WSL Updates for May 26, 2016

WSL Updates for May 26, 2016

Volume 12, May 26, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) PREVIEW THE 2017 COLLABORATIVE SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM

2) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE RESOURCES WEBINAR

3) APPLY FOR AN ARSL SCHOLARSHIP

4) METADATA ENHANCEMENT & REMEDIATION PROJECT GRANTS

5) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE ENTRIES

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) PREVIEW THE 2017 COLLABORATIVE SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM

The Washington State Library is hosting a free webinar preview of the theme, artwork, and prizes for the 2017 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CLSP). In addition to previewing the materials, attendees will learn how CSLP functions and how their participation can make a difference for the Collaborative. This webinar will be recorded so others may listen at a later date.

  • Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Special Bonus: the 2018 CSLP theme will be announced during the program.
  • Participants – To join the webinar, click on the following link: sos.wa.gov/q/2017CSLP
  • To listen to the webinar at a later date, please click here.

Questions? Please contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected]

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2) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE RESOURCES WEBINAR

Resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will be June’s First Tuesday topic. Carolyn Martin, a librarian with the NLM’s Seattle branch, will share how to access medical information for your library’s customers. She will cover the free training provided by NLM and give an overview of the health and medicine resources available through webinars, blogs, and social media.

The mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) is to promote the resources of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to health professionals and improve the public’s access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health.

  • Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT

Instructions and Login for First Tuesdays session

First Tuesdays webinars are designed as a continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State. These special-subject presentations, lasting about 60 minutes, are recorded so others may listen at their convenience.

Questions? Please contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected]

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3) APPLY FOR AN ARSL SCHOLARSHIP

The Washington State Library (WSL), with funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), is providing two scholarships to attend the 2016 Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) conference from October 27-29, 2016 in Fargo, North Dakota.

The ARSL conference is specifically for rural library staff. Previous conference topics have included building community advocacy; effective trustee recruitment; inexpensive programming ideas; innovative web services with few resources; virtual networking; and many more.

Scholarships will include transportation, all conference fees, and lodging. WSL will reimburse other allowable costs at the state per diem rate. Preference will be given to applicants who have not won this scholarship before.

  • Applicants must be from a public or tribal library or library branch serving a population of 10,000 or fewer in Washington State.
  • Scholarship awardees must commit to a doing follow-up project.
  • The deadline for applications, both the paper copy and the digital copy is July 1, 2016. Paper copies may be hand-delivered or postmarked by July 1, 2016.

To apply, please complete the ARSL Scholarship Application.

Please mail the paper copy to:

ARSL Scholarship Grants, Washington State Library, PO Box 42460, Olympia, WA 98504-2460

Please contact Shirley Lewis at [email protected] or Maura Walsh at [email protected] with any questions.

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4) METADATA ENHANCEMENT & REMEDIATION PROJECT GRANTS 

The Washington State Library (WSL) announces a new Metadata Enhancement & Remediation Pilot Project. We’re offering Metadata Enhancement & Remediation Grants to support public, academic, and tribal libraries in remediating, re-cataloging, and/or enhancing digital collection records currently available to the public through digital library and digital repository systems. The primary purpose of these grants is to help institutions prepare for the eventual harvest of collection metadata by a regional or state-level Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) service hub.

Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $25,000. This grant cycle has a limit of $5,000 per application. We anticipate that five (5) or more applicants may receive awards. Awards are contingent upon receipt of federal funds and distribution of those funds by WSL, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

For more information, contact Evan Robb at [email protected] or 360-704-5228.

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5) 2016 TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Six videos were entered in the 2016 Teen Video Challenge, a competition which challenges Washington teens to create a video to promote this year’s summer reading program. The first video listed is this year’s winner.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

May 31

  • School Librarian’s Workshop: Federal Government Resources for K-12 (Federal Depository Library Program); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • Invitation … to Murder (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

June 1

June 2

June 3

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For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training.

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Facebook: on.fb.me/FBWSL;

Twitter: twitter.com/WAStateLib.

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