Volume 7, July 21, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LAST CHANCE FOR EBOOK READER PILOT QUESTIONS

2) LAST CALL – LCW SPECIAL LIBRARIES REPRESENTATIVE

3) RECRUITING, USING, AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS

4) FREE ADVOCACY TRAINING – REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 27

5) FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE – TRENDS IN LIBRARY TRAINING

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) LAST CHANCE FOR EBOOK READER PILOT QUESTIONS

Carolyn Petersen, WSL EBook Reader pilot project manager, will host a question and answer session on Elluminate to answer questions individuals may have regarding their applications to join one of the two pilot projects. This will be your last chance to ask Carolyn any questions about the pilot projects before the application deadline of Friday, July 29, 2011. For additional information about the projects, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ebkpilot.

Monday, July 25, at 10:00 a.m. PDT. To connect to the webinar, follow the instructions at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Ellum. The session will be archived for those unable to attend the live session.

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2) LAST CALL – LCW SPECIAL LIBRARIES REPRESENTATIVE

The deadline to submit applications for one Library Council of Washington position representing Special Libraries is fast approaching. Applications must be postmarked by next Friday, July 29, 2011, to be considered. The term for this position is anticipated to begin in November 2011.

More information is available at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/vacancy. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Jeff Martin, at 360-704-5248, [email protected], or Anne Yarbrough at 360-704-5246, [email protected].

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3) RECRUITING, USING, AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS

David Junius, volunteer coordinator for the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library for the Blind, is very experienced in dealing with volunteers. He will share his expertise at the next First Tuesdays online program, The Bottom Line on Volunteers, on Tuesday, August 2. While volunteers can help organizations do more with less, there are costs associated with using them.

To join the presentation, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays. First Tuesdays is a free, online, monthly presentation from the Washington State Library, held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT on the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays.

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4) FREE ADVOCACY TRAINING – REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 27

Turning the Page 2.0 is a free public library advocacy training course developed and presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with generous support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this six-week, facilitated online course, library staff and supporters will learn how to create and tell their library’s story, deliver effective presentations, develop a compelling case for support, and build and sustain partnerships along the way.

Participants are encouraged to come with a specific, self-determined advocacy goal for their library. At the end of six weeks, they will have a complete Advocacy Work Plan to guide their efforts. The program consists of the following components:

• Optional in-person kick-off;
• Facilitator-led webinars;
• Independent work on assigned modules;
• Completion and submission of an Advocacy Work Plan;
• Offline one-on-one feedback from facilitators.

Turning the Page 2.0 is open to any interested library staff member or supporter. ALA membership is not required to participate. This is the opportunity to build an advocacy team that includes staff, trustees, Friends, and others – there is no limit to the number of attendees per library. And it’s free! Details:

• Online course dates: Week of August 8 – Week of September 12, 2011;
• Registration deadline: July 27, 2011;
• For additional information and to register, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/TurnPage.

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5) FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE – TRENDS IN LIBRARY TRAINING

Registration is now open for Trends in Library Training and Learning: Developing Staff Skills for the 21^st Century. WebJunction will be hosting this free online conference in partnership with the American Library Association’s Learning Roundtable.

The following sessions will be offered at the webinar:

• Beyond 23 Things: Enhanced Self-Paced Training;
• Born to Forget: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Information Overload;
• Cultivating the Library as a Site of Participatory Culture and Learning;
• Getting Admin Buy-In for Training;
• Happiness Through Personal Learning;
• Instructional Literacy and the Library Educator: Reflective Habits for Effective Practice;
• Lights! Camera! Action! Using Video for Patron and Staff Instruction;
• Tech Training Skills for 21^st Century Library Staff.

Wednesday, August 10 – Thursday, August 11, 2011. For more information and to register, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALALR.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, July 25:

• Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines (WSL); Pierce County Library System University Place Branch, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• My Research (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ90;

Tuesday, July 26:

• Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines (WSL); Camas Public Library, Camas, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• I Didn’t Know the Census Bureau Did That! Finding and Using Data from Lesser Known Censuses and Surveys (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines (WSL); Camas Public Library, Camas, 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. PDT;

Wednesday, July 27:

• Voice of the Customer: Designing Library Services to Meet User Expectations (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• Finding a Legal Comfort Zone on the Web (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Howdy Partners! Don’t Be a Lone Ranger: Building Community Partnerships to Augment Adult Services (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• Managing Your Migration (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ91;
• My Research & RefWorks: Perfect Together (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ92;

Thursday, July 28:

• Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines (WSL); Timberland Regional Library Service Center, Tumwater, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines (WSL); Timberland Regional Library Service Center, Tumwater, 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. PDT;
• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ93;

Friday, July 29:

• Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ94.

Some of these sessions are online; some are in person. For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training.

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