Volume 13, September 21, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include 2 last chances:

1) LAST CHANCE FOR LCW

2) LAST CHANCE – CREATE A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN

3) NNLM OFFERS CHIS FROM MLA

4) IMLS MUSEUM AWARDS

5) HEALTH LITERACY TOOLKIT

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) LAST CHANCE FOR LCW

Don’t forget! Tomorrow (9/22) is the very last day to send your application for Library Council of Washington (LCW). There are four open positions: School, Special, Underserved and Tech. Complete information is available on our web page.

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2) LAST CHANCE – CREATE A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN

The Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery workshop is offered Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Odegaard Library, University of Washington. This is the last time this workshop will be available in Seattle, or in the State of Washington, for that matter.

The workshop is free using funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Participation in the in-person workshop requires viewing the archived Part 1 webinars BEFORE attending the Part 2 in-person workshop AND completing the workshop assignments. Any exception requires the permission of the instructor, Gary L Menges, Librarian Emeritus, University of Washington, WESTPAS (Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service) trainer.

The goal is to produce the following outcomes for disaster preparedness activities:

• Complete a disaster response & collection salvage plan by the end of Part 2;
• Learn how to train staff to implement your plan effectively;
• Set pre- and post-disaster action priorities for your collections;
• Understand practical decision-making skills needed during an emergency;
• Experience salvage procedures for books, documents, photos & objects.

Who should attend? Administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all types of cultural institutions. By registering for the workshop, the institution commits to supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop’s disaster preparedness goals. When possible, please commit two attendees so they can work together on the disaster preparedness activities.

Register for the in-person session at tinyurl.com/ot4kve2. Go to Nov. 16 on the calendar and activate the provided link. Your registration confirmation will include links to the required archived webinars. For registration assistance, contact Wendy Cao. For general questions and content information, contact Gary Menges. For a complete description of this workshop, and more information on WESTPAS, visit www.westpas.org.

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3) NNLM OFFERS CHIS FROM MLA

Your National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR) is alerting you to a wonderful opportunity to brush up your health reference skills, evaluate your collection, and explore the health and wellness needs of your community. The opportunity is entirely free but does involve a commitment of your time.

A new federally-funded project is covering the costs for a cohort of public library librarians and staff to earn a Consumer Health Information Specialization certificate (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association (MLA). This is only for those who do not have a CHIS.

NNLM is recruiting for a public libraries class of Health and Wellness @ the Library: The Essentials of Providing Consumer Health Services. The course takes 12 hours to complete, and earns a Consumer Health Information Specialization certificate upon completion, good for three years. You will be asked to provide feedback on the platform, course content, and the cohort experience.

If interested, send an e-mail to [email protected] with the following information: Your name, email address, library name, library address, size of population served. Space is limited so please take a careful look at your schedule during the class dates (October 30 through December 5). Plan to spend approximately 3 hours a week on this course. Only submit your name if you are committed to completing the course work and evaluations. NNLM PNW needs to know ASAP.

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4) IMLS MUSEUM AWARDS

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced $21,188,413 in funding for 160 projects for museums across the country. IMLS received 705 applications requesting $121,308,714 for the funding initiatives that are part of its Museums for America grant program. The grant recipients will match the funds with $31,308,489 in non-federal funds.

Museums in Washington that received awards:

• Feiro Marine Life Center, Port Angeles: $24,983.00;
• Hands on Children’s Museum, Olympia: $145,099.00;
• Children’s Museum of Tacoma: $499,994.00;
• Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle: $321,003.00;
• Seattle Art Museum: $350,000.00.

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5) HEALTH LITERACY TOOLKIT

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the American Library Association have partnered through the Libraries Transform campaign and have created a free health literacy toolkit. This toolkit equips library professionals with customizable tools to promote health literacy in October and throughout the year providing

• Program ideas
• Downloadable marketing tools:
• Bookmark templates
• Social media graphics
• Posters
• Table tents
• Postcards

Library staff can guide their community members to trusted health information so that they can make educated decisions about their health and that of their loved ones. Access the toolkit via this shortcut link: sos.wa.gov/q/Htoolkit.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, September 25

• Islandora Scholar and the Landscape of Open Source Options (LYRASIS) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Everybody Has a Story: Creating Cultural and Historic Preservation Programs with Impact (Programming Librarian) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, September 26

• Visualizing the Impact of a New Clinical Informationist Service (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• 7 Questions to Ask Before Beginning Your Search for a Learning Partner (Training Magazine Network) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Data on a Deadline: Quick Access Tools and Reports (U.S. Census Bureau) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Services to Children with Special Needs: About Special Kids (Indiana State Library) 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Website; Foreign Trade Data for Librarians, No. 7 (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Get to Know GrantStation (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Keeping Classic Reference Current: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (CHOICE/Springer Nature) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Series Nonfiction to Know for Your Library (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• The Name of the Game: Playing Tabletop Games to Build 21st Century Skills (OCLC) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Tuesday Tech30s – Storytelling with Photos, an Introduction to Canva (TechSoup) 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, September 27

• FranklinCovey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity™ (American Management Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Smoothing the Path of the Research Journey: UX in Libraries (Library Journal) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Connecting Resources to a Community in Need: Worcester Police Addiction Recovery (WPAR) Program (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Bold is Gold: Conducting Funding Research (TechSoup) 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• A Framework for Maker Education (Demco) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Creative Crowdfundraising (Blackbaud) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Government Information Resources for Teaching English as a Second Language and Learning English as an Immigrant (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Social Media and Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Getting Started with Working across Generations (American Alliance of Museums) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Supporting Young Children and Families Impacted by Immigration Policies (Early childhood Investigations) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Drug Information Portal (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, September 28

• Research Library – Mastering the Advanced Search Form (ProQuest) 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. PDT
• Be an Incubator to Your Business Community (Library Journal/Gale) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Buy-In Not Opt-Out: Creating a culture for staff driven metrics (Colorado State Library/Research Institute for Public Libraries) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Driving Action with Video: Storytelling Production Tips with Do Something.org (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Is It Really Dead? How to rescue programs for hard-to-reach communities (Colorado State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• School & Public Library Partnerships: The Scoop from a School Librarian (Indiana State Library) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• From Management to Engagement: Skilled Volunteers in Public Libraries (Texas State Library and Archives Commission) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Common Core Open Educational Resources and Websites & Google Classroom (AASL) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, September 29

• Message Dissemination During a Crisis: Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library Shooting (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• AL Live: Accessibility and Libraries (American Libraries) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• From the Bottom Up: We Overlooked the Misdemeanor (And so Can You!) (Indiana State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

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From the desk of Shawn Schollmeyer

The Library of Congress has once again found a fun new way to promote our digital newspapers collections by launching a new crowd-sourced tagging tool to help us capture the key names & titles of the WWI cartoons in our Washington digital newspapers. From 2008-2014 the Washington State Library participated in the National Digital Newspaper Program, contributing over 306,000 pages of Washington newspapers to the Chronicling America website.

