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This collection of over 800 art
titles is equally strong in the area of art history and applied
techniques of visual art. The focus is on the lives and works of
American and European artists. There are also a dozen art
periodical titles, mostly from 1950-1988. Art education titles
reflect the interest of Blanche McLane Cook, the donor of much
of this collection.
Harry Christian Cook and Blanche McLane Cook Art Scholarship
The Board of
Trustees of Bleyhl Community Library announces the availability
of the Harry Christian Cook and Blanche McLane Cook Art
Scholarship for 2009. To be eligible the applicant must be under
25 years of age and live within twenty statute miles of
Grandview.
Preference will be given to a high school senior in that area.
Those who are applying to or have been
accepted by an approved post-secondary art program should apply
now for the Cook Scholarship. A scholarship of at least
$1,500.00 will be paid directly to the school where the
recipient will "pursue academics in the field of art," and will
be used for the purchase of books, tuition and supplies.
The successful applicant will "exhibit
substantial accomplishment in the field of painting, drawing or
other craft and show substantial promise of future
accomplishment."
A portfolio of ten to twenty original pieces
must be submitted before April 15, 2009, to the Bleyhl Community
Library, 311 Division Street, Grandview, WA 98930. To insure
anonymity, all portfolios should be labeled as inconspicuously
as possible. The work will be judged by Central Washington
University art department faculty members, who are qualified to
jury not only two-dimensional works but three-dimensional works
as well.
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There are more than 500 titles in
this collection encompassing materials on botany and plant
identification; grapes; berries and tree crops common to Eastern
Washington; agricultural pests; growing houseplants, flowers,
vegetables, trees and shrubs; and home landscaping.
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The Bill and Melissa Gates
Foundation U.S. Library Program began with one goal: If you can
get to a public library, you can reach the Internet.
To meet this goal, foundation staff logged thousands of miles to
small towns and big cities across the country to install
computers, set up networks and provide training and technical
support to library staff. In 1996, just one in four library
systems offered public access computing. Now, nearly every
library does, and 14 million Americans regularly use these
computers.
The mission of connecting libraries to the Internet has been
accomplished; the challenge now is to help public libraries stay
connected.
In August 2007 we
were awarded an Equipment Upgrade grant for two new
top-of-the-line HP computers (with DVD burners) for public use.
The Equipment Upgrade Project is funded by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is administered by the
Office of the Secretary of State,
Washington State
Library Division.
U.S.
Public Libraries Providing Unprecedented Access to Computers,
the Internet, and Technology Training
New study shows libraries need support to sustain quality
access to free computer services
CHICAGO -- Nearly every U.S.
public library offers free access to computers and the Internet,
but overall libraries are challenged to provide enough
workstations to meet demand, pay for ongoing Internet
connectivity costs, and plan for necessary upgrades to the
technology, according to a report from the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference.
New data shows that 98.9 percent of all public libraries offer
free public access to computers and the Internet—a growth of
more than 400 percent since 1996, when just one in four
libraries did.
Millions of Americans use computers in public libraries to
access government services, research health information, enroll
in distance-learning classes, and start small businesses.
Library computers have become so popular that more than 85
percent of libraries say they are not able to meet demand for
computers at certain times during the day.
The new report reveals that, in the past year, technology
budgets for most public library systems have stayed level with
no increase for inflation or expansion of service (50.6
percent). More than one-third of public library systems reported
an increase in their technology budget (36.1 percent), while
more than one in 10 systems reported a decrease (13.3 percent).
“Libraries connect communities with information and knowledge,
but we must work together to ensure they stay connected for
generations to come,” said Martha Choe, director of the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries program. “Libraries
need ongoing support from government, businesses, foundations
and citizens to pay for ongoing costs such as Internet access
fees, technology upgrades, and technical assistance.”
6.23.2005
Announcements -
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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