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WSL Updates for July 27, 2017

WSL Updates for July 27, 2017

Volume 13, July 27, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) STEM PROGRAMS – FIRST TUESDAYS 2) WASHINGTON READS – ONE STATE/ONE BOOK 3) WELCOME TO SKILLPORT 4) LIBRARIES READY TO CODE 5) IMLS GRANTS WEBINAR 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) STEM PROGRAMS – FIRST TUESDAYS There is a wealth of information available regarding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) but how does one decide what type of STEM program(s) to implement into the…

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Fredy Montero poster free online!

Fredy Montero poster free online!

To thousands of cheering Sounders fans, our acting State Librarian, Rand Simmons, Sea Mar Community Health Center Senior VP Carolina Lucero, and the Lieutenant Governor’s Director of Economic Development and International Affairs, Antonio Sanchez, presented the latest edition of the Washington Reads poster at last weekend’s Seattle  Sounders game.  The newest poster features a picture of Sounders forward Fredy Montero, an international superstar from Colombia. Go here to download Fredy’s free poster in English. And here is the poster in Spanish….

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WSL Updates for August 19, 2010

WSL Updates for August 19, 2010

Volume 6, August 19, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) JAN’S FINAL WASHINGTON READS 2) APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 3) HISTORICAL PORT TOWNSEND PAPER GOES ONLINE 4) BOOKS FOR BABIES MATCHING GRANTS 5) ARE YOU READY? COMES TO SPOKANE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK 7) LSSC OFFERS COURSE SUBSIDIES

WSL Updates for July 1, 2010

WSL Updates for July 1, 2010

Volume 6, July 1, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON READS – WASHINGTON AS PLACE 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – ELLUMINATION! 3) FREE ONLINE CLASSES FROM WSL AND AMIGOS 4) WSL OFFERS FUNDING FOR ARSL-ABOS CONFERENCE 5) OPPORTUNITY TO ORDER DISCOUNTED FLIP CAMCORDERS 6) COME TO THE FAIR 7) E-GOVERNMENT TOOLKIT RELEASED 8) TEN SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS & SECRETS

Mahre family poster just in time for Olympics!

Mahre family poster just in time for Olympics!

With the Winter Olympics set to begin up in Vancouver and Whistler in a few weeks, the State Library has a new Washington Reads poster featuring two Olympics heroes from our state: the Mahre twins. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Phil and Steve Mahre captured the gold and silver medals in the men’s slalom. The Mahres, who honed their skiing skills at White Pass, were among several Washingtonians who medaled at those Olympics. Others included gold medalist…

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“Speaker for the Salmon” featured on Library poster

“Speaker for the Salmon” featured on Library poster

A long-time activist of tribal rights who has a reputation for conversing with salmon is the latest face to appear on a State Library’s Washington Reads poster. That poster, now available for download and purchase online, features the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Billy Frank Jr., the longtime chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Frank is one of the Pacific Northwest region’s foremost Native American leaders, and he also is involved with several civic activities, including being a longtime trustee of the Washington State Historical Society….

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Literary escape? Here’s a book list for you

Literary escape? Here’s a book list for you

With the four-day Thanksgiving weekend coming up, many of you will spend time among relatives and friends, watching football and filling yourself with turkey and everything else on the table. But some of you can only do so much football, food and family. You might need a diversion, or perhaps a literary escape. Or, you might just want a book to help kill time if you’re traveling (except if you’re driving, of course). If that’s the case, check out this…

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