Volume 13, July 27, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) STEM PROGRAMS – FIRST TUESDAYS

2) WASHINGTON READS – ONE STATE/ONE BOOK

3) WELCOME TO SKILLPORT

4) LIBRARIES READY TO CODE

5) IMLS GRANTS WEBINAR

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) STEM PROGRAMS – FIRST TUESDAYS

There is a wealth of information available regarding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) but how does one decide what type of STEM program(s) to implement into the classroom, library, grade level, school or district? This free webinar explores possible ways to implement STEM ranging from simple to complex depending on the amount of time and energy you feel that you can allocate to STEM.

“Implementing STEM Programs: to fit your time constraints and comfort levels,” will be presented by Jane Rizika, Teacher Librarian, East Olympia Elementary School, August 1, 2017, 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time. sos.wa.gov/q/FirstTuesdays.

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. Past sessions are archived here: sos.wa.gov/q/Broadcasts.

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2) WASHINGTON READS – ONE STATE/ONE BOOK

By now we hope you’ve heard about the new partnership between the Seattle Public Library and the Washington State Library – the Washington Center for the Book. A major goal for this partnership is to bring all of Washington State and all types of libraries together through literature. We are in the early stages of planning a statewide Washington Reads program and your library’s information and input would be very helpful to us as we move forward. If they haven’t already done so, please ask your community reads coordinator to help us with our planning by filling out a short survey or fill it out yourself, if you’re that person. Here’s the link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N6QMJ7D. Thank you!

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3) WELCOME TO SKILLPORT

Staff of all types of libraries in Washington now have free access to Skillsoft (via Skillport), a learning management system with access to online self-paced courses and instructional videos. There are hundreds of available topics ranging from using Microsoft Office and Windows, to leadership essentials, to creating budgets. It’s easy to set up a series of classes on a specific topic, too. Register for free and select Washington as your state – you qualify through the Washington State Library’s partnership with OCLC WebJunction.

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4) LIBRARIES READY TO CODE

Applications are being accepted through August for Libraries Ready to Code grants from ALA and Google. The goal is to fund a cohort of school and public libraries to develop resources to help get U.S. libraries “Ready to Code.” The $500,000 pilot program is part of Phase III of Libraries Ready to Code, an ongoing collaboration between ALA and Google to ensure expert library professionals are prepared to develop and deliver programming that promotes computer science and computational thinking among youth, two skills that will be required for challenges and jobs of the future.

25 to 50 participating libraries will receive funding from ALA, along with consulting expertise and operational support from Google. Individual libraries may use funding for devices, staffing, marketing and other costs associated with piloting an educational toolkit developed in partnership, by libraries, for libraries.

The toolkit, set to release in conjunction with National Library Week in April 2018, will consist of computer science resources that libraries find most useful for designing and implementing youth computer science programming. This cohort of libraries will also initiate a community of practice to sustain momentum and build expertise across thousands of school and public U.S. libraries.

To apply for Libraries Ready to Code grants, visit www.ala.org/tools/readytocode.

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5) IMLS GRANTS WEBINAR

Learn more about the National Leadership and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants programs from IMLS (the Institute of Museum and Library Services) during the third informational webinar to be held on Monday, July 31, 12:00 p.m. PDT. Use this shortcut link to join the webinar: sos.wa.gov/q/GrantsWebinar.

National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) support projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing the library and archives fields and that have the potential to advance theory and practice. Successful proposals will generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that will be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment.

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public by: enhancing the training and professional development of librarians, developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians.

For more information on IMLS grants, visit www.imls.gov/grants.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, July 31

• National Leadership and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants Webinar 3 (IMLS) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, August 1

• Implementing STEM Programs: to fit your time constraints and comfort levels (WSL First Tuesdays) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) 101 (FDLP) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Great Book-Group Reads (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
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 1 – Getting Started with CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• QuestionPoint Administration 1 – Start Your QuestionPoint Service (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Fundraising 101: The Fundraising Cycle – What Is It, and How Do You Make It Work for Your Mission? (CharityHowTo.com) 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. PDT
• Top 10 Tips When Designing [Learning] for Mobile (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• USA Learns: A Free Website to Learn English and Prepare for U.S. Citizenship (Infopeople/California State Library) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, August 2

