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Program Manager honored by national organization

Program Manager honored by national organization

  The American Library Association (ALA) has just released the news that Laura Sherbo, Program Manager for Washington State Library’s Institutional Library Services, will receive the 2012 ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award. After more than thirty years of library service to incarcerated patrons, no doubt Laura has some interesting tales to tell……perhaps in future blog posts! In the meantime, we’ll let her bask in the glory of the Anaheim sunshine as she travels to the ALA Conference this summer…

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The Results are In!

The Results are In!

The ALA Midwinter conference has concluded and the winners for all of ALA’s major awards  have been released! The Caldecott Medal is given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for  children.  This year’s medal goes to A Ball for Daisy, written and illustrated by Chris Raschka The Newbery Medal is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children This year’s award goes to Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos The Belpre Medal is awarded annually to a Latino/Latina…

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WSL Updates for March 31, 2011

WSL Updates for March 31, 2011

Volume 7, March 31, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) RESOURCE SHARING GRANT Q&A SESSION 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – SEARCH THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 3) FUNDING FOR LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF CERTIFICATION 4) NEW YORK TIMES AVAILABLE THROUGH LIBRARIES 5) MAKING SENSE OF THE CIVIL WAR 6) CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK (SOME FREE, SOME NOT)

National Prison Library Directory

National Prison Library Directory

Prison librarians have long fostered a spirit of collaboration in their field of librarianship. Information is shared and questions are asked by any with an interest in prison libraries. To further this along, Libraries Serving Special Populations Section (LSSPS) of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) formed a prison discussion list that has become a welcome forum for information gathering. Over the years, a directory of prison libraries was built and maintained by the library staff of the Maryland…

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WSL Updates for March 3, 2011

WSL Updates for March 3, 2011

Volume 7, March 3, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPENS 2) NEW SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT CYCLE OPENING 3) HELP REVIEW DATABASE PRODUCTS FOR WA LIBRARIES 4) CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOKMOBILE DAY 5) MONEY SMART WEEK IN WASHINGTON 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11

Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11

With support from the American Library Association (ALA), Library Snapshot day is a national phenomenon that has quickly spread across the US. Library Snapshot Day provides a way for libraries of all types across a state, region, system or community to show what happens in a single day in their libraries. How many books are checked out? How many people receive help finding a job? Doing their homework? This initiative provides an easy means to collect statistics, photos and stories…

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WSL Updates for December 2, 2010

WSL Updates for December 2, 2010

Volume 6, December 2, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – GETTING THE WORD TO YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE 2) CARE OF PAPER, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTIONS 3) SPEED-DATING FOR GRANTMAKERS 4) TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATE JEWISH ARTISTS 5) GRANTS TO AMERICA’S HISTORICAL & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for October 28, 2010

WSL Updates for October 28, 2010

Volume 6, October 28, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – ROMANCE READERS’ ADVISORY 2) VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR DAILY OLYMPIAN INDEXING 3) SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE LIBRARIANS 4) LIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTORY 5) DIGITAL HUMANITIES START-UP GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for October 21, 2010

WSL Updates for October 21, 2010

Volume 6, October 21, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SDL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS 2) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH 3) WSL STAFF REMEMBERED 4) BULLYING SURVEY CLOSES THURSDAY AT 11:00 P.M. 5) FREE PRESERVATION WEBINAR SERIES 6) GRANTSTATION SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS 7) PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET USE STUDY DEADLINE 8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for September 30, 2010

WSL Updates for September 30, 2010

Volume 6, September 30, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SDL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS 2) WSL CONTRIBUTES 115,000 PAGES TO CHRONICLING AMERICA 3) FIRST TUESDAYS PRESENTS SUMMER READING PREVIEW 4) FREE PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS 5) LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN GRANTS 6) STRETCH DONATIONS FOR NOLO BOOKS 7) TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND ALA MIDWINTER 8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK