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Washington State Library

March 17, 2024

The Washington State Library is a government agency that operates public libraries in Washington state's prisons and mental hospitals, and maintains collections related to the state government. Based in Tumwater, it is a service of the Washington Secretary of State and was founded in 1853 as the Washington Territorial Library.[1][2] The library has a collection of 2.25 million physical items and other online resources available to residents of the state.[2]

Washington State Library
46°59′10″N 122°54′24″W / 46.98611°N 122.90667°W / 46.98611; -122.90667
LocationTumwater, Washington, US
TypeState library
Established1853
Collection
Size2.25 million items
Other information
DirectorSara Jones
Websitesos.wa.gov/library

History edit

The Washington Territorial Library was established on March 2, 1853, with the signing of the Organic Act by President Millard Fillmore to create Washington Territory. The law included an appropriation of $5,000 for the territory library that was used by appointed Territorial Governor Issac Stevens to buy and ship 2,130 volumes from New York City to Olympia.[3][4] The first shipment of books departed from New York City on May 21, 1853, aboard the Invincible, which traveled around Cape Horn and South America to San Francisco. The books were transferred to the Tarquinia and arrived in Olympia on October 23, 1853,[4][5] a few weeks before Governor Stevens arrived from his overland trip and took office.[6][7] The library was opened to public use beginning in 1855, after an amendment to the territorial library law was passed by the territorial legislature.[8]

Prior to achieving statehood on November 11, 1889, the Territorial Library reported a collection of 10,448 volumes.[9] The new state legislature passed a bill creating the state library on March 27, 1890.[10] The state library's collection was organized under the Dewey Decimal Classification system in 1898, and a card index was created in 1901.[11] The library occupied the Joel M. Pritchard Building on the State Capitol campus in Olympia from 1958 until it was damaged by the 2001 Nisqually earthquake and evacuated.[12] At its greatest extent in the 1990s, the library contained 547,000 books, periodicals, and documents.[4]

The library was moved to a temporary location in Tumwater in December 2001, while the Pritchard Building underwent already-planned renovations and served as the temporary chambers for the state senate.[13][14] The general collection was downsized by 260,000 books, which were donated to local libraries.[15] The state government proposed closing the state library as part of its 2002 budget, saving $9 million in annual expenses,[16] but the library was saved by eliminating the state library commission and merging operations with the Office of the Secretary of State effective July 1, 2002.[17][18] The state government attempted to eliminate the state library a second time in December 2002, with collections transferred to local universities and colleges,[19] but was saved by downsizing its staff and reorganizing under the Office of the Secretary of State.[15][20] The library has since expanded its digital collections, which include scanned copies of older state newspapers and books.[15]

In 2019, the state legislature approved a $2 fee on recorded documents to fund the construction of a new library and archives building in Tumwater. The $108 million project would construct a joint facility on the South Campus near the former state library.[21] The Washington State Archives are currently housed in a building on the capitol campus that was constructed in 1962 and deemed too small to hold the state's records.[22]

Branches and services edit

The State Library maintains branches at several state agencies, as well as in correctional facilities and mental hospitals:[23]

Computer network edit

The Washington State Library coordinates library access to the Washington K-20 Network.[24]