• NCompass Live: Connecting Students to Courses, Experts, and Virtual Field Trips (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• NLM’s Online Playground: K-12 Science and Health Education Resources (FDLP) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information At Your Library (NNLM) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• QuestionPoint Administration 2 – Define Your Institution Profile and Policy Page (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Social-Emotional Learning from the Top Down: Administrative Practices that Support Children’s Emotional Development (Early Childhood Investigations) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 2 – Working with Text in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• PSST: Your Talent Called. You Weren’t Home! (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, August 3

• The Pieces of Systematic Review – Final Wrap-Up and Q&A Session (NNLM) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Misperceptions and the Misused Language of Addiction: Words Matter (NNLM) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Defending Gov’s Vulnerable Endpoints (GovLoop) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Developing a Strategic Plan for Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch.org) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• USGS Library: Oil, Gas, Coal, Uranium, and Minerals Maps and Data (FDLP) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Connexion Client Module 07 – Advanced Bibliographic Searching (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 3 – Maintaining Collections in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Connecting The Dots… Incorporating Microlearning Techniques Into Virtual Classroom Experiences (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, August 4

• Revamping Your Space—Creating a Modern Media Center (American Libraries Live) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT

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Volume 13, June 22, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) ZINES TO THE FRONT

2) COUNTER CODE – WHAT’S NEW?

3) DIGITAL DIRECTIONS

4) READ-A-RAMA WITH DR. MARTIN

5) BUILDING COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

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 July’s First Tuesdays program. Allison Mackey 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.

• July 11, 2017, 9:00 a.m. Pacific time
• To connect: sos.wa.gov/q/FirstT

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. Past sessions are archived here: sos.wa.gov/q/Broadcasts.

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2) COUNTER CODE – WHAT’S NEW?

LYRASIS is offering a free webinar for COUNTER, a non-profit organization that creates standards for the counting of electronic resource usage. COUNTER is supported by a global community of library, publisher and vendor members, who contribute to the development of the COUNTER Code of Practice through working groups and outreach. This webinar will explain the recent changes to the Code of Practice and how librarians can prepare.

Designing Release 5 of the COUNTER Code of Practice has been challenging but also an exciting and essential task. It has been a collaboration aimed at meeting both content providers’ and librarians’ needs. Please join Lorraine Estelle, COUNTER Project Director, as she discusses the latest release.

Event details:

• COUNTER Code of Practice, What’s New?
• June 30, 2017, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Register for the webinar

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3) DIGITAL DIRECTIONS

Are you just getting started in digitization and digital preservation? Trying to bring several digital projects together into a cohesive digital preservation program? Or are you well into a digital project and need a refresher on the latest standards and best practices?

The Digital Directions conference is geared toward professionals working with digital collections at archives, libraries, museums, historical organizations, town and city clerks, and other government agencies, tribal entities, corporate archives, and other organizations that steward digital collections.

Get the Big Picture – Learn to Advocate for Your Digital Preservation Project – Build Contacts and Support Networks. “Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections” will be held August 21-23, 2017 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle, Washington. For complete information, and to register, visit bit.ly/n-dd17.

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4) READ-A-RAMA WITH DR. MARTIN

Since 2001, Dr. Michelle H. Martin, now the Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, has been crafting programming for children that uses children’s books as the springboard for all activities. Activities designed for Camp Read-a-Rama®, 40-hour, one-week-long, themed literacy immersion camps that help teach kids to “live books” can also strengthen your summer programs.

These workshops will help educators, librarians, youth professionals and parents/guardians design new ideas for innovative and interactive programs that pair books with hands-on, interdisciplinary activities to promote early literacy and fully engaged learning. Designed for adults, each program is approximately 2 hours long and all are fun and fully interactive. (Children who are old enough and focused enough to participate are welcome.)

All sessions are held on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Compass On Dexter, 756 John Street, Seattle. Cost is $35/$20 for students.

• July 8: Bug Eyes, Bird Beaks & Bat Wings: Bookish Fun about Animal Adaptations
• July 15: Incredible Edibles: Fun with Food About Books
• August 12: Create! Bookish Art and Artsy Books

For more information and to register, use this shortcut link: sos.wa.gov/q/Read-a-Rama.

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5) BUILDING COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

Does your library have valuable business resources that you struggle to share and promote to the community? Do you have big plans for developing meaningful connections with small business owners, professionals, and job seekers in your community but don’t know how to get started? This free webinar will walk you through all of the steps that are integral to taking your connections to the next level through embedded networking and structured library services.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Understand how embedded business librarianship differs from providing outreach services and why it makes a difference.
• Develop an action plan for making new networks and keeping them connected.
• Create relevant presentations, programming, training, and long-term initiatives that add value to the community.

