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WSL Updates for December 14, 2017

December 13, 2017 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 13, December 14, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 2) GOING DEEPER WITH SOCIAL MEDIA 3) MLA TECH CAMP 4) PRECISION MEDICINE FOR ALL OF US 5) MUSEUMS EMPOWERED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE Budding teenage videographers across Washington are invited to participate in the 2018 Teen Video Challenge, a Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) sponsored competition, hosted by the Washington State Library. Teenagers ages 13…

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WSL Updates for November 16, 2017

November 15, 2017 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 13, November 16, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list Note: WSL Updates will take next week off in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. You will find the following week’s schedule of CE events in this week’s edition. Topics include: 1) KEEPING IT PRIVATE 2) SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES 3) SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS 4) ECLIPSE PROJECT RESULTS 5) DISCOVER EXOPLANETS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT TWO WEEKS ————————————————————————————————————— 1) KEEPING IT PRIVATE Washington State is very open with the way…

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Linking the Past with the Present

April 17, 2014 Secretary of State's Office

Ever since the advent of Web 2.0 people are finding creative ways to harness the power of the web to learn about and share their passions. Resources are shared and discovered; connections are made between people. Here at the Washington State Library we have a mission to collect, preserve and make accessible materials about the history and culture of Washington State. This task is accomplished in a variety of ways, from scanning newspapers, or entire books, to helping communities scan,…

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Washington partners with Microsoft & Facebook on MyVote app

August 6, 2012 Secretary of State's Office

Now there’s a Facebook app for reaching Washington’s online voter registration tool and “MyVote” service. The app was officially launched on Monday after already drawing considerable advance national attention as a fresh application of social media to draw attention to voter registration and information. The state Elections Division worked with Facebook and Microsoft over the past year to create the new app, which will provide many unregistered Washington residents with a secure, convenient way to register while using Facebook. The…

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WSL Updates for September 15, 2011

September 14, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 7, September 15, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS 2) RETHINKING REFERENCE COLLECTIONS 3) ONLINE NORTHWEST CALLS FOR PROPOSALS 4) SURVEY – PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 5) FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESERVATION 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for August 4, 2011

August 4, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 7, August 4, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW LEGACY PROJECT FEATURE “MAKES HISTORY” 2) LAST CHANCE TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE 3) CONNECT THE DOTS PRESENTATIONS ONLINE 4) DIGITAL PRESERVATION – WHAT’S NOW, WHAT’S NEXT? 5) DOES YOUR LIBRARY USE TWITTER OR FACEBOOK? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for April 7, 2011

April 6, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 7, April 7, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MATH AND SCIENCE LITERACY TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS 2) TARGET STORE GRANTS SUPPORT READING PROGRAMS 3) IFFLA SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEY 4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for December 30, 2010

December 30, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 6, December 30, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WSL GOES SOCIAL 2) GRANTS FOR THE BIG READ 3) TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS 4) AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED 5) OPEN GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for September 9, 2010

September 8, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

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

WSL Updates for July 29, 2010

July 29, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 6, July 29, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) UPDATED WSL HARD TIMES GUIDE 2) LESSONS LEARNED FROM RENEW WASHINGTON 3) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY 4) CORE REFERENCE SKILLS ONLINE COURSE 5) LYRASIS TO BCR TRANSITION TALK 6) SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR FUNDRAISERS 7) PREPARE AND RESPOND – PARTNERING WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 8) ARCHIVED PRESENTATIONS