Volume 13, July 20, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) IMLS BUDGET VICTORY 2) TWO NEW RURAL HERITAGE COLLECTIONS 3) CENTER FOR THE BOOK 4) MEASURES THAT MATTER PART 3 5) GRANTS – RECORDINGS AT RISK 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
In May the Library Council of Washington held their quarterly meeting in Pullman at Washington State University’s Holland and Terrell libraries. After the meeting they were given a tour of the library as well as a visit to Special Collections and Archives. As part of the tour the members learned that WSU houses Virginia Woolf’s personal library. How cool is that? How did this happen? Questions, we have questions… This chance encounter got the wheels spinning. How many interesting and…
From left: Foley Institute Director Cornell Clayton, Secretary of State Kim Wyman, former WSU President Sam Smith, WSU-Vancouver Professor Carolyn Long, former Secretary of State Sam Reed and former Secretary of State Ralph Munro. Three WA secretaries of state, current Secretary Kim Wyman and her predecessors Ralph Munro and Sam Reed, joined in ceremonies to announce Carolyn Long as the inaugural Sam Reed Distinguished Professorship in Civic Education and Public Civility. The Washington State University-Vancouver political science professor has a…
Like most other proud and loyal Washington State University graduates, former Secretary of State Sam Reed is always happy to return to his alma mater and set foot on the hilly campus located in the heart of the Palouse. Reed had even more reason to be thrilled about his latest trip to Pullman. He delivered the commencement speech at WSU’s graduation ceremony May 4 in Beasley Coliseum. You can watch the graduation ceremony here. Reed’s introduction by Daryll DeWald, the…
(Photos courtesy of JulieAnne Behar) Secretary Wyman continued her statewide College Civics tour with a trip east to Pullman to Washington State University. Wyman and state Elections Director Lori Augino (center upper row, above) met with members of WSU’s Panhellenic Council to discuss the importance of voting and being involved with the campus and the needs of the community. Wyman and Augino gave tips on finding great, convenient voter information and how to register online via www.vote.wa.gov and the services…
Photo courtesy of Gene Dixon/Pullman Chamber of Commerce The Palouse region of southeastern Washington is known for its gently rolling hills of wheat and other crops. Depending on who you ask, Palouse Country stretches from southern Spokane County in the north down to the Snake River or even into Walla Walla County in the south. The region also stretches east into Idaho. The area includes many small agriculture-based communities, such as Rosalia, St. John, Tekoa, Colfax and Palouse. Of course,…