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2010-2011 Letters About Literature Awards – Washington Places at Nationals Again!

2010-2011 Letters About Literature Awards – Washington Places at Nationals Again!

From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff The Washington state Letters About Literature awards ceremony took place on Friday, May 6 in the office of the Secretary of State in Olympia.  Secretary Sam Reed and State Librarian Rand Simmons presented awards to the three state champions who read their letters.  You may view or purchase a copy of the entire ceremony at TVW, Washington’s public affairs television network. McKenna Conlin, a sixth grader at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Kirkland,…

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WSL Updates for March 24, 2011

WSL Updates for March 24, 2011

Volume 7, March 24, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON’S LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE WINNERS 2) RESOURCE SHARING GRANT Q&A SESSION 3) BASIC WEB-BASED REFERENCE (LIBRARYU) 4) YES TO LIBRARIES! 5) COPIES OF TOBIAS WOLF’S OLD SCHOOL AVAILABLE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

2011 Letters About Literature

2011 Letters About Literature

From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Over 3300 letters from Washington state were submitted for this year’s Letters About Literature contest, and the Washington State Library is proud to announce the 173 Semi-Finalists, 14 Honorable Mentions, and 3 Champions for 2011!  A list of all those who are honored is on our website.  Continuing on to the national contest in Washington DC are the Washington state champions: McKenna Conlin, a sixth grader at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Kirkland,…

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