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WSL Updates for February 8, 2018

WSL Updates for February 8, 2018

Volume 14, February 8, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SCREEN SCENE FOR CHILDREN 2) WSL & WEBJUNCTION OFFER SKILLSOFT 3) TAKE OUR SURVEY—PLEASE! 4) AMERICA SAVES WEEK 5) BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL – PNLA 2018 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) SCREEN SCENE FOR CHILDREN Screens are everywhere! Young children are spending more and more time engaged with screen media. Learn what and when children might be learning from screens as well as…

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WSL Updates for August 24, 2017

WSL Updates for August 24, 2017

Volume 13, August 24, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) OUTSIDE THE LINES – LIBRARIES REINTRODUCED 2) GIRLS WHO CODE – FREE STARTER KITS 3) READERFEST 2017 4) BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL 5) AUTISM WELCOME HERE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) OUTSIDE THE LINES – LIBRARIES REINTRODUCED Libraries and library staff are skilled in their ability to adapt to meet the changing needs of their communities. Step into today’s library, and you might…

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WSL Updates for October 23, 2014

WSL Updates for October 23, 2014

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,…

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WSL Updates for December 23, 2010

WSL Updates for December 23, 2010

Volume 6, December 23, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NAVIGATING THE RIVER OF CHANGE WITH PNLA 2) GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES 3) EARLY LEARNING GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS 4) CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS – ARCHIVED WEBINAR SERIES 5) PROQUEST PLATFORM MIGRATION MATERIALS

Thoughts on Innovation in Reference Services

Thoughts on Innovation in Reference Services

Last Friday I had the pleasure of [virtually] being part of a panel at the WLA / PNLA conference in Victoria. The panel was called “Reference Service Innovations: Present and Future”, and my fellow panelists and I were given some excellent questions to consider. Since I wasn’t sure how the technology would play out (I was a virtual presenter on a panel that was otherwise physically present AT the conference), I recorded the questions with my answers and sent them…

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WSL Updates for May 27, 2010

WSL Updates for May 27, 2010

Volume 6, May 27, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NO LIBRARY IS AN ISLAND – THE 2010 PNLA/WLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2) WASHINGTON LIBRARIES RECEIVE FREE LYRASIS TRIAL MEMBERSHIP 3) BRUSH UP YOUR PR SKILLS – JUNE FIRST TUESDAYS 4) FREE BOOK – GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES 5) TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES 6) POWER TO THE USER – INTERACTIVE ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES 7) RE-TOOLING FRONTLINE STAFF WITH E-GOVERNMENT RESOURCES