List of librarians edit

  • Bion Freeman Kendall, 1853–1857
  • Henry R. Crosbie, 1857
  • Urban East Hicks, 1858
  • Andrew Jackson Moses, 1859
  • James Clark Head, 1860–1861, 1863, 1865
  • Thomas Taylor, 1862
  • John Paul Judson, 1864
  • Samuel Nelson Woodruff, 1866
  • Henry Lensen Chapman, 1866
  • Levi Shelton, 1867–1869
  • Jeremiah D. Mabie, 1869–1870
  • Sylvester Hill Mann, 1870
  • Champion Bramwell Mann, 1870
  • Issac Van Dorsey Mossman, 1870–1873
  • Benjamin Franklin Yantis, 1873–1875
  • Frederick S. Holmes, 1875–1877
  • Elwood Evans, 1877–1879
  • Walter W. Newlin, 1879–1880
  • James Peyre Ferry, 1880–1881
  • Eliza Des Saure Newell, 1882–1887
  • Eleanor Sharp Stevenson, 1888–1890[25]
  • Gretchen Knief Schenk, 1942-1945
  • Carma Zimmerman, 1945–1951
  • Marayan Reynolds, 1951-1975
  • Roderick Gardner Schwartz, 1975-1986
  • Nancy Zussy, 1986-2002
  • Jan Walsh, 2002-2010
  • Randall Simmons, 2010-2015
  • Cindy Altick Aden, 2016-2020
  • Sara Jones, 2021-present day[26]

References edit

  1. ^ "Wyman names Cindy Aden as new WA State Librarian". Washington Secretary of State. June 13, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Washington State and Territorial Library: An Historic Overview". Washington State Library. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ McDonald, Lucile (July 19, 1959). "Treasured Collections Installed In State Library's Washington Room". The Seattle Times. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Territory's First Library Custodian Met Violent End". The Seattle Times. March 8, 1953. p. 7.
  5. ^ Roach, Matthew (May 29, 2013). "The Voyage of the "Unknown Steamer"". Washington State Library. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Oh, the places you'll go!". Washington State Library. September 25, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Reynolds & Davis (2002), p. 3
  8. ^ Smith, Charles W. (October 1926). "Early Library Development in Washington". The Washington Historical Quarterly. University of Washington Press. 17 (4): 246–247. JSTOR 40475043. OCLC 2392232. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Chapter VIII: Commissions" (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1889–90. Washington State Legislature. March 27, 1890. pp. 254–259. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  10. ^ Kaiser, John B. (1917). Report on a Survey of State Supported Library Activities in the State of Washington Made by the State Library Advisory Board. Olympia, Washington: Frank M. Lamborn. p. 44. OCLC 8081060. Retrieved January 12, 2018 – via HathiTrust.
  11. ^ "Historic Sites of the Washington State and Territorial Library: 1853 to the present". Washington State Library. 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Condon, Patrick (October 25, 2001). "Library set for move to Tumwater". The Olympian. p. B1.
  13. ^ Ammons, David (December 2, 2002). "Not much room to negotiate as Capitol squeeze continues". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. p. B3.
  14. ^ a b c Guiterrez, Scott (January 19, 2004). "State library survives transformation". The Olympian. p. B2.
  15. ^ Koepp, Autumn (January 28, 2002). "Reading the library its last rites? - Locke proposes closing facility to save money". The Seattle Times. p. B1. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  16. ^ Ammons, David (April 24, 2002). "Her library is safe, so leader is going". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. p. B2.
  17. ^ "Washington State Library Merges with Secretary of State's Office". American Library Association. September 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  18. ^ Condon, Patrick (December 4, 2002). "Locke has library on the block, Reed fears". The Olympian. p. B1.
  19. ^ Condon, Patrick (December 19, 2002). "State library would stay open, but not to public". The Olympian. p. A1.
  20. ^ Drew, James (April 25, 2019). "New state library-archives building and the $2 fee to pay for it are closer to reality". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "Secretary of State shows off reasons the state needs a new building for its archives". The Olympian. January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  22. ^ "Branch Libraries". Washington State Library. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  23. ^ "Washington Public Libraries and the K-20 Network". Washington Secretary of State/Washington State Library. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  24. ^ "Territorial Librarians". Washington State Library. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  25. ^ "State Librarian". Washington State Library. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Special Collections

