Volume 7, May 12, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – NATIONAL WINNER

2) TIPS AND TRICKS FOR COMMUNITY READS

3) WTBI TRAINING – LAST CHANCE FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON

4) CELEBRATE ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – HTML, CSS, AND BEYOND

6) ONLINE CLASSES IN PRESERVATION

7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – NATIONAL WINNER

The Washington State Library is very pleased to announce that one of this year’s Letters About Literature state champions, Abby Bateman, a seventh grader at Snoqualmie Middle School in Snoqualmie, has been selected as an award winner at the national level. This is the fourth time in six years that Washington has had a national winner!

Read Abby’s letter and find out more about Washington’s Letters About Literature at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/LAL2011.

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2) TIPS AND TRICKS FOR COMMUNITY READS

Tips and Tricks for Community Reads is the title for the June 7, 2011, First Tuesdays program from the Washington State Library. Hear how three different types of organizations produce outstanding Community Reads:

• Panelist Theresa Percy, Port Townsend City Library, will relate what she and her staff have learned over many years to generate a high level of enthusiasm in the community over this annual event.
• Courtney Schrieve, Community Relations Director for the North Thurston School District, has produced an event at the district level for several years that celebrates reading for families and children from Kindergarten on up.
• Gwendolyn Haley has been one of Spokane County Library District’s point people in the county-wide reading program that involves libraries ranging from the university, to the school, to the public. She will share the planning that is necessary to ensure that activities involving multiple agencies are well-coordinated.

To join the presentation, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays. First Tuesdays is a free, online, monthly presentation from the Washington State Library, held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT on the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays.

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3) WTBI TRAINING – LAST CHANCE FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON

Are you are interested in:

• Learning how to get children and their families excited about math and science;
• Understanding how the What’s the Big Idea (WTBI) program meets national and local education standards; and
• Having fun using what you’ve learned from WTBI for summer programming and library programming throughout the year.

If the answer is “yes,” then sign up now for the free What’s the Big Idea training being held on May 18, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT at the Walla Walla City Library. This will be the last WTBI training that will be held in Eastern Washington. This training is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Please register at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WTBI.

Two more training sessions, one in June and another in August, will be offered in Western Washington. The last session, scheduled for August 31, 2011, will be held at the Nisqually Tribal Center. Additional details will be provided in future issues of WSL Updates.

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4) CELEBRATE ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates the many contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to this country’s life and culture. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are joining together to pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and who are instrumental for its future success. Visit Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – Diversity, Leadership, Empowerment and Beyond at asianpacificheritage.gov.

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5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – HTML, CSS, AND BEYOND

This month, TechSoup will be sharing a variety of resources on web design and development for nonprofits and public libraries. Each week will showcase a different topic relating to web design.

Week 2 focuses on HTML, CSS, and Beyond, including:

• How Websites Work
• Tips for Designing (or Redesigning) a Nonprofit Website
• Troubleshooting Website Formatting Problems

To spring clean your website, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Spring.

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6) ONLINE CLASSES IN PRESERVATION

LYRASIS Digital and Preservation Services will be offering several online classes, sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, during month of June:

• June 7 – 21, 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT, Preservation Management (3 classes): bit.ly/lyrpresmgt;
• June 8, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT, Caring for Scrapbooks: bit.ly/lyrscrpbooks;
• June 15, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT, Preservation and Salvage of Audiovisual Materials: bit.ly/lyrsalvav;
• June 22, 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT, Introduction to Grants for Preservation: bit.ly/lyrpresgrants;
• June 29 – 30, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT, Preservation of Photographic Materials: bit.ly/lyrphotopres.

Registration is required and must be received at least one week before the class date. Registration fees range from $100 to $210.

For more information, contact LYRASIS at [email protected] or 800-999-8558.

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7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, May 16:

• Legal Research for Information Professionals (King County Law Library); 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
• My Research (ProQuest); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ48;
• Resource Sharing Best Practices: Direct Request using the WorldCat knowledge base (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/OCLC1;
• K-12 Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ52;

Tuesday, May 17:

• Doing More with Less: Achieving ROI from Self-Services (Library Journal); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
• Libraries Partnering to Support Small Business and Entrepreneurs (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Cross-Training for a Flexible Staff (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ49
• Managing Your Migration (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ50;

Wednesday, May 18:

• What’s the Big Idea? Making Math and Science Come Alive for Children and Families in Your Libraries (WSL); Walla Walla City Library, Walla Walla, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT;
• Coping with Information Overload (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;

Thursday, May 19:

• Providing Library Services Across Cultures; Sno-Isle Libraries Service Center, Marysville, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PDT. Registration will close one week prior to this session;
• Click with the Curriculum: Integrating Digital Content (School Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;

Friday, May 20:

• Providing Library Services Across Cultures; Timberland Regional Library Service Center, Tumwater, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PDT. Registration will close one week prior to this session;
• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ51.

Some of these sessions are online; some are in person. For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training.

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