Volume 6, September 23, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION – KIONA-BENTON CITY HERITAGE 2) 2009 WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICAL REPORT 3) THERE’S STILL TIME TO TAKE THE SURVEY 4) SPARKS! IGNITION GRANTS 5) GREAT STORIES CLUB GRANTS FROM ALA 6) MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM 7) AMIGOS ANNOUNCES WESTERN RESOURCE SHARING AGREEMENT 8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 6, September 9, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 2) REF22 PRESENTS CHAT REFERENCE WITH TEENAGERS 3) HANDS-ON EAUDIOBOOK ORIENTATION SESSIONS 4) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 5) MY SKILLS MY FUTURE 6) ALCTS RDA E-FORUM 7) YOURS, MINE, OURS – LEADERSHIP THROUGH COLLABORATION 8) FREE ONLINE TRAINING NEXT WEEK
Volume 6, September 2, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS PRESENTS the Career Bridge database 2) CONNECTING THE DOTS WEBSITE 3) FIND AN EARLY LEARNING FAIR IN YOUR AREA 4) BOOKS FOR BABIES 5) CIRCLE OF LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS 6) ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 7) UPCOMING FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES
Volume 6, July 22, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GETTING POLICYMAKERS TO LISTEN – ONE THING THAT *ALWAYS* WORKS 2) AMERICAN HERITAGE PRESERVATION GRANTS 3) INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR LIBRARIANS 4) TO UPGRADE MS OFFICE OR NOT 5) PICTURING AMERICA SCHOOL COLLABORATION PROJECTS 6) LOOK FOR A JOB USING ONLINE SOURCES 7) MATCH YOUR SKILLS TO THE BEST CAREER FOR YOU
Volume 6, July 1, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON READS – WASHINGTON AS PLACE 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – ELLUMINATION! 3) FREE ONLINE CLASSES FROM WSL AND AMIGOS 4) WSL OFFERS FUNDING FOR ARSL-ABOS CONFERENCE 5) OPPORTUNITY TO ORDER DISCOUNTED FLIP CAMCORDERS 6) COME TO THE FAIR 7) E-GOVERNMENT TOOLKIT RELEASED 8) TEN SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS & SECRETS
Volume 6, June 10, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) BCR TO LYRASIS TRANSITION HAPPENING NOW 2) EARLY LEARNING – TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO HAVE YOUR SAY 3) LOUISA MAY ALCOTT LIBRARY GRANTS 4) FLIP-IN’ OUT @ THE LIBRARY 5) NEW POSSIBILITIES IN COOPERATIVE CATALOGING? 6) TALK UP YOUR VALUE IN 30 TO 60 SECONDS 7) CREATING INVITING LOW COST TEEN SPACES 8) CHRISTIAN FICTION BOOK BUZZ
The American Library Association released on January 12th a new report detailing economic trends in US libraries and providing an outlook for 2010. Says ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels: “This report was prepared to inform and assist library leaders as they plan in these very difficult times. It succinctly brings together diverse strands of data from the past decade to provide a useful benchmark for the library community and its advocates.” There’s some great data in the report worth…
The last few months I have been reading the emails posted on the ALA Libary Service to Prisoners Forum, and I have been very interested in the different ways the libraries handle the material and what they are able to do in each library. There seems to be a wide range of what the libraries offer, as well as how they are managed. Here in Washington State we run the prison libraries similar to a public library, but we really don’t…
It’s time once again to nominate your favorite librarians for the annual I Love My Librarian award. Up to ten winning librarians will be honored with a $5000 award and will get to represent in New York this December. Here’s the snippet: Librarians in our nation’s 123,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans every day. Now is your chance to tell us why we should shine the spotlight on a librarian at your public, school,…
Linda Schatz of EdTech Strategies, LLC conducted an webinar through ALA this morning, Wednesday August 5, 2009. This webinar contains tips and advice on completing the application process for BTOP Public Computing Center and Sustainable Adoption Applications. The webinar presents practical advice including: when to register; what information do you need in advance of filling out the application online; reminders to use the Broadband USA site at http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/apply.htm for registering and applying and not to use Grants.gov for either registration…