Volume 6, August 26, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) ELLUMINATE TRAINING FOR MODERATORS

2) EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

3) GOING TO YOUR CUSTOMER – OUTREACH AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

4) I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN NOMINATIONS OPEN

5) BEST SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICA AWARD NOMINATIONS

6) YALSA RESEARCH GRANT

7) K-12 FIELD TRIPS GRANTS

8) FREE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE TELECONFERENCES

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1) ELLUMINATE TRAINING FOR MODERATORS

If you plan to facilitate, host, or produce online meetings using Elluminate, you will want to sign up for the moderator trainings offered by Elluminate. These 90 minute live sessions are held several times a month. Two sessions are available next week:

• Monday, August 30, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT. Getting Started with Elluminate Live! For Moderators.
• Tuesday, August 31, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT. Next Steps with Elluminate Live! For Moderators.

Pre-registration is required. Check the Elluminate calendar for other dates and times: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/moderate.

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2) EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

Find out how libraries can support early learning at the second annual Early Learning Public Library Partnership Symposium. The keynote speaker, Dr. Dimitri Christakis, is an internationally known expert on media and its effects on childhood development and behavior. Breakout sessions will include discussions of the Washington Early Learning Plan, evaluation in library and museum settings, and libraries and early learning coalitions.

Friday, September 17, 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Seattle Central Library. Lunch will be provided. For more information, including cost and registration, contact Erin Okuno, [email protected] or 206-525-4801 x 23.

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3) GOING TO YOUR CUSTOMER – OUTREACH AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

As part of the Libraries and Economic Development Series, the Business Special Interest Group (BSIG) from the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL), the Colorado State Library, and the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) are pleased to offer a series of three free 30-minute webinars on Tuesday afternoons in August that will discuss how you can play a role in the economic development of your community. In this session you will learn how you library can

• Assist the business community it serves;
• Create and implement a business outreach plan to a Chamber of Commerce, small business development center, community group, or government entity.

Tuesday, August 31, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT. Register via this shortcut: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/assist.

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4) I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN NOMINATIONS OPEN

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community.

Nominations run through Sept. 20 and are being accepted online at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Carnegie. For more information, contact Megan Humphrey, [email protected].

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5) BEST SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICA AWARD NOMINATIONS

Library Journal’s annual award for the Best Small Library in America, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. Now in its seventh year, the award honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less.

The winning library will receive a $15,000 cash award, a feature story in the February 1, 2011 Library Journal, membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the Public Library Association Biannual Conference in 2012 in Philadelphia, PA, and a gala reception at the conference. Starting with the 2011 award year, two finalist libraries will be awarded a $5,000 cash award as well as membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the PLA conference and the gala reception in 2012, and they will be given special mention in Library Journal.

The postmark deadline for nominations is November 5, 2010. For more information, including the nomination guidelines, visit www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html.

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6) YALSA RESEARCH GRANT

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering the Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant for 2011. This grant of $1000 provides seed money for small-scale projects that will encourage research that responds to the YALSA Research Agenda.

Applications for the grant are due in the YALSA office by Dec. 1. Details regarding the applications for the 2011 Frances Henne YALSA/VOYA Research Grant are available from the YALSA web site via this shortcut: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/VOYA. For more information contact [email protected] or 800-545-2433 x 4387.

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7) K-12 FIELD TRIPS GRANTS

The Target Field Trip Grants program provides funds for K-12 field trips in order to give students throughout the country the opportunity to explore more of the world outside the classroom. For the 2010-2011 school year, 5,000 grants of up to $700 each will be awarded to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and classified staff who are employed by accredited K-12 public, private, or charter schools. Types of eligible trips include art, science, and cultural museum visits; community service and civic projects; career enrichment opportunities; and other events or activities away from the school facility. Funds may be used to cover trip-related costs such as transportation, ticket fees, food, resource materials, and supplies. Online applications must be submitted by September 30, 2010.

Visit the Target web site, www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Field, to learn more about the program.

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8) FREE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE TELECONFERENCES

The Washington State Library is sponsoring statewide membership for the College of DuPage teleconference series, Library Futures: Staying Ahead of the Curve 2011. The first session, Libraries and the Mobile Technologies Landscape, will be held on Friday, September 24, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PDT.

To participate from your own library or personal computer, register at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/HomePC. To attend the teleconference from the Washington State Library in Tumwater, register at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Tumwater. Registration is free for all Washington library staff.

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