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Carol Van Baalen
LOCAL NEWS
March Program Highlights
Museum
of Flight Robot Garage
Saturday, March 9, 12 noon, at the Des Moines Library.
Grades 5-9, registration required.
Celebrate
Teen Tech Week by building a robot! Use robotics kits to explore basic
engineering, build a successful terrestrial rover, and compete in a
robot
challenge.
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It Takes a Village: Sparks of Light
Saturday, March 16, 1:00pm, at the Kent Library
Presented by Gloria Burgess of Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau
Come for a lively conversation about the individuals who have shaped our lives and the impact one person’s generosity can make.
What it Takes to Sell a Home in Today’s Market
Thursday, March 14, 7:00pm, at the Woodmont Library
A
seminar presented by the Master Builders Association of King and
Snohomish Counties, providing tips on preparing your home for sale, and
selecting the right real estate agent,
designer and contractor for a successful outcome
KCLS
invites everyone to find A Place at the Table! We’ll toss around
fresh ideas about food, cooking, nutrition and growing and using
locally produced food. In addition to offering new food ideas,
preparation and planning skills, and handy online classes,
videos and resources, the series will help everyone create a nourishing
table by accepting non-perishable food donations, to be distributed to
local King County food banks. Beginning in March, and continuing
throughout the year in KCLS libraries.
For a complete list of programs at your library in March, click here:
Upcoming Dates
Des Moines-Woodmont Library Advisory Board
Thursday, March 28, 7:00pm at the Woodmont Library
SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Attendance was better than usual at the
Washington Library Association’s Legislative Day on February 15.
Of the nearly 100 participants, more than 30 were KCLS staff, Friends
and Advisory Board Members. The biggest issue was an offer from
Microsoft to make their IT Academy available to patrons
of all Washington Public Libraries. The Academy provides in-depth
technical training and can help prepare participants for good paying
jobs. It is currently available through academic institutions around
the U.S. and public libraries in Hawaii. The cost
to the state would be a little over $1 million and could help fill the
nearly 7,000 technical positions in Washington State that are currently
unfilled for lack of qualified candidates. In her role of overseeing
the Washington State Library, newly elected
Secretary of State Kim Wyman is taking the lead on this project.
King County Executive Dow Constantine has invited KCLS to participate in a
North Highline mediation meeting as a follow-up to previous
sessions that included representatives from the Cities of Burien,
Tukwila, Seattle and various service providers to the North Highline
unincorporated area. In light of the recent failure by
voters to annex the unincorporated area to Burien, parties are being
called together again for a mediated discussion regarding future
governance and service provision for the area’s residents. Alan Kirtley
from the University of Washington Law School will
lead the discussion. The group will meet on February 27 and possibly
in early March if further discussions are needed.
Upcoming Dates
The next Planning Committee Meeting takes place on
Tuesday, March 7, 4pm at the
Mercer Island Library
The next Finance Committee Meeting takes place on
Tuesday, March 19, 4pm at the
Newcastle Way Library
The next KCLS Board of Trustees Meeting takes place on
Tuesday, March 19, 5pm at the
Newcastle Way Library
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