Volume 12, January 14, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES WEBPAGE UPDATED

2) 2016 CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT

3) HACK THE CLASSROOM DIGITAL EVENT

4) MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR MICROSOFT IMAGINE ACADEMY

5) NN/LM PNR CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES

6) USCIS GRANT PROGRAM WEBINAR

7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES WEBPAGE UPDATED

The annual comprehensive update to the Washington State Public Library Policies webpage is now complete.

Need an example of a Collection Development or Social Media policy? This is the place to go for a list and links to nearly 1,600 online Public Library Policy and Procedure documents, everything from ADA compliance to Volunteers.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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2) 2016 CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT

The Washington State Library, in conjunction with the Washington Library Association, is launching a survey to assess the training needs of library staff in Washington State.

• The survey will remain open until Thursday, January 28, 2016
• Simply click on this link.

Please share this survey widely with your colleagues. The information gathered will be used to plan training opportunities.

Questions? Contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected] or 360-570-5560.

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3) HACK THE CLASSROOM DIGITAL EVENT

The “hacking” spirit has captured the hearts of educators around the world – more and more educators are transforming the way they teach and the way their students learn.

We invite each and every educator on the planet to join us on:

• Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST to be amazed, empowered, and inspired by this wonderfully disruptive movement in education.
• Please read more and pre-register here.

Initiatives such as Hour of Code and the Maker Movement have been groundbreaking, which is why we are excited to announce this three-hour event focused on bringing the leaders of these movements to you for a live, interactive session to share the stories of teachers and students who have embraced the “Hack the Classroom” mentality and are inspiring thousands of other schools and libraries to do the same.

Questions? Please contact Elizabeth Iaukea at [email protected].

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4) MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR MICROSOFT IMAGINE ACADEMY

To support the transition from Microsoft ‘IT Academy’ to ‘Imagine Academy,’ a new suite of marketing resources will be available for download on the member site as of Monday, January 11, 2016.

A preview of the English language versions is available:

• New brand logo
• New flyers
• New posters

We encourage you to start using these great new resources right away, however, Microsoft is providing a six month transition window to adopt the Imagine Academy identity.

In an effort to provide all the resources you need to effectively transition to the new program name, Microsoft will also be mailing printed Imagine Academy posters. Please keep an eye out for these materials in early February; they will be addressed to the IT Academy Program Administrator.

Questions? Please contact Elizabeth Iaukea at [email protected].

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5) NN/LM PNR CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR)

Library and Other Leadership Development Programs: What Opportunities Exist and What You Need to Know to be a Successful Applicant and Participant.

• Join the PNR Rendezvous webinar on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. PST for panel of experts moderated by Tania Bardyn, Associate Dean and Director of the UW Health Sciences Library and NN/LM PNR.

The next PNR Partners webinar, Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. PST, features two PNR funded projects:

• Christine Wilson Owens, Program Supervisor of EthnoMed, will explain their collaboration with the Somali Health Board.
• Judith Hayes, Library Services Manager at Tuality Healthcare, will describe her partnership with a local theater group to increase cultural awareness in her hospital.

NN/LM PNR is starting a Data Curation/Management Journal Club with the purpose of helping club members understand big data and identify roles librarians can play in data management and curation in clinical settings. Meetings will be held online via webinar, with discussion on Moodle.

• First meeting is Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
• More information, agenda, and registration

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6) USCIS GRANT PROGRAM WEBINAR

Librarians: Learn About Federal Grants from USCIS in Upcoming Webinar

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) will host a webinar for public librarians about the USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant Program on:

• Tuesday, January 19, 2016 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST. Please pre-register here.

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7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

January 19

• New Year, New Books! Lerner Publishing Group’s Spring Preview (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Showcasing Your Library: FDLP Promotional Tools & Tactics (Federal Depository Library Program); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Body, Mind and Spirit Spring 2016 (Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Online Solar Permitting: Cost-effective, Streamlined Permitting (MRSC); 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PST
• Ancestry Library Edition (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST

January 20

• Moving to Windows 10 (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Breezing Along with the RML: RML Updates (National Network of Libraries of Medicine); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• Finding Foundation Funders (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Managing Challenging Patrons: Security for the New Library Environment (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Rethinking the Research Paper (edWeb); 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
• Explore, Create, Engage: HSTRY in the Classroom! (AASL); 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PST
• ProQuest Regulatory Insight (ProQuest); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• com (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• ProQuest Central K12 and ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• ProQuest CultureGrams (ProQuest); 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• ProQuest Research Companion (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 PST

January 21

• Screencast Design for Librarians (Wyoming State Library); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• The Value of Outcome Measurement for Library Programs: An Overview of Project Outcome (PLA/ALA); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Stop Solving Problems! Develop Problem Solvers Instead (Demco); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• When 100% of Your Users Speak Spanish: Cultural Aspects and Considerations of Promoting Government Documents to Non-English Speakers (Federal Depository Library Program); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Enhancing Your Library’s Web Presence with WordPress (WebJunction); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST

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For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training.

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