Volume 10, March 6, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list

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Topics include:

1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPEN

2) DIGITAL LITERACY 2014 GRANT CYCLE NOW OPEN

3) FREE BOOKS FOR COMMUNITY READS OR BOOK CLUB KITS

4) PRESERVATION GRANTS FOR SMALLER INSTITUTIONS

5) BROADBAND GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE SOON

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPEN

Would your library like to digitize its historical materials and special collections? Create an online community archive of unique materials from your patrons’ family collections? Partner with local historical societies and other organizations to collaboratively digitize local history resources?

Washington Rural Heritage (WRH), the Washington State Library’s statewide digitization initiative for public and tribal libraries is currently accepting grant applications for 2014 – 2015 digitization projects. A total of $50,000 in LSTA funds is available to award five (5) or more grants up to $10,000 each. To date, more than 90 cultural institutions throughout Washington, including 33 libraries, have contributed to this growing collection of digitized primary sources.

To learn more about the project and to see a full list of contributors to WRH, visit sos.wa.gov/q/WRHabout. To review eligibility requirements, grant guidelines, and to download grant applications, go to sos.wa.gov/q/grants. For questions and to discuss potential projects, applicants are encouraged to contact Evan Robb, Washington Rural Heritage Project Manager, at 360.704.5228 or [email protected].

The application deadline for this grant cycle is Friday, May 9, 2014.

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2) DIGITAL LITERACY 2014 GRANT CYCLE NOW OPEN

Are you ready to innovate in your community? Would your library like to:

• Hold a community-wide tech fair?
• Teach computer classes to senior citizens?
• Recruit teen volunteers to help teach tech classes at the library?
• Implement a video production lab with the latest technology?

If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes,” apply now for a Digital Literacy Grant from WSL. The purpose of this grant cycle is to provide funding to help public, academic, college, tribal, and school libraries implement Digital Literacy projects that focus on the skills and resources needed by a library’s community and its patrons. Projects should meet at least one of the following objectives:

• Encourage the development of skills required to communicate and perform business transactions in a digital environment;
• Use diverse technologies appropriately to retrieve quality information;
• Support the development of skills to collaborate with others or to enhance employability in a digital and evolving world.

Digital Literacy grant applicants are urged to utilize project partners such as non-profits, hospitals, credit unions, and local businesses. Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $75,000, with a limit of $7,500 per application. It is anticipated that ten (10) or more applicants may receive awards.

Due to staffing limitations, WSL staff are not able to offer detailed one-on-one consulting on the final application. However, they are available to answer questions from potential applicants and can help them determine if they should adjust or proceed with their proposal or modify the proposal budget before expending the resources necessary to fully plan the project and prepare a full grant application.

For grant guidelines and specifics, go to sos.wa.gov/q/grants. For contact information for Digital Literacy staff, consult “Section 10” of the guidelines. To find out more about Digital Literacy initiatives, visit sos.wa.gov/q/DLwa.

Applications deadline: Postmarked or hand delivered by Friday, April 18, 2014.

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3) FREE BOOKS FOR COMMUNITY READS OR BOOK CLUB KITS

Amazon describes The Leisure Seeker: A Novel by Michael Zadoorian in this fashion: “A sort of Easy Rider meets The Notebook, Michael Zadoorian’s poignant, funny, vibrant, and unforgettable novel, The Leisure Seeker, is a story of two seniors who escape from their retirement home and embark upon a hilarious and touching end-of-life road trip. Here is a story that will appeal to a wide range of readers: from retiring Baby Boomers to fans of Mitch Albom, Tom Perotta, David Sedaris, Nick Hornby, and Nicholas Sparks. In fact, the Detroit Free Press says, “I would recommend Michael Zadoorian’s The Leisure Seeker to almost anyone.”

Thanks to the generosity of the Kitsap Regional Library, WSL has approximately 400 copies of this title to distribute for reading club kits or as a community read to any public or school library in Washington State. They will be mailed free of charge to requesting libraries on a first come, first served basis. A minimum request of five copies is required.

