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Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Library makes the news

Friday, February 11th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Library makes the news


Library Snapshot day was a huge success for those of us who deal with the inmates and patients of Washington prisons and psychiatric hospitals; we see results everyday.  However, it is nice when the general public gets a chance to see what we do every day as we walk into the different facilites of Washington State.  This article in the Franklin County Graphic tells the story of the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. Click on the newspaper clip for full article.

Library Snapshot Day at Stafford Creek

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | 2 Comments »


Jeannie Remillard helps some patrons at the library.

All in all a very successful day! I feel like it was a day that promoted our library in a very positive way to everyone here at Stafford Creek.  I think business has really picked up since that day…we are busier than ever…but that’s ok!! I love my job…and enjoy coming to work each and every day!!

Other comments heard throughout the day:

  • A fun place to come
  • And…our dogs are more than welcome here
  • Library staff are always willing to help in anyway they can
  • We love the ILL program…and the books get to us so quickly

 

Library Snapshot Day in review at Washington Corrections Center for Women

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | 1 Comment »


Patrons of the Washington Corrections Center for Women Library

I was very nervous on 1/10/11 about Library Snapshot Day. A lot of things can go wrong in a prison library setting. It turned out to be a very positive experience. We always have bookmarks to hand out but on this day we had some rather fancy ones for our patrons. These fancy ones said Washington Rural Heritage on the front and a short bio on the back about a famous Washingtonian. My customers loved the attention of getting their photos taken and they all had the chance to fill out a survey that told us how we were doing in the library. The inmates learned that their family would be able to go to a website and view their pictures and this thrilled them. It was a fun day for all.

Stafford Creek is Going to the Dogs

Friday, January 28th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | 2 Comments »


Canine patrons check out the latest issue of BARK.

Stafford Creek Corrections Center has long welcomed the dogs from “Freedom Tails” dog program into the library, but never more so than on Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11.

Many of the dog handlers are regular library patrons and they made a point to visit the library and were very happy to get their pictures taken. It went so well that they made it into the local newspaper of Aberdeen, The Daily World.

Click on picture for full article.

WSL Updates for January 27, 2011

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 Posted in For Libraries, News, Updates, Washington Talking Book and Braille Library | Comments Off on WSL Updates for January 27, 2011


Volume 7, January 27, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) FIRST TUESDAYS – INNOVATION AT WTBBL

2) LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY

3) FREE GENEALOGY EVENT – BING CROSBY’S FAMILY HISTORY

4) WASHINGTON LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY

5) VIDEO CONTEST – ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Clallam Bay Corrections Center Library makes the news

Friday, January 14th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Clallam Bay Corrections Center Library makes the news


Forks ForumClallam Bay Corrections Center Library participated in Library Snap Shot Day along with all the other institutional libraries in Washington State.  Now they share the headlines with elk in the Forks Forum 1/2011 v.17: no.1.

Forks Forum

WSL Updates for January 13, 2011

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 Posted in For Libraries, Grants and Funding, Institutional Library Services, News, Training and Continuing Education, Updates, Washington Talking Book and Braille Library | Comments Off on WSL Updates for January 13, 2011


Volume 7, January 13, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION – NORTH PEND OREILLE HERITAGE

2) LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY FEATURES WSL ILS

3) FIRST TUESDAYS – WTBBL NEEDS YOU!

4) WASHINGTON LIBRARIES HELP JOB SEEKERS

5) BOOKS FOR CHILDREN GRANTS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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ILS Library Snapshot Day

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 Posted in Articles, For Libraries, For the Public, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on ILS Library Snapshot Day


ILS Library Snap Shot DayThe Washington State Library’s Institutional Library Services (ILS) team hosted their very own Library Snapshot Day yesterday (1/11/11). Photos and stories from the event are being posted on Facebook, and you can find them under: ILS Library Snap Shot Day.

Photos and stories are rolling in from institutions across the state, including: Washington State Reformatory, Western State Hospital, Washington State Penitentiary (East and West complexes), Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center for Women, Eastern State Hospital, and the Stafford Bay Correction Center.

Check them out now over on Facebook.

While you’re over there, check out our other WSL Facebook pages:

Institutional Library Services on Facebook

Monday, December 20th, 2010 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | Comments Off on Institutional Library Services on Facebook


ILS on FacebookWe now have two Facebook pages where we will be sharing information about Institutional Libraries.  The first one is our primary page for Washington State Library Institutional Library Services.

Our second Facebook page is specifically for the Institutional Library Services “Library Snapshot Day“, which will occur on January 11, 2011.

Please check back on both pages to get the latest information about Institutional Library Services in Washington State.

Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 Posted in Articles, Institutional Library Services | 2 Comments »


With support from the American Library Association (ALA), Library Snapshot day is a national phenomenon that has quickly spread across the US.

Library Snapshot Day provides a way for libraries of all types across a state, region, system or community to show what happens in a single day in their libraries. How many books are checked out? How many people receive help finding a job? Doing their homework? This initiative provides an easy means to collect statistics, photos and stories that will enable library advocates to prove the value of their libraries to decision-makers and increase public awareness.

We will be having our very own Library Snapshot Day on 1/11/11 in the prison and psychiatric hospital libraries of Washington State.  On this day we will be taking statistics, collecting photos and stories, and we will be publishing the results online.