Newsletter of the Timberland Regional Library District
Library computer system
upgrade planned for May
Each branch to close one day in April for staff training
Timberland Regional Library will install
a major upgrade of the library catalog
system in mid-May. The system is
expected to include some useful new
features. The online public catalog will
be attractive and easy to use and credit
and debit payments for lost books and
overdue fines will be available. The
current system, installed in January
2005, is becoming outdated and is no
longer being developed by the vendor.
The new system is provided by the
same vendor as the existing system so
there are no license fees for modules
the library currently uses. There are
data conversion, installing and training
costs as well as charges for several new
modules, such as new statistical and
public catalog modules. Library officials
expect the cost of the new hardware,
software, training and installation to be
approximately $160,000. The Library
allocates money annually to a fund for
major system upgrades, so funds are
available when needed.
The new system is scheduled to "go live"
to the public on Thursday, May 13. In
order to train all public services library
staff, the Timberland library branches
will each be closed one day between
April 12 and April 30. All Timberland
libraries will be closed on May 10 and 11
for system installation.
For open hours at other libraries
during the training closures, and for
information on any other topic, contact
a TRL Central Reference (CR) librarian
or go to www.TRL.org and click Ask
a Librarian. See the back cover of this
newsletter for CR hours.
Grays Harbor library closures
Mon., April 12 — Aberdeen
Tues., April 13 — Westport
Wed., April 14 — Hoquiam
Wed., April 14 — Montesano
Wed., April 14 — Oakville
Thur., April 15 — Amanda Park
Thur., April 15 — McCleary
Fri., April 16 — Elma
Thurston County library closures
Fri., April 16 — Tumwater
Wed., April 21 — Yelm
Thur., April 22 — Tenino
Mon., April 26 — Olympia
Thur., April 29 — Lacey
Mason County library closures
Mon., April 19 — Shelton
Tues., April 20 — Hoodsport
Wed., April 21 — North Mason
Lewis County library closures
Thur., April 22 — Centralia
Fri., April 23 — Chehalis
Tues., April 27 — Packwood
Tues., April 27 — Winlock
Wed., April 28 — Mountain View
Wed., April 28 — Salkum
Pacific County library closures
Wed., April 28 — Naselle
Wed., April 28 — Ocean Park
Wed., April 28 — South Bend
Thur., April 29 — Raymond
Fri., April 30 — Ilwaco
Spring 2010
Ahoy: Readers &
listeners of all ages:
Make a Splash at the
library this summer
The annual districtwide Timberland
Regional Library Summer Reading
Program sets sail at all Timberland
library branches this June. Youth
services librarians are planning water-
themed programs to appeal to youth
of all ages, from tub-time activities for
babies and toddlers to water sports and
science for older children and teens.
The program is for all ages from birth
through age 18. Parents and caregivers
are also welcome to participate with
their children. Each Timberland library
branch in the Grays Harbor, Lewis,
Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties
begins its program right after local
schools are out.
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What you’ll find inside
Inside
• Great Reads
• Help for job seekers, small
business startups
• Library service kiosk
opens in Rainier
• E-books, newest
downloadable format
• Recovery Act grant
• Back Cover
• Reference & Information services
• Reference databases:
Law resources
• Great Internet resources: Law
 Children & Teens
The Easter Egg
by Jan Brett
Hoppi the bunny wants to win the
egg-decorating contest so the Easter
Bunny will choose him to help
distribute Easter eggs. Instead, he
finds himself guarding an egg that
has fallen from a robin’s nest.
The Magic School Bus and the
Climate Challenge
by Joanna Cole
Global warming is a hot topic, and
it will affect our children the most.
Ms. Frizzle boils all the hoopla down
to the scientific facts in a fun and
informative way.
Mirror Mirror: A Book of
Reversible Verse
by Marilyn Singer
Short poems which, when reversed,
provide new perspectives on the
fairy tale characters they feature.
Stink: Solar System Superhero
by Megan McDonald
When Stink discovers that Pluto
has been downgraded from a planet
to a dwarf planet, he launches a
campaign to restore its status.
Cat the Cat, Who Is That?
by Mo Willems
An exuberant cat introduces readers
to her friends.
Nonfiction
Committed: A Skeptic Makes
Peace with Marriage
Elizabeth Gilbert
The author of Eat, Pray, Love
examines compatibility, infatuation,
fidelity, family tradition, social
expectations, divorce risks and
humbling responsibilities in marriage.
