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The Killing Season

The Killing Season

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: “One of the lusty, colorful eras in the history of the Pacific Northwest,” writes Jim Gibbs, “centered around the pelagic sealing industry. It gained great proportions by the 1890’s when every year more than 100 small schooners, propelled only by canvas, set sail from Victoria, B.C. and Puget Sound ports fanning throughout the North Pacific, in the harsh open seas of the Bering Sea, and…

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The Exciting World of Accounting!

The Exciting World of Accounting!

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library My Father was an accountant, and when he wanted us kids to get sleepy and not stay up too late, all he had to do was talk about his job. But before you dismiss the profession of accounting as a boring and tedious vocation, consider this front page story from the Sept. 14, 1911 issue of the Olympia Daily Recorder: STATE OFFICIAL IN SHERIFF’S IRONS…

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The New and Improved Online Index to the Olympian Just Released!

The New and Improved Online Index to the Olympian Just Released!

The webpage intro modestly states: “Produced by Washington State Library, this index contains citations to articles in The Olympian (Olympia, Washington) and other Washington state newspapers. Dates covered are from 1993-2009. Subsequent Olympian issues will be indexed as time allows.” In reality this amazing finding aid is the result of thousands of hours of labor by dedicated WSL staff. Not only is this a valuable research tool for local Olympia area history and genealogy, but as The Olympian covers the…

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WSL Updates for October 28, 2010

WSL Updates for October 28, 2010

Volume 6, October 28, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – ROMANCE READERS’ ADVISORY 2) VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR DAILY OLYMPIAN INDEXING 3) SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE LIBRARIANS 4) LIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTORY 5) DIGITAL HUMANITIES START-UP GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Makes the Front Page

WSL Makes the Front Page

The Washington State Library made the front page of the Olympian this morning. Unfortunately the headline reads: “State Library Faces Cuts.” I’ll keep my fingers crossed that one day in the future we’ll make it to the front page again with a better headline, something like “State Library prospers in new age of cultural awareness.” In the meantime, the article has some information on what’s going on at the State Library and the sorts of cuts we’re anticipating. Similar versions…

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