One of the biggest advances in making a digital collection full-text searchable is the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, which is great for text, but does a poor capture of handwritten and small text that is often used for cartoons & illustrations. The Beyond Words lab just launched this month by Library of Congress is a fun way to learn about the editorials and opinions of WWI by tagging these cartoons & illustration adding value as a primary resource for researchers, teachers and students. Give it a try and let us know what you think of it! We’ll be passing along feedback to the NDNP staff at Library of Congress. And tell us more about these Sammies!

Crowdsourcing: Beyond Words

One of the first features on labs.loc.gov is Beyond Words, a website that invites the public to identify cartoons and photographs in historic newspapers and provide captions that will turn images into searchable data. This fun crowdsourcing program grows the data set of text available for researchers who use visualization, text analysis and other digital humanities methodologies to discover new knowledge from Chronicling America—the Library’s large collection of historic American newspapers. Beyond Words is available as a pilot project to help the Library of Congress learn more about what subsets of Library data researchers are interested in and to grow the Library’s capacity for crowdsourcing.

“What I like about crowdsourcing is it gives people a chance to discover hidden gems in the collection. You never know what you’ll find poking through old newspapers,” said Tong Wang, the IT specialist who created Beyond Words during a three-month pilot innovator-in-residence program.

Beyond Words will also generate public domain image galleries for scholarship and creative play. As this data set grows, educators, researchers and artists will be able to group image collections by time frame, such as identifying all historic cartoons appearing in World War I-era newspapers.

From the desk of Carolyn Petersen

Congratulations to the Shoalwater Bay Tribe on their new museum library location!

On Friday, September 8, the Shoalwater Bay tribe realized a long held dream of opening a museum to highlight their cultural contributions to their community.  Tribal Library Consultant Carolyn Petersen conveyed a letter of congratulations on their achievement from Secretary of State Kim Wyman which was presented to tribal members.

Some of the highlights of the collection: a cedar hand dugout canoe, a recreation of a tribal headdress using eagle feathers collected from the beach combined with an otter skin purchased at a tribal gathering, and a facsimile of the map with President Andrew Jackson’s signature showing the Shoalwater Bay reservation

Shoalwater Bay tribal librarian Linda Rose was excited at the opening as well because it meant that the tribal library now shares space with the museum which is on a prime location on the coastal highway (in Tokeland, WA.)  Many more folks will discover the library in its current location.  New shelving on casters will allow Linda to accommodate her frequent community programming.

The tribe hopes many visitors will stop by to appreciate both the museum and the library.

Volume 13, September 14, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include resources:

1) RESILIENCE RESOURCES

2) FREE BOOKS

3) THINK, DO, SHOW – SAVE THE DATE

4) THE FORGOTTEN WAR REMEMBERED

5) LATINO CULTURES RESOURCES

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) RESILIENCE RESOURCES

Many people around the country are facing difficult, trying times right now. Evacuees displaced by the recent hurricanes in Texas and along the southeastern seaboard states, immigrants, refugees, and others who have had to leave their homes may suffer increased anxiety and concern.

Feelings of worry, disbelief, fear, and anger are normal when dealing with situations that are out of our control. Many displaced people may want to find shelter at a public library, escape between the pages of a good book, attend a library program, or just feel connected to someone or something within their local community.

For helpful tips for libraries when providing services for evacuees, refugees, immigrants, and others who have been displaced and/or impacted by a recent crisis, check out the latest blog posting (partially quoted above) from the ALA ALSC Public Awareness Committee.

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2) FREE BOOKS

The Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Kitsap Regional Library generously donated books which were left over from their latest community reads to the Washington State Library for redistribution to libraries in Washington State for use as community read titles, classroom sets, or book club kits.

The Washington State Library has:

• The Turner House by Angela Flournoy: 279 trade paperbacks
• A Sudden Light by Garth Stein: 147 trade paperbacks. 14 hardback large print copies, and 23 audiobook copies.
• The Painter by Peter Heller: 2 trade paperbacks.
• The Secret of the Nightingale Palace by Dana Sachs: 1 trade paperback

A minimum of five copies per order is required. They can be a mix and match of titles. This is a first come, first serve process. Please contact Leanna Hammond with your request at [email protected].

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3) THINK, DO, SHOW – SAVE THE DATE

The Washington State Library is bringing the workshop Think, Do, Show – Telling the Library Story with Data to three locations in November. In this free, all-day workshop, you will learn practical, strategic methods for evaluating your library’s programs and services. Through a series of interactive exercises, you will discover how to collect and analyze your data, use your results to inform your strategic planning, management, and communication with stakeholders, and visually present your statistics in infographics and other formats to demonstrate your library’s impact.

Presenter Linda Hofschire is the Director of the Colorado State Library’s Library Research Service (LRS). She has more than 20 years of experience working in social science research and evaluation. At LRS, she manages a variety of research and evaluation projects including outcome-based evaluations of state library programs, and a national training event, the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL).

• November 13, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Timberland Regional Library Service Center, 415 Tumwater Blvd SW, Tumwater
• November 15, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Whitman County Rural Library System, 102 S. Main Street, Colfax
• November 17, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., King County Library System Service Center, 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah

All registration will be managed through the WSL online training calendar; watch for an announcement (coming soon) and then register online. Space is limited. Questions? Contact Mary Campbell at [email protected] or 360-570-5571.

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4) THE FORGOTTEN WAR REMEMBERED

Legacy Washington announces the opening of a new exhibit, Korea 65: The Forgotten War Remembered, that captures the stories of veterans and Korean Americans whose lives were influenced by the Korean War. The exhibit, housed in the lobby of the Secretary of State’s Office in the Capitol Building in Olympia, opens on September 14. Anyone visiting the state capitol is invited to stop by to view the exhibit. Those not able to visit in person may check out the project, available in its entirety, online. View or read both the subject profiles, and the exhibit.