The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Before Henrietta Lacks died of
cervical cancer in 1951, doctors used
her cells to create the first immortal
human cell line grown in culture.
But they never told her or her family.
Ahoy: Readers & listeners of all ages: Make a
Splash at the library this summer (continued)
Reading and listening — just for the fun All children and teens who participate in
of it — bring lifelong rewards. Infants and the program will receive coupons for free
preschoolers gain language skills such pizza and regional attractions. Individual
as listening and learning how sounds branches also give away donated prizes.
communicate. As important, when little
ones cuddle up with their parents and a
book, they associate reading with fun.
Independent readers retain and
develop their reading skills through the
summer and enrich their knowledge. By
participating in library activities, special
performances and story times, children
learn by watching, listening, and most
effectively of all, by doing and discovering.
Library program helps job seekers,
small businesses
Timberland Regional Library’s grant- placed on hold and delivered to a patron’s
funded Hard Times/Renew Washington local Timberland library:
initiative is under way. The program • Resumes
provides specialized library services to job • Cover letters
seekers, career changers and small startup
• Interviewing
businesses at libraries throughout the
five-county library system to lend a hand • General job search
during the ongoing economic downturn. • Career information
Print materials and electronic resources • Career change/reinvention
in library branches have been brought up • Create your own job
to date. The following core reference titles
At workshops or individual instruction
are available at every Timberland library.
sessions, library staff help job seekers
They cannot be checked out so they will be
and entrepreneurs get started on learning
on hand during all open hours.
basic computer skills, finding and
Core reference titles at every library using job and career resources, locating
Get Hired in a Tough Market: job opportunities, completing online
A Complete Strategy for Finding and applications for jobs, retooling for new
careers, filing for unemployment benefits,
Landing the Job You Need Now
Knock ‘Em Dead 2010: improving interviewing skills, preparing
The Ultimate Job Search Guide resumes and cover letters, and starting or
growing small businesses.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide
to the Perfect Resume TRL’s grant was awarded by the Office of
the Secretary of State, Washington State
Cover Letter Magic: Trade Secrets
of a Professional Resume Writer Library and is being funded by the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation and the
New books on the following topics Institute of Museum and Library Services,
are only at some libraries, but can be a federal agency.

TRL library service kiosk
opens in Rainier
In partnership with the Rainier Volunteer
Library, Timberland Regional Library
opened a library service kiosk in January.
The recently opened library is located in
the Rainier Historic School building in the
city of Rainier in Thurston County.
The kiosk is equipped with two computer
stations. One provides access to the TRL
library catalog, web site, and reference
databases. The other allows Timberland
library cardholders to check out their
holds that have been delivered to the
Rainier Volunteer Library.
TRL card holders can use the kiosk to:
• Search the library catalog, place holds on
books, DVDs, CDs and other materials,
and request that holds be delivered to the
Rainier library for pickup.
• Search the TRL online reference databases.
• Search the TRL Web site for upcoming
library programs.
• Contact the Timberland Ask A Librarian
service by phone, email, and online chat
to ask reference questions or for help with
library cards or checking out materials.
• Pick up and check out their holds that
have been delivered to the Rainier
Volunteer Library.
• Check their library card account.
• Sign-up for a computer session at any
TRL library.
There are no Timberland library materials
housed at the Rainier location. Items
owned by the Rainier library should be
returned to their home location.
The building has an outside book drop box
for returning library materials.
Rainier Volunteer Library & TRL Kiosk
Rainier Historic School
207 Centre St. SE
Rainier, WA 98576
Phone: 360-446-4800
Hours Wednesday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon., & Tues.
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Ne Downloadable e-Books
Timberland Regional Library has offered
downloadable digital audiobooks since
2006 and digital music and video since
2008. Now you can check out, download
and read e-books on your computer and
a variety of supported portable readers,
which are listed on the library’s Web site.
To access e-books you need a valid
Timberland library card, Internet access,
a compatible computer or mobile device,
and free software. The software is available
on the TRL download page. A quick start
guide and extensive help pages explain the
process in detail.
An advantage to borrowing digital
library materials is that you will
never accrue late fees. E-books, like
audiobooks, check out for 21 days. At
the end of the loan period, titles will
expire and be automatically 'returned'
to the library. Then, you can delete the
expired file(s). More information is at
www.trlib.org/ebooks.htm
Recovery act grant to expand
broadband Internet access
On March 1, U.S. Commerce Secretary
Gary Locke announced an $84 million
Recovery Act grant to bring high-
speed Internet access to more than 100
community institutions in Washington,
including libraries, and to lay the
groundwork for bringing broadband
service to homes and businesses in some
of the more remote communities.
