2020 Regional Braille Challenges

Braille Challenge in Cheney, brailling, martial arts, and support dogs

2020 Regional Braille Challenges

February 13, 2020 Secretary of State's Office

It was a rainy, windy day in Eastern Washington, but the weather didn’t stop talented braille readers from coming out to compete in the first of two annual Regional Braille Challenges hosted by The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL). Cheney Middle School provided the perfect location for fun and friendly competition among the local 3rd graders participating this year. The Braille Challenge, which WTBBL hosts every year, is a national competition created by the Braille Institute to celebrate…

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Everything Old is New Again

September 11, 2019 Secretary of State's Office

Whether you are sewing from scratch or upcycling, we’ve got you covered! In honor of National Sewing Month and recent worldwide interest in upcycling clothes, we’d like to share some little-known resources here at The Washington State Library. A quick keyword search of our library catalog for the word ‘sewing’ shows a surprising number of books from our State Documents collection available to check out. These may help you with your next project. And of course you can peruse historical…

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Librarian of Congress visits Washington libraries

September 10, 2019 Secretary of State's Office

On Tuesday, July 30th, Washington State Library Youth Services Consultant Siri Hiltz and Community Outreach Librarian Sara Peté had the good fortune of visiting the beautiful Camas Public Library for a chance to learn from the nation’s top librarian — Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress (LoC). U.S. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler brought Dr. Hayden to the 3rd District to help spread the word about the Library of Congress Surplus Books Program, the Veterans History Project, and the LoC’s incredible…

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2016 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 01/21/2016

January 23, 2016 Secretary of State's Office

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above. Library Tracker 1-21-2016 Bill Title Sponsor Status Date Hrg Date Latest Cmte Mtg Info Companion Bills 2SHB 1106 Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17…

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2016 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 01/15/2016

January 15, 2016 Secretary of State's Office

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above. Library Tracker 1-15-2016 FRI Bill Title Sponsor Status Date Hrg Date Latest Cmte Mtg Info Companion SHB 1008 Agency data practices audits…

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2015 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 5/8/2015

May 8, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above. Bill Title Sponsor Status Date Hrg Date Latest Cmte Mtg Info Companion SHB 1008 Agency data practices audits Smith H Rules R 2/16/2015 2/13/2015 Feb 13 Executive action taken in…

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2015 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 5/1/2015

May 4, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

2015 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 4/17/2015

April 20, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. Bills highlighted in pink had movement on the floor yesterday (4/9/2015). For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.

2015 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 4/10/2015

April 10, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog. Bills highlighted in pink had movement on the floor yesterday (4/9/2015). For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.

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