Libraries may wish to purchase the Korea 65 book, which includes 13 unique stories of Washingtonians who were affected by the war. The $22.50 cost includes shipping. The book may be purchased online.

For teachers, Korea 65 lesson plans are available. Three-part mini-units are available free online for teachers to introduce the exhibit and project into their classroom.

Legacy Washington is a program of the Office of the Washington Secretary of State.

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5) LATINO CULTURES RESOURCES

Libraries across the country are working in a variety of ways to improve the full spectrum of library and information services for the approximately 58.6 million Spanish-speaking and Latino people in the US and build a diverse and inclusive profession.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins September 15, Google Cultural Institute has collaborated with more than 35 museums and institutions to launch a new platform on September 7 within Google Arts & Culture: Latino Cultures. The platform brings more than 2,500 Latino cultural artifacts online and—through immersive storytelling, 360-degree virtual tours, ultra-high-resolution imagery, and visual field trips—offers first-hand knowledge about the Latino experience in America.

The American Library Association’s President-Elect Loida Garcia-Febo says she is excited about this new resource, which she believes will help libraries continue to draw attention to the rich legacy of Latinos and Latinas across America. “Nationwide, libraries are celebrating Latino cultures by offering programs that highlight our music, cuisine, art, history, and leadership,” says Garcia-Febo. “I know this platform will be a great springboard as we continue to reshape our library collections to include Spanish-language and Latino-oriented materials.”

For more from ALA, use this shortcut: sos.wa.gov/q/Latino.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, September 18

• Getting to Yes (Utah State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• CultureGrams (ProQuest) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• “Making Readers:” How the Maker Movement Can Impact Literacy (Idaho Commission for Libraries) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• I’m a Librarian, Not a Doctor! Providing Health Information to Public Library Customers (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, September 19

• Bring Frankenstein to Life! (Indiana State Library) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• How to Make Really Great and Cost-Effective Video for eLearning (Training Magazine Network) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Works in Progress Webinar: Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Work in the MIT Libraries’ Collections Directorate (OCLC) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Making Sense of the American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Using Evidence-Based Search Features (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Make Virtual Classroom Learning Relevant-Scenario Based Learning in the Virtual Classroom (InSync Training) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• An Introduction to the Statistics in Schools Program (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Sleeper Hits for the New Year (Library Journal) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• What’s Cooking for Fall 2017 (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat data sync collections, Part 2 (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat Discovery Configuration, Part 1: Content and staff features (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Networking for Disaster Management in the Performing Arts (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• USGS Library: Indexes, Catalogs, and Other Bibliographic Tools, A Day in the Life of a Reference Librarian (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Policies for Adding Original Records to WorldCat (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare ILL – Borrowing (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Email, Facebook, and Big Data with P.C. Sweeney (Tutor.com) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Celebrate Afterschool Partnerships with the Annual “Lights on Afterschool!”  (After School Alliance) 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, September 20

• Social Media 101 for #GivingTuesday (Firespring) 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Beyond Books: Public libraries address the social determinants of health (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Modern Manners for Today’s Business World (American Management Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• How to Engage Your Community with Code Clubs (SirsiDynix) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• ACRL Distance Learning Section Discussion Group Forum (ACRL) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Digital Training and Workforce Development Discussion (BroadbandUSA) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Getting Started: Making Your Grant Requests Sparkle (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• New Fall Nonfiction for Every Reader (School Library Journal) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Health Reference and You: ALA Guidelines, Best Practices, and Training Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, September 21

• eLibrary (ProQuest) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Are You Ready? Essential Disaster Health Information Resources for Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Tech Savvy in the School Library (Wyoming State Library) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PDT
• Documents that Changed the Way We Live (ACRL/CHOICE) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• How Can We Achieve Program Sustainability? (Charity Village) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Customization with My NCBI (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Recorded Books You Should Know: Upcoming Audios, Fall 2017 (Booklist/Recorded Books) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat Discovery Configuration, Part 2: Patron-facing features (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare ILL – Lending (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Networking: A Survival Guide for Introverts (North Dakota State Library) 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Build a Great Makerspace (School Library Journal) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• How to Serve Genealogists Now (Infopeople/Niche Academy) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, September 22

• Hacking Hemingway, Building Capacity: Using Grants to Jump Start Access and Care (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Risk Assessment for Performing Arts Organizations (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT

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DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities.  By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.

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Volume 13, September 7, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include things wanted:

1) WANTED – LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBERS

2) ECLIPSE GLASSES WANTED

3) HISTORICAL ZINES WANTED

4) AMERICANS TRUST LIBRARIES

5) RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANTS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) WANTED – LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBERS

The mission of the Library Council of Washington (LCW) is to help all Washington citizens access library services, information, and resources. The LCW advises the State Librarian and the Office of the Secretary of State on statewide library issues and the expenditure of federal LSTA funding. The fifteen members represent all types of libraries and library users. The Council meets in person three to four times each year.

Members may include library employees, volunteers, trustees, foundation board members, advocates, consultants, or educators. We seek new members that are active and knowledgeable, have great communication skills, and can advocate for all libraries while representing a specific interest group’s views as well. There are currently four open positions on the LCW, representing:

• Special libraries,
• Technology,
• Underserved populations,
• Schools (western Washington).

If you want to help shape our libraries, have at least three years’ experience working with libraries in Washington State, and are interested in applying, please send a copy of the application form and your resume. Application information is available at sos.wa.gov/q/vacancy. Applications must be postmarked by September 22, 2017.

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2) ECLIPSE GLASSES WANTED

If you’re wondering what to do with those eclipse glasses you acquired for the big event, don’t throw them away: the State Library wants them! Drop your eclipse glasses off in the lobby, and they will be donated to Astronomers Without Borders. Or check for a collection center near you. The plan is to send them to schools and other institutions in countries where they are needed but not available. The next two solar eclipses across populated areas are in 2019, in South America (total) and southeastern Asia (partial).

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3) HISTORICAL ZINES WANTED

Announcing the 3rd Annual Historical Zine Contest – Make Washington History Come Alive! The Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Historical Zine Contest. Participants are asked to create a Zine about some aspect of Washington History using primary resources.

