Volume 14, February 15, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) TRAVEL AND TRAINING MONEY

2) STAND UP FOR HEALTH

3) HOPE FROM OUR GRANDMOTHERS

4) LATINO STEM LEARNING

5) DIGITAL LEARN TOOLKIT

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) TRAVEL AND TRAINING MONEY

The Medical Library Association (MLA) has joined forces with the Public Library Association (PLA) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) to provide a health information symposium for public librarians that runs concurrent with the last day and a half of the MLA 2018 conference in Atlanta (May 22, 23). U.S.-based public librarians with interest or responsibility in providing health information to their communities qualify for a free registration for the 1&1/2-day symposium. In addition to the $500 stipend, more funding support to defray travel costs is also available from the NNLM Pacific Northwest Region. Don’t miss this opportunity! Space is limited to a maximum of 150 public librarians. Learn more and apply before the March 1 deadline.

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2) STAND UP FOR HEALTH

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is recruiting public library staff to participate in the online training, “Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for Your Community.” This is a 4-week (March 5 – April 1), online, asynchronous (all self-paced) course where participants will earn 12 continuing education (CE) credits and a certificate. The course is designed to provide public library staff with core competencies of providing health information services and the essential skills and knowledge that library staff need to build those competencies. For more information and to apply.

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3) HOPE FROM OUR GRANDMOTHERS

American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) community ties, tribal sovereignty rights and claims, and cultural values are emerging as critical elements of resiliency key to reversing the health and social issues that have plagued indigenous populations as a whole since the dawn of colonization. The practice of research and utilizing information collected by means of observation, hypothesis-testing, repetition of experiment, and sound conclusions to inform decision-making, have been integral to indigenous survival and wellbeing for centuries.

In this month’s free PNR Rendezvous webinar, Rose James of the Urban Indian Health Institute will review some of the modern scientific values in comparison to AIAN ways of knowing, and will provide examples of indigenous research concepts as they align with decolonizing data. Details:

• Hope from our Grandmothers: Decolonizing Data through Stories of Resilience (National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region) February 21, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST.

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4) LATINO STEM LEARNING

The GENIAL (Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos) Summit, funded by the National Science Foundation, was held June 5-6, 2017, at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. It focused on increasing Latino participation in Informal STEM Learning (ISL) environments (like public libraries) by assessing what is currently known and began to identify new areas to consider in the future. Ninety-one practitioners, community leaders, media specialists, and researchers from across the United States and Puerto Rico participated. Learn more about the Summit and its resources by registering for one of the upcoming webinars:

• February 27, 2018, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: Register
• April 25, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST: Register

Each interactive webinar will include a brief overview of the GENIAL Summit proceedings, recommendations, and actionable insights. Webinar participants will have a chance to interact with each other, project organizers, and advisors in a lively conversation about how the GENIAL results can influence their work with Latinos and other diverse audiences and to explore how the GENIAL results can move the ISL field forward. The session will include plenty of time for questions and discussion.

To access the resulting GENIAL publications before the webinar: www.exploratorium.edu/genial. For more on diversity in libraries around STEM, visit www.starnetlibraries.org/stem-in-libraries/diversity.

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5) DIGITAL LEARN TOOLKIT

DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association’s website designed to help consumers increase their digital literacy skills, now includes a robust suite of resources and tools for library staff and other educators to use when conducting training. The learning modules are adapted from Gail’s Toolkit, a project developed by the Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, Illinois. Included are lesson plans, presentations, handouts, and surveys for use in computer classes at libraries and other community institutions.

