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Everyone has a story. Tell us yours.
Submitted by lib_marketing on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 1:46am
Deception is a Whatcom County student writing contest in honor of Old School by Tobias Wolff, The Big Read/WhatcomReads 2009-2010 book choice.
To Participate
You need to attend Western, or other Whatcom County colleges. Write up to 800 words. Create an entirely original fiction or nonfiction story. Entries must be submitted via email to paul.piper@wwu.edu by Tuesday, January, 19th, 2010.
Our Theme is Deception
When does a lie become the truth?
How far would you go to win?
One winner from each educational institution will be published in an anthology and will be invited to read their work at an author’s reception at Village Books, Sunday, Feb. 21st, 2010, 4 p.m.
Details
Entries will become property of The Big Read/Whatcom Reads and will not be returned. Portions of a winning entry may be used rather than the whole. By submitting an entry all writers grant permission to The Big Read/WhatcomReads to share their writing on its website and in publications and media. Winners will be announced February 1st, 2010 on the website, www.whatcomreads.org.
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Six Word Stories
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 7:59pm
Welcome to an exciting writing event brought to you by
The Big Read: Whatcom READS!
The challenge is to write an entire story in exactly six words.
Hemingway, a master of allusion and manipulating negative space
(or what is NOT present in the story) is said to have started this form.
When challenged to come up with a story in six words, Hemingway wrote:
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Try Your Hand at a SIX WORD STORY at the URL below!
And The Winner Is...
Submitted by lib_marketing on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:19pmThe Library's Scared Smart Open House was a lot of fun for both students and staff. Lot's of students participated in our scavenger hunt but there was only one grand prize winner, congratulations to Rustam Mamedov who won the iPod Touch!!! 
Congratulations also go out to Teresa De Sitter and Amber Deralta who won a $50 and a $25 gift certificate to the AS Bookstore! And many thanks go out to the rest of you who took the time to learn a little about the library while having a bit of fun at the same time! For more fun images of the event, be sure to check out our Library's Facebook page (see link below)!
Connected: News from the Western Libraries Fall 2009
Submitted by lib_marketing on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 5:33pmOpen attachment below to read Connected - News from The Western Libraries.
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STC is now in the Library!
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 6:55pm
The New Daylight Lounge
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:49pm
After Hours Tutoring and Writing Help in the Library
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:40pm
For Your Listening Pleasure!
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:26pm
You can now check out Music CDs at the Media Desk. With music from a variety of genres, you are sure to find something you will enjoy. Browse through our music collection in the Media Collection room, located behind the Media Desk on the second floor of Wilson Library; be sure to ask a staff member if you have any questions.
And don't forget, you can always head over to the Music Library, located above the Performing Arts Center, for an amazing collection designed to fulfill all of your musical needs. Happy listening!
Announcing LibGuides!
Submitted by lib_marketing on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 7:50pm
Western Libraries is happy to introduce LibGuides, a new way to navigate through the vast collection of resources available for your research. LibGuides is a wildly popular web application that assists Librarians in creating and organizing Help Guides designed to make the library easier to use.Special Collections project update
Submitted by lib_marketing on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:29pm
Special Collections Project Update Oct. 23, 2009
The project is speeding towards its conclusion. In the past week most of the cabinetry has been installed. Today the top for the service counter was to be delivered. Many of the lights have been installed and the painting is nearly completed.
Also this past week they have been working on leveling the floor where needed. There was obviously some settling of the concrete over the years and in some places the concrete may not have been poured evenly at its origin. This prep work will allow the beginning of floor coverings installation next week.
The main corridor, entry/exhibit space, and work room will be covered with vinyl. The research room, offices and conference room will have carpet. The collections area will be sealed concrete.
We are also expecting that library shelving will begin installation during the last half of next week. This will eventually remove the piles of shelving hardware that have occupied floor space on 5-East this quarter. Also on the docket for the next couple of weeks are door hanging and interior glazing.
