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WSL Updates for March 15, 2018

Volume 14, March 15, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) EVERYLIBRARY TRAINING 2) CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES, HARVESTING IDEAS 3) HEALTH INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS 4) LIBRARY SCIENCE COURSES 5) DPLA’S NEW WEBSITE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) EVERYLIBRARY TRAINING Before you consider asking for any new funding for your library, it is critical to understand that supporters, constituents, and donors are driven by their perceptions and attitudes, and not by their library user experience….

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WSL Updates for March 8, 2014

Volume 14, March 8, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DIGITIZATION GRANTS 2) FREE BOOKS 3) TURNING OUTWARD TO LEAD CHANGE 4) RENDEZVOUS WITH LOCKED DOORS 5) NATIVE AMERICAN LIBRARY GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) DIGITIZATION GRANTS A new round of grant funding from the Washington State Library (WSL) is available to support Washington libraries in carrying out a variety of digital initiatives related to archival and special collections. Public, academic (two…

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Perceptiveness through Poetry

From the desk of Anna Nash Every year I look forward to April because it’s National Poetry Month. It is my favorite time for programming in the Institutional Library Services branches. The talent I see each year is at time overwhelming. It is a labor of love. We arrange workshops, presentations, and open mics and in return we get to listen to and read truly amazing poetry. I don’t think I can say it any better than I did in…

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WSL Updates for June 16, 2016

Volume 12, June 16, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARIAN APPOINTED 2) KATHLEEN BENOUN MARKS 35 YEARS OF SERVICE 3) ARSL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 1 4) WSL EMAIL LISTS – FREE, FAST, FULFILLING 5) IMLS SEEKS NATION’S TOP MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

My Last Blog Post

This will be my last blog post.  I am leaving Institutional Library Services for a new adventure in the academic world.  I plan to follow the blog and keep up with all the news, because I may be leaving prison, but it will always have my support.  I think that we all do good work and we should never be forgotten.  Times are changing and I have seen great things come out of the prison libraries here in Washington State…

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Remembering Harris McClaskey

From the desk of Rand Simmons Washington State Library remembers former staff Harris Clark McClaskey who died September 21, 2012 at his home in Ocean Park, Washington. Born in Trenton, NJ, Harris received his BA degree from Wooster College (OH), attended Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ), then turned to librarianship, earning his MA and PhD from the University of Washington. McClaskey worked for 20 years at the Washington State Library. Former State Librarian Maryan E. Reynolds described McClaskey in her seminal…

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Goodbye and Good Luck, Melisa Gilbert!!!

  It is with a sad and happy heart that I watch Melisa leave the Institutional Library Services team, but she has not gone far.  Melisa has accepted a new position with the reference staff at the Washington State Library in Tumwater.   Personally, I will miss her calm persona and wonderful attitude about serving the patrons in the prison libraries.  She is moving on to new experiences at the State Library where she will be an asset to the staff.  …

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Laura Sherbo honored at ALA

One of the first sessions I attended was the Unconference (wonderful, by the way).  At the Unconference I was talking with one of the other attendees about this being our first ALA and she said, “Oh wait! Someone forwarded this to me this morning.  There is free food on Saturday! Give me your phone number and I’ll send you the information.” Lo and behold it was the ASCLA Awards Ceremony.  Initially I was a little indignant.  How could these moochers…

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Spotlight on Staff: Sharon Brewer

Sharon Brewer is remarkable. She is close to completing her 30th year with the Washington State Library and she has the dubious distinction of having worked in more branches than anyone in WSL history. She began her WSL career in 1982 at the Special Offenders Center in Monroe, and then moved on in 1983 to the Fircrest School in Shoreline for one month. Her next move was to Rainier School in Buckley where she stayed until 1992. Sharon then she…

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WSL Updates for May 31, 2012

Volume 8, May 31, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES 2) SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES AT WALE 3) REGISTER NOW FOR NWILL 2012 4) LOVE HISTORIC THEATERS? THERE’S A LIBRARY FOR YOU! 5) OCLC REPORTS – LIBRARIES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK