News

The goal of the Friends of the Library, organizers of the “I Topped the Rock to Save the Library” event, is to raise $12,000 to keep the Castle Rock Library open through next April.  A library levy failed in November by just nine votes, another levy is on the August 18 ballot.  (Photo) (Daily News [Longview], 5.23.09) http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/05/23/top_story/doc4a17500d23b26387147931.txt

Despite the objections of one of its members, the Camas City Council approved $550,000 in library bond interest expenditures.  The designated expenditures will be for books and materials, land acquisition, and machinery and equipment.  (Camas-Washougal Post Record, 5.26.09)

The Digital Bookmobile owned by OverDrive Inc., a major supplier of online audio books visits the Everett Public Library and Monroe Sno-Isle Libraries branch.  The Digital Bookmobile is an 18 wheel big rig equipped with broadband Internet connections, six big screen HDTVs, and 11 computer stations.  (Photo)  (The Daily Herald [Everett], 5.26.09) http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090526/NEWS01/705269869

The Seattle Public Library Board of Directors voted May 27 to alter the rules of conduct for the Central Library and its neighborhood branches.  (Real Change [Seattle], 6.3.09) http://www.realchangenews.org/index.php/site/archives/2577/

Buildings

Yakima Valley Community College selects architect Sheri Brockway and her firm Brockway Opfer Raab Architecture, P.L.L.C. to design a new college-city library in Grandview.  (Photo)  (Grandview Herald, 5.27.09)

The Tacoma Housing Authority would like the Tacoma Public Library to close its Swan Creek branch and replace it with a new one located in a job training facility officially known as the Education, Training and Retail Center.   (Photo)  (Tacoma Weekly, 5.28.09) http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3154/

The Pateros Fire Department moved to a new fire hall leaving space at the Pateros City Hall vacant.  Most residents favor remodeling the space into a small museum or moving the Pateros Public Library (North Central Regional Library) there.  (Brewster Quad-City Herald, 5.28.09)

Letters & Editorials

This letter is in response to the May 17 letter, “Library tax Users ought to pay the costs.”  The library offers a means for those with less-than-adequate income to garner information and make wiser decisions. I endorse taxation that will provide and maintain an educated society. We all benefit in the end.   (The Daily Herald [Everett], 5.25.09) http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090525/OPINION02/705259990

Camano Island Library Friends present a proposal for keeping a library on the island (scheduled to close June 2010) to the Sno-Isle Libraries Board of Directors.   (Stanwood-Camano News, 5.26.09) http://www.scnews.com/news/2009/0526/letters/016.html

Sno-Isle Libraries is facing a dilemma; revenues are not keeping pace with cost increases.  Libraries want input on budget.  (Photo) (Arlington Times [Marysville], 5.27.09) http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_sound/arl/opinion/46095852.html

Third option proposed to help solve $2.5 million shortfall for Sno-Isle Libraries.  Reduce expenses by $1,250,000 and request the other half through a levy.  (The Daily Herald [Everett], 5.27.09) http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090527/OPINION02/705279961

Friends of the Library give thanks to the people of Ocean Shores for their support of the Ocean Shores Library (Timberland Regional Library).  (The North Coast News [Ocean Shores], 6.3.09)

Operation of the Vancouver Mall Library (Fort Vancouver Regional Library) is secure for two years under a lease extension agreement.  (Columbian [Vancouver], 6.9.09) http://columbian.com/article/20090608/NEWS02/706099992/

People

After 30 years of service, Sequim Middle School librarian Jo Chinn retires.  (Photos)  (The Sequim Gazette, 5.27.09) http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2009-05-27_librarian_turns_page_in_her_autobiography

Awards

Designs created by five student artists were selected as finalists from a field of 110 entries as the Pierce County Library System proceeds with a new library card for its 17 branches.  The public will pick the winning design.  (The News Tribune [Tacoma], 6.15.09) http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/education/story/778982.html

Programs & Displays

The North Olympic Library System Friends of the Library sponsored a T-shirt slogan competition.  Proceeds from the competition will be returned to the Friends of the Library.  (The Sequim Gazette, 5.6.09)

Friends of the Olympia Timberland Library (Timberland Regional Library) sponsor Olympia’s first Living Library featuring “living books”.  To learn more about the Living Library organizations, go to http://living-library.org.  (The Olympian, 5.26.09) http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/861595.html

Summer Reading

The Tacoma Public Library holds kickoff for the Summer Reading Club.  For more information go to www.tacomapubliclibrary.org.   (The News Tribune [Tacoma], 6.15.09) http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/779034.html

[This summary of library news was created by Bobbie DeMiero and Leanna Hammond of the Washington State Library Division of the Office of the Secretary of State.  It represents a selection of newspaper clippings about Washington libraries from all Washington newspapers received in the packets on the dates shown . For more information about any of these stories, contact Carolyn Petersen at 360.570.5560 or [email protected] ]