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The article "Up Front" by Johanna Jacobsen Kiciman reflects on her year as the outgoing Washington Library Association (WLA) Board President, emphasizing the passage of time and personal growth. Topics include her impactful Neurodivergence & Libraries Presidential Summit, efforts to improve internal WLA structures, and gratitude for the collaboration and support received during her presidency.

The article focuses on the impact of budget decisions on school library programs, particularly in the Evergreen School District, and the importance of advocating for the preservation of these programs. Topics include the challenges faced by libraries due to funding cuts, the need for advocacy and collaboration within the library community, and the initiative to build connections both within and outside the library world to strengthen support for libraries.

The article focuses on the importance of considering the needs of the neurodiverse community in terms of accessibility. Topics discussed include accessibility efforts that often prioritize physical disabilities and overlook the invisible needs of neurodivergent individuals, use of dyslexic-friendly fonts, and the neurodivergent population.

The article reports that Wowbrary, runs a service that automatically queries the catalogs of subscribing libraries for new acquisitions into the decisionmaking process that produces partner newsletters. Topics include person making the complaint assumed the organization had made an intentional selection for promotional material; and racist with well-documented attempts to use pseudoscience and statistics based on discredited assessments with library workers.

The article discusses that the periodical "Alki" Editor Ray Zill asks the Washington Library Association community, "What are you working on?" with the people's response, including photos depicting book displays, renovations, grand openings, new openings, new collections, crafts, and art.

The article explores Ann Glusker highlights the importance of transferable skills in switching between library types. At the same time, she creates a space of empathy and understanding for just how hard it can be to switch jobs. It takes hard work to build new relationships and understand a new work culture. This difficulty can be exacerbated by leaving a toxic work environment or overcoming a layoff.

The article explores LIS 563, Cultural History of Children's and Young Adult Literature, has traditionally offered a survey of canonical children's literature (the White canon), starting with early texts like hornbooks and battledores, dipping into Puritan texts, Rationalism, Romanticism, The Golden Age of Children's Literature, and ending with (if there's time) a drive-by introduction to contemporary texts by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) authors.

The article discusses importance of relationships with young communities and bringing excitement and freshness to a traditional bookmobile visit. Topics discussed include importance of outreach visits act as an essential piece of library community engagement practice; focus of libraries on mobile outreach on homebound patrons or those who reside in assisted living communities; and need to utilizing the literal mobility of outreach service to engage with children during COVID-19 pandemic.

The article offers news brief related to the Washington Library Association as of December 1, 2022. Topics discussed include promotion of Judy Pitchford as Central Library Services Manager at the Washington State Library; Bellingham Public Library and Bellingham Police Department (BPD) began a new collaborative effort known as BPD Literacy Initiative; and mentions about spindle Whorl frame for Bellingham Public Library land acknowledgement.

The article focuses on the mission of the King County Library System (KCLS) is "to inspire the people of King County to succeed through ideas, interaction and information''. It mentions that the current pandemic and building closures have invited to re-imagine how this mission is accomplished when we cannot interact with our communities in person.

44 ALKI • November 2019 A Library Is a Time Machine Disguised As a Building by Michael Ebburg Michael Ebburg works at The Seattle Public Library. Most importantly, I believe that the architecture of Seattle's Central Library offers a powerful metaphor for how and why libraries will continue to remain vital and essential in the twenty-first century and beyond. Y et library users are often puzzled by this floor, typically asking "Why is it all red?". [Extracted from the article]

T oday, WCLS has 10 branches (with an 11th in the works), a Bookmobile, and a Library Express to serve the citizens of W ashington's most northwesterly county. -Submitted by Mary V ermillion, Community Relations Manager at Whatcom County Library System Bookmobile at Whitehorn School: Whatcom County Library System is celebrating its 75th anniversary. T o ensure WCLS' rich history lives on, staff recorded library patron stories and scanned memorabilia for the W ashington Rural Heritage website's digital collection. [Extracted from the article]

American Library Association, 2003. http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/ files/content/onebook/files/onebookguide.pdf "2019 Timberland Reads T ogether, " Timberland Regional Library, accessed October 22, 2019, https://www.trl.org/TR Grande, Reyna, Reyna Grande website accessed October 22, 2019, http://reynagrande.com/. Each year in February, they invite a notable youth author to Lacey and invite kids to engage through writing and bookmark contests, author events, book discussions and more. In 2017, Timberland Reads T ogether featured author Reyna Grande and her bestselling memoir The Distance Between Us, the story of Grande's life before and after illegally immigrating to the United States from Mexico. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the author's views on giving oneself the option of not finishing a book, giving a break, and closing a book if one needs to. She shares that being a librarian, she used to finish every book she read. She discusses that during the COVID-19 pandemic, she barely had the energy to finish a book that did not meet her particular parameters for comfort reading.