Entries will be accepted from four age groups:

• Grades 4-6
• Grades 7-9
• Grades 10-12
• Adults of all ages

Entries will be accepted from September 1 – December 15, 2017. See the Zine webpage for more information and a video about how to make a zine. Questions? Contact Judy Pitchford at [email protected]

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4) AMERICANS TRUST LIBRARIES

Americans struggle to determine what news and information sources they should trust and how to discern reliable information online. They worry that fake news is sowing confusion about current events. And many express a desire to get help.

About six-in-ten adults (61%) say they would be helped at least somewhat in making decisions if they got training on how to find trustworthy information online, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data from 2016. What’s more, a majority of Americans say public libraries are helpful as people try to meet their information needs.

About eight-in-ten adults (78%) feel that public libraries help them find information that is trustworthy and reliable and 76% say libraries help them learn new things. Also, 56% believe libraries help them get information that aids with decisions they have to make. While the library is seen as one useful resource, the survey also found that 55% of adults say that training to gain confidence in using computers, smartphones and the internet would help in making decisions.

This analysis represents an opportunity for libraries to offer training on media literacy, evaluating information sources, and similar topics. The New York Times provides interesting “lesson plans” on the subject. An Internet search for “evaluating information” turns up numerous related resources, many from academic libraries. This topic is hardly new for libraries, but perhaps the current attention to “fake news” provides a more ready audience.

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5) RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANTS

The Pilcrow Foundation, a national non-profit public charity, provides a 2-to-1 match to rural public libraries that receive a grant through its Children’s Book Project and contribute $200-$400 through local sponsors for the purchase of up to $1200 worth (at retail value) of new, quality, hardcover children’s books.

Grant recipients can select from a list of over 500 quality hardcover children’s books best suited for their community, including award-winning and star-reviewed titles from educational and literary organizations. The Pilcrow Foundation accepts applications from independent rural public libraries and Native American Tribal libraries as well as libraries that are part of a county, regional, or cooperative system. Details:

• The current grant deadline is October 1, 2017
• For more details and application process: thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, September 11

• Making a Difference: Intro to LYRASIS Membership (LYRASIS) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 1 – Getting Started with CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, September 12

• TED and Libraries: Ideas worth sharing at places designed for sharing (Indiana State Library) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• Zines to the Front: Building a Library Collection for the People, by the People (Washington State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Writing and Designing Engaging Emails (Blackbaud) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Automatic Term Mapping (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Database of the Month: Mango Languages (Wyoming State Library) 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Air University Information Resources: Aerospace Power, Military History, Geopolitics, and Professional Military Education (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT
• Romancing Readers (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Turn the GivingTuesday global movement into local impact (Blackbaud) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat data sync collections, Part 1 (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Opioid Crisis Town Hall: Library Needs and Responses (WebJunction/Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• The Ebb and Flow of Floating Collections (Library Journal/Ingram) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 2 – Working with Text in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Beyond Book Readings: Building Science Literacy with Hands-On Activities (AASL) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, September 13

• Capacity Building in Public Health Through Strategic Interdisciplinary Partnerships (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Building Your Support Network: A Woman’s Guide for Success (American Management Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• DorobekInsider Live-The Realities of Cybersecurity (GovLoop) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to Corporate Giving (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Making Banned Books Week Work in Your Community (Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Mindful Leadership (GovLoop) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat Discovery Searching Fundamentals (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare Collection Manager: What It Is and Why It Matters (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to Dialogue & Deliberation for Academic Libraries (ALA/National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Trauma-Informed Early Education Classroom Design: Designing Child and Family-Friendly Spaces for Recovery from Trauma (Early Childhood Investigations) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Editing Bibliographic Data in WorldShare Record Manager (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• 12 Nonprofit Thank You Mistakes to Avoid with Claire Axelrad (Firespring) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• IDs are Going Crazy for These Serious Learning Game Techniques (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
• Lending Wi-Fi Hotspots in Urban and Rural Communities (Texas State Library and Archives Commission) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Teen Book Buzz – Fall 2017 (School Library Journal) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Intellectual Freedom is Not Just About Censorship! (edWeb) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, September 14

• PubMed for Librarians: Building and Refining Your Search (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• An Orientation to Congress.gov (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Authentic Storytelling with Greenpeace: A 10 Step Process (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Fall for New Nonfiction (School Library Journal) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Libraries Transform: Health Literacy Toolkit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Measuring the Impact of Digital Literacy Services with Project Outcome & DigitalLearn.org (Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Why eBooks? Best Practices from School Librarians (Booklist/Gale) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat Discovery Interface Features (OCLC) 11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Advanced Editing of WorldCat Knowledge Base Collections (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Getting Started with Employee Onboarding (American Alliance of Museums) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 3 – Maintaining Collections in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, September 15

• Inclusion of 3D Artifacts into a Digital Library: Exploring Technologies and Best Practice Techniques (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Research Library (ProQuest) 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PDT
• ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) Humanities E-Book Introductory Webinar (LYRASIS: required participation for special offer) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT

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From the desk of Judy Pitchford

Hey kids (and adults)! It’s time for the 3rd Annual Historical Zine Contest!

Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Historical Zine Contest with co-sponsors Washington State Archives and Timberland Regional Library. Participants are asked to create a Zine about some aspect of Washington History.

Washington residents from 4th grade and up (yes, adults, too!) are asked to participate.

All three sponsors have a multitude of resources that can provide fantastic historical material you can use to create your Zine.

• Washington State Library has many online resources that include books, maps, newspapers and photos. You can also find featured images from these digital collections on their Pinterest and Flickr pages. And don’t forget that you can visit the library to see some resources in person!
• Washington State Archives has an extensive print collection, as well as many images at the Digital Archives.
• And you can visit the Timberland Libraries to explore their NW Reference Collection, Zine Collection and Zine Resource Collection.

One winner from each age category and will receive a $75 prize!

Visit the Zine Contest Webpage for the entry form, a video on how to make a zine, and to see some of our past winners.

Entries will be accepted from September 1, 2017 – December 15, 2017. So grab your pencils, pens, typewriters or computers and start creating!

Volume 13, August 31, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include several literacy programs:

1) ZINES TO THE FRONT

2) FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR LIBRARIANS

3) HEALTH LITERACY MONTH

4) IMMIGRANT LITERACY GRANTS

5) OPIOID CRISIS TOWN HALL

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) ZINES TO THE FRONT

Zines to the Front: Building a Library Collection for the People, by the People is the title of September’s First Tuesdays program. Agatha Burstein and Kelsey Smith from the Timberland Regional Library system will provide an overview of zines, zine culture, and zine collections in libraries. Topics will include drafting a zine collection proposal for your library, zine acquisitions and cataloging, ziners advisory, and using zines in library programming and outreach. Resources for further exploration of this topic will also be made available.

