Volume 13, July 6, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR LIBRARIANS 2) GOOD, GREAT, OR UNFRIENDLY 3) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 4) VIETNAM PROGRAMMING 5) PNR PARTNERS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
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Volume 6, November 24, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FACT SHEETS RELEASED 2) MISSING NEWSPAPER ISSUES 3) STEPHEN ABRAMS – LIBRARIES AT THE TIPPING POINT 4) LAURA BUSH GRANT PROVIDES BOOKS FOR K-12 LIBRARIES 5) GETTING READY IN INDIAN COUNTRY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
With the final votes tallied, and some close calls, libraries have come out on top in the recent Washington elections with a perfect 6 for 6 score. In Cowlitz County, the levy for the Castle Rock Public Library succeeded with 62.34% of the vote, which is great because it needed a supermajority (at least 60%) to pass. The final tally was 298 votes for and 180 against. A levy failure in 2008 forced the library to rely solely on donations…
The ALA Washington Office today released a document to guide members of the library community who have a serious interest in applying to the Public Computer Center (PCC) funding category of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The paper, Public Computer Center Funding Category and Library Proposals, includes text about the PCC funding category from several National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) documents, provides library-specific examples to stimulate the thinking process for applicants from the library community, and reviews the…