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Rand’s new position – Federal Collection Executive Manager

Rand’s new position – Federal Collection Executive Manager

You have no doubt heard that Rand Simmons has moved to a new position in the State Library.  His new role is “Federal Collection Executive Manager” a job title certainly, but not really a job description.  So this intrepid reporter decided to dig a little deeper and learn just what exciting things are unfolding with this new State Library initiative.   Wow, Rand has his work cut out. A little background.  The Washington State Library (WSL) is the Federal Regional Depository…

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Two attend Federal Depository Library conference

Two attend Federal Depository Library conference

From the desk of Rand Simmons Crystal Lentz and Rand Simmons attended the Federal Depository Library Conference in Arlington, VA, October 19-21, 2015. Crystal manages the Central Library of the Washington State Library (WSL) and also is the Coordinator of the library’s Regional Federal Depository (Regional Library) for the states of Washington and Alaska. As a Regional Depository Library, WSL receives and houses all publications distributed by the Government Publishing Office (GPO) through its Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Federal publications are…

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Federal Documents for Everyday Living: Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

Federal Documents for Everyday Living: Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

Federal Documents for Everyday Living: Vol. 1 no 1 October 19, 2015. Bullying Prevention Awareness Month October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month and it’s a perfect opportunity to talk about federal publications, web sites and blogs. Did you know that the Washington State Library has a comprehensive collection of federal and state publications going way back into the 1880s? We are the Regional Federal Depository Library for Washington and Alaska. Most government publications can be located through the State Library’s…

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Japanese Internment Papers

Japanese Internment Papers

From the desk of Judy Pitchford The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was a civilian agency in charge of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The WRA staff documented the internment with reports by community analysts assigned to the relocation centers. These reports analyze the Japanese culture within the camps, reactions of the Japanese Americans to being incarcerated and interviews with “evacuees”. The Washington State Library Federal Collection contains three sets of WRA reports, which we have also…

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