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WSL Updates for January 25, 2018

WSL Updates for January 25, 2018

Volume 14, January 25, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) CE NEEDS ASSESSMENT 2) HEALTH NUMERACY AND YOU 3) COMIC CON AT THE LIBRARY 4) RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANTS 5) ONLINE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD COMPLETED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) CE NEEDS ASSESSMENT It’s time once again for the semi-annual Continuing Education Needs Assessment from the Washington State Library and the Washington Library Association: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CE_2018_WSL. If you took the survey in the past and…

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WSL Updates for September 7, 2017

WSL Updates for September 7, 2017

Volume 13, September 7, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include things wanted: 1) WANTED – LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBERS 2) ECLIPSE GLASSES WANTED 3) HISTORICAL ZINES WANTED 4) AMERICANS TRUST LIBRARIES 5) RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) WANTED – LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBERS The mission of the Library Council of Washington (LCW) is to help all Washington citizens access library services, information, and resources. The LCW advises the State Librarian and the…

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Paddle to Nisqually

Paddle to Nisqually

Have you been following  the Paddle to Nisqually ? The Tribal Canoe Journeys  happen every summer on the waters of the Pacific Northwest? Each year a different tribe hosts the celebration which follows the final landing of all the canoes, many of which have traveled great distances.  This is a special year for the Nisqually Tribe as the journey ends with them. Indigenous peoples have made this canoe journey up and down the coastal waterways for thousands of years, but by 1989 the…

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Tribal Libraries in Washington receive grants from IMLS

Tribal Libraries in Washington receive grants from IMLS

From the desk of Carolyn Petersen. The recent announcement of the IMLS Basic grants to Washington State tribes reveals the importance placed on learning by the Native America tribes of Washington State. The following tribes applied and received the basic grant: Kalispel Indian community of the Kalispel Reservation–Usk Yakama Tribal Council—Toppenish Lower Elwha Tribal community—Port Angeles Lummi Indian Business Council—Bellingham Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation–Suquamish Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe—Sequim Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish reservation—Skokomish Nation Nooksack…

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Connect with Your Library: A Mobile app for Washington

Connect with Your Library: A Mobile app for Washington

The Washington State Library is delighted to announce a $200,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family  Foundation which, in combination with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, will develop a mobile application or “app” to connect patrons with their libraries. Libraries that sign up by Friday, April 19, 2013, will have the opportunity to be in the initial phase of implementation. LSTA funds will pay for development costs of a mobile app for academic, public, and tribal libraries…

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Unexpected Benefits—and Connections

Unexpected Benefits—and Connections

When I set out to visit the Hibulb Cultural Center recently I had no idea that one of the results would be zucchini cake, zucchini bread and zucchini bars.  That one zucchini I’m holding in the photo produced 10 cups of raw material.  Just as the Tulalip tribe is using this garden as a way to have families work together and learn to cook healthy food together, the zucchini served as a vehicle to put me in touch with my…

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Discover the Hibulb Cultural Center

Discover the Hibulb Cultural Center

Looking for a change of scene? Trying to find a place that the whole family can enjoy? Visit the Tulalip Tribes’ Hibulb [pronounced “Hee-Bolb”] Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve in Tulalip. On Wednesday, August 9, my colleague, Carolyn Petersen, and I had the pleasure of meeting staff from the Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve and being treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of their curation facility, which is responsible for managing historic Tribal artifacts and burials that are…

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WSL Updates for March 3, 2011

WSL Updates for March 3, 2011

Volume 7, March 3, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPENS 2) NEW SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT CYCLE OPENING 3) HELP REVIEW DATABASE PRODUCTS FOR WA LIBRARIES 4) CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOKMOBILE DAY 5) MONEY SMART WEEK IN WASHINGTON 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK