Library Clippings for the week of January 22, 2016

Library News

School winners: little libraries (The Herald, Snohomish, 12/21/15)

Stolen library DVDs worth $2,000 found (Stanwood/Camano News, Stanwood, 12/22/15)

biz bits: Good deeds
Waste Management presented a $1,500 donation on December 17 to the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. The donation was part of a collaboration between Waste Management and the Glassybaby White Light Fund. (The Herald, Everett, 12/21/15)

Leona Clarno leaves $20,000 to library (The Times, Waitsburg, 12/24/15)

Friends group purchases neon sign for the library
The Friends of the Waterville Library recently found that there was a need to help residents know when the library is open and when it is closed. The group addressed this simple need by purchasing a neon open/closed sign. The sign will hang in the window of the library and will make it easy for passersby to know whether or not they can drop in to browse, or to check out a book or other resource. (Douglas County Empire Press, East Wenatchee, 12/31/15)

Buildings

Kingston Community Center opens (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, 1/3/16)

Letters & Editorials

Keep the Camas Library independent (Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Camas, 12/29/15)

People

Volunteers keep library functioning smoothly (Liberty Lake Splash, Liberty Lake, 1/–/16)

Programs & Displays

Library adds digital kiosk at Pangborn
North Central Regional Library (NCRL) has installed a new digital kiosk at Pangborn Memorial Airport to help travelers check out digital media and charge their electronic devices before leaving on a trip. The kiosk allows library patrons to browse ebook and audiobook titles and then download them onto their mobile devices. Those travelers without a library card from one of the 30 libraries in the NCRL system can get a 24-hour pass that will allow them to download up to three books. Digital books return themselves on their due date. The kiosk cost about $12,000. If it proves popular, the library board will consider adding the kiosks at other locations. (Cashmere Valley Record, Cashmere, 12/30/15)

Rare Seattle library visitor: a Shakespeare First Folio (The Seattle Times, Seattle, 1/10/16)

Library accepts passport applications (Anacortes American, Anacortes, 12/30/15)

Download for free at Pierce County libraries
Pierce County Library customers can download popular movies and television shows, music and magazines as well as ebooks and audiobooks – all for free with a Pierce County Library card. (Tacoma Weekly, Tacoma, 1/1/16)

Cold Quidditch brings magic to Ridgefield (The Columbian, Vancouver, 1/3/16)

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[This summary of library news represents a selection of current newspaper clippings about Washington libraries received from Washington newspapers. The summary is created by Marilyn Lindholm of the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. For further information about this summary or the clippings listed, contact Shirley Lewis at 360-570-5567 or [email protected].]