Volume 14, February 22, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) INCREASE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

2) FINANCIAL LITERACY – FACTS VS. FICTION

3) FREE EXHIBITS – WILL TRAVEL

4) LC – FREE TO USE AND REUSE

5) OCLC – CONNECTING WITH YOUR COOPERATIVE

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) INCREASE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Work that focuses on public service can be both rewarding and costly. Being mindful of our own work narrative and understanding how we deal with conflict are two key areas that require our attention. The Washington State Library presents Self-Talk and Emotional Intelligence: Improving your Work Narrative.

Participants in this 3-hour workshop will learn how to:

• Identify and adjust their self-talk;
• Understand their personal work mission;
• Develop awareness of cycles of conflict; and
• Improve clarity and effectiveness of communication.

This free workshop is still available in Seattle (Feb. 27, 28) and Richland (March 15, both a.m. and p.m.). For more information and to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/EI.

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2) FINANCIAL LITERACY – FACTS VS. FICTION

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) protects consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices by filing lawsuits against scammers and distributing educational materials about how to avoid scams. Financial literacy is a key component in helping consumers recognize and prevent problems. Join us for the March First Tuesdays webinar, Financial Literacy: Facts vs. Fiction, 9:00 a.m. March 6.

FTC staff will discuss how to spot and avoid financial scams and how consumers and consumer advocates can access the FTC’s free financial literacy materials. Topics will include using financial planning resources; obtaining credit and credit repair services; laws regulating debt relief and debt collection; and scams preying on vulnerable consumers. Many of the free resources are also available in Spanish. Presented by Richard McKewen, Nadine Samter, and Tina Kondo, Federal Trade Commission.

Register for this First Tuesdays session.

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3) FREE EXHIBITS – WILL TRAVEL

Exhibits available to travel! Legacy Washington is happy to share their exhibits with historical institutions, schools, and libraries throughout the State of Washington. Available free (except transportation). Please contact Amber Raney for more information: 360-902-4126.

The two exhibits currently available are:

• Washington 1889 – A year of big dreams, big burns, and big politics, 1889 captured a place in our history as a time of great prosperity and adversity. The face of Washington changed. Pioneers arrived and townsfolk rebuilt from the rubble. Finally, on November 11, 1889, Washington rose as the 42nd state in the union.
• Who Are We? Washington’s Kaleidoscope – Is there a quintessential Washingtonian? Hardly. History has made clear that we’re more than our identity—more than techies or coffee lovers or outdoor enthusiasts. We’re a kaleidoscope, a cultural melting pot. We live in a place constantly reinventing itself.

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4) LC – FREE TO USE AND REUSE

The Library of Congress’ Free to Use and Reuse page is making public domain and rights-clear content easier to find and use.

One of the Library of Congress’ biggest challenges is letting users know about all of the content available at loc.gov. Another challenge is letting them know what they can do with it (in a nice way). The Library is working on several fronts to improve the visibility of public domain and rights-clear content and moved one step in that direction with the launch of its Free to Use and Reuse page.

The page features themed sets of content (such as travel posters, presidential portraits, Civil War drawings) that are all free to use and reuse, meaning there are no known copyright restrictions associated with this content. In other words, you can do whatever you want with it. Read the blog posting for more information.

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5) OCLC – CONNECTING WITH YOUR COOPERATIVE

Membership with OCLC brings many benefits to a library and its users. High quality research, participation in governance, and the value of shared resources. Join this free, live, one-hour webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison, to get up-to-the-minute information about what’s going on at your cooperative. You will:

• Learn about new research, governance, and membership activities;
• Hear high-level updates on OCLC products and services; and
• Explore new opportunities to engage with your cooperative.

Connecting with Your Cooperative: Wednesday, February 28, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST; Register.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, February 26

• Disaster Preparedness: Water Damage & Mold (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• III (Inclusive Internship Initiative) Program Overview and Q&A (Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Measuring Up (Part 3 of Surveys & Questionnaires: a brief course for librarians) (Montana State Library) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST

Tuesday, February 27

• Research Library (ProQuest) 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. PST
• Consortial Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Sharing Data (ALCTS eForum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
• Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits (Firespring) 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. PST
• For Director’s Ears Only: 10 Secret Tips To Support Youth Services (iSchool @ UW-Madison) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Making a Difference: Intro to LYRASIS Membership (LYRASIS) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Encouraging Physical Activity in Preschoolers (edWeb) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Making the Most of the PLA 2018 Conference: Ideas for Attendees and Non-Attendees (Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Spring into Series Nonfiction with These Essential Resources! (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• The Pearman Personality Integrator: A Business Performance Multiplier (Training Industry) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• What’s With that Pop Clock?—and Other Insights of the Population Estimates Program (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• GENIAL Summit Results – Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos (Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Interactive Public Art & the Maker Mentality (Library Journal/3branch/Liollio Architecture) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Creating Curious Inquirers: Harnessing Student Curiosity Toward Greater Success (edWeb/Britannica) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Programming for ‘Tweens (Utah State Library) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Bringing Computer Science and Robotics to the Youngest of Learners (edWeb/Wonder Workshop) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
• In Depth With the New AASL Standards, Part II (Wyoming State Library) 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. PST

Wednesday, February 28

• Consortial Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Sharing Data (ALCTS eForum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
• NCompass Live: Eleven Ways Your Current Tutorials Are as Forgettable as Barb and What to Do About It (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Introduction to ORCID (for the ORCID US Community) (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PST
• Can’t you just say Yes? Answering Copyright Questions About Fair Use for Faculty Colleagues/Patrons (ACRL) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Connecting with Your Cooperative (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Dialogue & Deliberation for Public Libraries Serving Small, Mid-sized and/or Rural Communities (Series 3: 1 of 3) (Programming Librarian/PLA) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Shared Decision Making: Patient Empowerment (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Sleeper Hits for Spring (Library Journal) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Using American Community Survey Summary File Data (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Digital Learning Asset Framework (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Heart Health Information Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• The Fundamentally Emotional Nature of Learning (edWeb/Digital Promise) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST

Thursday, March 1

• Using Data to Guide and Evaluate Responses to the Opioid Crisis: Rhode Island’s Drug Overdose Dashboard (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Future of University Libraries Discussion Group Forum (ACRL University Libraries Section) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Unique, Unlimited Streaming Video for Your Library Patrons (Library Journal/Recorded Books) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Motivating Students to Read and Write: The Role of eMentors (edWeb/Cricket Media) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST

Friday, March 2

• Feminist Reads, a Penguin Reading list for readers grades K-12! (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST

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Volume 14, January 4, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE

2) ADVOCACY, ETHICS, AND THE LAW

3) 2018 WASHINGTON BOOK AWARDS

4) HISTORICAL US CODE ONLINE

5) EZRA JACK KEATS MINI-GRANTS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE

Storytime is the perfect place to model an open and welcoming environment for the whole community. No one should feel left out or erased from a larger narrative by never being able to see themselves reflected in storytime.

How can librarians practice talking about race and model inclusion for their communities? How can we help our storytime colleagues not be afraid of delving deeper in creating an affirming and inclusive storytime environment? How do you gain institutional support for including social justice advocacy in storytimes?

During January’s free First Tuesdays webinar, the conversation is intended to model storytime inclusion in ways that lead to tangible practice. Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. For more information or to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/ftst.

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2) ADVOCACY, ETHICS, AND THE LAW

The Washington State Library presents “Advocacy, Ethics, and the Law for Librarians” on Tuesday, January 16, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. This free webinar is an introduction to public advocacy and lobbying for librarians within the context of Washington law. As professionals, how can we make sure our voices are heard on issues of freedom, equity, truth, and justice? What is ethically required of us? Where are the legal (and political) danger zones? Register: sos.wa.gov/q/Mead.

Presented by Rob Mead, the State Law Librarian for Washington, who manages the law library at the Temple of Justice in Olympia and is a member of the Washington Bar. Previously, he was the Deputy Chief Public Defender for New Mexico, the NM State Law Librarian, and an academic law librarian at the University of Kansas and the University of New Mexico.

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3) 2018 WASHINGTON BOOK AWARDS

Do you know a Washington author who had a book published in 2017? The Washington Center for the Book is actively seeking 2017 titles by Washington authors for the 2018 Washington State Book Awards. The Washington State Book Awards are given for outstanding books published by Washington authors the previous year. Info, criteria, and the online submission form are available online. The entry deadline is February 1, 2018.

The Washington Center for the Book, a partnership of the Washington State Library and The Seattle Public Library, administers the annual Washington State Book Awards which are designed to bring attention to the quality of writing being produced in Washington. Books are judged on literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality of the publication.

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4) HISTORICAL US CODE ONLINE

More than 60 years of U.S. laws are now published online and accessible for free for the first time after being acquired by the Library of Congress. The Library has made available the main editions and supplements of the United States Code from 1925 through the 1988 edition.

The U.S. Code is a compilation of federal laws arranged by subject by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives. The Library’s U.S. Code Collection is fully searchable. Filters allow users to narrow their searches by date, title and/or subject. PDF versions of each chapter can be viewed and downloaded.

The collection is online at loc.gov/collections/united-states-code. This provides access to editions of the U.S. Code that previously were not available to the public online for free. For the full press release, visit sos.wa.gov/q/UScode.

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5) EZRA JACK KEATS MINI-GRANTS

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, which fosters children’s love of reading and creative expression in our diverse culture, celebrates the 30th year of its Mini-Grant program with a call for proposals. Approximately 60 grants of up to $500 each will be awarded to qualifying teachers and librarians in public schools and libraries across the country.

Since 1987, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation has provided nearly $1 million in support of Mini-Grant programs spanning the 50 states and U.S commonwealths. To learn more about Mini-Grants, including this year’s criteria, visit Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grants. The application deadline is March 31, 2018.

Founded by the late Caldecott award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation fosters children’s love of reading and creative expression by supporting arts and literacy programs in public schools and libraries; cultivating new writers and illustrators of exceptional picture books that reflect the experience of childhood in our diverse culture; and protecting and promoting the work of Keats, whose book The Snowy Day broke the color barrier in children’s publishing. To learn more about the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, visit www.ezra-jack-keats.org.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Tuesday, January 9

• Learn How to Learn Online (LHTLO) (InSync) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Let’s Talk About Race in Storytimes (Washington State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• Crowdfunding 101 (Firespring) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Morris Award Finalists 2018 (Booklist) 11:00  a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• WorldCat data sync collections: Processing paths for optimal outcomes (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Connexion Client Module 01 – WorldCat, MARC, and Client Basics (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Exclusive Webinar with Legendary Singer Mavis Staples (Baker & Taylor) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Using the Standards to Further Your Instructional Leadership (American Association of School Librarians) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PST

Wednesday, January 10

• Collaborative Summer Library Program 2018 | Early Literacy/School Age (Indiana State Library) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PST
• Are You Ready? Essential Disaster Health Information Resources for Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• PubMed for Librarians – Introduction to PubMed (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST
• Catalyst Fund: The Application Process & Overview Webinar (LYRASIS) 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PST
• Accessing Detailed Statistics on Race, Hispanic Origin, and Ancestry Groups (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Collaborative Summer Library Program 2018 | Teen/Adult (Indiana State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to OCLC/WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Connexion Client Module 02- Basic Bibliographic Searching (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Citations Needed: Build Your Wikipedia Skills While Building the World’s Encyclopedia (WebJunction) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Trends in Technical Services (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Moving from Data to Health Equity Action: County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PST

Thursday, January 11

• Tips & Tactics for Time Management & Organizational Skills (Utah State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• Engaging the Volunteer of the Future (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Making the Grade: Debating School Performance Ratings (Alliance for Excellent Education) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Presenting the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Shortlist: With Jennifer Egan, David Grann, and Nancy Miller (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• WorldCat Discovery search fundamentals (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Copy cataloging with CatExpress (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Connexion Client Module 03 – Basic Editing and Record Processing (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• What You Need to Know to Serve on a Nonprofit Board (Washington Nonprofits/Office of the Secretary of State) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Mixing Green Time with Screen Time (edWeb) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Creative Coding Rotation Stations for K-5 Classrooms (edWeb) 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. PST

Friday, January 12

• Community Engagement and Fundraising (American Libraries Live) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Learn More: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Great Stories Club (ALA Programming Librarian) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST

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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, October 19, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE

2) THINK, DO, SHOW – LAST CHANCE

3) ORDERING FREE BOOKS FROM WSL

4) ALA POLICY CORPS

5) MORE IMLS MUSEUM GRANTS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE

The 2018 Letters About Literature (LAL) contest has launched. LAL is a nationwide competition which encourages young readers in grades 4-12 to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book changed their view of the world or themselves. Students write about works of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. The deadline for this year’s contest is January 12, 2018.

Tens of thousands of students from across the country enter Letters About Literature each year. Washington has historically had one of the highest participation rates in the United States. The letters our students write are thoughtful and powerful. Help spread the word about this contest which gets our young students not only reading, but thinking about literature. The contest is sponsored by the Washington Center for the Book, a partnership of the Seattle Public Library and the Washington State Library. For more information, visit sos.wa.gov/q/LAL2018.

The Library of Congress is holding a special webinar for educators to learn more about the Letters About Literature contest. This webinar will explore 25 years of best practices of the program. Details:

• Wednesday, October 25, 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Register: sos.wa.gov/q/LC-LAL

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2) THINK, DO, SHOW – LAST CHANCE

There are a few spots left in the all-day Think, Do, Show: Practical Techniques for Using Evaluation to Improve Practice and Demonstrate Impact workshops scheduled for November dates at Timberland, Whitman County, and King County libraries and sponsored by the Washington State Library. Registration and more details are available at sos.wa.gov/q/ThinkDoShow.

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3) ORDERING FREE BOOKS FROM WSL

The Washington State Library has made a change in how to request books from the Community Book Project. We have created a “bookshop” where everything is free, and you can order as many copies of a book as you want, up to the available quantity. When all the available copies have been ordered, the book will drop off the page. This will eliminate the back and forth emails that currently happen, as well as the time it can take to get the books mailed out to you. Once you place an order, you will receive a confirmation email.

Our hope for this change is that it will make this process easier for both you and our staff. Please use this link blogs.sos.wa.gov/book-sharing to go out and “shop.” For more information on the Community Book Project please read the “About” page. The project redistributes donated books which were left over from community reads to libraries in Washington State for use as community read titles elsewhere, as classroom sets, or book club kits.

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4) ALA POLICY CORPS

ALA President Jim Neal announced the start of an ALA Policy Corps of advocates to work on national (and state/local) policy:

ALA is launching a new Policy Corps to expand our ability to advocate on key policy issues on behalf of the library community. Participants in the Corps will focus on issues for which deep and sustained knowledge are necessary to advance ALA policy goals and library values among policymakers. Training and opportunities to participate in targeted policy advocacy work will be provided to participants. State library staff and local librarians are asked to consider the opportunity.

More information and how to apply (between October 4 and November 3) can be found at: www.ala.org/advocacy/ala-policy-corps. Questions about the Corps should be directed to Alan Inouye [email protected] or Larra Clark [email protected].

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5) MORE IMLS MUSEUM GRANTS

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is now accepting applications for two museum grant programs: the African American History and Culture and the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services. The application deadline for both programs is December 1, 2017.

Potential grant applicants are invited to view two pre-recorded webinars, which can help provide information on how to choose the appropriate funding opportunity and navigate the required IMLS forms. IMLS also invites potential applicants to view a live webinar offered for each grant program. Details are available on the IMLS website. For more information about these grants, visit sos.wa.gov/q/IMLS-grants.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, October 23

• CollectionSpace Hosting Services Demo (LYRASIS) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Connexion Client Module 04 – Save Files, File Management, and Batch Processing (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, October 24

• The Ins and Outs of Journal Collection Development (ALCTS e-Forum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT
• SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest) 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. PDT
• Visualize Your Library’s Story Part I: Presentation Tools (Texas State Library and Archives Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• ROBOTS in the Library! (SEFLIN) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Making Training Stick: An Interactive Webinar for Supervisors (Infopeople/Niche Academy) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Getting to Know the Ferrett: DataFerrett for Accessing Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) (U.S. Census Bureau) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Getting Started with Social Media for Your Library (WebJunction/TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• How Laws are Made: The Courts (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Pulse-Pounding Mysteries for Fall (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• QuickFacts: A Primer (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• School & Public Library Partnerships: Easy Ideas and Best Practices (Indiana State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• What’s the Big Deal About Big Data (InSync Training) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Where Do I Go From Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Connexion Client Module 05 – Automation and Customization (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare ILL – Borrowing (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• The Sum of All Parts: Designing Libraries with Intent (Library Journal/Worden & Liollio), 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Peacemaker and Immigrant Writers Panel Discussion (Hedgebrook/University of Washington) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. PDT, in person at UW, or live stream

Wednesday, October 25

• The Ins and Outs of Journal Collection Development (ALCTS e-Forum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT
• Wix Wizardry: Free Websites in a Flash (Indiana State Library) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• NCompass Live: Google Forms for Your Library (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PDT
• Accessing Public Health Information Online: Your Guide to PHPartners (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• The Donor Stewardship System: How to Maximize Donor Retention, Earn Referrals, and Upgrade Your Donors Year after Year (Firespring) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Understanding Investing and Avoiding Fraud: Resources from the SEC (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat data sync collections fundamentals: processing paths for optimal outcomes (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• DIMRC – Disaster Information Management Research Center (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Meet Education Hurdles Head On: Tips and Tools for Success! (School Library Journal/Gale) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Letters About Literature Webinar (Library of Congress) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT
• Empowering Readers with Tech Tools (edWeb) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT
• AASL Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2017 (American Association of School Librarians) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, October 26

• Visualize Your Library’s Story Part II: Infographic Tools (Texas State Library and Archives Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Up Is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Career Mobility (Training Magazine Network) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Race, Ethnicity, Foreign Born and Ancestry by the Numbers (U.S. Census Bureau) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Creating a Comprehensive and Engaging Volunteer Training Program (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Introduction to the U.S. Indian Health Service Website (Federal Depository Library Program) 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
• Connexion Client Module 06 – Editing Master Records (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldShare ILL – Lending (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Bringing Coding to the Library Makerspace (School Library Journal/littleBits) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• ProQuest Central K12 and Research Library (ProQuest) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• CultureGrams (ProQuest) 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PDT

Friday, October 27

• Winter is Coming: Stocking Your Series Nonfiction Shelves (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12: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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The Government Printing Office (GPO) in partnership with the Library of Congress just announce the release of the digital (online) availability of the Bound Congressional Record, 1961 – 1970 on govinfo.gov.  This means you can now search the Bound Congressional Record from 1961 to the present!

If you remember that era there is probably some iconic event that stays fresh in your mind such as the invasion of the Beatles and other British rock groups, the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy. Did you watch the 1969 U.S. landing on the moon on television? What about these (thanks to GPO for the list)?

