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The Sea Serpent That Got Away

The Sea Serpent That Got Away

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: After reading this description of a sea serpent as described on page 7 of the June 30, 1899 issue of The Tacoma Evening News, can anyone out there familiar with the creatures in Puget Sound identify what they really caught? LOST THEIR SEA SERPENT Party of Scientists Shipwrecked Off Moskito Island Collecting Specimens of Giant Barnacles, Sponges, Sea Cucumbers and Other Things For The Ferry…

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Trial, error, and success was the name of the game at WCC in 2011

Trial, error, and success was the name of the game at WCC in 2011

When I first came to the Washington Corrections Center Library in 2010 I went through a little bit of a culture shock.  I had worked in other facilities, but nothing like WCC.  This library serves a small population of inmates who are housed here on a long term basis, but the institution has the unique aspect of being the receiving center for all male inmates in the state of Washington.  In 2011 I asked if the library could provide service to…

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