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Remote Braille Proofreading Succeeds at WTBBL

Remote Braille Proofreading Succeeds at WTBBL

The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) Braille Production Department has been increasingly busy in the past several months with new local books being transcribed, proofread, and made available to library patrons. A big part of this is due to WTBBL’s stellar volunteers, who are flexible and willing to explore new ways to improve the braille production process. In fall 2018, WTBBL launched a pilot program to test the feasibility of having volunteer teams perform offsite proofreading. The first…

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Donated baby books
Babies, books, and a birthday wish for donations

Babies, books, and a birthday wish for donations

What do you give the librarian who has everything? Books, of course! However, in this tale, the books are not for the librarian but for her program. Anna Nash is a longtime librarian in the Washington State Library’s Institutional Library Services department. One of her favorite programs is “Baby Reads” at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor. It is a storytime that is unique in our state. If a woman is pregnant when she becomes incarcerated and…

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Washington State Library joins forces with the Seattle Public Library to promote reading and literacy statewide through Center for the book

Washington State Library joins forces with the Seattle Public Library to promote reading and literacy statewide through Center for the book

The Washington State Library has joined forces with The Seattle Public Library to lead the work of the Washington Center for the Book. The Seattle Public Library was designated as the home for the Washington State Center for the Book by the U.S. Library of Congress back in 1989. The mission of the Washington Center of the Book is to promote Washington’s literary heritage and the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries. There is a Center for the Book…

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Library Jewel #3: Dr. Seuss booklet from WWII

Library Jewel #3: Dr. Seuss booklet from WWII

Dr. Seuss created a character even more frightening than the Grinch, and her name was Ann. The name may not seem scary, but “Ann” really stands for “Anopheles,” which is the genus of mosquito that transmits malaria. This week’s third State Library Jewel features Ann in a book called “This is Ann: She’s Dying to Meet You.”  “This is Ann: She’s Dying to Meet You” informed GIs about the dangers of contracting malaria. Dr. Seuss – back when the author was still known…

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Celebrate Teen Literature Day!

Celebrate Teen Literature Day!

From the desk of Kathryn Devine Every year, the Thursday of National Library Week, April 17th  this year, is set aside as Teen Literature Day. Check out these teen books at the Washington State Library.     Meet Hannah West—smart, resilient, slightly sarcastic, and sometimes too nosy for her own good. She’s a young Seattleite whose favorite pastimes include watching the Crime Network, Law & Order, Monk, Columbo, or any mystery show really. All of which provide a solid education when she…

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WSL Updates for April 10, 2014

WSL Updates for April 10, 2014

Volume 10, April 10, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS 2) SENIORS – ANOTHER KIND OF DIGITAL DIVIDE 3) DÍA! DIVERSITY IN ACTION 4) CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK 5) 2014 TEENS’ TOP TEN GIVEAWAY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS The Libri Foundation is offering a limited number of special non-matching BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants to libraries serving rural communities affected by recent hurricanes, floods, or other natural…

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Need a holiday gift? Buy a book from the Legacy Project!

Need a holiday gift? Buy a book from the Legacy Project!

Looking for holiday gift ideas? Give the gift of a well-written book! Thanks to the Washington State Legacy Project, we can all learn about some very influential Washingtonians. The subjects of these biographies and oral histories include statewide officeholders, congressional leaders, judges and other remarkable citizens. Many of these subjects, in the face of controversy and the most challenging circumstances, refused to give up and inspired change. There are plenty of biographies to choose from, no matter what your interest…

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Invincible!

Invincible!

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Last week we asked if any Between the Lines readers could help us in identifying the first of two ships that brought the Territorial Library collection from New York to San Francisco in 1853. The story of the second ship, the Tarquinia, which delivered the books in the final leg of the journey is well known, but the first ship has been a mystery to…

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The Voyage of the “Unknown Steamer”

The Voyage of the “Unknown Steamer”

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: 160 years! And our flame continues to illuminate the world around us. The Washington State Library is celebrating its 160th birthday in 2013. Why is this an important number? First, no other public cultural or educational institution in Washington can make this claim. And second, not only are we are still here but WSL staff continue to provide excellent access to the information needs of…

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