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Sing With Our Kids: WSL Workshops Wrapping Up

Sing With Our Kids: WSL Workshops Wrapping Up

Music powers the young brain and children’s musician, Nancy Stewart, brought that message to over 300 librarians across Washington State. Nancy launched a pilot program last year to connect families with free resources for early learning through community singing. Her project takes place in her own community of Mercer Island and has been expanded to last through at least summer 2014. The ideas shared at the trainings provided by Nancy around the state for library staff will be incorporated into…

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Sudoku, Battle decks, Gamification…Oh My!

Sudoku, Battle decks, Gamification…Oh My!

Sudoku was a foreign concept to me; I couldn’t understand why people were obsessed with filling in crossword puzzles made up of numbers. I’m not much of a mathematician and I was convinced Sudoku was a math game. Being stranded in eastern Washington 100 miles from the nearest town led me to give Sudoku a try and I’ve been hooked ever since. It’s all about logic and as a librarian and trainer, I do love logic games. One of the…

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OCLC WorldShare ILL Update & Training Information

OCLC WorldShare ILL Update & Training Information

As a reminder, all libraries currently using OCLC’s WorldCat Resource Sharing (WCRS) service need to plan a migration to the new WorldShare® Interlibrary Loan service between now and the end of the calendar year, when WCRS will no longer be available. Academic libraries that belong to Washington Group Services (sos.wa.gov/q/waywho) are encouraged to migrate as a group in July and August. Members of Washington OCLC Group Services have the unique opportunity participate in a managed migration from WCRS to the…

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Living in a Virtual World

Living in a Virtual World

Time-traveling back to 1995…. My introduction to the virtual classroom was almost 2 decades ago! One of my undergraduate professors decided that he would have us meet virtually for a class session. In 1995, internet was still a novelty. I had my email through school and felt like one of the elite. I recently stumbled upon an email about that first virtual classroom experience, software has changed, but the premise is the same. From the 1995 email: “You will be…

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Online learning helps library staff across the state keep skills sharp

Online learning helps library staff across the state keep skills sharp

Written by guest blogger, Adrienne Doman Calkins, CE/Training Intern, Washington State Library, Library Development Library staff have questions too. Lots of them. Like: How can I best implement eReader training at my library? What are the current trends in library programming? How can I improve our website? What training materials already exist to help me train my new staff? How can I best help my community with digital literacy skills? I want to brush up on my communication skills, but…

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OCLC ILL Training for Wayfinder Libraries

OCLC ILL Training for Wayfinder Libraries

OCLC is replacing the current WorldCat Resource Sharing interlibrary loan (ILL) service with a new service,  OCLC WorldShareT Interlibrary Loan, in 2013. A series of training sessions on the new service has been scheduled for Washington libraries: Training for Public and Special Libraries: WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Getting Started: Tuesday, April 2 – Register WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Borrowing: Wednesday, April 3 – Register WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Lending: Thursday, April 4 – Register Training for Academic Libraries: WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Getting Started:…

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EveryoneOn: March 21, 2013 Kicks Off the National Campaign

EveryoneOn: March 21, 2013 Kicks Off the National Campaign

  3.21 EveryoneOn and Connect2Compete http://www.everyoneon.org/ and http://www.connect2compete.org/ Someone asked the other day what all the fuss is about. Do libraries really need to pay attention to this national campaign? At this point we don’t know if the campaign will create a ripple or a splash, or if it will gain a huge amount of momentum over the three years of the campaign. What we do know is that it allows another layer of society to have access to technology…

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Free WSL Webinars in January

Free WSL Webinars in January

2013 is nearly here! WSL is pleased to offer the following FREE webinars in January. Happy Holidays!  Registration is available here.  First Tuesdays: Burnout: Avoiding the flames January 8, 9:00-10:00 a.m. PT Library staff trying to keep up with changes in technology, demographics, & services may feel somewhat at sea. In this interactive session, Debra Westwood, Library Cluster Manager, King County Library System will look at how libraries are changing. Debra will help attendees learn about individual and group responses…

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December 2012 WSL Training News

December 2012 WSL Training News

Discover free and inexpensive trainings available online and around the state; compiled by Jennifer Fenton, CE/Training Coordinator, Washington State Library Featured Free Trainings: Registration information for the below trainings and webinars is available at: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingCalendar.aspx    Washington State Library is pleased to offer the following FREE online training in December:  First Tuesdays: Exploring Washington Rural Heritage Digital Collections December 4, 9:00-10:00 a.m. PT Join us as Washington State Library’s Evan Robb and Ross Fuqua provide an introduction to searching, browsing,…

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Back to School: Not Just for Kids

Back to School: Not Just for Kids

The kids are back to school and things are kicking into high gear for training librarians. This fall promises to be a busy and educational season for library staff. With our Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) we are gearing up to offer high impact trainings this fall, both on the ground and online. On September 24, library staff are invited to attend the 2-hour webinar, Legal Research for Information…

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