Volume 6, March 18, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) WASHINGTON WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL PROGRAM

2) SIZZLING SUMMER READING – PROGRAMMING TIPS AND TITLES

3) ALL EXPENSES PAID – TRANSFORMING LIFE AFTER 50 FELLOWSHIPS

4) THIS IS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK

5) WASHINGTON HISTORY DAY NEEDS YOU

6) SAVING AMERICA’S TREASURES

7) TARGET GRANTS SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD READING

8) WMLA 2010 ANNUAL MEETING

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1) WASHINGTON WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL PROGRAM

The Washington State Library presents a program on the Washington Women’s Suffrage Centennial. Shanna Stevenson, Washington Historian and Coordinator of the Washington Women’s History Consortium, part of the Washington State Historical Society, will present a program on the Washington Women’s Suffrage Centennial in 2010 with special emphasis on the collections of the Washington State Archives and Washington State Library related to women’s right to vote. Ms. Stevenson will discuss her book, Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices: The Campaign for Equal Rights in Washington, which will be for sale at the event.

Join us March 24, 2010 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Legislative Building, Columbia Room, 1st Floor, Olympia. Enter through the SE entrance. Questions about the event? Contact Carleen Jackson: [email protected] or (360) 902-4126. For more information about the Consortium, see www.washingtonwomenshistory.org.

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2) SIZZLING SUMMER READING – PROGRAMMING TIPS AND TITLES

Summer is hot, and in this informative hour-long webinar, youth librarians will discover tips and ideas for improving summer reading programs and inspiring children and teens to crack the books over the summer. Planning, partnerships, incentives, research and new titles that tie in to the 2010 summer theme of water are some of the topics that will be covered.

Panelists are:

• Carole D. Fiore, former public librarian and owner of Training and Library Consulting
• Jeanette Larson, adjunct professor, Texas Woman’s University
• Sharon K. Hancock, executive director, Candlewick Press
• Patty Rosati, director, Harper Collins Children’s Books
• Laura Tillotson, editorial director, Booklist Books for Youth

Tuesday, March 30, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT. To register, visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/445689402.

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3) ALL EXPENSES PAID – TRANSFORMING LIFE AFTER 50 FELLOWSHIPS

The April 2 deadline is fast approaching for a unique opportunity to advance your skills in improving library services to and engagement with active, older adults. Full scholarships will be awarded to all successful applicants.

A robust line-up of national experts will serve as Fellowship faculty, helping to inspire your thinking about how to transform the ways in which libraries connect with Baby Boomers and the generations of older adults yet to come. They include:

• Stanford University professor Laura Carstensen, author of A Long Bright Future;
• Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain;
• Robert Atchley, author of Spirituality and Aging.

For more information about this Fellowship and a link to the online application, go to: www.transforminglifeafter50.org/innovators/imls-fellowship.

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4) THIS IS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK

March 15 – 19 is Flood Safety Awareness Week. Knowing your risks, taking steps to minimize them, and being prepared can help to prevent or minimize loss should a disaster strike.

For more information, go to www.floodsafety.noaa.gov. To assess your local flood risk, visit www.floodsmart.gov. For a complete disaster supply checklist, go to www.ready.gov.

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5) WASHINGTON HISTORY DAY NEEDS YOU

Busy, busy, busy. Everyone involved with History Day is buried right about now, so this announcement is short. At least 150 judges are needed for Washington History Day. Judging History Day is rewarding, interesting, and just plain fun. The contest is Saturday, May 1, at Bellevue College and the biggest need is preliminary round judges, which means you’ll spend your morning evaluating the outstanding work of Washington student scholars. Everything you need is provided, including a yummy boxed lunch.

Sign up online at: wa.nhd.org/ud/templates/register.php. For more information, visit washingtonhistory.org/historyday or e-mail [email protected].

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6) SAVING AMERICA’S TREASURES

Federal matching grants are now available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts (including collections and documents) as well as nationally significant historic structures and sites. A dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match is required. Minimum Federal share for collection project requests is $25,000; minimum Federal share for historic property projects is $125,000.

For more specific information, use this shortcut link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/treasures. The application deadline is May 21, 2010.

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7) TARGET GRANTS SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD READING

Reading is essential to a child’s learning process. That’s why Target awards grants to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations to support programs such as after-school reading events and weekend book clubs. The goals are to foster a love of reading and encourage children, preschool through third grade, to read together with their families.

Early childhood reading grants are $2,000. Grant applications are typically accepted between March 1 and April 30 each year, with grant notifications delivered in September. For more information and to apply, use this shortcut link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/targetgrants.

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8) WMLA 2010 ANNUAL MEETING

Sail into spring with colleagues at the Washington Medical Librarians Association (WMLA) annual conference. All are welcome! The conference theme is “Research and Librarians: All Together Now.”

March 25 features two continuing education classes (limited space available), one in the morning, one in the afternoon. The conference proper is on March 26, with three morning sessions, and three in the afternoon. For a complete listing of session descriptions and speakers, plus registration and scholarship information, visit www.wmla.org/meeting/2010.html.

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