WSL Updates, April 23, 2009
Volume 5: April 23, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) BROADBAND STIMULUS AND WASHINGTON LIBRARIES
2) HELP BUILD A HARD TIMES RESOURCE PORTAL
3) PRESERVATION WORKSHOP AT GONZAGA ON MAY 11
4) GRANT SOURCES FOUND VIA GRANTSTATION
5) A JOB-SEARCH IDEA FROM THE KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
6) FREE MAYDAY DISASTER RESPONSE WORKSHOP IN PORTLAND
7) HIGHLINE OFFERS BASIC BOOK REPAIR CLASS THIS SUMMER
1) BROADBAND STIMULUS AND WASHINGTON LIBRARIES
State Librarian, Jan Walsh, spoke on behalf of Washington’s libraries at a hearing on broadband stimulus funding on Monday, April 20. The purpose of the hearing was to provide input to Governor Gregoire on the best use of federal stimulus funding designated for broadband purposes. Walsh noted, “The ‘broadband stimulus funding’ provides an unparalleled opportunity to increase broadband access for `unserved’ and `underserved’ communities across Washington. Public libraries exist throughout Washington. They serve, without charge, all segments of society including those who are less-educated, those with lower-incomes, minorities, older adults, and the unemployed.”
Asked to identify 3 priorities for the use of these funds, Walsh stated: “Fiber to the libraries; infrastructure both external to libraries and internal within the buildings; and provision of public access computing (public computing centers) including wireless access anywhere in the library building and the immediate surrounding area.”
You can read her full remarks and see how they were supported by Marc Berejka (Microsoft), Tim Mallory (Washington Library Association), Mike Scroggins (State Board for Community and Technical Colleges), WSU and AT&T at our Serving Washington Libraries blog, www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/fiberize.
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2) HELP BUILD A HARD TIMES RESOURCE PORTAL
At WSL, we’ve been working on developing library resources for hard times, but we’d like to do more, and we think you can help. Join our Hard Times Resources team and help us develop a resource portal to serve Washington libraries and their users during these tough times and well into the future. Resources will be compiled first onto a collaborative wiki and, once ready, we will develop a portal to house them and provide access.
If you’re interested in helping us compile useful resources, please contact Ahniwa Ferrari at the Washington State Library, [email protected] or by phone at 360-570-5587 or toll free 1-866-538-4996.
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3) PRESERVATION WORKSHOP MAY 11 AT GONZAGA
“Swaddling your Problem Children,” a free lecture on preservation storage, environmental monitoring, and exhibition techniques for bound materials, will be followed by a hands-on workshop with training on the construction of wrappers and exhibition cradles. Due to space and time constraints, the workshop will be limited to 20 persons, with a limit of 2 per library. Lecture attendance is unlimited. The lecture begins at 9:00 a.m. and the workshop at 11:00 a.m.
The event will take place on May 11, 2009, at the Teleconference Center within the Foley Center Library at Gonzaga University in Spokane. It is funded by an LSTA Preservation Grant from WSL. For more information about the workshop and registration, contact Stephanie Plowman, [email protected].
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4) GRANT SOURCES FOUND VIA GRANTSTATION
The Best Buy Children’s Foundation Community Grants Program provides support to local nonprofit organizations that work to build social, academic, leadership, and/or life skills in early adolescents (primarily ages 13-18). Grant amounts average $5,000 to $7,000, and do not exceed $10,000. Eligible organizations must be located within 50 miles of a Best Buy store or distribution center. Requests may be submitted between May 15 and June 15, 2009. Visit www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/bestbuy for details and to apply.
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, www.pgafamilyfoundation.org, provides funds for Pacific Northwest arts organizations and libraries. Through the Community Development and Social Change Program, the Foundation supports projects that help public libraries engage and serve diverse populations and growing communities. Letters of inquiry must be submitted by May 22, 2009. Visit the Foundation’s website for online application instructions.
These announcements taken from GrantStation Insider; provided by GrantStation in partnership with the Washington State Legislature, Governor Gregoire, and the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED). For more information about free GrantStation subscriptions, visit www.cted.wa.gov/site/378/default.aspx or contact Tina Roose at [email protected].
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5) A JOB-SEARCH IDEA FROM KCLS
For a week, May 1 to May 8, King County Library System branches will be opening an hour early, and using the first two hours of each day for staff to host how-to demonstrations of the latest job-search and financial tools available at the library. There are many free sites as well as paid ones of which people may not be aware. See www.kcls.org/looktoyourlibrary/ for the rest of the announcement.
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6) FREE MAYDAY DISASTER RESPONSE WORKSHOP IN PORTLAND
For those near southwest Washington, the Portland Area Disaster Response Group (DIRG) and the Oregon Library Association Preservation Roundtable are sponsoring a free MayDay! Disaster Response Workshop on Friday, May 1, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at Portland State University in the Millar Library, Room 160, (1875 SW Park Avenue, downtown Portland). More information from Kris Kern, [email protected].
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7) HIGHLINE OFFERS BASIC BOOK REPAIR CLASS THIS SUMMER
Highline Community College will offer a basic book repair class this summer, taught by Bernadette Jeffers for a fee of $227 plus lab fee. The class will be held on Saturdays, June 27 to August 8, minus the 4th of July weekend, and will be worth 3 credit hours. Register by May 29.
To register, visit www.highline.edu/stuserv/entry/admissions.htm. To watch a video about the class, see real.highline.edu/ramgen/media/library/bookrepair/brepair5.rm. You will probably need RealPlayer (www.real.com) to play the video.
You may apply for a CE grant from the State Library to help support your participation in this training. Information and applications are available at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/CE.
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