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Check out Library Snapshot Day Tuesday

Check out Library Snapshot Day Tuesday

Washington State Library staff member Laura Robinson works with a volunteer indexing historic newspapers of Washington State. Whether you regularly use a library or just occasionally visit one, you know and appreciate what libraries have to offer – books, magazines, newspapers, Internet access, reference info and tips, and much more. And of course, there are those helpful librarians ready to help you use a computer, research your family history or assist you with whatever informational quest on which you’re embarking….

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Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Library makes the news

Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Library makes the news

Library Snapshot day was a huge success for those of us who deal with the inmates and patients of Washington prisons and psychiatric hospitals; we see results everyday.  However, it is nice when the general public gets a chance to see what we do every day as we walk into the different facilites of Washington State.  This article in the Franklin County Graphic tells the story of the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. Click on the newspaper clip for full article.

Library Snapshot Day at Stafford Creek

Library Snapshot Day at Stafford Creek

All in all a very successful day! I feel like it was a day that promoted our library in a very positive way to everyone here at Stafford Creek.  I think business has really picked up since that day…we are busier than ever…but that’s ok!! I love my job…and enjoy coming to work each and every day!! Other comments heard throughout the day: A fun place to come And…our dogs are more than welcome here Library staff are always willing…

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Library Snapshot Day in review at Washington Corrections Center for Women

Library Snapshot Day in review at Washington Corrections Center for Women

I was very nervous on 1/10/11 about Library Snapshot Day. A lot of things can go wrong in a prison library setting. It turned out to be a very positive experience. We always have bookmarks to hand out but on this day we had some rather fancy ones for our patrons. These fancy ones said Washington Rural Heritage on the front and a short bio on the back about a famous Washingtonian. My customers loved the attention of getting their…

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Stafford Creek is Going to the Dogs

Stafford Creek is Going to the Dogs

Stafford Creek Corrections Center has long welcomed the dogs from “Freedom Tails” dog program into the library, but never more so than on Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11. Many of the dog handlers are regular library patrons and they made a point to visit the library and were very happy to get their pictures taken. It went so well that they made it into the local newspaper of Aberdeen, The Daily World. Click on picture for full article.

WSL Updates for January 27, 2011

WSL Updates for January 27, 2011

Volume 7, January 27, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – INNOVATION AT WTBBL 2) LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY 3) FREE GENEALOGY EVENT – BING CROSBY’S FAMILY HISTORY 4) WASHINGTON LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY 5) VIDEO CONTEST – ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

See great photos inside libraries

See great photos inside libraries

Photo courtesy of Washington State Library No matter what type we’re talking, people who use their libraries like them a lot, whether it’s a library down the street or a library inside a prison. That’s pretty clear when you see the cool photos (like the one at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center’s library, above) featured in “Library Snapshot Day,” which was held this week by the Washington State Library’s Institutional Library Services (ILS) team.  It takes a close look at the…

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WSL Updates for January 13, 2011

WSL Updates for January 13, 2011

Volume 7, January 13, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION – NORTH PEND OREILLE HERITAGE 2) LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY FEATURES WSL ILS 3) FIRST TUESDAYS – WTBBL NEEDS YOU! 4) WASHINGTON LIBRARIES HELP JOB SEEKERS 5) BOOKS FOR CHILDREN GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

ILS Library Snapshot Day

ILS Library Snapshot Day

The Washington State Library’s Institutional Library Services (ILS) team hosted their very own Library Snapshot Day yesterday (1/11/11). Photos and stories from the event are being posted on Facebook, and you can find them under: ILS Library Snap Shot Day. Photos and stories are rolling in from institutions across the state, including: Washington State Reformatory, Western State Hospital, Washington State Penitentiary (East and West complexes), Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center for Women, Eastern State Hospital, and the Stafford…

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