The prison and psychiatric hospital libraries were happy to participate in the Library Snapshot Day again this year. With the libraries open an average of 4.75 hrs for the day there were 1,033 visitors across the state. Check out the rest of the numbers here. Also checkout the pictures on our Facebook Page.
To re-new interest in the WSH Library, we began the year by participating in ILS Snapshot Day 1-11-11 and all branches shared stories and pictures on the State Library website. A month later, a WSH Library newsletter was introduced on campus to highlight the collection’s offerings. Starting mid-year, classes at the hospital treatment centers were entertained with a weekly show-n-tell—poetry—storytelling format library programming. District #28 Rep. Troy Kelley accepted an invitation to visit the library and WSH history museum. The…
The youngest and most energetic member of ILS was awarded with Employee of the year for 2010. Anna has grown up in the library with a family that loves libraries and books. Anna continues to look towards her future with her entrance to library school at the University of Washington this fall. In the last year Anna spear-headed the ILS Library Snapshot Day (the first in Washington), inspiring her coworkers to join her in her advocacy of libraries. She has…