• The Administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the first two years of the Administration of President Richard M. Nixon
• The Civil Rights Era
• The Vietnam War
• Legislation of the Great Society and the War on Poverty, including:
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965
  • Fair Housing Act of 1968
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
  • Immigration Act of 1965
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
  • Endangered Species Act of 1966
  • Public Broadcasting Act of 1967

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“This latest digital release of the Congressional Record now gives the public easy access to the historic debates of Congress from the 1960s via smartphones, tablets, laptops, and personal computers.” (GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks.)

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From the desk of Rand Simmons

Remember these?

• The Administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter
• Passage/ratification of the 26th Amendment (allowing 18-year-olds to vote)
• Watergate
• The end of the Vietnam War
• The US Bicentennial
• Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
• The Iran Hostage Crisis
• OPEC and the Oil Crises of the 1970s
• Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act

The 1970’s. Ugh! High gas prices, low mpg, and 55 mph speed limits! So what was going in Congress?

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) just announced that in partnership with the Library of Congress the have released the digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1971-1980. You can search it on GPO’s govinfo. This release covers debates and proceedings of the 92nd through the 96th Congresses.

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873, and is still published today. Click here to learn more.

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Issues dating from 1995 (beginning with the 104th Congress) are available online. Many federal depository libraries (like us) will have issues available in print. Current issues become available on Congress.gov shortly after they are published on GPO’s FDsys.

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The Library of Congress, along with 12 other governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, including the American Library Association and the  Institute of Museum and Library Services, have recently created the Declaration of Learning.  This document “formally announces their partnership as members of the Inter-Agency Collaboration on Education”.  Each organization involved pledges to utilize its historic artifacts and institutional expertise to create interactive digital media, apps, and websites.

In the spirit of this declaration, Washington State Library would like to highlight some of  our digital services and activities that also share this pledge.

Washington Rural Heritage

Washington Rural Heritage is a collection of historic materials documenting the early culture, industry, and community life of Washington State. The collection is an ongoing project of small, rural libraries and partnering cultural institutions, guided by an initiative of the Washington State Library (WSL). The initiative provides the infrastructure and training to both digitize and serve unique collections to a widespread audience.

Classics in Washington History

The State Library is delighted to present Classics in Washington History. This digital collection of full-text books brings together rare, out of print titles for easy access by students, teachers, genealogists and historians. Visit Washington’s early years through the lives of the men and women who lived and worked in Washington Territory and State.

Special Collections of the Washington State Library

 The Special Collections of the Washington State Library collect and preserve rare and archival materials that enrich research in the history and culture of the Pacific Northwest.
The geographical region comprises the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in their entirety; the province of British Columbia; and western portions of the State of Montana.  Alaska and Yukon Territory materials are also acquired selectively when they relate to the Pacific Northwest region.

These non-circulating collections are comprised of historic and unique books, pamphlets, maps and manuscripts that are made available for research in our reading room.

Historical Maps

The State Archives and the State Library hold extensive map collections dealing with the Washington State and the surrounding region. Maps for this digital collection will be drawn from state and territorial government records, historic books, federal documents and the Northwest collection.

Genealogy at the Washington State Library

Washington State Library has Wide array of genealogical resources both online and on site, including biographies, bibliographies, vital records, cemetery inscriptions, City and County histories, directories, Immigration records , military records and more.

Historic Newspapers in Washington

Washington State Library’s newspaper collection includes current issues on paper and historic newspapers on microfilm with some searchable online. We subscribe to about 125 daily and weekly newspapers throughout Washington, plus a few out-of-state papers. The microfilm collection consists of over 40,000 reels of newspapers dating from the 1850s to the present.

From the futuristic desk of Shawn Schollmeyer.