First Tuesdays is designed as a continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State. This free web presentation allows attendees to share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. The special-subject presentations, lasting about 60 minutes, are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience.

Please note that our virtual classroom software has changed. Please ensure that you have Zoom installed to join First Tuesdays.

• Tuesday, September 12, 2017: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT

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2) FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR LIBRARIANS

Last month about 50 people attended Financial Literacy Training for Librarians, an all-day workshop at the Seattle Public library. The training, sponsored by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, featured panels of representatives from government and nonprofit agencies that serve the public. Attendees described the sessions as “extremely informative” and important to share with patrons. In addition to information for consumers, the speakers provided a wealth of ideas and experience in programming and partnerships for public and college libraries.

Video recordings of the presentations have now been uploaded to the Washington State Library’s YouTube channel. Slide and handouts from the panels are linked in the descriptions of each video if available. Available video topics include:

• Money and Me
• Personalized Financial Education
• Resources for Targeted Audiences
• Fraud Prevention 101
• CFPB Libraries Project
• Retirement Strategies
• Credit – What Consumers Need to Know

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3) HEALTH LITERACY MONTH

October is Health Literacy Month. The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) have created a Health Literacy Month toolkit for the Libraries Transform campaign.

Join Amanda J. Wilson (NNLM) and Jeff Julian (ALA) for a free webinar as they discuss NNLM’s mission to support health literacy efforts in libraries and explain how to use the key messages, data, and marketing materials to promote health literacy at your library.

• Libraries Transform: Health Literacy Toolkit
• Date: September 14, 2017
• Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Free Webinar – Register to receive the link to the recording following the session

For more on Health Literacy Month, visit www.healthliteracymonth.org.

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4) IMMIGRANT LITERACY GRANTS

Vernon Library Supplies is giving away 100% of its 2017 operating profits to libraries and other non-profit organizations with programs designed to help new immigrants achieve English literacy and proficiency. Grants for as much as $5,000 each will be given out starting December 1, 2017.

• For more information: www.vernonlibrarysupplies.com/grants;
• Application: www.vernonlibrarysupplies.com/application;
• Applications are due October 31, 2017.

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5) OPIOID CRISIS TOWN HALL

Over two million people in the US are estimated to be dependent on prescription opioids or heroin. A sharp rise in drug overdoses has made it the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. This epidemic is happening in all regions of the country, in communities of all sizes, without discrimination for age, ethnicity, or income. As library staff see this crisis impacting their own communities, their urgent question arises: How do we respond?

Join WebJunction and PLA for a virtual town hall, where representatives from libraries and other community organizations will describe their local efforts and who they’re collaborating with. They also want to hear from you: They will ask audience participants to describe the informational, structural, financial and emotional support that library staff and community members need to withstand and address this alarming epidemic. The insights gleaned from this town hall will be shared to inform plans for future efforts. Details:

• Opioid Crisis Town Hall: Library Needs and Responses
• September 12, 2017, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Tuesday, September 5

• Power that is Moral: Cataloging and Ethics (ALCTS e-Forum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT
• eLibrary (ProQuest) 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Introduction to PubMed (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• WorldCat data sync collections, Part 2 (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, September 6

• WorldCat Discovery Configuration, Part 1: Content and staff features (OCLC) 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. PDT
• Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Introduction to Canva (Indiana State Library) 7:00  – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• Power that is Moral: Cataloging and Ethics (ALCTS e-Forum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT
• The New Public Library Director’s Guidebook (NCompass Live) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Setting Goals for Leading a Nonprofit (Nonprofit Hub) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PDT
• Using Technology to Go Beyond the One-Shot (SirsiDynix/Meredith Farkas) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest) 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• A Blueprint for Language and Literacy Learning (Education Week) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Seeking Feedback on the Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (ACRL SLHE) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Guided Play and Early Brain Development in Early Education Settings: Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek on Sparking Positive Outcomes in All Domains (Connect4Learning) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to OCLC Interlibrary Loan (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Convert Supporters on #GivingTuesday with Powerful Landing Pages (Firespring) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, September 7

• WorldCat Discovery Configuration, Part 2: Patron-facing features (OCLC) 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. PDT
• The Year Before Your Capital Campaign (Bloomerang) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• 3 Steps to Improved Employee Engagement: Supporting Work-Life Balance in Your Organization (Training Industry) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Leadership Skills for the Future of Work (Coursera) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Nonprofit 911: How to Grow Your Donor Base through Donor Relations & Cultivating Prospects (Network for Good) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: MeSH (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• 6 Essentials for Teams that Work (Effectiveness Institute) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Bozarthzone! Turning Stress into Power (InSync) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Cataloging Record Distribution Program Workflows (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Community Engagement: 2 Approaches – Aspen Institute & Harwood Institute (Arizona State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• CopyTalk must go on! – Music & Copyright (ALA Office for Information Technology) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Read, Discuss, Meet and Act: The Power of Words (Programming Librarian) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Rediscovering Propaganda Film: From Historical Vault to Digital Research Collection (ACRL/CHOICE) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Top Ten Tips for Managing Reference Today (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Sharing eBooks Across Schools & Districts: How Educators Make It Work (School Library Journal/OverDrive) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• TeachingBooks: Train the Trainer for School Librarians and Educators (Indiana State Library/TeachingBooks.net) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, September 8

• Islandora Hosting Services Demo (LYRASIS) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Technology & Trends presents “Google Drive for Instruction: Leveling Up with Add-Ons” (North Carolina Library Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT

Saturday, September 9

• 10 Ways Google Can Increase Student Engagement (Simple K12) 7:00 – 7:30 a.m. PDT
• Getting the Most Out of Google Forms (Simple K12) 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. PDT
• Get on Track and Stay There with Google Calendar! (Simple K12) 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. PDT
• Great Things You Can Do with Google Docs: More than Just a Word Processor (Simple K12) 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PDT

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DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities.  By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.