The article announces personnel changes in libraries including retirement of Suzanne Klinger from University of Washington Tacoma Library; retirement of Tom Moak from Manager for Mid-Columbia Libraries; and appointment of Sara Jones as State Librarian of Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman.

The article discusses perspectives to coalesce into ONE VOICE for all libraries in Washington, D.C. Topics discussed include information on how library advocacy calls for ecosystem thinking about the interrelated role of libraries in communities; growing expertise in recognizing inequity, in striving to be inclusive, in building community coalitions; and community engagement skills to bring digital equity and literacy.

The article offers the author's insights on the library software migration. Topics discussed include the mission of the public library, the way to work with vendors to get return-on-investment for the products and services, and the technology project management to plan and implement migration documentation.

The article focuses on different ways of doing library research by library users. It informs that quantitative library use and user research studies present a general model of information retrieval, information seeking behaviour and information use. It also informs that phenomenography research is aimed at finding and systematizing of forms of thought in terms of which people interpret important aspects of reality.

In this article, several library patrons present their views on libraries. They say that children can use libraries to do research on something they are suffering from such as anxiety or bullying. They mention that libraries make available a huge amount of popular fiction writing and provide videos, compact disks and talking books.

The article discusses the methodology of creating a reader's advisory, or a list of suggested fiction and nonfiction titles for library users, by addressing both traditional theories on readers' advisory and the notion of the library as the poor man's university. It comments on readers' advisory literature including that by Joyce Saricks, Moyer and Stover, and Nancy Pearl. It notes the importance of readers' preferences when making a readers' advisory.

The article discusses the distinction between library patron data anonymity and patron de-identification, and studying patron behavior while maintaining their privacy. Topics include a description of The Seattle Public Library's (SPL) director position interview on customer behavior patterns, the definition of de-identification and anonymity, and how SPL used the de-identification approach. Also mentioned is the de-identified patron ID (DeID).

The article focuses on providing remote library services to patrons in Prisons and Psychiatric Hospitals. Topics discussed include the Institutional Library Services (ILS) program of the Washington State Library serves individuals incarcerated in nine Department of Corrections facilities across the state; and Libraries of all kinds did their best to adjust their service models in order to continue providing access to library resources.

The article examines whether the Bellingham Public Library would continue to serve as a severe weather shelter in the future and reflects on the importance of libraries as a public forum. Topics discussed include concerns expressed by both staff and library patrons over how traditional library services were affected, and ways found by the library to continue to remain a vital support to those experiencing housing insecurity.

The article presents Reenergizing and Reconnecting, which includes keeping open communication and being open about the impacts of the pandemic on work at the library and in our lives has been helpful in strengthening the team. This also keeps us motivated for when we come out the other side stronger and better equipped to be creative and energized serving our patrons and our community.

The article discusses program ideas, and procedures to adapt and use at public libraries in Washington, D.C. Topics discussed include opportunities for teens to help out from home by creating Spotify playlists, book reviews, and LGBTQIA+ booklists amid COVID-19 pandemic; planning of Burlington Public Library to delivering materials to front doors; and information on drive-through option with a menu board and staff headsets with microphones.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting libraries in Germany within two weeks through the Librarians' Tour of Germany program of the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

The article discusses the campaign launched by the North Olympic Library System(NOLS) in January, 2018 to enhance staff education and patron engagement increasing the digital downloadable circulation in libraries involving forty five public libraries in Washington, called the Washington Anytime Library. The Campaign features several components such as staff training, scheduled programs and monitoring the checkouts.

The article discusses about the Seattle Public Library(SPL) in Seattle, Washington supporting affected library patrons and partners during to the federal government partial shutdown for 35 days in 2019. Topics include cases affected due to the shutdown featuring Michael Dowling's "Money Smart Week" workshop; Jay Lyman planning the "Energize Your Business" series workshop; and the opportunities SPL provide to the patrons to begin their journey as entrepreneurs featuring Lindy Gerdes.

The article focuses on the creating makerspaces in libraries which includes participatory learning and exploring creative processes collaboratively and physically. It informs the makerspace evolution is related to disruptive technology such as 3D printer which renders a digital design file as a three-dimensional real-world object. Fayetteville Free Library have installed a 3D printer for patron use and creating its laboratory.

Provides information on clustering being implemented by King County Library System in Washington. Combination of small libraries to be managed by a cluster manager; Effect of clustering on librarian's career and work schedules; Process of implementing a cluster staffing model; Advantages and disadvantages of clustering; Response of library patrons and the public.

Looks at the advantages of virtual reference services to library users. Features of virtual reference; Approach used by the Washington state government to virtual reference grants; Average questions a day being answered by libraries offering the service.

The article focuses on the importance of libraries in prison and the rate of registered users in the prison branches of the Institutional Library Services (ILS). It mentions Washington State Library (WSL), recognize the importance of serving incarcerated and hospitalized people and providing library services to the men and women incarcerated in facilities of the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC). It also mentions creation of Washington Libraries for Successful Reentry.