Tools to help library staff teach 81 different courses are available to download and personalize. Most courses include a course design document for instructors, a slide set, and handouts and activity sheets for learners. The training resources and tools can be found at training.digitallearn.org.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, February 19

• Good questions, Poor questions (Part 2 of 3) (Montana State Library) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST

Tuesday, February 20

• CultureGrams (ProQuest) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• eLibrary (NEW) (ProQuest) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• What’s All the Buzz About Genrefication? (Montana State Library) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.PST
• 7 Consumer Realities That Impact Learning and Development (InSync Training) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Baby-Friendly Libraries (Colorado State Library) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Build Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Spring into Picture Books: New Books, 2018 (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 1 – Getting Started with CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• WorldShare ILL Borrowing (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Building a Foundation for Literacy and Intervention Scaffolds for Lifelong Learning (edWeb) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Filing a Nonprofit Corporation with the Secretary of State (Office of the Secretary of State) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• How to Recruit and Manage Amazing Event Committees (CharityHowTo) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Bringing Hands-On Coding and STEAM into Your District or Classroom (edWeb) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• A Practical Approach to Growing a Diverse School Library Collection and Program (American Association of School Librarians) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PST

Wednesday, February 21

• NCompass Live: Why Diverse Literature Matters for Youth Services (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Cultural Competence for Information Professionals (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• From Information Literate to Information Fluent: The Role of Libraries in Preparing 21st Century Citizens (Georgia Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• How to Think (And Act) Like a UX Librarian Part 2 (ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Science Cinema: A Little-known Resource for Students and Teachers (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Tales & Travel Memories: Literacy-focused Programming for People with Dementia, a Kernel of Knowledge Webinar (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• The Top 10 Things Nonprofits Should Be Doing in 2018 (GuideStar) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• WorldCat Discovery configuration: Patron-facing features (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Advanced editing of WorldCat knowledge base collections (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 2 – Working with Text in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Deep Dive Thinking for Modern Learners (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Homelessness in Small and Rural Communities: Libraries Can Help! (WebJunction/Association for Rural and Small Libraries) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• What’s New in Children’s Literature – 2018 (Infopeople) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Hope From our Grandmothers: Decolonizing Data through Stories of Resilience (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Flip Badge This! Teaching Students to Love Databases (edWeb) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST

Thursday, February 22

• Healthy Aging at Your Library: Connecting Older Adults to Health Information (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• Digital Learning Day 2018: How Innovative Districts Blend Teaching and Technology to Improve Student Outcomes (Alliance for Excellent Education/Future Ready Schools) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• Intro to Accessibility: What Employers Need to Know to Create a Technology-Accessible Workplace (Employer Assistance and Resource Network) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Be Your Own Mentor: Take Control of your Professional Development (ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Committee) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Librarian’s Guide to Trade Data, Part 8: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Need Volunteers? Four Tech Trends You Need to Know (Wild Apricot) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• New Spring Nonfiction for the Library and Classroom (Library Journal) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Using Core Titles in New Contexts (Choice/ProQuest) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Writing Accurate and Useful Volunteer Position Descriptions (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 3 – Maintaining Collections in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Policies for replacing WorldCat records (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Civic Literacy and a Civic Lab (Indiana State Library) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Alan November: Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning (edWeb) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Leadership Lessons for Our Times (edWeb) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
• Connecting Competencies: Learner, School Librarian and School Library (American Association of School Librarians) 4:00 – 5:00 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, December 14, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE

2) GOING DEEPER WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

3) MLA TECH CAMP

4) PRECISION MEDICINE FOR ALL OF US

5) MUSEUMS EMPOWERED

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE

Budding teenage videographers across Washington are invited to participate in the 2018 Teen Video Challenge, a Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) sponsored competition, hosted by the Washington State Library. Teenagers ages 13 through 18 can create a 30 to 90-second video with their unique interpretation of the 2018 CSLP Teen Video Challenge slogan, “Libraries Rock!” in combination with reading and libraries. Visit the Teen Video Challenge website for details. Submissions must be received by Feb. 10, 2018, to be eligible.

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2) GOING DEEPER WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

Learn how to take the next steps toward amplifying your library’s social media program. This webinar will discuss best practices in growing your library’s social media program and managing user engagement. You’ll learn tips on assessing your library’s audience based on their preferred platforms and ideas for converting your in-person library community into an online community.