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Volume 13, August 24, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) OUTSIDE THE LINES – LIBRARIES REINTRODUCED

2) GIRLS WHO CODE – FREE STARTER KITS

3) READERFEST 2017

4) BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL

5) AUTISM WELCOME HERE

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) OUTSIDE THE LINES – LIBRARIES REINTRODUCED

Libraries and library staff are skilled in their ability to adapt to meet the changing needs of their communities. Step into today’s library, and you might find expanded collections that include everything from telescopes to fishing poles to sewing machines. Libraries have embraced ideas and services that help communities to be their best, whether that’s by providing access to the latest technology or facilitating life-long learning through programming for all ages.

Yet, despite these innovations, many outdated perceptions of libraries linger. For the library industry as a whole, the challenge remains: How do we help our communities understand that libraries are more relevant than ever? Outside the Lines, now in its fourth year, is an international grassroots initiative aimed at doing just that.

Outside the Lines is a weeklong celebration – September 10-16, 2017 – demonstrating the creativity and innovation happening in libraries. Libraries of all types–small, large, urban, rural, public, academic–are invited to participate in an effort to reintroduce themselves to their communities. To do this, organizations agree to host at least one event or campaign during Outside the Lines (OTL) that gets people thinking and talking about libraries in a new way.

For more information and ideas, visit www.getoutsidethelines.org/ or this WebJunction page.

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2) GIRLS WHO CODE – FREE STARTER KITS

Computing skills are the most sought-after in the US job market, but girls across the US are being left behind. Today, less than a quarter of computing jobs are held by women, and that number is declining. By 2020, there will be 1.4 million open jobs in computing, but fewer than 1 in 5 computer science graduates are women. With women making up almost half of our work force, it’s imperative for our economy that we’re preparing our girls for the future of work.

Reshma Saujani, the founder and CEO of the national non-profit organization Girls Who Code, has taught computing skills to and inspired more than 10,000 girls across America. At the opening general session of the 2017 ALA Annual Conference this past June, Reshma spoke about Girls Who Code, how they are working to teach 100,000 girls to code by the end of 2018, and the organization’s many intersections with libraries.

Ms. Saujani is motivated to make sure that libraries—especially those who are interested in developing coding resources and programs—know about her free resources. She invites ALA members and advocates to join the Girls Who Code movement. To request a free Girls Who Code Starter Kit, including tips for leaders, giveaways and more, email: [email protected]. For more information, visit girlswhocode.com/clubs or (for the ALA connection): sos.wa.gov/q/code.

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3) READERFEST 2017

Join beloved local storytellers and authors from around the world September 9 for a free all-day festival at Magnuson Park in Seattle, WA. The event runs from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and has both indoor and outdoor events for all ages: live music, creative activities for kids, thought-provoking panels with noteworthy authors, and a wealth of diversity in participants and vendors. Headliners include Nisi Shawl, Nebula finalist for 2016, and Salina Yoon, author of more than 100 children’s books.

Readerfest is also seeking “rogue librarians,” storytellers, and others who would be interested in presenting a reading, or telling a story during the event. For more information, visit www.Readerfest.com or contact Karen Junker [email protected] 425-429-3698 or 425-443-3895 cell.

Readerfest is a nonprofit organization in Washington formed for the purpose of creating more free literary events in Seattle that are fun for all ages.

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4) BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL

Breaking the Fourth Wall is the theme for the Pacific Northwest Library Association’s 2018 Conference. The 2018 PNLA conference will be held from August 1 – 3 at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell, Montana. Mark your calendars today for this great event!

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5) AUTISM WELCOME HERE

The “Autism Welcome Here: Library Programs, Services and More” grant is sponsored by Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected. Each year, a total of $5,000.00 will be awarded. Depending on the applications received, one grant for the full amount or multiple grants for smaller amounts totaling $5,000.00 may be awarded.

• 2018 grant applications are now available.
• Applications will be accepted starting September 1, 2017.
• The application deadline is December 1, 2017.
• The grant funding period is April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
• For more information and application materials, visit librariesandautism.org/grant.

Any type of library in the United States or Canada can apply, and the proposal can fund projects and services for any age group. Applicants may propose to initiate a new, creative program or service, bring an already-existing, successful program or service to their library for the first time, or enhance a program or service they already offer. All programs or services proposed must benefit people with autism or their families, directly or indirectly. Funds may be used to hire a trainer to present a workshop, to buy program materials, to pay for staff, etc.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, August 28

• ArchivesSpace Hosting Services Demo (LYRASIS) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT

Tuesday, August 29

• Periodicals and More for Your Public Library Patrons (Utah State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Back to School (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Deciphering the Census Schedule (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• QuestionPoint Librarian 3 – Chat Follow-up, Referrals, and Manage Questions (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare ILL – Borrowing (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Evidence-based Acquisition: Leveraging Both Usage Data and Librarian Expertise (Library Journal/JSTOR) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• OLC (Online Learning Conference) Preview: Applying Social Media Tools for Performance Improvement (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Digital Storytelling: Preproduction (TechSoup Tuesday Tech30s) 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• AASL Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2017 (AASL) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, August 30

• Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Introduction to GIMP (Indiana State Library) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• CultureGrams (ProQuest) 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. PDT
• Big Data in the Library: How One Institution is Meeting the Data Needs of Today’s Researchers (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits® Seminar—Free Online Session (American Management Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Making a Difference: Intro to LYRASIS Membership (LYRASIS) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Introduction to the American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Peace Corps’ Model for Sustainable Library Development (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• What is next for FADGI (Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative) and Still Image Digitization? (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Engaging Reluctant Readers in Your Library (School Library Journal/Thorndike Press) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Consolidated Plan Outreach (OSPI) 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, August 31

• Navigating Research: How Academic Users Understand, Discover, and Utilize Reference Resources (Library Journal/Oxford University Press) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Course Reserves in WorldCat Discovery (including migration from WorldCat Local) (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Enhancing Quality and Understanding of Patient Safety: a Focus on Spinal Manipulation Therapy (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare ILL – Lending (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Understanding and Supporting Patrons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Infopeople) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

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DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities.  By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.

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Volume 13, August 17, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) SEEKING LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBERS

2) RURAL HERITAGE GRANT AWARDS

3) WIKIPEDIA + LIBRARIES: BETTER TOGETHER

4) ACADEMIC LIBRARIES TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES

5) STATEWIDE PURCHASING & CONTRACTING WORKSHOP

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) SEEKING LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBERS

The mission of the Library Council of Washington (LCW) is to help all Washington citizens access library services, information, and resources. The LCW advises the State Librarian and the Office of the Secretary of State on statewide library issues and the expenditure of federal LSTA funding. The fifteen members represent all types of libraries and library users. The Council meets in person three to four times each year.