With 100,000 pages contributed each two year grant cycle from over 30 states and reaching for participation by all 50 states, the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is the biggest digital newspaper project in U.S. history and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC). Each of those 5.2 million pages need related lines of code and metadata along with the page images.  Title, city, date, as well as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) files that turn an image into machine-readable text, allow users to search newspaper content on the Chronicling America website.

That’s a lot of files! Who manages all these files? Less than a dozen people at Library of Congress support the websites & wikis, upload files, and help project managers learn the NDNP digitization process. Here in Washington State, we rely on this handful of people to guide us on best practices for digitization and image standards for our participation in the program.  In September, all the participating states gathered to meet our sponsors, advisors, and fellow awardees to discuss the great ways people are using the content from this project.  At the end of the three day conference, our heads are filled with practical knowledge of processes, resources, and exciting new ideas. While I was there I had the rare opportunity to meet the magicians behind the curtain…

Our main contact for the National Digital Newspaper Program in Washington, DC is Chris Ehrman. Nearly a librarian by birth (his parents are both librarians), Chris began his newspaper experience in the University of Utah Ski Archives , uploading photos and video of America’ favorite winter sport before moving on to the NDNP program in Montana. There he honed his technical expertise learning the selection and upload process for Montana’s newspaper collection, becoming a great candidate for the Library of Congress’ Digital Conversion Specialist position. Chris is our “go-to” man when we have questions about how to resolve the challenges of working with so many files and metadata. If the data checks out OK, Chris prepares the scripts to load files for the automatic ingestion process so the newspaper images will appear in the Chronicling America database. He also supports the LC’s NDNP website.

There are four Digital Conversion Specialists who evaluate and help load our submitted batches of files to the website. Missing pages, cataloging conflicts, or date misprints are among the situations that may flag a batch for further review.  These four take turns validating batches from all awardees for final approval in addition to their specialized tasks, which include validation tool support and digitizing from LC’s own historic newspaper collection.  Chris estimates that they see 150,000-180,000 pages per month, translating to about six terabytes. One of their biggest challenges is to keep the workflow moving and avoid bottlenecks in the system.

Robin Butterhof is another LC specialist. Friendly & energetic, Robin supports the NDNP wiki page that contains the technical specifications, trainings, tools, deliverables, and state by state project information. She is a woman of many talents, having held several different library jobs, including book publishing, reference librarian, non-profit work and consulting, all while attending classes as a library student. Excellent training for the many tasks she juggles daily at LC.

Jamie Ford

The “community read movement” started in 1998 in Seattle and has gained popularity across the United States. I’ve been intrigued by them for many years. And while I hear about them all the time, I’ve never heard of one taking place inside a prison. So, last summer, I decided to organize one for Coyote Ridge. And it wasn’t easy, but I did it.

The book I decided to use was Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Maybe you’ve heard of it? It has been translated into over 30 different languages. The setting is Seattle, and the book was recently selected for a community read in Pierce County, Washington, which is where I managed to get 45 used copies of the book.

Now, for those who don’t know, a community read is different from a regular book group in three ways, 1) it is open to an entire community, 2) it includes supplementary social events related to themes in the book of choice, and 3) it usually includes a guest appearance by the author. At first, I was unsure about how I would achieve that third piece. Without any programming funds available, I wasn’t sure how to entice this successful author, who lives in Montana, to come all the way to Connell, which is miles from any major airport and not exactly a late-night excitement kind of town. Upon contacting his agent, however, I found that they were eager to work with me if we could figure out a way to cover Mr. Ford’s travel expenses. In the end, I was only able to bring Jamie Ford in as a guest speaker by teaming up with a Humanities group at Washington State University’s Tri-City campus, and by a donation from the Friends of the Washington State Library. Finally, after months of planning and negotiating, Mr. Ford spent the evening of Wednesday, March 22, talking to inmates, reading from his book, and answering an endless stream of questions.

In addition to the guest author event, the library at Coyote Ridge hosted a jazz music appreciation event and a historical slide show about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, featuring images from Densho and Library of Congress digital archives.

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