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Lights…camera…register to vote!

Lights…camera…register to vote!

Traditionally, college students have had the lowest voter turnout figures of any voting age group. In the 2010 General Election, Washington’s 18-24 voting age group had only a 40.44 percent turnout, compared to the overall turnout of 71.24 percent. Worse, the 18-24 set made up only about 5 percent of the electorate last November. Even in the historic 2008 General Election, in which Washington voters established a state-record 84.61 percent turnout, the 18-24s had the lowest turnout (68 percent) of…

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A Cougar among Huskies

A Cougar among Huskies

Secretary Reed took part in a video shoot Friday morning with a group of Husky students on the UW campus in Seattle. The video will encourage college students throughout the state to register and vote in this November’s General Election.  We’ll post the video on our website and our blog after it’s finished. Even though the Secretary is a loyal Coug, he and the U-Dubbers got along great during the filming.  The students somehow resisted the urge to crush his…

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Anna Nash, Employee of the Year 2010

Anna Nash, Employee of the Year 2010

The youngest and most energetic member of ILS was awarded with Employee of the year for 2010.  Anna has grown up in the library with a family that loves libraries and books.  Anna continues to look towards her future with her entrance to library school at the University of Washington this fall.  In the last year Anna spear-headed the ILS Library Snapshot Day (the first in Washington), inspiring her coworkers to join her in her advocacy of libraries.  She has…

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Ref22: Using Screencasts in Virtual Reference

Ref22: Using Screencasts in Virtual Reference

What: Ref22: “Using Screencasts in Virtual Reference” When: Tuesday, October 13th, 8:30 – 9:30 am PST Where: Wimba WA_TrainingRoom1 Tuesday, October 13th, we will host our very first webinar in what will be a monthly series called Ref22 (it’s “22” because it’s the 2nd Tuesday of every month). Ref22 is meant for reference and virtual reference librarians in particular, and will cover a variety of interesting and practical topics. This month we are happy to feature Lauren Ray, Educational Outreach…

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