Members may include library employees, volunteers, trustees, foundation board members, advocates, consultants, or educators. We seek new members that are active and knowledgeable, have great communication skills, and can advocate for all libraries while representing a specific interest group’s views as well. There are currently four open positions on the LCW, representing:

• Special libraries,
• Technology,
• Underserved populations,
• Schools (western Washington).

If you want to help shape our libraries, have at least three years’ experience working with libraries in Washington State, and are interested in applying, please send a copy of the application form and your resume. Application information is available at sos.wa.gov/q/vacancy. Applications must be postmarked by September 22, 2017.

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2) RURAL HERITAGE GRANT AWARDS

Congratulations to the latest group of public libraries and heritage organizations recently awarded digitization grants through the Washington Rural Heritage program! Over the next year Washington State Library staff will be working with these organizations to digitize unique, historically significant materials held in their collections. Awardees will be trained in all aspects of digitization and their collections will be publicly hosted and digitally preserved through the Washington Rural Heritage website and digital repository.

Below are this year’s grant recipients. Read about the details of each project.

• $6,157 – Fort Vancouver Regional Library District: the La Center, Ridgefield, and Woodland community libraries will partner with the La Center Historical Museum, Woodland Historical Museum Society, and Charlotte Clevidence of Ridgefield.
• $6,300 – Spokane County Library District, Moran Prairie branch, in partnership with the Moran Prairie Washington Grange #161.
• $6,981 – Richland Public Library.
• $4,689 – Whitman County Library in partnership with the Tekoa Museum and J.C. Barron Mill (Oakesdale, Washington).
• $4,500 – Asotin County Library.
• $7,000 – Whatcom County Library System, (Lummi) Island Library.
• $6,958 – Kalama Public Library in partnership with the Kalama History House, the City of Kalama, and the Port of Kalama.
• $5,669 – Orcas Island Public Library in partnership with the Orcas Island Historical Society.

To learn more about participating in Washington Rural Heritage, contact Evan Robb, Digital Repository Librarian at [email protected]. Washington Rural Heritage is supported with Library Services and Technology Act funding provided by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services.

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3) WIKIPEDIA + LIBRARIES: BETTER TOGETHER

This fall, WebJunction will offer a free online training program for up to 500 US public library staff to learn to confidently engage with Wikipedia. The course, Wikipedia + Libraries: Better Together, will provide a collaborative learning environment for public library peers to build their Wikipedia skills, implement Wikipedia programming, and amplify the role of libraries as information literacy leaders in their communities.

The 9-week course will run from September 13 through November 15, and will consist of 6 live online sessions, online discussion forums, reading, plus skill and knowledge-building activities. As a result of participating, public library staff will be able to use Wikipedia to:

• Engage and empower their community members to build information literacy skills and to access and create knowledge;
• Raise the visibility of their libraries and their unique, local collections;
• Build on their own digital, critical thinking, and community engagement skills—and encourage their colleagues to do the same.

Learn more about the program and enroll today.

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4) ACADEMIC LIBRARIES TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES

Learn how to foster conversation and lead change on campus and beyond with Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Models for Change, a free learning series on dialogue and deliberation from ALA, ACRL, and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation. Through three free webinars in fall 2017, participants will learn to convene critical conversations with people with differing viewpoints; connect more meaningfully with library users and better meet their needs; and translate conversation into action.

Academic library professionals who view all three webinars, live or recorded, are invited to attend a free one-day pre-conference workshop on Feb. 9, 2018, at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver.

The three webinars are scheduled as follows:

• Introduction to Dialogue & Deliberation for Academic Libraries (Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT)
• Essential Partners’ Reflective Structured Dialogue Method (Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT)
• National Issues Forums (Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST)

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5) STATEWIDE PURCHASING & CONTRACTING WORKSHOP

Registration is now open for a two day Purchasing and Contracting Workshop in Lynnwood on August 22 and 23. The first day of this workshop will be on purchasing and the second day on public works contracting. Registration is open to all local agencies and private consultants statewide. Presented by the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) and the Contract Administration Education Committee (CAEC) of the American Public Works Association (APWA).

Details:

• August 22, 23, 2017 at the Sno-Isle Regional Library, Lynnwood
• Workshop fees are $70 for one day or $90 for both days, per person. Attendees can attend either both days or only one day, depending on their interests.
• More information and registration: sos.wa.gov/q/MRSLwkshp.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, August 21

• ArchivesSpace Lone Arranger Hosting Services Demo (LYRASIS) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT

Tuesday, August 22

• Memory Cafes and Libraries: The Perfect Fit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Using Video to Extend Classroom Training (Training Industry) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Excel Made Easy for the Very Beginner (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Good Reads for Reluctant Readers (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Government Information Resources for Teaching English as a Second Language and Learning English as an Immigrant (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Once upon a Time, Storytelling was Learning (InSync) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat data sync collections, Part 1 (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• OLC (Online Learning Conference) Preview: Innovative Mobile Learning Solutions (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Twitter 201: Now I’m a Tweep – What’s Next? (AASL) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, August 23

• Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Elements of Design (Indiana State Library) 7:00 -8:00 a.m. PDT
• How to Break Up Boredom! Interactive Events for All Ages (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• How Electronic Arts Created a Brand Voice to Overhaul Their Customer Experience (American Management Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Libraries lead the way in presentation technology (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• 5 Common Legal Traps for Nonprofits and How to Avoid Them (Wild Apricot) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Preservation for Free (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• The (Unintentional) Rebranding of a Longstanding Information Literacy Problem as “Fake News” (ACRL/CHOICE/ProQuest) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Course Reserves in WorldCat Discovery (including migration from WorldCat Local) Training Event (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• QuestionPoint Librarian 1 – QuestionPoint Overview and E-mail Reference (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Informed Is Best: Health Information Resources to Support Breastfeeding Families (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace (edWeb.net) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT
• ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Consolidated Plan Outreach (OSPI) 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, August 24

• NLM’s Online Playground: K-12 Science and Health Education Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Device Management and Classroom Collaboration (Library Journal) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Welcoming Everyone Online: Creating Accessible Online Resources For People with Disabilities (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Workplace Bullying: words can hurt more than you think (Colorado State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• American Indian Health Information Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to Emergency Preparedness for Performing Arts Organizations (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• QuestionPoint Librarian 2 – Use Chat in QuestionPoint (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• IFLA’s Global Vision: An Interactive Discussion (Association for Rural and Small Libraries and WebJunction) 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT
• Equipping Students with Digital Literacy Skills (edWeb.net) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT

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Topics include:

1) WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS

2) GALAXY SCIFI ARCHIVE

3) THE STATE OF EBOOKS IN LIBRARIES

4) MORE THAN #MOTIVATIONMONDAY

5) LIBRARIES, LGBTQ YOUTH, & HOMELESSNESS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS

The Washington Center for the Book, a partnership of The Seattle Public Library and Washington State Library, announces the finalists in eight categories for the 2017 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2016. This is the 51st year of the program, formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards.

