Library jewel #2: Spanish language collection
With 6 percent of Washington’s population being Spanish speakers and with Spanish explorers having sailed along the Washington coast, it should come as no surprise to see that our State Library has numerous Spanish language books and documents in its extensive Northwest collections. Here is the State Library’s Spanish language collection, an assortment that stretches as far back as the late 1700s. Some of the State Library’s most interesting material is part of its Spanish language collection, including diaries and…