Webinar: Building Business Connections in Your Community; July 11, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT. Sponsored by the Federal Depository Library Program. Speaker: Barbara Alvarez, Communications & Information Specialist.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT 2 WEEKS

Monday, June 26

• Help New Managers Succeed with Good Leadership Habits (Training Industry) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, June 27

• Personal Learning Networks for School Librarians (Wyoming State Library) 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. PDT
• Low-Cost Tools for Data Visualization (IdealWare) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Build Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch.org) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Part 2 (FDLP) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 1 – Getting Started with CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Engagement Through Immersive Technology (InSync) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• 9 Easy Techniques to Make Your Training Look Modern (So Millennials Don’t Think You’re Old!) (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, June 28

• Cooking Matters for Child Care Professionals (Colorado State Library) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Collaborating on Course Design: Part II (North Carolina Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 2 – Working with Text in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Deep Dive into Defense: Locating DOD Reports (FDLP) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Let’s Tour Tox Town! (NNLM) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Outside the Lines: Shifting Perceptions of Libraries (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• The Internet Archive: Making the libraries in your state digital libraries by 2020 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Understanding the Evolving Information Needs of Researchers (ACRL Choice/ProQuest) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, June 29

• Health Services Research & Public Health Information: An Introduction to NICHSR ONESearch (NNLM) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Putting an Invisible Fence Around Informal Learning (Training Magazine Network) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• 7 Keys to Successful & Enthusiastic Volunteer Involvement at Your Nonprofit (CharityHowTo) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 3 – Maintaining Collections in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to Emergency Preparedness for Performing Arts Organizations (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your Program (VolunteerMatch.org) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Why the Cloud Is Critical for Digital Transformation (GovLoop) 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
• Effective Online Outreach: Tools and Tactics for Connecting Communities and Collections (OCLC) 12:00 – 1:00 PDT
• Research Update: New Trends and Best Practices in Training & Learning Management (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 PDT

Friday, June 30

• COUNTER Code of Practice, What’s New? (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Building and Refining Your Search (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT

Wednesday, July 5

• PubMed, PubMed Central, MEDLINE, MedlinePlus… (NCompass Live) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• WorldCat Discovery Searching Fundamentals (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, July 6

• The Pieces of Systematic Review with Margaret Foster (NNLM) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Accessing TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Is Your Coaching Truly Effective? Let’s Change That (Training Magazine Network) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

Friday, July 7

• ALA Annual Tech Wrap-up (American Libraries Live) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Using Evidence-Based Search Features (NNLM) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT

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NOTE: WSL Updates will be on hiatus next week because of the ALA Annual Conference, and will return with the July 6 issue.

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, May 25, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) FIRST TUESDAYS – BACK TO REALITY

2) WTBBL WINS NATIONAL AWARD

3) FREE BOOKS

4) WSL GRANT CYCLES CLOSING

5) DIGITAL LITERACY & FAKE NEWS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Volume 13, March 30, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY

2) FIRST TUESDAYS RAISES RELEVANCY

3) APPLY FOR PNLA LEADS

4) LIBRARY DEGREE PROGRAMS

5) CENSUS DATA WEBINAR SERIES

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Volume 13, March 23, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) REFRESHING SCHOOL LIBRARIES GRANTS

2) RAISING VISIBILITY AND RELEVANCY

3) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES UPDATE

4) THINK, DO, SHOW – EVALUATION WORKSHOP

5) IMLS RELEASES STATEMENT ON BUDGET

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Volume 13, March 2, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) RECRUITING A LIBRARY CONSULTANT

2) FIRST TUESDAYS – CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

3) PRIVACY LITERACY AT YOUR LIBRARY

4) NCCE ADOBE STORYTELLING ACADEMY

5) STATE OF DIGITIZATION REPORT

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Volume 13, February 23, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

2) FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 101

3) BEYOND THE WALLS – TV WHITESPACE FUNDING

4) THE CHANGING ROLE OF LIBRARIES

5) ALA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Volume 13, February 2, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) FYI – WSL NEWSLETTER

2) BACKPACKS AND GEOCACHES – FIRST TUESDAYS

3) FAME AND FORTUNE – TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE

4) JUMPSTART USER EXPERIENCE (UX)

