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WSL Updates for August 3, 2017

August 3, 2017 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 13, August 3, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE BOOKS 2) LJ DESIGN INSTITUTE COMES TO WASHINGTON 3) MEDIA MARKET CONFERENCE NEARBY 4) COMMUNITY WEB ARCHIVES 5) WHO HAS YOUR BACK? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) FREE BOOKS Thanks to the generosity of Jefferson County Library, the Seattle Public Library Foundation, the Tacoma Public Library and the Walla Walla Public Library, the State Library has books to give away for book…

Sammamish Library is LJ Landmark!

May 25, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Congratulations to the King County Library System‘s Sammamish Library, which has been selected as one of Library Journal’s “Landmark Libraries” for 2011! Read the full citation here. The rest of the winners and honorable mentions are here.

WSL Updates for April 7, 2011

April 6, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 7, April 7, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MATH AND SCIENCE LITERACY TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS 2) TARGET STORE GRANTS SUPPORT READING PROGRAMS 3) IFFLA SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEY 4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for September 2, 2010

September 1, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 6, September 2, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS PRESENTS the Career Bridge database 2) CONNECTING THE DOTS WEBSITE 3) FIND AN EARLY LEARNING FAIR IN YOUR AREA 4) BOOKS FOR BABIES 5) CIRCLE OF LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS 6) ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 7) UPCOMING FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES

WSL Updates for August 12, 2010

August 11, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 6, August 12, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) ASK-WA LAUNCHES SMART PHONE APP 2) FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DENVER LIBRARY CONFERENCE 3) TRANSFORMING LIFE AFTER 50 4) ACTIVATE YOUR LYRASIS MEMBERSHIP NOW 5) FALL BOOK BUZZ 2010 6) FREE FUNDRAISING E-BOOK 7) FREE ONLINE CE EVENTS NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for June 10, 2010

June 9, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 6, June 10, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) BCR TO LYRASIS TRANSITION HAPPENING NOW 2) EARLY LEARNING – TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO HAVE YOUR SAY 3) LOUISA MAY ALCOTT LIBRARY GRANTS 4) FLIP-IN’ OUT @ THE LIBRARY 5) NEW POSSIBILITIES IN COOPERATIVE CATALOGING? 6) TALK UP YOUR VALUE IN 30 TO 60 SECONDS 7) CREATING INVITING LOW COST TEEN SPACES 8) CHRISTIAN FICTION BOOK BUZZ

Washington State has Two New “Movers and Shakers”

March 16, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Anyone who works in libraries in Washington State knows that there is a whole lot of moving and shaking going on. I can’t think of a library staff-person I’ve met in my work who hasn’t been completely dedicated to their jobs and offering 150% to provide their users the best possible service. So when Library Journal takes the time to honor two of these individuals in the ranks of their 2010 Movers and Shakers, it’s a tribute to the hard…

This Post is Overdue

February 22, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

There’s been a lot of buzz the past week about a new book that was just published. Marilyn Johnson’s book, This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, has been getting a lot of press (and that’s a good thing for all of us). In the book, Johnson argues that librarians remain essential, even in the Google age (especially in the Google age?), but also remain underappreciated. That’s not news for many of us, I’m sure,…

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