Volume 11, March 12, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPEN 2) RECORDED BOOKS ONECLICK RENEWALS 3) SAN JUAN ISLAND LIBRARY WINS AWARD 4) STORYCORPS COMES TO NISQUALLY 5) WELL-FED & WELL-READ – SUMMER MEAL SITES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Topics include: 1) CE GRANTS FOR STEM INSTITUTE 2) CAYAS FALL WORKSHOP REGISTRATION OPEN 3) $2.2 BILLION REASONS TO PAY ATTENTION TO WIOA 4) PNLA CONFERENCE PROGRAM PROPOSALS SOUGHT 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) CE GRANTS FOR STEM INSTITUTE Continuing Education (CE) grants are available from the Washington State Library (WSL) for librarians and support staff who need financial assistance to attend the 2014 Early Learning STEM Institute. To provide additional support during these hard economic times,…
Recently the Washington State Library awarded 12 grants totaling $75,059 to public, academic, and tribal libraries to support digital literacy efforts. A 3-D Printer, Spanish language computer classes, Digital Petting Zoos and the Microsoft IT Academy are all receiving funding from the Washington State Library. Congratulations to the 12 recipients of the 2014 Digital Literacy grants. These grants are beginning as the 2013 Digital Literacy grant cycle is wrapping up. The 2014 Digital Literacy Grant recipients are: Columbia County Rural…
Volume 10, May 22, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – MAKE YOUR WEEDING EASIER 2) CE GRANTS FOR STARTING STRONG 3) WALE 2014 SESSION PROPOSALS 4) 2014 SUMMER READING LISTS AVAILABLE 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – MAKE YOUR WEEDING EASIER Weeding – whether it’s in your garden or in your library, it’s a chore. Find out how to make weeding in your library easier at the next…
Volume 10, April 10, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS 2) SENIORS – ANOTHER KIND OF DIGITAL DIVIDE 3) DÍA! DIVERSITY IN ACTION 4) CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK 5) 2014 TEENS’ TOP TEN GIVEAWAY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS The Libri Foundation is offering a limited number of special non-matching BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants to libraries serving rural communities affected by recent hurricanes, floods, or other natural…
Are you ready to innovate in your community? Would your library like to: Hold a community-wide tech fair? Teach computer classes to senior citizens? Recruit teen volunteers to help teach tech classes at the library? Implement a video production lab with the latest technology? If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes,” apply now for a Digital Literacy Grant from WSL. The purpose of this grant cycle is to provide funding to help public, academic, college, tribal, and…
Two universities in Washington State were awards three grants by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians Program This grant program supports efforts to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians and the faculty who will prepare them for careers in library science. It also supports grants for research related to library education and library staffing needs, curriculum development, and continuing education and training. Washington State University Libraries – Pullman, WA Award Amount: $499,186…
Nineteen tribes were awarded funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Native American Library Services grants. Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant projects may enhance existing library services or implement new library services, particularly as they relate to the goals in the updated Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. §9141): Makah Tribal Council – Neah Bay, WA Award Amount: $129,436 On behalf of the Makah Nation, the Makah Cultural and Research…
Seven museums or similar entities in Washington State have been awarded over $800,000 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America grants program. One museum was awarded funds under the Sparks! Ignition Grants for Museums. Museums for America The Museums for America (MFA) program supports projects that strengthen the ability of an individual museum to serve its public. MFA grants support activities that strengthen museums as active resources for lifelong learning, as important institutions in…
The Washington Rural Heritage initiative is pleased to announce a new digital collection: North Olympic Heritage. A project of the Port Angeles Main Library of the North Olympic Library System, this collection includes hundreds of photographs of pioneers, Native Americans, trains, ships, logging scenes, and views of early towns and sites in Clallam and Jefferson counties digitized from the expansive Bert Kellogg Photograph Collection. In 1970, local resident Bert Kellogg donated his collection of over 5,000 photos and negatives depicting life…