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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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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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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