WSL also has copies available of the adult nonfiction title Stories for Boys: A Memoir, courtesy of The Seattle Public Library Foundation. If you are interested in either of the above titles, please contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected].

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4) PRESERVATION GRANTS FOR SMALLER INSTITUTIONS

Preservation Assistance Grants (PAGs) for Smaller Institutions, awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanitiesʼ (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access for more than a decade, have helped small and mid-sized institutions, such as libraries, museums, historical societies, and archival repositories, improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. Awards of up to $6,000 support activities such as:

• Preservation-related collection assessments;
• Consultations;
• Purchase of preservation supplies and equipment;
• Training and workshops;
• Institutional and collaborative disaster and emergency planning;
• Assessments of digital collections;
• Education and training in standards and best practices for digital preservation;
• Care and handling of collections during digitization.

Please note that NEH does not fund digitization or the development of digital programs in this grant category.

Small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant are encouraged to apply. This year, NEH has added a special encouragement for applications from presidentially designated institutions (Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities), and from Native American tribes with significant humanities collections.

For more information and to download application materials, go to sos.wa.gov/q/NEHPAG. To learn more about past grant recipients, visit sos.wa.gov/q/PAGMap. Questions? Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access at 202.606.8570 or [email protected].

All applications to the NEH must be submitted through Grants.gov by Thursday, May 1, 2014.

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5) BROADBAND GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE SOON

Applications for WSL’s 2014 Broadband Grant Cycle are due next Friday, March 14, 2014. Don’t miss this opportunity to apply for funds that can enable your public or tribal library to upgrade and/or add network hardware and software to take advantage of significantly enhanced broadband connectivity. Preference will be given to those libraries participating in Round One or Two ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) Broadband (NTIA BTOP) grants awarded to the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet). Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $100,000 with a limit of $10,000 per application. It is anticipated that 10 or more applicants may receive awards.

Application deadline is Friday, March 14, 2014. More details on this grant cycle, including guidelines, application forms, and other related materials, may be found at sos.wa.gov/q/grants. For additional information or questions, contact:

• Gary Bortel, Broadband Project Manager – IT Services Manager, 360.570.5578, [email protected];
• Allyson Ruppenthal, LSTA Grants Manager, 360.704.5246, [email protected].

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, March 10:

• 3 Questions You Need Answered Before Designing Virtual and Blended Learning (InSync Training); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/Insync10Mar;
• Demand-Driven Acquisition Recommended Practice (NISO); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/NISO2014;

Tuesday, March 11:

• Library Linked Data (Day 1) (ALCTS); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/ALCTSMar;
• The Next Generation of Learning Content Strategies – Learning Content in the Age of YouTube and Facebook (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TMNcontent;
• Bozarthzone! Social Media for Trainers (InSync Training); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/BZ11Mar;
• Preparing for Severe Spring Weather (Small Business Administration/Agility Recovery); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/Severe;
• Developing a Strategic Plan for Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/VM11Mar;
• Disaster Planning with dPlan (NEDCC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/dPlan11Mar;
• Introduction to Finding Funders (GrantSpace); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/GS11Mar;
• SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ901;
• ProQuest Research Library and K12 Central (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ902;
• Common Core Standards Align to ProQuest Resources (ProQuest); 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ903;

Wednesday, March 12:

• Library Linked Data (Day 2) (ALCTS); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/ALCTSMar;
• NCompass Live: Password Management & Security (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/NComp12Mar;
• OverDrive: New Integration Features for Your Mobile App (Boopsie); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: boopsie.com/customer-webinars;
• Tools for More Effective Nonprofit Board Meetings (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/4Good12Mar;
• Maximizing Millennials – Getting What You Want from Gen Y (4Good); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/4Good12MarPM;
• Scholarly Communications and Open Access (National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/RML;

Thursday, March 13:

• The Present and Future of E-books (American Libraries Live); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/Live13Mar;
• Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/VM13Mar;
• How to Get Media Coverage for Your Event (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/mediacvg;

Friday, March 14:

• Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ900;
• FridayLive! Designing Your Courses for Significant Learning – A New Edition (TLT Group); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/TLTFink;
• Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/EI14Mar.

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