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WSL Updates for January 25, 2018

January 24, 2018 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 14, January 25, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) CE NEEDS ASSESSMENT 2) HEALTH NUMERACY AND YOU 3) COMIC CON AT THE LIBRARY 4) RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANTS 5) ONLINE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD COMPLETED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) CE NEEDS ASSESSMENT It’s time once again for the semi-annual Continuing Education Needs Assessment from the Washington State Library and the Washington Library Association: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CE_2018_WSL. If you took the survey in the past and…

It Keeps Getting Better: Access to Historic Congressional Information

May 22, 2017 Secretary of State's Office

The Government Printing Office (GPO) in partnership with the Library of Congress just announce the release of the digital (online) availability of the Bound Congressional Record, 1961 – 1970 on govinfo.gov. This means you can now search the Bound Congressional Record from 1961 to the present! If you remember that era there is probably some iconic event that stays fresh in your mind such as the invasion of the Beatles and other British rock groups, the Assassinations of President John F….

Access to Historic Congressional Information

March 7, 2017 Secretary of State's Office

From the desk of Rand Simmons Remember these? The Administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter Passage/ratification of the 26th Amendment (allowing 18-year-olds to vote) Watergate The end of the Vietnam War The US Bicentennial Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 The Iran Hostage Crisis OPEC and the Oil Crises of the 1970s Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act The 1970’s. Ugh! High gas prices, low mpg, and 55 mph speed limits! So what was going…

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