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WSL Updates for December 7, 2017

WSL Updates for December 7, 2017

Volume 13, December 7, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2018 2) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOPS 3) ZINES CONTEST DEADLINE NEAR 4) EVALUATE HEALTH APPS 5) IMLS GRANT OPPORTUNITY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2018 The Letters About Literature contest encourages young readers in grades 4-12 to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book changed their view of the world or…

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Check out the new “LibraryNow” app

Check out the new “LibraryNow” app

Dozens of libraries throughout Washington are now providing patrons with free access to a new mobile application or “app” connecting them to their library. The new app, called LibraryNow, lets users locate and search their library catalog wherever they are. People can use the app to locate books, movies, music and more with easy search features designed for mobile devices. The app is another way to make it easier and more convenient for people to access their local library and…

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Connect with Your Library: A Mobile app for Washington

Connect with Your Library: A Mobile app for Washington

The Washington State Library is delighted to announce a $200,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family  Foundation which, in combination with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, will develop a mobile application or “app” to connect patrons with their libraries. Libraries that sign up by Friday, April 19, 2013, will have the opportunity to be in the initial phase of implementation. LSTA funds will pay for development costs of a mobile app for academic, public, and tribal libraries…

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New iPhone app a big elections winner

New iPhone app a big elections winner

In every election, there are winners and losers. One big winner in Washington’s recent General Election was the new Election Results iPhone app. There have been 5,478 people who have installed the Elections Results app. From Election Day up to now, there have been nearly 206,000 hits for election results. This new app was so popular that last week it reached #8 on iTunes’ top reference free software, behind such heavyweights as the Google Mobile App, Dictionary.com, Bing, the Bible…

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Autobiography with a Side of App

Autobiography with a Side of App

First there was the book – okay, first there were tablets and scrolls and things, and THEN there was the book. Then came the ebook. AKA the e-book, eBook, Ebook, etc. We’ll get that all straightened out one of these days. And now? Now there is the app-book. Courtesy of none other than Sir Stephen Fry, self-described gadget-head, auteur, and world-renowned actor. With the release of his new book, The Fry Chronicles, Penguin Books has simultaneously released an ebook version…

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WSL Updates for August 12, 2010

WSL Updates for August 12, 2010

Volume 6, August 12, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) ASK-WA LAUNCHES SMART PHONE APP 2) FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DENVER LIBRARY CONFERENCE 3) TRANSFORMING LIFE AFTER 50 4) ACTIVATE YOUR LYRASIS MEMBERSHIP NOW 5) FALL BOOK BUZZ 2010 6) FREE FUNDRAISING E-BOOK 7) FREE ONLINE CE EVENTS NEXT WEEK