Volume 5, July 9, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) EASY WAY TO FIND STATE LIBRARY, SECRETARY OF STATE BLOGS

2) NANCY PEARL READER’S ADVISORY WORKSHOPS

3) CE GRANT UPDATE – LESS MATCH REQUIRED

4) WASHINGTON READS GOES PDF

5) STATEWIDE DB TRIALS FINISH FOR MAY – JUNE

6) LIBRARY EXEMPTION FROM DIGITAL PRODUCTS TAX

7) UPDATED PRESERVATION GRANTS RESOURCE

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1) EASY WAY TO FIND STATE LIBRARY, SECRETARY OF STATE BLOGS

Many of you in our state’s library community like to check out the Washington State Library’s blog to find out the latest news on WSL programs, activities and news. Others like to see “From Our Corner,” the official agency blog for the Office of Secretary of State that covers a wide variety of topics. Now both blogs can be found in one convenient place on the Secretary of State’s Web site. Just visit www.secstate.wa.gov/office/blogs.aspx to find links to both the State Library’s blog and the “From Our Corner” blog.

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2) NANCY PEARL READER’S ADVISORY WORKSHOPS

Opening Doors, Opening Books: Providing Effective Reader’s Advisory Service is the title of this free workshop which will be presented by Nancy Pearl. In order to effectively match up a reader with just the right book, it’s helpful to understand how to apply the concept of “doorways” in suggesting reading material. This session will focus on defining, identifying, and using doorways in RA situations.

In the afternoon, discover booktalking! Learn how to booktalk with your library users, whether it’s a presentation for a community group or talking one on one to an individual in the library stacks. In this workshop we’ll discuss the elements of good booktalks; how to structure a booktalk; and what’s important to include (and not include). Schedule:

· 9/1/2009 – Colville Agricultural and Trade Center

· 9/3/2009 – Columbia Basin College, Pasco

· 9/9/2009 – Everett Public Library

· 9/11/2009 – Kitsap Regional Library – Poulsbo Branch

· 9/21/2009 – Puyallup Public Library

· 9/22/2009 – Vancouver Water Resources Education Center

· 9/24/2009 – Burlington Public Library

This is a 5 hour workshop; the morning session is from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., followed by a lunch break; the afternoon session is from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. A more detailed description and registration are available at: www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/pearl. This workshop is provided by Washington State Library. Contact Jennifer Fenton, CE/Training Coordinator at [email protected] or 360.570.5571 for more information.

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3) CE GRANT UPDATE – LESS MATCH REQUIRED

Would you like to attend the upcoming National Streams Tribal Conference or ABOS (Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services) in October or another qualifying continuing education event? To help libraries during these hard economic times, the Washington State Library is temporarily lowering the required match for CE grants to 25%. The Washington State Library will cover the remaining 75% of eligible expenses.

Members of the Washington library community who need financial assistance to attend or receive instruction (individuals) or provide a workshop (organizations) may be eligible for grants. A portion of the State Library’s federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds have been allocated specifically for supporting Continuing Education.

For more information or to apply for a grant, visit www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/CE.

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4) WASHINGTON READS GOES PDF

In an effort to reduce printing costs the current Washington Reads posters, bookmark and bibliography have been made available as Adobe PDF files for your use. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software you can download it for free at: get.adobe.com/reader/.

The poster will be available in three sizes: letter, legal, and tabloid. The bibliography will only be offered in letter size and bookmarks will be offered one way as well: four bookmarks to a sheet, letter size. They are available at www.secstate.wa.gov/library/wa_reads/.

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5) STATEWIDE DB TRIALS FINISH FOR MAY – JUNE

Statewide Database Trials for May – June, covering “Hard Times” resources, are now over. If you tried out any of the trial products and are interested in getting further information, or pricing, please fill out the interest form located here: www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/DBTrials2009InterestForm.

Statewide trials are on vacation for July and August, but will return in September. In the meantime, please contact Ahniwa Ferrari, Online Resources Consultant at the Washington State Library, if you’d like the statewide trials to cover any particular topic: [email protected] or 360.570.5587.

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6) LIBRARY EXEMPTION FROM DIGITAL PRODUCTS TAX

In the recently completed session, the Washington legislature passed, and the governor has signed a bill, ESHB 2075, which imposes a tax on digital products and services. The bill takes effect on July 26. Fortunately, due to the work of the WLA Legislative Planning Committee (Mike Wirt, co-chair) and Legislative Liaison Steve Duncan, libraries have been exempted from the tax.

The Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) has confirmed that libraries are eligible for the exemption, which applies to digital products and services which are purchased to be given away for free. The purchaser must provide the seller with an exemption certificate, which will be available from the DOR web site. For more information about the bill, visit the DOR’s FAQ, available via this link: www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/2075-FAQ.

Previously, the DOR had ruled that libraries were exempt from paying sales tax on subscription database purchases, but this new bill appears to apply more broadly to all types of digital products and services. Tracking the effect of this bill on libraries is coordinated at the State Library by Will Stuivenga, Statewide Database Licensing Project Manager: [email protected] or 360.704.5217.

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7) UPDATED PRESERVATION GRANTS RESOURCE

The Library of Congress and the Foundation Center have just updated Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives and Museums. The 2009 2nd ed. is now available online free at www.loc.gov/preserv/foundtn-grants.pdf.

"Presented in PDF format for easy scanning or downloading, grants are arranged alphabetically by state, then by names of foundations and recipients. Includes hyperlinks from foundations listed in the volume to additional information featured in Foundation Finder, a free foundation look-up tool on the center’s website. Additional links lead users to free tutorials about proposal grant-writing and introduction to foundations." (Library of Congress Gazette v.20:3 June 26, 2009 p.4-5.)

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