Volume 5, June 25, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) REMINDER – APPLY FOR ARSL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

2) WORKSHOP – MANAGING OTHERS IN TIGHT TIMES

3) 2009 WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANTS AWARDED

4) PICTURING AMERICA SCHOOL COLLABORATION GRANTS

5) FINRA UNEMPLOYMENT RESOURCE AVAILABLE

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1) REMINDER – APPLY FOR ARSL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Applications for full scholarships to attend the 2009 Association of Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) conference are due by June 30. The conference is September 11-13 (preconference on Sept. 10) in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Scholarships are supported with funding from the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA).

Applicants must work at a small and rural library in Washington State, and preference is given to those who have not attended an ARSL conference in the last 5 years. To apply, or for more information, please contact Kirsten Furl at [email protected] 360-570-5576 or toll free 866-538-4996.

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2) WORKSHOP – MANAGING OTHERS IN TIGHT TIMES

How to Manage Others during Tight Times and Changing Trends is a workshop offered by the SAM (Supervisors, Administrators and Managers) interest group of WLA, featuring Cyndi Schaeffer from Edmonds Community College.

This one day session prepares supervisors and managers to lead work activities and staff during organizational changes and during tight times. Most managers are not prepared how to deal with human factor issues and don’t know how to effectively manage others during change. This training is very interactive and engaging.

These workshops are from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with dates and locations as follows:

• September 8, 2009: Sno-Isle Libraries Service Center, Marysville
• September 9, 2009: Pierce County Library System Service Center, Tacoma
• September 24, 2009: North Central Regional Library Distribution Center, Wenatchee

The cost for WLA member is $75; $95 for nonmembers. Group discounts are available for 10 or more. Contact Judy Cookson [email protected] 425.967.0739 for more information.

This link will take you to WLA’s online registration form: www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/SAM

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3) 2009 WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANTS AWARDED

Congratulations to the latest group of Washington libraries who will be awarded LSTA grants through the Washington Rural Heritage initiative:

• Benton City Branch, Mid-Columbia Libraries
• Cathlamet Public Library
• Columbia County Rural Library District
• Denny Ashby Library (Pomeroy, WA)
• Ellensburg Public Library
• Metalines Community Library (Pend Oreille County Library District)
• Stevenson and North Bonneville Community Libraries (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District)
• Whitman County Library

These grants are part of the Washington Rural Heritage 2009/2010 fiscal year subgrant cycle that will end August 13, 2010.  Funds were made available by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.  For more information, visit www.washingtonruralheritage.org or contact Evan Robb, Project Manager, [email protected] 360.704.5228 or Jeff Martin, Grants Program, [email protected] 360.704.5248.

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4) PICTURING AMERICA SCHOOL COLLABORATION GRANTS

The Picturing America School Collaboration Projects grant opportunity is designed to help teachers and librarians whose schools display the Picturing America images form connections with courses in the core curriculum. Picturing America School Collaboration Projects can receive up to $75,000 in outright funds for projects involving one or more conferences. The grant period will be twelve months.

Program staff recommends that draft proposals (optional) be submitted no later than August 26, 2009. Time constraints may prevent staff from reviewing draft proposals submitted after that date. Final applications must be received by Grants.gov on or before October 7, 2009.

For additional information visit: www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pascp.html

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5) FINRA UNEMPLOYMENT RESOURCE AVAILABLE

Public libraries can take advantage of financial and unemployment-related information developed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and administered by ALA’s Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).

FINRA’s Investor Alert, “Job Dislocation: Making Smart Financial Choices after a Job Loss,” offers guidance and tips for the general public on maintaining financial stability during a period of unemployment.

Available online in English and Spanish, the brochure is available to public libraries in the spirit of “Smart Investing @ your library,” the ongoing grant initiative managed as a partnership between RUSA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Printed copies in quantities of 25 or more are also available.

For more information, visit www.finra.org/JobLossAlert.

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