The Library in People’s Lives

Broadband expanding to more Timberland Libraries

The Olympia Timberland Library has the highest internet usage rates of any library in the Timberland system, between 75 and 80 percent use between 21 public internet terminals. Currently, Olympia is one of the best served Timberland branch with about … Continue reading →

Seeking your comments

At our annual meeting, we asked people two questions to help us think about how we can help the Olympia Library in the future. We’d love to get your comments here, too!

What is your library worth to you?

The Timberland Regional Library has just posted their “Library Value Calculator” which lets you see how much value you get out of library services: not just books, but also movies, museum passes, programs, reference questions and more! At the current … Continue reading →

PageTurners

PageTurners is a book discussion group composed of Olympia Library card holders that meets on the third Friday of the month September thru June. There are 15 or so of us and Cheryl Heywood, the Director of the Olympia Library, … Continue reading →

Libraries in The Olympian

At the Olympia Timberland Library, librarians Kelsey and Cheryl answered questions from the reporter who wrote this article: http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/25/1314954/sh-h-h-h-h-forget-it-these-days.html Despite reduced library hours, limits on holds and the start-up of a fine system for overdue materials, circulation in the Timberland Regional … Continue reading →

UW study: third of Americans use library computers

Seattle Times article US IMPACT study “A third of Americans 14 and older – about 77 million people – use public library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, do their homework and improve their lives, according to a … Continue reading →

The Library in People’s Lives: OlyBabies

From the packet this month: Olybabies promotes Book Babies program at Olympia! We have a large and dedicated group attending our Book Babies program at Olympia. Little did we know that some of these parents were using technology to network … Continue reading →

New Art in the Olympia Timberland Library

Thank you to the Friends of the Olympia Library for the opportunity to share new and exciting events and additions to your library. By the middle of June, you will be able to enjoy several new works of art in … Continue reading →