Library News

PA council eyes bridge measures (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, 10/19/14).

Library levy lift would help maintain services, meet requests (The Independent, Chewelah, 10/16/14).

Planning for new $7M library underway (Central Kitsap Reporter, Silverdale, 10/17/14).

Library grant to fund science, technology lab (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, 10/19/14).

Book Corner: County library programs promote food awareness (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, 10/26/14).

Uniontown Library aims for new space. The Uniontown Library may be three times as big by this time next year if plans by Whitman County Library staff and volunteers come to fruition. The Uniontown branch is now housed in a 10 x 14 foot room at city hall. A new proposal would move the library into a current fire department garage next door. (Whitman County Gazette, Colfax, 10/16/14).

New libraries recommended for three communities (The Columbian, Vancouver, 11/03/14).

Mid-Columbia Libraries launches new brand and website.
The Mid-Columbia Libraries has launched its new brand and redesigned website. For more than two years, the Libraries’ executive team worked on the brand overhaul. (Tri-City Area Journal of Business, Kennewick, 10/00/14).

3 finalists named for library director (The Seattle Times, Seattle, 11/11/14).

Suspect in Library threats found, jailed again (The Olympian, Olympia, 10/18/14).

MV community wants bigger, downtown library.
The Mount Vernon City Library held a community meeting Sept 25 to show the results of a survey conducted this summer to determine what residents want in a new library. A new city library should be bigger and offer more programs for children, according to most people who took part in a survey and focus groups looking at a potential plan for a new library. (Skagit Argus, Burlington, 10/07/14).

Libraries, city seek voter ok to annex (The Herald, Everett, 10/19/14).

City seeks Library Advisory Board Volunteers (Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter, Kent, 10/24/14).

CSD to begin implementing Smarter Balanced assessments (Cheney Free Press, Cheney, 10/23/14).

Spurred by a donation: Addressing internment (The Daily Evergreen, Pullman, 10/23/14).

MV library grant to fund science, technology lab (Skagit Argus, Burlington, 10/21/14).

Teacher-librarians fill high-tech role: Vancouver schools earn recognition for reinventing position (The Columbian, Vancouver, 10/29/14).

Recruitment opens for new members of Kenmore Library Advisory Board (North Lake News and Woodinville Weekly, Woodinville, 10/20/14).

Awards

Seattle AIA chapter awards for 2014 (Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle 11/05/14).

Award-winning library staff in Edmonds School District (The Edmonds Beacon, Mukilteo, 10/16/14).

New library computer system.
Erin Krake, Roslyn librarian, asked the Roslyn City Council last week to authorize the mayor to review a contract that would link Roslyn and other Kittitas County Libraries into one computer system. The library’s integrated computer system is no longer meeting the library’s or patrons’ needs. Krake said, “Many components don’t work, searching is difficult, it can’t print labels for new books or send out overdue notices.” (Daily Record, Ellensburg, 10/01/14).

Meet the reference desk: Library can help with all research needs (Daily Record, Ellensburg, 10/21/14).

Buildings

Ferndale Library to open next week (Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, 10/22/14).

Letters & Editorials

Motivate kids with mock election (The Columbian, Vancouver, 11/02/14).

Will vote No on the library proposal.
In 2013 the Library District collected $1,317,453. The signs that you see nearly everywhere you look are encouraging you to “Vote For The Library.” What they are asking for is an increase from $.39 to $.50 per thousand dollars of property evaluation. (The independent, Chewelah, 10/16/14).

Porn in library? Let’s do something about it. (Auburn Reporter, Kent, 10/17/14).

Programs/Displays

Skagit County library programs promote food awareness (Skagit Argus, Burlington, 10/21/14).

Small steps in warm feet to end homelessness (The Herald, Everett, 10/17/14).

Library offers birding kits (The Sequim Gazette, Sequim, 10/22/14).

Get on Board at Puyallup Library (The News Tribune, Tacoma, 11/14/14).

Roslyn Library hosts “Recycled Art” exhibit opening on October 20.
The Roslyn Public Library will host another Art in Our Library program titled: Recycled Art. The exhibit will be open from Oct 20 to December 15 2014. “We have been featuring art programs, just after moving into our new location a few years ago,” states Roslyn Librarian, Erin Krake. (Northern Kittitas County Tribune, Cle Elum, 10/16/14).

Swamp Stories (The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane, 10/09/14).

Library to offer computer technology training (The Wahkiakum County Eagle, Cathlamet, 10/23/14).