Library Clippings for the week of February 5, 2016

Washington State Library News

The Washington State Library illuminates rural digital collections with visual mapping (OCLC, online, 1/26/16)

Library News

City Council seeks additional details about FVRL annexation (Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Camas, 1/12/16)

Vashon Friends of the Library looking to build on success, growth (The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, Vashon, 1/13/16)

Turning the page on independence? (The Columbian, Vancouver, 1/14/16)

Federal memo prompts research exchange update (The Daily Evergreen, Pullman, 1/14/16)

Buildings

Library closing February 1 for remodeling (The Enterprise, White Salmon, 1/14/16)

People

DiCesare dies: played key role in public projects (The Columbian, Vancouver, 1/12/16)

New library manager will be welcomed in Washougal
Rachael Ries was officially welcomed by the Washougal community during a meet and greet reception held January 23 in her honor. Ries succeeded the retired Christine Hughey in mid-December 2015. (Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Camas, 1/12/16)

A serious rock star: Ordway student shares love of fossils through library show (Bainbridge Island Review, Bainbridge, 1/15/16)

Spitzer named president of King County Library board (Mercer Island Reporter, Mercer Island, 1/20/16)

Programs & Displays

Centralia Library tests program for autistic children (The Chronicle, Centralia, 1/14/16)

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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].]