Volume 10, July 10, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) DON’T MISS THE ARSL EARLY BIRD!

2) UNI 2014 SUMMER TOUR

3) THERE’S STILL TIME FOR STARTING STRONG

4) LEAD THE CHANGE

5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) DON’T MISS THE ARSL EARLY BIRD!

Register by Tuesday, August 5, to take advantage of early bird rates for the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) 2014 Conference. This year, the conference is in our own backyard of Tacoma, home of the Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum, the Washington State History Museum, and lots of great restaurants and shops.

Conference information:

• When: Wednesday, September 3 – Saturday, September 6, 2014;
• Where: Hotel Murano, Tacoma, Washington;
• Registration: Early bird registration ends Tuesday, August 5, 2014.

For additional information about the conference and to register, go to www.arsl.info.

Library staff in Washington may apply for Continuing Education (CE) Grants that will cover up to 75% of eligible expenses. The deadline to apply for CE Grants for ARSL 2014 is Friday, August 1, 2014. To find out more about CE grants and to apply, visit sos.wa.gov/q/CE.

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2) UNI 2014 SUMMER TOUR

In 2013, the Foundation for Early Learning, now Thrive by Five Washington, kicked off a new family engagement initiative, the UNI: a Portable Early Learning Lab. This initiative is designed to complement Thrive’s thematic granting program, which is currently focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Now that it’s officially summer, Thrive will be visiting parts of Washington State for the 2014 UNI Summer Tour, participating in 14 events in 11 counties. To learn more about UNI and to find a UNI event at a town near you, visit sos.wa.gov/q/UNIlab.

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3) THERE’S STILL TIME FOR STARTING STRONG

Each year, the Starting Strong Institute brings together members of Washington’s early learning community in a conference that facilitates the sharing of innovative ideas and strengthens the connections between early learning and K-12 professionals. The 2014 Starting Strong Institute will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Tuesday, August 5 – Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The conference will include breakout sessions focused on P-3 (pre-school through 3rd grade) alignment and implementation including WaKIDS, the Early Learning Guidelines and Common Core, and Community Collaboration.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the early learning community – registration closes on Friday, August 1, 2014. For more information about the conference and to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/OSPIStrong.

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4) LEAD THE CHANGE

Library Journal’s Lead the Change: Engaging Your Community is coming to Seattle! Lead the Change is a full-day, hands-on workshop that brings library thought-leaders, directors, and staff together to explore effective marketing and community engagement strategies.

During this interactive program, participants will be exposed to fresh ideas, insights and views from David Bendekovic, program developer and his co-facilitators, including recent Library Journal Librarians of the Year and Movers and Shakers. Attendees will be guided through a planning workbook and provided with tips, tools and techniques for developing and executing an integrated, sustainable marketing and engagement plan and will be challenged to rethink their customers, their community, their processes and their organizational capabilities and will walk away with a framework that gets results.

Workshop information:

• When: Thursday, September 11, 2014, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT;
• Where: The Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle;
• Pricing: Groups of five or more will receive 10% off of each ticket.

For additional information and to register, go to sos.wa.gov/q/LeadSPL11Sept.

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5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, July 14:

• Objective Overruled (InSync Training); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT;
• SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1066;
• Mental Health First Aid (WSL); Fort Vancouver Regional Library Headquarters, Vancouver, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PDT;
• eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest); 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1067;

Tuesday, July 15:

• There’s an App for That! – The B Side: 50 Productivity Apps that will Prepare You for the Mobile Edu-volution (Follett); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/App15Jul;
• Dewey Decimal Classification – Session #2 (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. PDT;
• Introverts: Why do we need a Quiet Revolution? (Training Magazine Network); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TMNIntro;
• Cataloging with RDA (Amigos); Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT;
• Getting Started with Grants: Make Your Requests Shine (Network for Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/Good15Jul;
• FDLP Forecast Study Recommendation #3 – Services (GPO); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/GPOTrain;
• Social Media and Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Another Deep Dive on LinkedIn for Nonprofiteers: Beyond the Profile (4Good); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/4Good15Jul;
• Virtual WorldShare ILL and ILLiad User Group (OCLC); 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/OCLC15Jul;

Wednesday, July 16:

• NCompass Live: Engaging Writers with a Community Novel Project (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• Introducción a la plataforma ProQuest (Language: Spanish) (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1064;
• ProQuest Research Library Prep and ProQuest Central K12 (ProQuest); 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1068;
• Libraries as Drivers of Community Development: Global Edition (WebJunction); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT;
• CultureGrams (ProQuest); 9:15 – 9:45 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1069;
• eLibrary BookCarts & Quizzes (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1070;
• Codecademy: Hour of Code Training in Your Library Mobile App (Boopsie); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: boopsie.com/customer-webinars;
• 7 Questions Your Board Asks That YOU May Never Hear (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/4Good16Jul;
• U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates (GPO); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/GPOTrain;
• Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1065;
• We’re All Tourists Sometime: Learning from libraries who serve both tourists and residents (Colorado State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.cslinsession.cvlsites.org;
• Welcoming Mobile Devices in Your Library: Space & Staffing (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TS16Jul;
• ProQuest Research Library and K12 Central (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1071;
• SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1072;

Thursday, July 17:

• The Accidental Instructional Designer (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TMN17Jul;
• How to Write Earth-Changing Emails (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TS17Jul;
• Creating a Comprehensive and Engaging Volunteer Training Program (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• LYRASIS ArchivesSpace Hosting Services Demo (LYRASIS); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT.

For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training.

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