Volume 13, March 9, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN YOUR LIBRARY 2) JOIN NASA IN CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 3) SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM 4) TRENDS ANALYSIS 5) CONFRONTING MISINFORMATION 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Several years ago I discovered an unusual Washington State connection to Earth Day while compiling biographical information about unsuccessful candidates for Governor. The election was 1936 and the subject was Union Party nominee Ove Malling Nelson. Although a bit distant, the connection is this: Ove Nelson was the uncle of the Sen. Gaylord Nelson, the Father of Earth Day. OK, so its convoluted, but I…