Timberland Regional Library is a
participant in the grant and is awaiting
details about which portions of its
application have been granted and which
will be moved to a round two application.
The library expects to bring broadband
service to at least seven communities
and will likely be able to upgrade its
telecommunications system. In round two,
TRL has applied for broadband service
to six more community libraries, mobile
training labs for seven locations and
additional public computers for 17 of its
libraries. All awards are expected to be
announced by fall 2010.
No One Would Listen:
A True Financial Thriller
Harry Markopolos
A whistleblower of the Bernard
Madoff Ponzi scheme describes his
discovery of the banker’s crimes and
his unheeded warnings.
Switch: How to Change When
Change is Hard
Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Offers new insight on why change
is so hard and how it can be
accomplished.
Fiction
Angelology
Danielle Trussoni
Sister Evangeline discovers a
letter from philanthropist Abigail
Rockefeller that reveals an ancient
conflict between an angel society and
the half-human, half-angel Nephilim.
The Devil’s Star
Jo Nesbo, translated from the
Norwegian by Don Bartlett
Alcoholic detective Harry Hole has
two missions: catch a serial killer
and expose his crooked partner.
The Girl who Kicked the
Hornet’s Nest (part 3 of trilogy)
Stieg Larsson; translated from the
Swedish by Reg Keeland
Salander is plotting her revenge
against the man who tried to kill her
and the government institutions that
nearly ruined her. It’s not going to be
easy; she’s in Intensive Care under
close supervision.
Union Atlantic
Adam Haslett
A property rights battle between
young banker Doug Fanning and
retired teacher Charlotte Graves
is marked by Charlotte’s bank-
president brother, Charlotte’s
tenacious grip on sanity and a
troubled high school senior.
Selected by Timberland
Regional Library selectors
  Jackie Marquardt
  Kim Storbeck
  Jean Padovan
 Reference Databases
Law Resources
Law is a complex, specialized subject
area that, sooner or later, touches most of
us. TRL’s legal databases can help people
become familiar with concepts and
vocabulary when the information can be of
practical help — before and after consulting
a legal professional.
West’s Encyclopedia of American
Law — 2nd ed. (Gale)
The encyclopedia provides current
information on more than 5,000 legal
topics, covering important issues,
biographies, high-profile topics and
definitions of legal terms.
LegalTrac (Gale)
LegalTrac includes over 1.5 million articles
from major law reviews, law journals,
specialty law, bar association journals, and
legal newspapers. The database is updated
daily. LegalTrac is searchable by subject,
keyword or document. It can also be
browsed by subject.
Oxford Reference — Law
Searchable law books from Oxford
University Press such as The Oxford
Today’s Library Editor
Leanne Ingle
Timberland Regional Library
Communications Department
Timberland Regional Library
415 Tumwater Boulevard SW
Tumwater, WA 98501
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Central Reference Service
Companion to American Law, The Oxford librarians are here to help.
Companion to the Supreme Court of the
United States, and The Oxford Guide to Reference & Information
United States Supreme Court Decisions. 704-INFO (4636)
Includes links to related web sites. Outside the Olympia area:
1-800-562-6022
About the Library’s Reference Databases
www.TRL.org
TRL subscribes to online reference databases
to provide reliable resources for personal, Central Reference hours*
academic, business and professional Monday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
research. Regularly updated and checked for Tuesday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.◆
accuracy, they include full-text magazine Wednesday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.◆
and newspaper articles, directories, manuals, Thursday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.◆
practice tests, photographs and information Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
on a variety of subjects. Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
All databases are available on library *Except holidays
◆New hours effective April 5.
computers and most are accessible at
www.TRL.org from home with your
library card number.
Internet Picks from your Librarians: Law
TRL Internet Resources are free websites Regulations, Courts & Judiciary,
selected by TRL Reference staff to meet Forms, and State Laws & Legislation.
the interests of Timberland patrons.
Especially relevant to Washingtonians
The sites on law have information are Washington State Legal
and help on a variety of legal matters. Resources, Low-Moderate Income
Included are Attorney/Lawyer Legal Assistance, Washington State
Locators, Federal Legal Information, Laws & Legislation, and Washington
Federal Laws & Legislation, State Court Forms.
Visit www.TRL.org and click on Internet Resources.
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