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.
I’ve worked for Washington State Library at Clallam Bay Corrections Center for 17 years. I love what I do, but it isn’t always the easiest of jobs. The mood of the institution can get depressing at times. I have four library clerks, offenders that I work with on a daily basis. They have varying degrees of education but are all really good workers and for the most part have good attitudes. We laugh, talk books, sports, music, movies and all…