Volume 10, July 3, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) BUILD INITIATIVE/IMLS WEBINAR SERIES

2) FREE BOOKS AVAILABLE – SUMMER SPECIAL!

3) WLA GRADUATE STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS

4) SUMMERTEEN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) BUILD INITIATIVE/IMLS WEBINAR SERIES

Children are most significantly shaped by family and community and, as research indicates, need positive early learning experiences to support long-term success in education and in life. Museums and libraries, with their aim to create high quality early learning opportunities for children in the context of family and community, can play a significant role in this outcome. As trusted, accessible community institutions with regular early literacy programming for children and caregivers, we know that public libraries, in particular, can impact children in their early learning years. Until very recently, a burning question has been – to what extent?

Please join the first in a series of webinars, Partnering with Libraries and Museums – Innovative Early Learning Partnerships and Strategies, co-hosted by BUILD and the Institute for Museums and Libraries (IMLS), focused on innovative partnerships and strategies being utilized by libraries and museums to support early learning and development efforts. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 9, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT, and will introduce successful tools and methodologies that library practitioners can now apply to the development and delivery of their early learning programming and measurably impact early childhood literacy skills in doing so. The tools and methodologies were developed and piloted through two IMLS National Leadership Grants known as Project VIEWS, awarded to the University of Washington iSchool, in collaboration with the Washington State Library through their IMLS-funded project, Connecting the Dots, and a statewide organization of Washington libraries dedicated to early learning, the Early Learning Public Library Partnership (ELPLP), leveraging strategic connections to local library systems, state government, and Washington-based early learning organizations and standards, from 2009 – 2014. The presenters are Diane Hutchins, Project Manager for WSL’s Connecting the Dots project, and Chrystie Hill, Librarian and Community-Builder, Community Relations Director at OCLC. They will explore the answers to the question: Can we empower all staff working with young children to utilize the tools and techniques developed by Project VIEWS to provide early learning programs that have been scientifically proven to help children learn to read?

For more information and to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/BUILD9Jul.

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2) FREE BOOKS AVAILABLE – SUMMER SPECIAL!

Thanks to the generosity of the Timberland Regional Library, the Seattle Public Library Foundation, and the Kitsap Regional Library, WSL is giving away books for book club kits or community reads. Usually a minimum order of 5 copies of the same title is required but, due to some special circumstances, we are offering a mix and match special on select titles, minimum of 5 total books per order.

** This is first-come, first-served and some of the titles are very limited so let us know what you want ASAP! **

Very Limited Quantities:

• Little Bee: A Novel by Chris Cleave – 1 copy;
• Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury, Spanish edition – 1 copy;
• Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury, Large Print edition – 1 copy;
• Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan – 2 copies;
• Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe – 3 copies;
• The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe – 7 copies;
• The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel by Garth Stein, Audio – 4 copies;
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin – 4 copies.

Not So Limited Quantities:

• The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel by Garth Stein;
• Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed;
• Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury;
• The Leisure Seeker: A Novel by Michael Zadoorian;
• The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain;
• Stories for Boys: A Memoir by Gregory Martin.

Please e-mail your requests or questions to Shirley Lewis at [email protected].

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3) WLA GRADUATE STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS

The Washington Library Association (WLA) awards one or more scholarships annually to members who are enrolled in an ALA-accredited MLIS degree program and have completed at least one semester or quarter. The scholarships are up to $6,000 per recipient. Applicants are evaluated based on demonstrated potential for leadership in the profession and commitment to libraries and library service.

For more information on the criteria and timeline and to download the application, visit wla.org/graduatescholarships. The application and ALL materials must be postmarked by Friday, August 15, 2014. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for consideration.

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4) SUMMERTEEN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Each year, SummerTeen, School Library Journal‘s free online event, features authors, illustrators and editors of the best books for teens under the sun. This year, the third annual SummerTeen virtual conference presents popular YA authors talking about their writing experiences and current and forthcoming titles in an engaging conversational format, including live Q&A with the audience.

Get up close with co-keynoters Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook and The Good Luck of Right Now and Gayle Forman, author of If I Stay. Attend panels led by experts in teen and YA lit including romance titles worth falling in love with, and graphic novels that will be flying off of your shelves. Take a trip around the world with international authors telling stories that transcend physical and cultural boundaries and rev up young sports fans up with winning titles.

SummerTeen is a free, completely virtual conference—no traveling and no cost! SummerTeen is a must for teen and young adult services librarians and educators from public and school library settings, as well as teen advisory groups, book clubs, and anyone who loves YA/teen literature. For more information and to register, go to slj.com/summerteen.

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5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Tuesday, July 8:

• ProQuest Research Library – Mastering the Advanced Search Form (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1063;
• Reading Ahead: Highly Anticipated Fall and Winter Titles (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/BL8Jul;
• Single Days of Service: Make it Work! (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• 10 Things Your Nonprofit Website Needs in 2014 (4Good); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/4Good8JulPM;
• Common Core and ProQuest Resources (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1062;
• eLibrary for Schools (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1061;

Wednesday, July 9:

• Making the most of WorldCat Discovery (OCLC); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/OCLC9Jul;
• NCompass Live: Is It Copyrighted? Can I Use It? (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• Grantseeking Basics (GrantSpace); 10:00 – 11:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/GS9Jul;
• How to Create a Learning Measurement Strategy (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TMN9Jul;
• Making Your Space: Creators and Makers in the Library (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• LYRASIS Digital Repository Services Demo (LYRASIS); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• A 360-Degree View of Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships, Part II (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Partnering with Libraries and Museums – Innovative Early Learning Partnerships and Strategies (BUILD/IMLS); 11:00 – 12:30 PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/BUILD9Jul;

Thursday, July 10:

• The Kid and Teen-Friendly Library (American Libraries Live); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/Live10Jul;
• Bozarthzone! Nuts and Bolts of Social Media (InSync Training); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Mobile Impact 401: Mobile Tech for Offices & People (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative Information Session (LYRASIS); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Writing Accurate and Useful Volunteer Position Descriptions (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;

Friday, July 11:

• Going Digital Free (LYRASIS); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT;
• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1060;
• Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/EI11Jul.

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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