It was a come-from-behind win for an 1874 book about the Northwest’s marine mammals, as it edged a collection of aerial photos of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, 51 percent to 49 percent in Game 3 of the first round of the Library Jewels tourney. Game 4, between a suffrage leader’s scrapbook and Washington territorial censuses, starts this afternoon.
Game 3 of our Library Jewels tournament showcases the power of nature against the beauty of nature. On one side, you have aerial photos of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. On the other, you have an 1874 book, written by Charles Scammon, about the Northwest coast’s marine mammals. You can choose your fave through the online poll below. It closes Friday at 9 a.m., so make sure to vote before it’s too late! Aerial photos of 1980 Mount St….
Since many of you will be following the results closely after the state’s Primary ends Tuesday night, you might be interested to know the results for our latest Library Jewels online poll are in. The book Hop Culture in the United States topped the July poll with 49 percent, edging two other books, The Marine Mammals of the North-western Coast of North America (40 percent) and American Archives (11 percent). We’ll start the August edition of Archives Treasures next week,…
Since many of you are getting ready to vote in the Primary ending next week, here’s a chance to sharpen your voting skills by taking part in the July edition of the State Library Jewels poll. This month’s three candidates are a copy of the book Hop Culture in the United States, a copy of the book American Archives, and the book The Marine Mammals of the North-western Coast of North America, by Charles Melville Scammon. You can select your…