Library Clippings for the week of November 20, 2015

Washington State Library News

State Library invites students to write ‘Letters About Literature’ (Snoqualmie Valley Record, Snoqualmie Valley, 11/4/15)

Library News

West Richland library agreement approved (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, 10/29/15)

Book it: A tree’s next life (The Herald, Everett, 11/3/15)

Concrete voters favor library annexation (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, 11/4/15)

Library loading zone gets solution (South Whidbey Record, Langley, 11/7/15)

Library plans to close for Saturdays
The Clallam Bay Library will be closed on Saturdays beginning Saturday, November 14. The library will continue to be closed on Sundays. (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, 11/10/15)

King County Library System reclaims bragging rights for fast book-sorting (The Seattle Times, Seattle, 11/11/15)

Council approves mini library box
A Webelos Scout troop was given permission by the city council to build a mini library box at the Visitor Information Center located at 401 Omak Avenue. The box will allow people to pick up a book and leave a book in trade. The troop will be responsible for maintaining the box. (The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, Omak, 11/10/15)

Buildings

Curlew dedicates first public library
What started out as a couple of women shooting the breeze on a rural Ferry County back porch became a reality in late October as a ribbon was cut to mark the opening of the community’s first public library. Patty Crane and Linell Harvey worked with Dan Howard, executive director of the North Central Regional Library, to gain support for the idea. Land was donated for the project, and an anonymous community resident donated $150,000 for the building. Kinross Gold Corporation donated $5,000 to cover the cost of the heating system. Contractor Roger Halbach with Beaver Built Construction was awarded the construction contract. Emily Patterson was hired as Curlew’s first-ever librarian. (The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, Omak, 10/28/15)

Patrons invited to re-opening of new library (Daily Sun News, Sunnyside, 11/13/15)

Letters & Editorials

Public libraries are crucial catalysts for ideas (Renton Reporter, Renton, 10/23/15)

Seattle Library spends money to make nothing with rebranding effort
This editorial criticizes Seattle Public Library’s (SPL) rebranding effort, including a survey SPL conducted that didn’t extend to anyone who didn’t have access to the Internet or who spoke or read in a language other than English. The editorial states that “the money could have been better spent on getting the resources people look for and use in a library: books, periodicals, computers and librarians.” (Capitol Hill Times, Seattle, 11/5/15)

People

New branch manager excited to take Gig Harbor library to new heights (Peninsula Gateway, Gig Harbor, 10/28/15)

New librarian hits the ground running (Liberty Lake Splash, Liberty Lake, 11/–/15)

FVRL announces Washougal library branch manager candidates
Janet Alder, Rachael Ries, Wally Clark, and Mark Peterson are the four candidates being considered for the position of branch manager at the Washougal Community Library. (Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Camas, 11/10/15)

Chehalis Library manager ready to expand offerings (The Chronicle, Centralia, 11/12/15)

Ries new manager of Washougal Library (The Columbian, Vancouver, 11/19/15)

Programs & Displays

“Good stuff” at the Dayton library
Dayton Memorial Library’s newly remodeled kid-friendly basement will be the location for a new robotics program courtesy of a grant from the Washington State Library. The Gaining STEAM-Lego Mindstorm robotics kit, which includes five laptops, a projector, six Lego Mindstorm core sets, and six expansion sets, will help local youth to increase their science, technology, engineering, and math skills through interaction with the kits. The library plans to implement a Robotics Mentor Program that will recruit and train high school students to act as mentors for middle school students. (The Times, Waitsburg, 10/29/15)

Library sells bus passes (Daily World, Aberdeen, 10/31/15)

New learning resources soon available at SCLD
As of November 9, the Spokane County Library District (SCLD) offers free access to Lynda.com, a respected digital resource with lessons on a wide variety of topics, including design, photography, programming, and many others. Typically, a membership to Lynda.com costs $25 per month for an individual, but a SCLD library card will give members access to all of these resources for free. Most of the courses are video lessons that allow users to either progress slowly through the material or just watch videos that closely relate to their interests. Many of the topics are related to technology, but more are added all the time. The courses are taught by experts, and the videos have a high production value to ensure the information is clear. (The Current, Liberty Lake, 11/–/15)

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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 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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