WSL UPDATES SPECIAL EDITION FOR MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012

Note: The next edition of WSL Updates will appear on Thursday, April 26, 2012.

1) GRANT CYCLE OPENS – BROADBAND

2) GRANT CYCLE OPENS – TLA50 INITIATIVE

3) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) GRANT CYCLE OPENS – BROADBAND

The purpose of this grant cycle is to provide grant funds to public and tribal libraries associated with Round One or Round Two American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards to the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet). Funds will be used to allow the libraries to upgrade or add network hardware and software to take advantage of this enhanced broadband. Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $175,000, with a limit of $10,000 per application. It is anticipated that eighteen (18) or more applicants may receive awards.

The deadline to apply is Friday, May 11, 2012. More details may be found at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/grants. For questions, contact Gary Bortel, Broadband Project Manager, 360.570.5578, [email protected].

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2) GRANT CYCLE OPENS – TLA50 INITIATIVE

The Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) initiative is designed to help libraries better serve and engage midlife adults by positioning libraries as catalysts, resources, meeting places, and partners in creating opportunities for midlife adults to learn, teach, lead, build skills, prepare for new careers, and become civically-engaged.

Academic, public, and tribal libraries that serve adults over the age of 50 are eligible to apply. A minimum of six grants of $5,000 each will be awarded, representing a total of $30,000 in LSTA funds that are available for this initiative.

The deadline to apply is Friday, April 27, 2012. More details may be found at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/grants. For questions, contact Jennifer Fenton, TLA50 Project Manager, 360.570.5571, [email protected].

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3) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, April 23:

• ABI/INFORM (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ258;
• My 3 Top Favorite Things: Accessible Technology Coalition webinar (Accessible Technology Coalition); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;

Tuesday, April 24:

• The Murderous Month of May: Hot Mysteries for Spring (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• ABI/INFORM FAQ (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ259;
• Leveraging Technology to Support Early Literacy (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• Cook Book Spring Buzz (Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;

Wednesday, April 25:

• Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report – Part 2 of 2 (Common Knowledge); 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT;
• Lexiles and ProQuest K12 Resources (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ260;
• K12 eLibrary for Schools (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ261;

Thursday, April 26:

• Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ257;
• Increasing Faculty Usage of Streaming Video (Library Journal); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
• Teen Literature Update 2012 (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• Common Core Standards Align to ProQuest (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ262.

For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training.

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