Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Library Snapshot Day 2012 Numbers Are In
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The prison and psychiatric hospital libraries were happy to participate in the Library Snapshot Day again this year. With the libraries open an average of 4.75 hrs for the day there were 1,033 visitors across the state. Check out the rest of the numbers here. Also checkout the pictures on our Facebook Page.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on The theme for 2011 at the Western State Hospital Library was Re-New and Re-Use!
Western State Hosptial
To re-new interest in the WSH Library, we began the year by participating in ILS Snapshot Day 1-11-11 and all branches shared stories and pictures on the State Library website. A month later, a WSH Library newsletter was introduced on campus to highlight the collection’s offerings. Starting mid-year, classes at the hospital treatment centers were entertained with a weekly show-n-tell—poetry—storytelling format library programming. District #28 Rep. Troy Kelley accepted an invitation to visit the library and WSH history museum. The Library is a major supporter of the hospital’s historical heritage and hosted a WSH Museum open-house in September.
In the spirit of thrift, Eastern and Western State Hospital staff wrote to certain publishers to seek in-kind donations. The donations received were shared with all 12 ILS branches. The Forest Institute donated good quality psych education videos to the WSH Library. Branches shared equipment and materials to maximize shelf-life. WSH Staff and patients donated books, DVDs, music CDs and artwork throughout the year.
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Anna Nash, Employee of the Year 2010
Lyla Brekke awards Anna Nash with 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 brought a breath of fresh air to her co-workers, giving them a chance to see new perspectives on a job they all love.