Volume 6, January 28, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) THE FEMINIST BROADSIDE WITH ARTISTS O’LEARY AND SPRING

2) FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY – SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS

3) VALUE OF LIBRARIES SURVEY

4) SCIENCE & MATH RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

5) FREE WORLDCAT HOLDINGS WEBINAR FROM OCLC

6) WEBJUNCTION ONLINE CONFERENCE – TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS 2010

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1) THE FEMINIST BROADSIDE WITH ARTISTS O’LEARY AND SPRING

Come join the Washington State Library as we celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage in Washington State with letterpress artists Jessica Spring and Chandler O’Leary. They have collaborated on a feminist broadside series celebrating distinguished women of the suffrage movement such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman and Alice Paul. Jessica and Chandler’s striking and vivid letterpress pieces evoke the strength and passion of these influential figures who struggled for basic civil and human rights in American history.

Chandler’s work includes artist books, illustrations, graphic design, textiles, letterpress printing, and drawing. Her books and prints are collected and exhibited internationally. Chandler lives and creates art full-time in Tacoma, Washington where she is proprietor of Anagram Press. She is active in the local arts community there and is also a board member of the Book Arts Guild of Seattle.

Jessica, also from Tacoma, is proprietor of Springtide Press where she currently designs, prints and binds unique artist books, broadsides and ephemera incorporating handmade paper and letterpress printing. The Press provides workshops as well as equipment rental, photopolymer platemaking, and letterpress printing, and also maintains a large collection of vintage foundry type, printing presses, and vintage bindery equipment, most of which are well over 100 years old. Visitors are welcome by appointment and workshops are available to interested groups.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 6:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:00 p.m. The Washington State Library is located at 6880 Capitol Blvd. SE, Tumwater, WA. If you have any questions please email or call WSL Events: [email protected] 360-704-5260.

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2) FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY – SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS

The California State Library, Idaho Commission for Libraries, Oregon State Library, and Washington State Library are pleased to announce a year-long fellowship opportunity funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute for Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.

This year-long fellowship will provide continuing education scholarships for selected public library staff and professionals who wish to advance their library and information science skills related to improving services to and engagement with active, older adults. Up to 25 applicants from Washington State will be selected to participate. Fellows will be introduced to a new framework for serving and engaging adults ages 50+ that both promotes productive aging and establishes libraries as centers of lifelong learning and civic engagement.

For more information about this fellowship and to access the online application, follow this shortcut link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/fellowship.

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3) VALUE OF LIBRARIES SURVEY

OCLC needs help in understanding the types of assistance public libraries provide to users today. Please share your public library’s role in supporting patrons with such activities as job seeking, small business support, technology training and in providing meeting room facilities by taking this quick six- question OCLC survey available at www.oclc.org/info/ValueOfLibrariesSurvey. The survey will be available until Monday, February 1.

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4) SCIENCE & MATH RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

Your patrons have questions about imaginary numbers, Mars exploration, pi, black holes, and DNA. With the World Wide Web, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, students, and the curious patron can now find answers. During this workshop, you will explore and discover tools and sites covering biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, mathematics, science projects and much more. Featuring an Amigos trainer, this workshop is available at no cost to Washington libraries, thanks to LSTA funding from the Washington State Library, provided by IMLS.

This is a 2 part course and attendance is required on both days. Dates and times are February 17 and 18, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. each day. For more information and to register, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/science-math.

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5) FREE WORLDCAT HOLDINGS WEBINAR FROM OCLC

The full title of this course is “WorldCat Holdings: Why They Matter and The Tools to Maintain Them.” The course reviews benefits for libraries of accurate WorldCat holdings, and provides information on the available methods for maintaining holdings. After completing this web-based training, managers of cataloging and technical services functions will be prepared to select and implement the holdings maintenance methods that are most appropriate for their library.

This course is intended primarily for managers of cataloging and technical services functions in OCLC member libraries. Other audiences include:

• Senior library management
• Managers of units other than technical services,
• Line staff who perform holdings maintenance functions
• Managers and staff at libraries implementing WorldCat Local, WorldCat Navigator, or any other holdings dependent service

The course is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST. To register, use this shortcut link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/holdings.

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6) WEBJUNCTION ONLINE CONFERENCE – TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS 2010

This free online conference will take place February 9 and 10 in the WebEx online conferencing tool. Registrants will receive an email with the link to join each day and can attend as little or as much of the conference as they are able. Audio for the conference will stream over your computer’s speakers or headphones but if you cannot or do not wish to listen in this manner, you will be provided with a toll-free phone option.

• Conference presentations include the following topics, and more:
• Helping Washington Libraries in Hard Times (WSL staff)
• Implementing Reliable Instant Messaging at Your Library
• Learning When There’s No Time (or Money) to Learn
• Library Grants 101
• M&M: Maximum Marketing/Minimum Investment
• Technology Planning with TechAtlas for Libraries

For conference schedule, session descriptions, and to register, use this shortcut link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WebJconf.

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