Volume 9, August 8, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) REGISTRATION CLOSING FOR PNLA 2013 CONFERENCE

2) HELP END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS

3) YOUTH SERVICES STAFF – SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES

4) NEW MENTORING PROGRAM FROM ALSC

5) MOBILE DEVICES – GATEWAY TO YOUR LIBRARY

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) REGISTRATION CLOSING FOR PNLA 2013 CONFERENCE

Registration for the 2013 Annual Conference of the Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) closes this Sunday, August 11. Don’t miss a power-packed week of engaging programs; the opportunity to network with friends, collaborators, and colleagues; and inspiration from the wonderful array of speakers including:

• Keynoter Ally Condie, author of the international bestseller, Matched, which was chosen as one of YALSA’s 2011 Teens’ Top Ten, and named as one of Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Children’s Books of 2010;
• Marshall Shore, (aka the “Hip Historian”), a Library Journal “Mover and Shaker” and a leader in the move toward “Deweyless” Libraries;
• Nancy Stewart, recipient of two Parent’s Choice Awards, an ALA Notable Recording, and the CAYAS Award for Visionary Library Service to Youth, who will speak on the importance of music and early literacy.

Conference information:

• When: Wednesday, August 14 – Friday, August 16, 2013;
• Where: Riverside Hotel, Boise, Idaho;
• Registration closes Sunday, August 11, 2013;
• For conference information and registration, go to sos.wa.gov/q/pnla2013.

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2) HELP END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is committed to ending veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. No one who has served our country should ever go without a safe, stable place to call home. Organizations and individuals in communities across the country are integral to providing help to veterans and spreading the word about the resources available to them.

During ALA’s Annual Conference, the VA and the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services highlighted new resources that librarians can use to help veterans who are homeless get back on their feet, including:

• va.gov/homeless – Web site with links to numerous resources for veterans;
• 877-4AID-VET (877-424-3828) – Toll-free number for access to VA services for homeless and at-risk veterans;
• Homeless Veteran Chat – Online support for veterans and friends.

The hotline and online chat are free, confidential, and available 24/7. Trained responders, many of them veterans themselves, can connect veterans with the services they’ve earned. Additional information about these services and more may be found by going to sos.wa.gov/q/VAChat.

Help the VA spread the word in your community through brochures, posters, wallet cards, and web banners. Find these and other resources by visiting va.gov/homeless/resource_center.asp.

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3) YOUTH SERVICES STAFF – SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES

Calling all Washington State Youth Services Staff! Share your recent programming and outreach success stories with other youth services staff from around the state by submitting an article or idea to CAYAS (Children and Young Adult Services, an interest group of the Washington Library Association). Graphics are encouraged. Your colleagues – and Washington’s children – will thank you.

Submit your posts to the editor, Kendra Jones at [email protected]. To view issues of the CAYAS E-Newsletter go to wla.org/cayas-communications.

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4) NEW MENTORING PROGRAM FROM ALSC

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA, is launching a new mentoring program to:

• Build the skills and confidence of early career children’s librarians and those new to the profession;
• Encourage personal and professional connections;
• Give members the opportunity to acquire peer-taught skills;
• Re-energize and re-invigorate members in their work;
• Create interest and familiarity with ALSC committee service and participation;
• Build familiarity with ALSC’s Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries;
• Foster the development of a new cohort of leaders.

Participants have the opportunity to apply twice a year (once in the summer, once in the fall) for this one-year program. Mentee applicants do not need to be ALSC or ALA members. The only requirement is that they have some connection to children’s library service. Mentor applicants must be ALSC members and should have experience working in the field of children’s librarianship or children’s literature.

Applications for fall 2013 must be submitted by Friday, August 30, 2013. For additional information and to apply, go to ala.org/alsc/mentoring.

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5) MOBILE DEVICES – GATEWAY TO YOUR LIBRARY

Mobile devices are everywhere and more and more businesses and organizations are making sure that they are visible to potential customers who use them. Is your library a presence in this virtual environment?

Join information professionals from around the world and interact with library leaders and experts in the field at the virtual conference, Mobile Devices: Gateway to Your Library, presented by SEFLIN (Southeast Florida Library Information Network). Hear about solutions and strategies for training staff and providing services to mobile device users at the following webinar sessions:

• The Mobile Difference by Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project;
• Giving Your Mobile Customers Everything They Need When They Need It by Linda Braun, Educational Technology Consultant;
• Apps and More Resources for Libraries by the SEFLIN Virtual Conference Committee;
• The Reference Desk, Bricks, and Mortar: Implications of the Mobile Revolution for Reference Services and the Library as a Place in General by Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services, Missouri State University;
• Developing Library Staff Skills for Mobile Technology by Chad Mairn, CTO of Novare Library Services, Inc.;
• What is New and What is Just Around the Corner in Mobile Technology by Joe Murphy, Librarian and Technology Trend Analyst.

Webinar information:

• When: Friday, September 20, 2013, 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Registration for non-Florida library staff: $40 (individual); $125 (group);
• For additional information and to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/SEFLINGateway.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, August 12:

• Gamification and the Virtual Classroom (InSync Training); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT;
• CultureGrams Kids, States, and Provinces Editions (ProQuest); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ744;
• eLibrary for Schools (ProQuest); 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ745;
• SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest); 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ746;
• eLibrary BookCarts & Quizzes (ProQuest); 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ747;
• Common Core and ProQuest Resources (ProQuest); 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ748;
• ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest); 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ749;

Tuesday, August 13:

• “My” eLibrary – Student Research and Curriculum Tools (ProQuest); 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ750;
• K-12 Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ751;
• Go Global Webinar Series: Trade Financing – Small Business Administration (SBA) and Export-Import Bank (U.S. Census Bureau); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
• Bozarthzone: Thank Goodness It’s Monday (TGIM!): Enjoy your job, enjoy your life (InSync Training); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Geek the Library Informational Webinar (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• YA Announcements: Falling Into Books (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• OneClickdigital – Downloadable Audiobooks (Recorded Books); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/1Click13Aug;
• Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ743;
• SIRS Discoverer: Educator Tools (ProQuest); 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ754;
• How to Build an Army of Online Brand Ambassadors (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• eLibrary Research Topics Pages (ProQuest); 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ753;

Wednesday, August 14:

• EveryoneOn @your library (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• Stiletto Networks: How Women Build Power Circles for Career Success (AMA); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT;
• Introduction to Fundraising Planning (GrantSpace); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Library-Museum Partnerships: Oh, the places you’ll go! (Colorado State Library); 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT;
• Advanced Search for Beginners: Navigating the latest release of the American FactFinder – Part 2 (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;

Thursday, August 15:

• Imagining the Possibilities: Universal Design in Your Preschool Classroom (Play and Learn) (AbleNet University); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/Able15Aug;
• DECLARE: Online Instructional Design for Everyone (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;

Friday, August 16:

• People – Difficult or Different? (Effectiveness Institute); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Hands-on NASA Activities to Celebrate Our Personal, Cultural, and Scientific Connections to the Moon! (Lunar and Planetary Institute); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT.

For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training.

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