Volume 11, March 12, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPEN 2) RECORDED BOOKS ONECLICK RENEWALS 3) SAN JUAN ISLAND LIBRARY WINS AWARD 4) STORYCORPS COMES TO NISQUALLY 5) WELL-FED & WELL-READ – SUMMER MEAL SITES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
The winner of the 2012 Teen Video Challenge for the state of Washington has been announced! Own the Night by Teeler brought home first place this year. His video was created at the Story Lab at the Tacoma Public Library. He will win $275 and his library will receive $150 from the Collaborative Summer Library Program(CSLP), the organization sponsoring the contest. The video and accompanying song were created by Teeler. The beat was provided by PeonBeats and remixed by Teeler. Teeler would like to…
From the desk of Evan Robb Over the course of three intensive community digitization events last Winter, the San Juan Island Library pulled together an impressive array of materials for its 2008-2009 Washington Rural Heritage grant project. The Library asked its patrons to share historically significant photos, documents, and objects from their private collections, and they responded with zeal. The resulting San Juan Story Collection provides a fascinating look at the early people and places of San Juan Island. I…