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Letters About Literature winners with Sec. Wyman
Watch the Letters About Literature 2018 Awards Ceremony

Watch the Letters About Literature 2018 Awards Ceremony

For the past 13 years, the Washington State Library has sponsored a contest called Letters About Literature. The straightforward contest asks students in grades 4-12 to write a letter to an author about how his or her book changed their view of the world or themselves. We wrote a little about the contest earlier in the year. Each year when the letters written by Washington students arrive, we read them and cannot believe the depth of feeling and insight contained in…

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WSL Updates for October 19, 2017

WSL Updates for October 19, 2017

Volume 13, October 19, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2) THINK, DO, SHOW – LAST CHANCE 3) ORDERING FREE BOOKS FROM WSL 4) ALA POLICY CORPS 5) MORE IMLS MUSEUM GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE The 2018 Letters About Literature (LAL) contest has launched. LAL is a nationwide competition which encourages young readers in grades 4-12 to read a book and write a letter to…

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WSL Updates for October 12, 2017

WSL Updates for October 12, 2017

Volume 13, October 12, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS 2) 2016 PUBLIC LIBRARY STATS 3) LSTA 5-YEAR PLAN APPROVED 4) HEALTH IN THE HEADLINES 5) © IS COMPLICATED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS Join the Washington Center for the Book on Saturday to celebrate the literature and incredible authors of our state at this year’s Washington State Book Awards. These awards recognize outstanding poetry,…

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The National Book Festival and a book to represent Washington State

The National Book Festival and a book to represent Washington State

In September of 2001 the first National Book Festival was held in Washington D.C.  Laura Bush, a retired librarian, then First Lady of the United States, worked with the Librarian of Congress to launch this new event to encourage a lifelong love of reading.  James Billington, then Librarian of Congress, said, “We must all try, in every way we can, to send the message that reading is critical to our lives and to the life of our nation.” (1) In…

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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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Letters About Literature
Writing contest champions share their winning letters

Writing contest champions share their winning letters

Three Washington students showed that the emotional power and inspiration of the written word is as strong as ever. The three state champions in this year’s Letters About Literature contest read aloud their winning entries before a large audience in the Capitol Friday, sharing life lessons they learned from authors who inspired them. Sponsored by the Washington State Library – a division of the Office of Secretary of State – and the Library of Congress, the competition encourages students to…

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Washington’s entry for National Book Festival is…

Washington’s entry for National Book Festival is…

Washington State Library staffer Crystal Lentz holds “Wheedle and the Noodle.” (Photo courtesy of Jeff Martin)  Washington will again be represented at one of the top annual book events in America. Every year, the Washington State Library chooses a book to represent Washington in the National Book Festival’s Pavilion of the States exhibit. For 2013, the State Library has chosen “Wheedle and the Noodle,” written by Stephen Cosgrove and illustrated by Robin James, as the book to represent Washington. The…

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