Volume 8, December 6, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP 2) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2013 DEADLINE APPROACHING 3) GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM 4) AWARDS FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS 5) GRANTS FOR AMERICA’S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 8, October 11, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) A MESSAGE FROM ACTING STATE LIBRARIAN, RAND SIMMONS 2) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2013 3) ZINIO GROUP PURCHASE 4) 2013 TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 5) LOOKING FOR DATA ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 8, May 17, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – NATIONAL WINNERS 2) CE GRANTS FOR STARTING STRONG 3) RESOURCE SHARING GRANT DEADLINE APPROACHING 4) WORKING TOGETHER TO MANAGE DISASTERS 5) GRANTS FOR LEARNING LABS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 12: April 5, Year for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WSL RELEASES LSTA 5-YEAR EVALUATION 2) DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY COUNCIL VACANCIES 3) RESOURCE SHARING GRANT CYCLE NOW OPEN 4) YOUTH SERVICES & OUTREACH POSITION AVAILABLE 5) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) WSL RELEASES LSTA 5-YEAR EVALUATION As required by law, the Washington State LSTA Five-Year Evaluation Report was submitted to the Institute of Museum and Library Services…
From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Clare Doran, a sixth grader at The Bush School in Seattle, is the Level 1 champion. Samantha Smith, an eighth grader at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend, is the Level 2 champion. Oliver Reed, a tenth grader at North Central High School in Spokane, is the Level 3 champion. Read the winning letters here! There were approximately 5,500 Washington students who entered the 2012 contest. There are 98 semifinalists who advanced…
Volume 7, November 17, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) WANTED – OCTOBER 1, 2008 ISSUE OF DEER PARK TRIBUNE 3) GRANT TO HELP THE UNDERSERVED 4) NEED HELP WITH COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS? 5) DO YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 7, October 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) BUILDING COMMON GROUND 3) YOUR TABLE IS WAITING – USING 2010 CENSUS DATA 4) 2011 NATIONAL FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES WEEK AWARDS 5) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 7, September 8, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) FREE WEBINAR – BOOK REPAIR BASICS 3) LAST CHANCE FOR FREE WESTPAS WORKSHOP 4) MINING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND FINDING GEMS 5) CHECK OUT E-READERS WEBINAR 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Letters About Literature encourages young readers to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book changed their view of the world. This is the seventh year Washington State Library has sponsored the competition as part of Washington Reads. Please click here to see and/or print the Letters About Literature Participation Guidelines and School or Library group entry form. Please click here to see and/or print the Letters…
Volume 7, May 12, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – NATIONAL WINNER 2) TIPS AND TRICKS FOR COMMUNITY READS 3) WTBI TRAINING – LAST CHANCE FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON 4) CELEBRATE ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – HTML, CSS, AND BEYOND 6) ONLINE CLASSES IN PRESERVATION 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK