Volume 5:  March 12, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1)  SERVING WASHINGTON LIBRARIES: A BLOG BUILT JUST FOR YOU

2)  GENTLY-USED REFERENCE VOLUMES SEEKING NEW LIBRARY HOME

3)  COALITION BUILDING IN YOUR COMMUNITY—AN ALA WEBINAR

4)  SAM GREEN, WASHINGTON’S FIRST POET LAUREATE, WILL SPEAK AT WSL

5)  WORKSHOPS ON SERVING TEENAGERS STILL OPEN

6)  PROQUEST TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

7)  ALA SURVEYS LIBRARIES ON E-GOVERNMENT

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Volume 5:   March 5, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1)  CANCELLATION OF LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY

2)  FIND-IT! WASHINGTON & FIND-IT! CONSUMER WILL BE DISCONTINUED

3)  RECOVERY SITE & STIMULUS LINKS FOR WASHINGTON STATE

4)  GRANT CYCLE OPENS FOR WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE

5)  HARD TIMES: BLOG AT THE WSL WEB SITE, DISCUSSION AT WEBJUNCTION

6)  ASK-WA GOES ON THE ROAD (OR WANTS TO)

7)  TARGET STORES OFFER LOCAL STORE GRANTS

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1)  CANCELLATION OF LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY

Due to a scheduling change in Olympia next week, the Washington Library Association (WLA) has cancelled Library Legislative Day on Friday, March 13.

The Legislature recently announced that there will be no floor meetings on Friday. This has all been precipitated by the fact that both the House and Senate leadership have been encouraging their members to go home and hold Town Hall meetings on March 14. This has resulted in scaling back Friday’s activities so the legislators can leave Olympia early. As a result, there will be very few legislators in town Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, there was very little advance notice given for this scheduling change.

Refunds will be issued as soon as possible for anyone who has registered for Library Legislative Day. Please allow 7-10 days for the $25 to be refunded. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Crowe, Executive Director, 425-967-0739 or [email protected], or Jennifer Wiseman, Coordinator of Communications, 425-369-3221 or [email protected].

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2)  FIND-IT! WASHINGTON & FIND-IT! CONSUMER WILL BE DISCONTINUED

Due to budget cut-backs WSL will be discontinuing the Find-It! Washington and Find-It! Consumer search services effective May 1, 2009.  Our license from Google expires then and we will not be able to renew it.

We know that some of you depend on Find-It! for finding Washington State government information.  We are very sorry that we have to do this, but the financial situation has made necessary many cuts we would not otherwise have contemplated.

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3)  RECOVERY SITE & STIMULUS LINKS FOR WASHINGTON STATE

Governor Gregoire recently launched Washington’s recovery Web site, Recovery.wa.gov. According to the press release, the site is designed to help Washingtonians understand the recovery package and locate information that helps local governments find the right place to apply for funding. It also will serve as a one-stop location for accountability information so residents can see that the recovery money is being spent wisely.

For those wishing to follow the economic stimulus funding in Washington this is the site to monitor. Especially of interest is the web page entitled, “Do you have a project that could be eligible for federal funding,” www.recovery.wa.gov/programcontacts.asp. A table lists program name, description, contact, and estimated Washington share. Program names such as Community Development Block Grant, Community Service Employment for Older Americans, Dept of Commerce – Broadband Deployment Grant Program, K-12 School Modernization, Renovation and Repair, and School Improvement Programs may be of interest.

There is also a link to a list of federal agency recovery sites, www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agencies. This resource resides on the federal recovery site, www.recovery.gov, another site which stimulus-funding watchers should monitor.

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4)  GRANT CYCLE OPENS FOR WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE

A new LSTA grant cycle is now open for the Washington Rural Heritage Project, www.washingtonruralheritage.org. The purpose of this grant cycle is to support small and rural libraries in the development of sustainable digitization programs for photographs and other historical materials. To date, more than 25 libraries and cultural institutions throughout Washington have contributed to the initiative.

Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $50,000, with a maximum award of $10,000 per application. It is anticipated that five (5) or more applicants may receive awards. Grant awardees will be required to submit at least one hundred (100) items to the Washington Rural Heritage collection at the State Library by the end of the grant cycle (August 13, 2010).

Application deadline: Postmarked or received by April 24, 2009. View eligibility guidelines, FAQs, and download a grant application at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/grants. For more information, contact Evan Robb, Project Manager – Washington Rural Heritage, 360-704-5228, [email protected] or Jeff Martin, Grants Program, 360-704-5248, [email protected].

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5)  HARD TIMES: BLOG AT THE WSL WEB SITE, DISCUSSION AT WEBJUNCTION

The Washington State Library is aware that these trying times are putting special pressures on libraries and their customers, and we are thinking about ways to help. We will start by gathering resources and sites on job finding, resume writing, and many other aspects of the situation, including ideas from other state libraries. We are posting entries on a special section on our new blog, aimed specifically at Hard Times, and we invite you to visit and to add your own comments. See blogs.secstate.wa.gov/libdev/index.php/category/hard-times/.

We have also set up a resource portal and discussion space on WebJunction to assist libraries. See wa.webjunction.org/691/.  You can participate without joining WebJunction, but joining, (and taking classes!), is free for Washington library people (funded by WSL).  To join, go to wa.webjunction.org/home.  For more information, contact Ahniwa Ferrari, [email protected] or Jennifer Fenton, [email protected], toll free 1-866-538-4996.

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6)  ASK-WA GOES ON THE ROAD (OR WANTS TO)

Are you interested in providing an online reference service to your patrons, but you’re not sure how to do it or what to use? Are you curious what all the noise is about virtual reference? Ahniwa Ferrari, coordinator for Ask-WA, the statewide virtual reference cooperative, wants to visit your library and talk about reference. Whether you would like to join the statewide cooperative, or find out what sort of local options might work in your library, Ahniwa is happy to come visit and help you in any way he can.

For a preview of virtual reference services, you can also check out the archive for this month’s First Tuesdays program, which covers the changing world of reference services and encourages libraries to bring their service out into their communities. The archive is vi
ewable at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesday.

If you’re interested in talking to Ahniwa or scheduling a visit to your library, please send him an email at [email protected] or call at 360-570-5587.

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7)  TARGET STORES OFFER LOCAL STORE GRANTS

The Target Local Store Grants support nonprofit organizations in the communities where the company’s stores are located. Arts grants support programs that bring the arts to schools or make it affordable for families to participate in cultural experiences. Early Childhood Reading grants support programs that foster a love of reading and encourage children, from birth through age nine, to read together with their families.

Grants generally range between $1,000 and $3,000. Applications will be accepted between March 1 and May 31, 2009 at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/target. Grant award notifications are made by September 30, 2009.

Target also offers Field Trip grants – 7,400 grants so far to educators in all 50 states, but the 2008-2009 field trip grant cycle is closed. Keep this opportunity in mind for the future.

In order to honor National Poetry Month, the Washington State Library is excited to announce that we will be hosting our state’s first poet laureate, Samuel Green, for an evening event on April 9, 2009, at 6:30 pm.

Sam Green is a native of Washington and currently resides on Waldron Island. He has authored numerous poetry collections, has been a visiting poet and instructor for several Washington and northwest universities and colleges, and has been the editor of Brooding Heron Press for the past 30 years. Mr. Green’s poetry collection The Grace of Necessity won the 2008 Washington State Book Award in Poetry.

Please join us for this celebration of poetry in the main reading room on the second floor of the library. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and seating is limited and available on a first come basis.

For more information about this upcoming program, please contact Library Events at (360) 704-5269 or [email protected]

Volume 5: Feb. 26, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LIBRARIES AND THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT

2) MARCH FIRST TUESDAYS PROGRAM FEATURES VIRTUAL REFERENCE

3) LITERACY AND EDUCATION GRANT OPPORTUNITY

4) NEH PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM CCAHA

5) TRUSTEE VIDEOS FROM THE WYOMING STATE LIBRARY

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Volume 5: Feb. 19, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) CONTINUING EDUCATION GRANTS FROM WSL

2) SUMMER READING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AVAILABLE SOON

3) DTV CONVERSION HELP FROM ALA

4) LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIVE IN MARCH IN TUMWATER

5) A CALIFORNIA SUMMER READING WORKSHOP FOR VIEWING ONLINE

6) UPCOMING LIBRARY CONFERENCES

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Volume 5: Feb. 12, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) PUBLIC LIBRARY USAGE IN TOUGH TIMES

2) HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS NOW AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT

3) CONSERVATION KITCHEN BOOK REPAIR MATERIALS

4) THE LATEST FROM ALA ON THE LEAD IN BOOKS ISSUE

5) FREE ONLINE CLASS CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION CLASS

6) WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY

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1) PUBLIC LIBRARY USAGE IN TOUGH TIMES

The Washington State Library studied public library usage patterns during this current period of economic downturn. A quick survey was conducted which compared usage statistics for the most recent 6 months to the same period from the year before.The results of this study have received quite a bit of publicity in the last few weeks. Articles referring to it featuring local libraries have appeared in several newspapers around the state. For links to some of them, visit a recent posting on the Serving Washington Libraries blog: www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/hardtimes. If a story appeared in your paper, please add a link in the blog comment section.

If you have not seen the complete report, prepared by WSL’s Evelyn Lindberg, you can find it at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/up. The press release from the Office of the Secretary of state discussing the report can be found at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/pr.

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2) HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS NOW AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT

Washington State’s Historical Newspapers as digitized by the Washington State Library are now available in PDF format. This means that teachers, students, and public library users no longer need to download the DJVU viewer in order to use the historical newspaper collection online. (DJVU format is still available for those who prefer it.) To view and/or search the newspaper collection, go to www.secstate.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx.

Historical newspapers from Washington State’s territorial period (1853-1889) are excellent primary source documents to support the new Social Studies CBA requirements. Teachers and students will particularly appreciate Moments in History, the pre-selected groups of articles on popular research topics, www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/moments. Additionally, Classics in Washington History, a digital collection of rare, out of print books, is also available in full-text for searching and viewing in PDF format: www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications.aspx.

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3) CONSERVATION KITCHEN BOOK REPAIR MATERIALS

The videos and the related handouts for the Conservation Kitchen Parts 1 and 2 are now sited on their own WSL web page, at www.secstate.wa.gov/library/conservation_kitchen.aspx . They can be viewed as streaming media, or the DVDs can be borrowed from WSL Resource Sharing. These presentations were offered last year by WSL’s Diane Hutchins and others, as part of two noontime Brown Bag sessions.

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4) THE LATEST FROM ALA ON THE LEAD IN BOOKS ISSUE

“In discussing this situation with the ALA Washington Office attorney, Nathan Brown, we were advised that ALA’s comment letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission offered a statutory interpretation that the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act does not apply to libraries, even if it applies to books. Additionally, members of Congress have been telling ALA the same thing – the law was not intended to apply to books. We, therefore, believe strongly that the law does not apply to us unless and until CPSC clarifies otherwise by rule.

We have urged the CPSC to clarify that our interpretation is correct. In the meantime, if a library is aware of a book possibly containing lead at harmful levels or the statutorily prescribed levels, it should remove that book. As we learn more about this issue, we will continue to post updates on this (ALA) blog (www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch).”

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5) FREE ONLINE CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION CLASS

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) is pleased to offer the free online course: “From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet” beginning on February 16 and ending on March 2nd with a live web conference. Learn how to evaluate health information sites on the Internet using the following criteria: accuracy, authority, bias, currency and coverage.

As of Wednesday, there were 3 places left in next week’s class. The next offering of this free class will be in May. More information about the course is available at cech.mlanet.org/node/300. You may register for the course at tinyurl.com/CERegistration. Instructions on how to be placed on a waitlist will be given at the registration website when the course is full.

This course has been offered several times in the past few years and has been very well-received. The course is asynchronous, meaning you can work at your own pace via a private class website, with the exception of a live web conference that will take place on Monday, March 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. An optional final project is available if you an unable to attend the conference; we understand the demands of library scheduling!

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6) WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY

Coming soon from the Washington State Library, a workshop by Victoria Tennant on “Understanding the Mysteries of the Teenage Brain & Teens in Your Library,” followed by Lisa Oldoski of the Pierce County Library in the afternoon, discussing teen library services. Tennant’s workshop, “Amazing Minds,” was offered by WSL some years ago to rave reviews.

Find more program details, registration links, dates and the six cities where the training will be offered at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/brain . The all-day training is free and will include lunch. A preconference workshop with the same program is planned for WALE 2009 in Wenatchee on September 30. This preconference will be eligible for CE Grant applications. For more information, contact Jennifer Fenton, [email protected], toll free 1-866-538-4996.

Volume 5:     February 5, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1)  LEAD IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS

2)  NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE

3)  TECHSOUP, WEBINARS, AND DONATED SOFTWARE

4)  ARCHIVED FIRST TUESDAYS PROGRAMS: LISTEN ONLINE

5)  DUPAGE SOARING TO EXCELLENCE TELECONFERENCE FEBRUARY 13

6)  ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

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1)  LEAD IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS

From ALA—The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released an announcement to the Federal Register staying implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) until February 10, 2010: www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia09/brief/stayenforce.pdf.

Libraries now have a little room to breathe, but this announcement is not an end to this problem. Since we know children’s books are safe (from contamination by lead), libraries are still asking to be exempt from regulation under this law. While the CPSC and Congress continue to toss the burden of responsibility back and forth, libraries are caught in the middle. ALA will continue to work with members of Congress and the CPSC to ensure that a year from now, this matter is resolved once and for all, and America’s libraries remain open and welcoming to children.

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2)  NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE

The deadline for nominations for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service is Feb. 17, 2009. The National Medal for Museum and Library Service (formerly the National Award) honors outstanding institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. Selected institutions demonstrate extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service, exceeding the expected levels of community outreach and core programs generally associated with its services. The medal includes prizes of $10,000 to each recipient and an awards ceremony to be held in Washington, DC.

Public or private nonprofit institutions are eligible to receive this award. A friends group for an individual museum or library is not an eligible entity. Institutions may be nominated by staff members or members of the public. Find more information and a nomination form at www.imls.gov/about/medals.shtm.

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3)  TECHSOUP, WEBINARS, AND DONATED SOFTWARE

Through TechSoup.org, public libraries can receive brand-new software donated by top companies for use on public access computers. For example, Microsoft Office Pro 2007 is available for a $20 administrative fee or Vista for a $10 administrative fee. Not only can you get donated software, you can get articles, a community forum, free webinars and more!

Attend this webinar and learn how your library can benefit from everything that TechSoup has to offer. Brenda Hough of TechSoup’s MaintainIT Project will interview Becky Heil from Dubuque County Library in Farley, Iowa and Brett Fisher from Flathead Country Library in Kalispell, Montana to learn how they use TechSoup and what advice they’d give to people new to TechSoup. Space is limited, so sign up today! Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009; time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST; registration: cc.readytalk.com/r/1nzgwjy5d05wj.

More Free MaintainIT Webinars — Registration and details at www.maintainitproject.org/events.

· 2/10/2009 Evaluations and Metrics: A MaintainIT Book Club Discussion

· 2/12/2009 Train-the-Trainer: Using MaintainIT Resources for Technology Training

· 2/17/2009 30-minute Webinars: Technology Services for Children

For more information on TechSoup, visit www.techsoup.org/stock

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4)  ARCHIVED FIRST TUESDAYS  PROGRAMS: LISTEN ONLINE

The archived recording of February’s First Tuesdays program, featuring Martha Shinners of WSL talking about Summer Reading and the Summer Reading Collaborative, is now available for your listening pleasure at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesday. If you did not happen to hear the January program on WSL’s Washington Rural Heritage Project or the December one on WTBBL, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, they also contain a lot of useful information. In fact, we are gathering quite a backlog of programs, all worth listening to. Check them out sometime. All are available from the right-hand column of our First Tuesdays webpage.

And if you have not looked at the Washington Rural Heritage Project’s website and blog recently, you’ll find some wonderful pictures and other material there, at washingtonruralheritage.org/ and blogs.secstate.wa.gov/wrh/.

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5)  DUPAGE SOARING TO EXCELLENCE TELECONFERENCE FEBRUARY 13

The Washington State Library is pleased to offer the College of DuPage’s teleconference series Soaring to Excellence and Library Challenges and Opportunities to all Washington libraries.

The February 13 program is “Targeting the Ages: Programming that Hits the Mark.” This program will look at some of the innovative programming libraries today are creating to meet the evolving needs of their patrons and will also provide a basic primer for anyone who has always wanted to plan a program, but didn’t know where or how to begin.

This teleconference will be Friday, February 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time.) Registration is available at:

· www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/bcrtele for viewing the teleconference from your worksite.

· www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/targeting for viewing the teleconference from the Washington State Library, Room 221.

More information on the series can be found at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/dupage. For questions, please contact Jennifer Fenton, CE/Training Coordinator, Washington State Library at 360-570-5571, toll free 1-866-538-4996, or [email protected].

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6)  ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

The Getty Conservation Institute is pleased to announce that papers from its Experts’ Roundtable on Sustainable Climate Management Strategies (Tenerife, Spain, 2007) are now available for download from the GCI’s website. To read a description of the Roundtable, and find the documents, use this link: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/climate.

Topics addressed include current climate management strategies and emerging trends; the meaning of sustainability in relation to the preservation of cultural heritage; and whether cultural institutions such as museums, archives, and libraries can or should play a role in the debate about energy consumption. The participants’ discussion papers are supplemented by a transcript of the meeting and a bibliography on climate management.

Volume 5:   January 29, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1)  WASHINGTON READS POSTERS

2)  LEAD CONTENT IN BOOKS

3)  CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS BOOKSHELF, LAST ROUND OF APPLICATIONS

4)  FIRST TUESDAYS FEBRUARY 3 FEATURES SUMMER READING

5)  EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

6)  2009 AAAHRP BIENNIAL BLACK HISTORY CONFERENCE AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

7)  PRESERVATION OF AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTIONS

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1)  WASHINGTON READS POSTERS

The two latest Washington Reads posters feature Logan Olson, founder and creative director of Logan Magazine, and some Washington fans of the Twilight book series set in Forks, Washington. These posters have been sent to academic and public libraries as well as private and public school libraries throughout Washington. To see all available Washington Reads posters, please visit the Washington State Library’s web site at  www.secstate.wa.gov/library/wa_reads/posters.aspx.

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2)  LEAD CONTENT IN BOOKS

From an ALA statement: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 has been interpreted to include books as a product that must be tested for lead. While it is understandable that the CPSC must protect children from toxic materials, publishers have already tested the book components and found that the lead levels are lower than the regulations require three years from now. Additionally, all book recalls in the last two decades have been because of toys attached to the books that posed a choking hazard, not the books themselves. Further details can be found at www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/.

A public meeting was held January 22, and Cheryl Falvey, General Counsel for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), stated that a decision should be made by the first week of February regarding libraries. Even with her assurances, ALA is urging librarians to let the CPSC know how important an issue this is to libraries. They indicated that supporters should call the Acting Commissioner, Nancy Nord, at (301) 504-7901. Their directions were: “When you call this number, wait for the automated directory to give you directions to reach Nancy Nord’s office. Explain to the Commission that it is simply impossible for libraries to remove all children’s books from the shelves and/or ban children under 12 from the library and still provide the level of service that is needed.”

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3)  CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS BOOKSHELF, LAST ROUND OF APPLICATIONS

1,000 free sets of the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf will be awarded in the third and final round of applications. These free publications contain vital information and resources that are essential for the care of your collections. Over 1,800 institutions have already received this set of materials, valued at approximately $800, during the first two application periods.

You can find more information, view the instructions and the application questions, special requirements, and the contents of the Bookshelf at www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.

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4)  FIRST TUESDAYS FEBRUARY 3 FEATURES SUMMER READING

The First Tuesdays guest speaker on Feb. 3, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. for an hour, will be Martha Shinners of the Washington State Library, discussing Summer Reading and the Collaborative Summer Reading Program. See www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesday for a further description of the February session and for instructions on how to join in. The archived recordings of prior First Tuesdays are now available at the same site, with links to all earlier programs on the right side of the page.

First Tuesdays began as a service to small and rural libraries, but those from any library are welcome to take part. Branch staff should first check with supervisors. If you have never participated in any Wimba session, you will need to go through a quick set-up wizard first. For more information, contact Susan Barrett, [email protected] or toll free 1-866-538-4996.

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5)  EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

The latest issue of the Oregon Library Association Quarterly is devoted to Emergency and Disaster Preparedness and Response. It is available online at data.memberclicks.com/site/ola/olaq_14no4.pdf.

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6)  2009 AAAHRP BIENNIAL BLACK HISTORY CONFERENCE AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

The Association of African American Historical Research & Preservation (AAAHRP) Biennial Black History Conference will be held at Seattle University on March 21 & 22, 2009; the conference theme will be “Black History: Full Disclosure.” More information and a registration form can be found at www.aaahrp.org/html/2009_conference.html. Conference fee for forms postmarked by Jan. 31 is $75, later $85, or $100 at the door.

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7)  PRESERVATION OF AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTIONS

The latest issue of International Preservation News, IPN 46, is now available on the IFLA website at www.ifla.org/VI/4/news/ipnn46.pdf. IPN 46 is devoted to the preservation of audiovisual collections, still images and sound, while IPN 47 (May 2009) will be dedicated to moving pictures, films and TV archives.

Volume 5: January 22, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1)  LIBRARY SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DURING TIMES OF CRISIS

2)  CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS AT TRIBAL CONFERENCE

3)  ALA’S “ADVOCATING IN A TOUGH ECONOMY” TOOLKIT AVAILABLE ONLINE

4)  OUTSTANDING BOOKS WITH NORTHWEST SETTINGS

5)  NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR BCR BOARD REPRESENTATION

6)  BRIEFLY NOTED—WASHINGTON READS POSTERS; FIRST TUESDAYS

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1)  LIBRARY SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DURING TIMES OF CRISIS

Did your library serve an extraordinary community function during the December snowfall events or the January floods? If so, we need your stories about how the library served the community. We will post this information on our Serving Washington Libraries blog and use this information when we meet with other officials within the state.

We’ve heard that some of you opened your doors to other community functions such that they could operate out of your library. Your library may have served as a command center for instance. Some of you may have opened your doors to the local business community when they flooded and allowed them to continue to operate in some limited fashion. Others of you may have opened your doors and welcomed many who had no place to spend the day. These are the stories we are hoping that you will share with us.

You may post your response to the blog at blogs.secstate.wa.gov/libdev/ or send your response to Rand Simmons, Library Development Program Manager at [email protected]. If you have pictures that support your story, those are welcome as well.

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2)  CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS AT TRIBAL CONFERENCE

Call for Proposal applications for presentations and pre-conferences are now being accepted for the 2009 National Streams of Language, Memory, and Lifeways Conference for Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums. The conference will be held in Portland, Oregon October 19-22, 2009. Visit the www.tribalconference.org website to view the application, which can be submitted online or to the mailing address shown.

The deadline for submissions for Keynote Proposal applications is February 2, 2009. Pre-Conference & Conference Session applications are due February 28, 2009. Watch the website for further details about the conference, a very special opportunity for Northwest libraries.

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3)  ALA’S “ADVOCATING IN A TOUGH ECONOMY” TOOLKIT AVAILABLE ONLINE

A new web-based resource has just been released by ALA that will help library advocates make the case for libraries during times of economic downturn. The “Advocating in a Tough Economy” toolkit is available at www.ala.org/tougheconomytoolkit.

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4)  OUTSTANDING BOOKS WITH NORTHWEST SETTINGS

Looking for some outstanding and fun books with Pacific Northwest settings? Carolyn Petersen and Kathryn Hamilton Wang gave a book talk devoted to this topic Nov. 13 as part of WSL’s Brown Bag lunchtime programs. Handouts from this event are now available on the WSL Web site. Visit www.secstate.wa.gov/library/wa_collections.aspx and scroll down to “Presentations and Events” and look for Outstanding and Fun books with Pacific Northwest Settings where you will find the handouts. The “Combined book list” is arranged alphabetically by author, while the “Pacific NW Reads full list” is arranged by such topics as Call of the Sea, Murder and Mayhem, First People, Northwest Characters, and the like.

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5)  NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR BCR BOARD REPRESENTATION

The 2009 BCR Nominating Committee is looking for candidates to run in this spring’s Board of Trustees election. The committee is developing a slate of candidates to run for four positions on the Board of Trustees: school library trustee, special library trustee and two at-large trustees. Among other qualifications, candidates should have significant knowledge and interest in BCR and its activities, experience with making policy level decisions, experience with financial oversight for a significant budget and an understanding of the role of a governing board.

Anyone wishing to be considered for the election slate should contact BCR’s Sharon Hoffhines at [email protected]. For more information, visit www.bcr.org/membership/elections/boardelections.html. Nominations are due Jan. 30. As a reminder, all Washington libraries are BCR members by virtue of a statewide membership paid by the Washington State Library.

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6)  BRIEFLY NOTED—WASHINGTON READS POSTERS; FIRST TUESDAYS

New Washington Reads posters for Twilight and for Logan Olson and Logan Magazine are now available. Details next week on how to order copies.

First Tuesdays guest speaker on Feb. 3 at 9:00 a.m. will be Martha Shinners of WSL, talking about the 2009 Summer Reading program. Tune in at http://webj.horizonwimba.com. More details in next week’s WSL Updates.

Volume 5:  January 15, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1)  WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY

2)  WSL EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS

3)  MARYANN KOHL CAYAS WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS

4)  LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE JUDGES CHOSEN

5)  FREE ARCHIVES WORKSHOP

6)  COPIES OF NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES AVAILABLE

7)  FREE PRESERVATION E-NEWSLETTERS AVAILABLE

8)  BRIEFLY

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1)  WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY

Coming soon from the Washington State Library, a workshop by Victoria Tennant on “Understanding the Mysteries of the Teenage Brain & Teens in Your Library,” followed by Lisa Oldoski of the Pierce County Library in the afternoon, discussing teen library services. Tennant’s workshop, “Amazing Minds,” was offered by WSL some years ago to rave reviews. Find more program details, registration links, dates and the six cities where the training will be offered at www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/brain . The all-day training is free and will include lunch. For more information, contact Jennifer Fenton, [email protected], toll free 1-866-538-4996. A preconference workshop with the same program is planned for WALE 2009 in Wenatchee on September 30. This preconference will be eligible for CE Grant applications.

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2)  WSL EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS

The Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library is recruiting for four full-time, permanent Branch Library Associates (Library & Archives Paraprofessional 5) in Connell, Monroe, and Walla Walla. This is a direct employment opportunity and the recruitment announcement may be viewed at www.secstate.wa.gov/office/employment.aspx; choose Branch Library Associates. Please share this announcement with anyone who may be interested.

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3)  MARYANN KOHL CAYAS WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS

To register for Maryann Kohl’s WLA/CAYAS spring workshops, “Enhancing Literacy Through Art” in the morning and “Discover the Great Masters” in the afternoon, on Feb. 7 in Redmond and May 15 in Ellensburg, use the registration form found at cayas.wla.org/files/registration-spring-workshops.pdf. For more details, see www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/kohl.

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4)  LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE JUDGES CHOSEN

The judges have been announced for the 2008-2009 Letters About Literature contest. To see the list of names, and for more information regarding Letters About Literature, visit http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/lal/ or contact Shirley Lewis, [email protected] or 360-704-5211.

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5)  FREE ARCHIVES WORKSHOP

A free, one-day workshop is being offered for those who work with historical records but are not trained archivists. The dates are Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 at the National Archives Pacific-Alaska Region, Seattle; Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at the Washington State Archives Puget Sound Branch, Bellevue; and Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the Veterans Memorial Museum, Chehalis. For information and registration, contact Mark Vessey of the Heritage Resource Center at 360-586-0219. Seats are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and tend to fill quickly.

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6)  COPIES OF NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES AVAILABLE

After their One Book grant was finished, one grantee had many gently used copies of Alexander McCall Smith’s books left over. These have been shared with the State Library, in hopes that a good use could be found for them.  With the exception of the latest title (The Good Husband of Zebra Drive which is in hardback) these are all property stamped trade paperbacks. Library Development would be happy to send you as many sets as you would like free of charge. Some of the series titles are also available in a set of eight copies of a single title with a book discussion guide. Please contact Leanna Hammond at [email protected] or toll free 1-866-538-4996.

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7)  FREE PRESERVATION E-NEWSLETTERS AVAILABLE

The Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology is offering two free quarterly e-newsletters in the preservation area. Consumer photo collection preservation will be covered by The Archival Adviser; visit www.archivaladvisor.org/ to sign up or view past issues.

Climate Notes: Managing the Storage Environment for Preservation is a free e-newsletter published by the Image Permanence Institute and designed for collection care staff in cultural institutions. Climate Notes covers a wide range of topics related to managing the environment for preservation. To sign up, go to www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/. A free web-based Dew Point Calculator is available at www.dpcalc.org. Dew Point is the subject of the most recent Climate Notes.

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8)  BRIEFLY

Due to a high information flow this week, some items must be listed briefly. Contact Susan Barrett, [email protected], if the link does not provide sufficient background.

Big Read grants from NEA and IMLS—applications due Feb. 3, 2009, downloadable from www.NEABigRead.org.

Coming Up Taller Awards, from IMLS, NEA, and NEH—nominations due Jan. 30, 2009, see www.cominguptaller.org.

Free WebJunction webinar, Jan.20, 2009, 11:00 a.m.—“A Need for Speed; Measuring and Managing Bandwidth”, www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/speed

“We The People” Bookshelf, free from ALA and NEH, apply online through Jan. 30, 2009 at publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf.

Lincoln (bicentennial) readers, with excerpts of speeches, etc., available free at lincoln.loa.org/readers/.