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Corporations award nomination cycle now open

Corporations award nomination cycle now open

Do you know of a Washington corporation that’s doing great things in its community? Nominate them for a “Corporations for Communities” spring award now! Secretary Sam Reed started the Corporations for Commmunities program last year as a way to recognize exceptional local businesses making a difference around Washington. Winners receive a National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion – the state’s highest civics award. Last fall, KING 5 Television and Auburn’s Composite Solutions were picked from a statewide pool of…

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Prison Libraries: Not All Are the Same

Prison Libraries: Not All Are the Same

The last few months I have been reading the emails posted on the ALA Libary Service to Prisoners Forum, and I have been very interested in the different ways the libraries handle the material and what they are able to do in each library. There seems to be a wide range of what the libraries offer, as well as how they are managed. Here in Washington State we run the prison libraries similar to a public library, but we really don’t…

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