March 17, 2024
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The Washington State Library is a government agency that operates public libraries in Washington state s prisons and mental hospitals and maintains collections related to the state government Based in Tumwater it is a service of the Washington Secretary of State and was founded in 1853 as the Washington Territorial Library 1 2 The library has a collection of 2 25 million physical items and other online resources available to residents of the state 2 Washington State Library46 59 10 N 122 54 24 W 46 98611 N 122 90667 W 46 98611 122 90667LocationTumwater Washington USTypeState libraryEstablished1853CollectionSize2 25 million itemsOther informationDirectorSara JonesWebsitesos wbr wa wbr gov wbr library Contents 1 History 2 Branches and services 2 1 Computer network 3 List of librarians 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe Washington Territorial Library was established on March 2 1853 with the signing of the Organic Act by President Millard Fillmore to create Washington Territory The law included an appropriation of 5 000 for the territory library that was used by appointed Territorial Governor Issac Stevens to buy and ship 2 130 volumes from New York City to Olympia 3 4 The first shipment of books departed from New York City on May 21 1853 aboard the Invincible which traveled around Cape Horn and South America to San Francisco The books were transferred to the Tarquinia and arrived in Olympia on October 23 1853 4 5 a few weeks before Governor Stevens arrived from his overland trip and took office 6 7 The library was opened to public use beginning in 1855 after an amendment to the territorial library law was passed by the territorial legislature 8 Prior to achieving statehood on November 11 1889 the Territorial Library reported a collection of 10 448 volumes 9 The new state legislature passed a bill creating the state library on March 27 1890 10 The state library s collection was organized under the Dewey Decimal Classification system in 1898 and a card index was created in 1901 11 The library occupied the Joel M Pritchard Building on the State Capitol campus in Olympia from 1958 until it was damaged by the 2001 Nisqually earthquake and evacuated 12 At its greatest extent in the 1990s the library contained 547 000 books periodicals and documents 4 The library was moved to a temporary location in Tumwater in December 2001 while the Pritchard Building underwent already planned renovations and served as the temporary chambers for the state senate 13 14 The general collection was downsized by 260 000 books which were donated to local libraries 15 The state government proposed closing the state library as part of its 2002 budget saving 9 million in annual expenses 16 but the library was saved by eliminating the state library commission and merging operations with the Office of the Secretary of State effective July 1 2002 17 18 The state government attempted to eliminate the state library a second time in December 2002 with collections transferred to local universities and colleges 19 but was saved by downsizing its staff and reorganizing under the Office of the Secretary of State 15 20 The library has since expanded its digital collections which include scanned copies of older state newspapers and books 15 In 2019 the state legislature approved a 2 fee on recorded documents to fund the construction of a new library and archives building in Tumwater The 108 million project would construct a joint facility on the South Campus near the former state library 21 The Washington State Archives are currently housed in a building on the capitol campus that was constructed in 1962 and deemed too small to hold the state s records 22 Branches and services editThe State Library maintains branches at several state agencies as well as in correctional facilities and mental hospitals 23 Washington State Department of Transportation Library Washington State Department of Natural Resources Library Washington State Utilities and Transportation Committee Library Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Library WSDOT Materials Laboratory Library Washington Talking Book amp Braille Library Seattle since 2008 Eastern State Hospital Library Western State Hospital Library Airway Heights Corrections Center Library Clallam Bay Corrections Center Library Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Library Stafford Creek Corrections Center Library Twin Rivers Corrections Center Library Washington