Library Clippings for the week of January 2, 2015

Library News

A new chapter for libraries  (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, 11/30/14)

Library system names director  (Tukwila Reporter, Kent, 12/–/14)

School library’s late fees ‘Gone With the Wind’  (Spokesman Review, Spokane, 12/2/14)

Commissioners busy before Thanksgiving (The Wahkiakum County Eagle, Cathlamet, 12/4/14)

Letters & Editorials

What’s on your shelf?
As the holiday season descends on us and along with it the frenzy to find the perfect gift, host the best party or decorate to the max, it makes sense to reflect on the simple pleasures of life. One of these is reading. Okay – I admit it – I am biased. My earliest memories are of visiting the local public library, and I happen to be a librarian who is married to a bookseller. Our idea of a good time is to spend our weekends searching used-book stores for first editions. But I challenge you to identify another single activity that is just as accessible, free, fun and inspiring. There is nothing quite like being swept up in a great book. So from one who has spent a career (a lifetime even) surrounded by books, may I offer a simple and free gift idea: a library card. Really. This article was written by Jane Carlin, Director of the Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound. (Tacoma Weekly, Tacoma, 12/5/14)

People

Have you met Sue and Regina at the library? (Daily Record, Ellensburg, 12/2/14)

Grandview Library bookmark contest winner
Esmeralda Carillo, age 11, took second place in the junior division of the bookmark contest. (Grandview Herald, Grandview, 12/3/14)

Programs/Displays

Roslyn Library to kick off new baby story time
The Roslyn Library has offered a pre-school story time on Tuesdays for years. Next week, they will add a new story time especially geared for babies and their caregivers in a special 5 week program called Baby and Me. The new story time is part of the library’s early literacy effort, the Ready to Read in Roslyn program, which also includes the preschool story time on Tuesdays at 10:30, the Dragonfly Book Club for HopeSource clients, and the book bag giveaways for every new baby born in the Upper County. The program is free. For more information, contact Erin Krake, Librarian, at the Roslyn Library, 509-649-3420 or [email protected]. (Northern Kittitas County Tribune, Cle Elum, 11/27/14)

Special literary events honor wilderness
If the Alpine Lakes Wilderness boundaries had been drawn differently, then roads, congestion, traffic, noise and millions more visitors would trammel this present wilderness landscape. This year marks the 50 year anniversary since Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law on Sept. 3, 1964. To mark this watershed event, the Forest Service, the Wenatchee River Institute, and A Book For All Seasons are co-hosting several literary events in the upper valley. Cascades wilderness books are on display in the foyer at the Leavenworth Public Library. The books include themes such as the history of wilderness designation in Washington, mountain adventure tales, natural histories, children’s books, and a new novel set in the Twisp River Valley. A number of the books are by local authors. Stop by and pick up a free book list, most books are available through the North Central Regional Library. (Echo, Leavenworth, 12/3/14)

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
The Friends of the White Salmon Valley Community Library will be giving away copies of the Community Read book during the Holiday Wassail Open House Saturday, Dec. 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. The book is “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis.” The award winning Seattle author of the book is Timothy Egan. Five Saturday events are planned related to the book beginning January 31 with an artists’ reception and continuing through February 2015. All events will begin at 2 p.m. at the library. (The Enterprise, White Salmon, 12/4/14)

Library challenges young and old to catch up on reading this winter
The Othello branch of Mid-Columbia Libraries began its winter reading challenge Monday and is inviting both children and adults to push themselves to read at least 15 hours over the next few weeks for a chance to win some prizes. Library supervisor Corinne Fields said kids who reach 15 hours would receive a free paperback book and adults would receive a new book bag for reaching the same milestone. The contest runs from Monday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Jan. 31. (The Outlook, Othello, 12/4/14)

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[This summary of library news represents a selection of current newspaper clippings about Washington libraries received from Washington newspapers. The summary is created by Leanna Hammond and Marilyn Lindholm of the Washington State Library, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. For further information about this summary or the clippings listed, contact Shirley Lewis at 360.570.5567 or [email protected].]

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