Winners will be announced at the awards celebration, held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Seattle Public Library’s Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, 206-386-4636. A reception and book signing will follow in the Norcliffe Foundation Living Room on Level 3 of the Central Library, with book sales by Third Place Books. This event is free and open to the public.

A book award is given based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality to an author who was born in Washington State or is a current resident and has maintained residence here for at least three years. The authors of the award-winning books, as well as the illustrator of the picture book, will receive a $500 honorarium, thanks to the generous support of The Seattle Public Library Foundation.

For a complete list of Award finalists, and the names of this year’s judges, visit sos.wa.gov/q/WSBA.

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2) GALAXY SCIFI ARCHIVE

One of the science fiction genre’s best magazines is now freely available online. The Internet Archive is hosting a collection of Galaxy Science Fiction, which published many seminal works in the field, including an early version of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man. Included are stories from such SciFi legends as Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon, and many more. Although the run is not quite complete, the archive comprises 355 separate issues, ranging from 1950 through 1976. In addition to the Galaxy collection, the Archive also has a complete run of Hugo Gernsback’s Amazing Stories.

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3) THE STATE OF EBOOKS IN LIBRARIES

Libraries have been handling eBooks for quite some time now, but while libraries have time-tested workflows for online serials, eBooks present complexities that may require new workflows. The online format provides many opportunities for libraries but also many challenges.

Join us for an engaging and informative discussion on these opportunities and challenges. This Forum will discuss the following topics:

• Collection development and acquisitions models
• Technical Services workflows
• eBook licensing and metadata
• Faculty outreach and user instruction and support
• Usage and assessment

e-Forums are moderated, electronic discussion forums that provide an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest on an ALCTS email discussion list. These discussions are free of charge and available to anyone who wishes to subscribe to the email list. Details:

• Tuesday, August 15, 2017, from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time;
• More information and registration.

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4) MORE THAN #MOTIVATIONMONDAY

Employees motivated to deliver top notch service are key to a library’s success. But many in library organizations don’t know how to effectively instigate employee motivation. As a critical management and leadership skill, it’s important to know what motivation is and isn’t, what works and what doesn’t. This WebJunction webinar, More Than #MotivationMonday: Motivating Your Team Any Day of the Week, will explore factors that influence motivation at work and review strategies for supervisors to keep their teams motivated and productive. No matter the size of your library or your role, you will be inspired to find your own motivation and will be able to catalyze others!

• Thursday, August 17, 2017, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Register: sos.wa.gov/q/more

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5) LIBRARIES, LGBTQ YOUTH, & HOMELESSNESS

Libraries as Allies – A Beginner’s Guide for Libraries: Welcoming and Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness is a toolkit which provides an introduction to public libraries on the topic of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) youth experiencing homelessness. The toolkit comes out of a pilot IMLS grant, the LAMBDA (Library Anchor Models for Bridging Diversity Achievements) project, which brought together the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as well as four public libraries, two in east Tennessee—Clinch River and Ocoee—and two in California: San Francisco Public Library and San Diego County Library.

During the three years of the grant, the LAMBDA project provided trainings, workshops, resources, a website, and a Summit. For more information about the LAMBDA project, visit lambda.sis.utk.edu. The toolkit is available at lambda.sis.utk.edu/libraries-as-allies-toolkit. Submit questions or comments to Julie Ann Winkelstein, PhD, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, at [email protected].

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, August 14

• SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, August 15

• eForum: The State of eBooks in Libraries (ALCTS) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT
• Veterans by the Numbers – Searching the Census (Utah State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Intelligent Outcomes: Learning From Both Success and Failure (Sirsi/Dynix) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Making Time for Middle Grade (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Re-Energize your Volunteer Program by Designing Mission-Driven Opportunities (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Making Sense of Numbers: Understanding Risks and Benefits and Learning How to Communicate Health Statistics (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• eLibrary (ProQuest) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Twitter 101: Why You Need to Tweet to Build a Personal Learning Network (AASL) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT
• ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Consolidated Plan Outreach (OSPI) 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, August 16

• Libraries as Community Catalysts Virtual Conference (Colorado State Library) 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
• Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents … State Agency Databases Project, finding and sharing agency databases by subject (North Carolina Library Association) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Role of librarians on a diagnostic team (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: Through the Maze (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• CultureGrams (ProQuest) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• FirstSearch Overview Training Event (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• People – Difficult or Different? (Effectiveness Institute) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Policies for Replacing WorldCat Records (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Calling BS in the Age of Big Data (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT
• Building Curriculum with Colleagues: Where the Library and Classroom Learning Connect (edWeb.net) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, August 17

• Brain-Based Learning Principles for Maximum Retention in the Virtual Classroom (Training Industry) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• How Nonprofits Can Get $10,000 Per Month In Free Google Advertising (CharityHowTo) 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. PDT
• Establishing Tech Policies to Protect Your Nonprofit Part II (Idealware) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• How to Get Tech Donations: A Special TechSoup Tour (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• National Archives History Hub (U.S. National Archives) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• The North American Bird Banding Program and What We’ve Learned about North America’s Migratory Birds (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Fundamentals of WorldCat Knowledge Base Collections (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• PLAYful Musical Environments That Foster Learning: Listening, making, and moving to music in early education settings (Early Childhood Investigations) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Girls in STEM: Creating a New Era (edWeb.net) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, August 18

• LYRASIS Second Fridays – How to Get Involved with Evolve! (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• EBSCO’s MasterFile Premier (Wyoming State Library) 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. PDT

Saturday, August 19

• ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Consolidated Plan Outreach (OSPI) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

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DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities.  By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.

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