Corrections Center Library Washington Corrections Center for Women Library Washington State Penitentiary Library Washington State Reformatory LibraryComputer network edit The Washington State Library coordinates library access to the Washington K 20 Network 24 List of librarians editBion Freeman Kendall 1853 1857 Henry R Crosbie 1857 Urban East Hicks 1858 Andrew Jackson Moses 1859 James Clark Head 1860 1861 1863 1865 Thomas Taylor 1862 John Paul Judson 1864 Samuel Nelson Woodruff 1866 Henry Lensen Chapman 1866 Levi Shelton 1867 1869 Jeremiah D Mabie 1869 1870 Sylvester Hill Mann 1870 Champion Bramwell Mann 1870 Issac Van Dorsey Mossman 1870 1873 Benjamin Franklin Yantis 1873 1875 Frederick S Holmes 1875 1877 Elwood Evans 1877 1879 Walter W Newlin 1879 1880 James Peyre Ferry 1880 1881 Eliza Des Saure Newell 1882 1887 Eleanor Sharp Stevenson 1888 1890 25 Gretchen Knief Schenk 1942 1945 Carma Zimmerman 1945 1951 Marayan Reynolds 1951 1975 Roderick Gardner Schwartz 1975 1986 Nancy Zussy 1986 2002 Jan Walsh 2002 2010 Randall Simmons 2010 2015 Cindy Altick Aden 2016 2020 Sara Jones 2021 present day 26 References edit Wyman names Cindy Aden as new WA State Librarian Washington Secretary of State June 13 2016 Retrieved January 9 2018 a b Washington State and Territorial Library An Historic Overview Washington State Library Retrieved January 9 2018 McDonald Lucile July 19 1959 Treasured Collections Installed In State Library s Washington Room The Seattle Times p 7 a b c Crowley Walt February 22 2003 Washington State Library HistoryLink Retrieved January 12 2018 Territory s First Library Custodian Met Violent End The Seattle Times March 8 1953 p 7 Roach Matthew May 29 2013 The Voyage of the Unknown Steamer Washington State Library Retrieved January 12 2018 Oh the places you ll go Washington State Library September 25 2013 Retrieved January 12 2018 Reynolds amp Davis 2002 p 3 Smith Charles W October 1926 Early Library Development in Washington The Washington Historical Quarterly University of Washington Press 17 4 246 247 JSTOR 40475043 OCLC 2392232 Retrieved January 12 2018 Chapter VIII Commissions PDF Session Laws of the State of Washington 1889 90 Washington State Legislature March 27 1890 pp 254 259 Retrieved February 4 2018 Kaiser John B 1917 Report on a Survey of State Supported Library Activities in the State of Washington Made by the State Library Advisory Board Olympia Washington Frank M Lamborn p 44 OCLC 8081060 Retrieved January 12 2018 via HathiTrust Historic Sites of the Washington State and Territorial Library 1853 to the present Washington State Library 2012 Retrieved January 12 2018 Condon Patrick October 25 2001 Library set for move to Tumwater The Olympian p B1 Ammons David December 2 2002 Not much room to negotiate as Capitol squeeze continues The Seattle Times Associated Press p B3 a b c Guiterrez Scott January 19 2004 State library survives transformation The Olympian p B2 Koepp Autumn January 28 2002 Reading the library its last rites Locke proposes closing facility to save money The Seattle Times p B1 Retrieved January 12 2018 Ammons David April 24 2002 Her library is safe so leader is going The Seattle Times Associated Press p B2 Washington State Library Merges with Secretary of State s Office American Library Association September 2002 Retrieved January 12 2018 Condon Patrick December 4 2002 Locke has library on the block Reed fears The Olympian p B1 Condon Patrick December 19 2002 State library would stay open but not to public The Olympian p A1 Drew James April 25 2019 New state library archives building and the 2 fee to pay for it are closer to reality The News Tribune Retrieved August 21 2019 Secretary of State shows off reasons the state needs a new building for its archives The Olympian January 29 2019 Retrieved August 21 2019 Branch Libraries Washington State Library Retrieved January 9 2018 Washington Public Libraries and the K 20 Network Washington Secretary of State Washington State Library Retrieved January 12 2018 Territorial Librarians Washington State Library Retrieved January 12 2018 State Librarian Washington State Library Retrieved April 29 2023 Further reading editReynolds Maryan Davis Joel 2002 The Dynamics of Change A History of the Washington State Library Pullman Washington Washington State University Press ISBN 9780874222487 OCLC 464873581 External links editOfficial website Special Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington State Library amp oldid 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