5) LYRASIS DIGITAL PRESERVATION CLASSES

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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Volume 12, December 22, 2016, for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) HOW TO DO A TEDX PRESENTATION

2) YOUTH PROGRAM AWARDS

3) GREAT STORIES CLUB GRANT

4) EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERSHIP TOOLKIT

5) SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM WSL VIA NORAD

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Volume 11, September 24, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) HR – LOOKING OUT FOR RED FLAGS

2) STEM LSTA GRANT CYCLE OPENS

3) IMPLEMENTING WIOA IN RURAL AREAS

4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) HR – LOOKING OUT FOR RED FLAGS

Most supervisors are surprised at the amount of time they spend on human resource issues. Do you have questions about Family Medical Leave, overtime/comp time, or how to deal with difficult employees? Join us for a First Tuesdays session with Pam Ward and Lynda Ring-Erickson of LRE Solutions as they tackle the topic “Things Librarians Should Know about Human Resources.” Bring your questions; as consultants they have worked through these issues and can help you find the answers.

First Tuesdays webinar: October 6, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. For more information, visit sos.wa.gov/q/FirstTuesdays. Instructions for joining the session are at sos.wa.gov/q/FirstT.

First Tuesdays was designed as a continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State; this free web presentation allows attendees 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.

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2) STEM LSTA GRANT CYCLE OPENS

The Washington State Library (WSL) is pleased to announce “The Future STEMs from Reading” grant cycle. The recent recession resulted in cuts to many school library budgets. Since materials in science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) fields become dated quickly, budget shortfalls mean that many school library STEM book collections were particularly hard hit.

In response, WSL is providing an opportunity to help school libraries update their STEM collections. 230 STEM book collections aimed at elementary, middle, and high school students were put together from lists of award-winning books as suggested by an advisory committee of teacher-librarians.

230 STEM collections will be available. Of those, 120 will be awarded to elementary school libraries, 55 to middle school libraries, and 55 to high school libraries. All collections will contain 50 titles plus three professional development titles. The majority of copyrights are within the last 3 years. The book collections will be shipped to successful grant awardees.

All public school libraries are eligible to apply. The collections will be awarded via a one-page grant application process that will be made available at sos.wa.gov/q/grants. The grant cycle will open on Monday, September 28, at which time the application forms will be posted. Applications are due by 4 p.m. October 30, 2015. For questions, contact Carolyn Petersen [email protected].

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3) IMPLEMENTING WIOA IN RURAL AREAS

The WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) is federal legislation. This webinar will focus on what’s different about making workforce investment for youth meaningful in rural areas. Rural areas face challenges related to widely dispersed populations and distance from places to access goods and services in addition to poverty, lower educational attainment, and lower earnings.

In the webinar you will hear how the White House and the Administration are focused on rural areas, the goals and strategies of the Domestic Policy Council on rural affairs, and the important role the workforce system plays in helping young adults meet their education and employment goals. The new law provides opportunities for rural areas to establish regional strategies for youth service delivery, to coordinate planning across workforce system partners, and to use technology to ensure access to workforce services in remote areas. Hear about promising approaches that local youth service providers in two states have taken to solve some of their rural challenges.

The “Implementing WIOA In Rural Areas” webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Pacific Time. Use this link: sos.wa.gov/q/WIOA. A WorkforceOne site registration is required.

“Implementing WIOA In Rural Areas” is the eighth webinar in the “Enough is Known for Action” series for the youth community, hosted by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Division of Youth Services and Regional Offices, to inspire strategic planning and action now as the system is in the early stages of implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The full series is available on the WorkforceOne website via this shortcut: sos.wa.gov/q/Action.

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4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

September 28

• Teacher-Librarian News Night (Teacher Librarian Virtual Cafe); 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. PDT
• ProQuest Research Library – With so many publications, how do you find the right one to search? 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

September 29

• Reading Nooks that Encourage Writing Too! (Georgia Public Library Service); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• How to protect the freedom to read in your library (Sage); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Boundless Libraries: A Look at the 2015 New Landmark Libraries (Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

September 30

• Total Boox and New Ebook Pricing Models (Minitex); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Getting Your Slice of the Pie – Identifying the Assets You Need in Your Community (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Enough is Known for Action: Implementing WIOA In Rural Areas (WorkforceOne), 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., PDT
• STEAM & Día: Offering Informal Learning with a Mind Toward Diversity (Texas State Library and Archives); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Libraries & Technology: The Librarian’s Online Management System (American Association of School Librarians); 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

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

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