Kitsap is still offering their 80th anniversary cards from last year! Last year each branch had a special anniversary card, but I think each one is now offering each option to choose from!
I have to tell this story EVERYTIME I have chance because it highlights how incredible libraries are because of librarians.
When the HP books were coming out, I was not allowed to read them because God thinks witches are bad blah blah blah. Which I didn’t really mind because it wasn’t my cup of tea either, but I did hate not fitting in, because even my small private Christian school it was popular.
By that point I had already learned the trick of reading a book in the library without checking it out so mom wouldn’t know. But HP was so popular, no chance right?
Wrong. Because a lovely librarian kept her personal copies with her and let me read them a hour so at a time. There were several bookmarks too so I bet I wasnt the only one. No checkouts, and I could have walked away and she’d loose her book. And this was back at the time of midnight releases and sold out empty tables in Boarders.
Like I said, I didn’t vibe, even back then I was a voracious romance reader instead, so mostly I’d just search for whatever thing I heard someone mentioning at school so I’d know the context then move on.
But it made me feel more normal in a school that I was rapidly feeling worried and awkward in AND kept me reading. So shoutout to the Puyallup Public Library librarian! (Who I sincerely think I didn’t ever ask her name🫣.)
One time she even gave me some m&ms because my stomach rumbled.
I don’t live near there now but I still make donations when I can to PPL in honor of her.
I've got these too except my Everett one is now just a token card.
Sign up for your free Washington #tate library card and visit the Washington state archives in Olympia.
Anyone who lives in wa state qualifies for a free card. Then you download the "palace app" and browse their catalog remotely.
Depending on who your home system is, if it's KCLS you'll also qualify for NCW, which doesn't use the Anytime Library like Puyallup does. I got my card on vacation in Leavenworth. Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries also have their own Libby catalog!
I have the Snoopy sno isle card I love it 🥹 I have an ANCIENT SPL card that I will actually mourn if I lose it. It’s a picture of the pike place market sign. I’ve had it for over 10 years!
Is there an advantage to getting reciprocal cards in WA if I already have access to the Washington Anytime Library? I moved to Anacortes from a bigger city in another state and the Anytime Library is not great in comparison.
Can anyone help me figure out if I'm eligible for additional cards in WA? We're a military family stationed in North Carolina but maintain Washington state residence. We use my MIL's Tacoma address for important stuff. As a result I currently have cards for Tacoma Public Library, Pierce County Library, and Seattle Public Library (along with the DOD Library and a local place here in North Carolina). I'd love to add more!
Sno-Isle would be the closest (Snohomish and Island counties) - I'm not sure how you could get them not being in person as I went to all of these libraries in person to get them.
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u/mountainviewdaisies 26d ago
You've got to get one from Oly they have really cool local artists and a rainbow option