The article offers information on the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) which provides comprehensive library services for Washington residents unable to read standard print due to a visual impairment or a reading disability. It mentions it goal to reduce barriers to library service for these underserved populations by building community and providing equal access to information and reading material. It also mentions increase in efforts for potential patrons.

The article offers the author's insights on a monthly library-based resource fair of Social Service Agency in Auburn of South King County, Washington in fall 2015. Topics include the failure of the program called Community Discovery Days, services to patrons, and use of the program for improved relationship building and information sharing among participating agencies.

The article describes the author's experience as a librarian reflecting the relationship with patrons and dealing with phone issues. Topics discussed include dealing with vandalism, working with staff members and phone companies, and services offered in libraries such as book scanning and handling phone calls.

The article discusses library has many partners who help connect low income and unhoused patrons with community resources and provides information and referrals to housing, job assistance, transportation. It mentions patrons who have difficulty accessing buildings, library provides monthly outreach to eight sanctioned encampments currently within the city limits. It also mentions librarians reached the outcome the partner and building relationships among the children staying at the shelter.

The article looks at how The Seattle Public Library (SPL) in Seattle, Washington has reorganized its service following its failure of implementation of Your Next 5 Books online readers advisory service. Topics include the aspects of how the service works, the implication of the scarcity of staff to deliver the service following the increase in its demand, and the forms of tits strategies to provide better service which include delivery system, shared workload, and shorter form.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a facilitator in book groups hosting meetings for library patrons and adventurous book club.

In this article, focuses on the need of keeping relevant study materials and attending the queries of library users to meet their needs. He says that most public libraries are not aligning their resources with their users. He mentions that the Spokane Public Library in Spokane, Washington State, has started advertising its community program series. Clark College Libraries formed a library marketing committee.

In this article, the author focuses on decreasing number of libraries in the U.S. due to the introduction on e-books and also highlights the need of maintaining library values for the promotion of library. He says that the Library Bill of Rights highlights the ethical need to provide unrestricted access to information and to guard against impediments to open inquiry. He mentions that the library user should have the right to know the work name and qualifications of the staff members.

The author discusses a need for librarians to extend library services beyond the library to reach non-users, on topics including whether a library has a service gap, how to understand the needs of varied patrons, and ways to find organizations to partner with for outreach. Bookmobile services, ways to interact with non-users, and reasons why non-users do not use libraries are also discussed.

The article presents information related to library policies on improving access to technology in public libraries and patron success and satisfaction. It is based on an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) report and Washington Library Association (WLA) research. Suggestions include integrating computers into the library's mission, support staff training and development, and consistently evaluate library programs and services.

The article focuses on the implications of virtual references for reference interviewing. It says that various virtual reference services including text-based setting considers a good typist, chat reference turns longer interaction online between patrons and reference providers or librarians, and electronic-mail (e-mail) shortens reference interviews. It cites several tips to conduct smooth reference interviews online such as clear communication and careful reading on patron questions.

The article offers information on the effort of the librarians at Seattle Public Library (SPL) in Washington to support adult comics readers and promote the medium to new audiences. It states that SPL librarians have promoted comics to adult audiences through enhancements to collections, regular programming, and readers' advisory. It mentions that promoting comics to adults, kids, and teens will make these readers to feel welcome in libraries and expand their awareness in artistic medium.

The article provides an overview of two library technology sessions on trends and services in the library profession highlighted at the Washington Library Association (WLA) Conference in 2007. Rick Newell of the Online Computer Library Center presented "General Trends in Technical Services," which enumerated the developments in libraries including e-books. Also noted is that a web page was designed by the PNNL library, co-located with the Washington State University in Tri-Cities, to enhance the experience for its library users.

The article discusses issues surrounding net neutrality and the status of net neutrality legislation in the U.S. Congress. Net neutrality describes the controversy over whether the government should require Internet service providers to treat all packets of data they send neutrally. The implications of the outcome of the net neutrality debate for librarians and library patrons are discussed, as well as the arguments of those in favor and those who are not in favor of net neutrality.

In this article, the author and president of Washington Library Association (WLA), focuses on role of library patrons in providing support to libraries and talks about his experience of serving the WLA. He says that his term of office will end at the WLA membership lunch meeting to be held on April 26, 2013. He says that people should consider volunteering to serve on a WLA committee or provide volunteer services at the OLA/Oregon Library Association (WLA) Conference.

In this article, the author talks about misconceptions among people about using libraries. He says that very few library users know that library materials can be delivered from one branch to another which is considered a basic function of libraries. He also mentions that the husband of Monica Guzman, a U.S. citizen, thinks that all the good books are available at libraries.

The author humorously discusses Internet safety in public libraries, particularly noting the negative effects of online pornography on libraries. She comments on the difficulty of public library internet usage as it applies to individual liberties. She notes the relationship between children on the internet and pornography exposure.