Details:

• Tuesday, December 19, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST;
• Hosted by WebJunction in collaboration with TechSoup;
• To register: sos.wa.gov/q/smedia.

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3) MLA TECH CAMP

Do you need to manage born digital content in your collection? Maybe a refresher on fair use of your digital collections? Or guide patrons through creating data visualizations. Come to #mlatechcamp! (MLA tech camp). The Emerging Technologies and Services Committee of the Music Library Association (MLA) is hosting a one day pre-conference workshop on January 31st, 2018, before the MLA annual meeting in Portland, OR (Jan. 31 – Feb. 4th, 2018) to enhance skill sets of librarians, humanists, and technologists who work or want to work with digital objects and data.

This workshop will offer something for seasoned practitioners as well as novices to learn and build together in a collaborative, interactive, informal, spontaneous, and productive environment. All are welcome, whether you are working with music materials or not. Registration for the pre-conference is separate from MLA’s annual meeting. We actively encourage anyone interested in digital aspects of librarianship to take part.

For more information and registration details, visit bit.ly/mlatechcamp2018.

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4) PRECISION MEDICINE FOR ALL OF US

Creating the right health approaches and care for the right person is called precision medicine. Getting the right information to make that happen is the goal of the All of Us Research Program. To get there, the goal is to create the largest health data resource ever. By understanding people’s health, neighborhood, family, and lifestyle, researchers will have information to better understand health and disease. This information is essential to create a healthier future for generations to come.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) are partnering to raise awareness about the NIH’s All of Us Research Program. Through this collaboration, NNLM will focus on improving consumer access to high quality health information in communities throughout the U.S., specifically through public libraries. The NNLM Pacific Northwest Region will work with libraries in Washington State to provide the information they need for their communities regarding the All of Us Research Program. More information is available at nnlm.gov/all-of-us and at allofus.nih.gov.

“We want to reach participants where they are. For many people in the country, including those with limited internet access, one of those places is the local library,” said Eric Dishman, director of the All of Us Research Program. “We’re excited to work with the National Library of Medicine to make more people aware of All of Us and the opportunity to take part.” For the entire press release, use this link: sos.wa.gov/q/AllofUs.

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5) MUSEUMS EMPOWERED

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is offering professional development grants designed to help museums respond to the evolving needs of the museum profession and changes in their communities. The program, now in its second year, is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program, with the goal of strengthening the ability of an individual museum to serve its public through professional development activities that cross-cut various departments to generate systemic change within the museum.

Eligible entities for Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff are U.S. museums of all sizes and disciplines. Award amounts will either be $5,000 – $25,000 with no cost share permitted or $25,001 – $250,000 with at least 1:1 cost share. The application deadline is March 1, 2018. See the application guidelines (PDF, 415KB) on the IMLS website for details. A live webinar will provide applicants more information about this opportunity: FY18 Museums Empowered, Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, December 18, 2017

• Bozarthzone! Show Your Work (InSync) 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. PST

Tuesday, December 19

• PART I – Your Community by the Numbers: Intro to American Fact Finder & Thematic Maps (U.S. Census) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST
• How to Make the Most of GovLoop (GovLoop) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Managing Difficult Volunteer Transitions (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Going Deeper with Social Media (WebJunction/TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST

Wednesday, December 20

• Navigating WebEx (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST

Thursday, December 21

• PART II – Your Neighborhood by the Numbers: Tracts, Block Groups and Mapping (U.S. Census) 10:00 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, 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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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, February 9, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN YOUR LIBRARY

2) WSL GRANT DEADLINE EXTENDED

3) USER EXPERIENCE WAIT LISTS

4) VOLUNTEER AT MLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

5) EZRA JACK KEATS MINIGRANTS

6) BECOME A NASA@ MY LIBRARY PARTNER

7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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