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WSL Updates for January 7, 2016

January 6th, 2016 by Posted in For Libraries, Grants and Funding, Letters About Literature, News, Training and Continuing Education, Updates | Comments Off on WSL Updates for January 7, 2016

Volume 12, January 7, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) REFERENCE TRIAGE WEBINAR

2) GAINING STEAM WITH LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3®

3) FREE RESOURCES FOR WASHINGTON EDUCATORS

4) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CONTEST

5) LATEST WORKSOURCEWA.COM NEWS

6) FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNTIES

7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) REFERENCE TRIAGE WEBINAR

In times of staff shortages, how do libraries continue to meet and exceed the information expectations of their community? Pierce County Library System (PCLS) decided to implement a one-desk solution, where more questions are answered by paraprofessionals, freeing librarians for other activities. To preserve a high level of customer service, PCLS developed “Reference Triage,” a program in which paraprofessional staff are trained to answer 80% of patrons’ questions. This webinar will describe how Reference Triage was developed, taught, evaluated, and implemented.

  • Join this free webinar on January 12, 2016 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST by clicking here.
  • Questions? Please contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected]. Please note, this First Tuesdays webinar will be presented on the second Tuesday in January 2016.

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2) GAINING STEAM WITH LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3®

Gaining STEAM is an outreach program provided by the Washington State Library (WSL) in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as a tool to help enrich Washington State communities through the libraries that serve them. Our goal is to advance meaningful and relevant learning opportunities relating to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) technologies for library staff throughout the state.

  • Lego Mindstorms EV3® is offered as a hands-on 6-hour robotics building and programming workshop for library staff around Washington from January through March 2016.

Gaining STEAM workshops will be offered:

  • January 25 – Port Angeles
  • January 27 – Vancouver
  • February 3 – Sedro-Woolley
  • February 4 – Anacortes
  • February 5 – Marysville
  • February 11 – Tumwater
  • February 12 – Issaquah
  • March 2 – Ritzville
  • March 3 – Spokane
  • March 4 – Spokane
  • March 14 – Richland
  • March 15 – Clarkston
  • March 17 – Moxee

For more detail on Gaining STEAM workshop locations, please click here.

Lunch will be one and one-half hours and on your own. A week before the session date for which you’ve registered, you will receive an email with nearby restaurant suggestions for the area.

So, get STEAMed: register here. Space is limited, please register now.

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3) FREE RESOURCES FOR WASHINGTON EDUCATORS

Attention Washington Educators:

Did you know Washington’s middle, high school, community and technical colleges have access to the Microsoft Imagine Academy (formerly Microsoft IT Academy) program (which may include DreamSpark) and Microsoft Office Certifications for free?

  • WSL is hosting a webinar on Free Computer Science Instructional Resources for Washington Educators: Microsoft Imagine Academy and DreamSpark for grades 6 – 12 and Community & Technical College Programs on January 28, 2016 from 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. PST
  • To learn more about this free program offer and how you can get started, join us on January 28.

Please click here to register for the webinar.

Through a partnership with Washington State Library (WSL) and Microsoft, school and campus libraries can provide free access to courses on Digital Literacy, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Technology Associate, and Computer Science. Both instructors and students can use these programs for free.

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4) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CONTEST

The annual Letters About Literature contest has begun! Please encourage teachers and students in grades 4 – 8 at your school or in your library service area to participate. Homeschoolers are welcome as well.

  • Level 1 (grades 4-6) and Level 2 (grades 7-8) entries must be postmarked by January 11, 2016.

To learn more about this year’s contest and/or to print the entry form and participation guidelines for your library patrons, please visit the Letters about Literature 2016 contest page.

The 23rd annual writing contest for young readers is made possible by a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with additional support from gifts to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, which promotes the contest through its affiliate Centers for the Book, State Libraries, and other organizations. This is the 11th year that Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, has sponsored Letters About Literature as part of Washington Reads.

For additional information, contact Crystal Lentz at [email protected] or 360-704-5275.

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5) LATEST WORKSOURCEWA.COM NEWS

WorkSourceWA.com, powered by Monster.com, will replace Go2WorkSource.com beginning mid-January 2016. Washington State Library (WSL) and Employment Security Department (ESD) staff are working together to offer webinars for library staff so you can best support patrons soon after the launch.

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6) FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNTIES

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7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

January 12

  • Works in Progress Webinar: “I am the content.” How and why instructors discover and share course readings (OCLC Research); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
  • Using Paraprofessional staff in reference triage (Washington State Library); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Fold3 (ProQuest); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PST
  • ELibrary Elementary and NOVELny (ProQuest); 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PST
  • Write-N-Cite (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST

January 13

  • Riding the Range from Your Armchair (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
  • Soft Skills for Supervisors and Managers (Indiana State Library); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
  • The United States Congressional Serial Set …15577 Volumes and Counting! (North Carolina Library Association); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Become a Better Leader: Unleash the Power of Vision (American Management Association); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Going Digital (LYRASIS); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Key Secrets to Inspiring Your Board to Fundraise (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • The 2016 Top 10 IT Issues (Educause); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Introduction to Project Budgets (GrantSpace); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Restarting your Relationship with your IT Department (and Vice Versa) (Colorado State Library); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Sharing and Collaborating in RefWorks (ProQuest); 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. PST
  • Gather & Organize Your Research Sources in Refworks, Part 2 (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST

January 14

January 15

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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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