Volume 14, February 8, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) SCREEN SCENE FOR CHILDREN

2) WSL & WEBJUNCTION OFFER SKILLSOFT

3) TAKE OUR SURVEY—PLEASE!

4) AMERICA SAVES WEEK

5) BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL – PNLA 2018

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) SCREEN SCENE FOR CHILDREN

Screens are everywhere! Young children are spending more and more time engaged with screen media. Learn what and when children might be learning from screens as well as how we can best support children’s media activities. The State Library presents Screen Scene: Best Practices for Using Screen Media with Young Children, a workshop that will explore important cognitive advances children make during the first years of life that impact their ability to learn from screens. The workshop will also discuss the many practical applications and resources for parents and educators, and ways to make the most of ever-present media technology.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:

• Summarize research-based understandings of the impact of digital engagement on early learning;
• Apply an understanding of joint media engagement to their regular interactions with children in a library setting;
• Develop appropriate models of digital engagement for very young children.

Who should attend? Anyone who works with pre-school children and/or their parents. Register at sos.wa.gov/q/screen. The following sessions are still available:

• Monday, February 12, Burlington Public Library
• Thursday, February 15, Bainbridge branch, Kitsap Regional Library
• Tuesday, February 27, North Spokane branch, Spokane County Library
• Wednesday, February 28, Sunnyside branch, Yakima Valley Library

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2) WSL & WEBJUNCTION OFFER SKILLSOFT

Looking to strengthen your technology skills or improve your interpersonal skills? All library staff in the state have access to free learning through the State Library’s WebJunction subscription to Skillsoft. With over 700 online courses, 30,000 short instructional videos (2 – 8 minutes) and job aids on a wide range of technology and business topics, you’ll find great learning opportunities. Library staff can pick up great skills as well as tips and techniques through this free resource.

Here are just a few of the courses that you have access to:

• Time Management: Planning and Prioritizing Your Time
• Creating a Positive Attitude
• Privacy and Information Security
• Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring Conducting an Effective Interview

There are also a variety of technology courses including:

• New and Improved Features in Office 2016, Word, and Outlook
• Microsoft Excel 2016 Essentials: Creating, Editing, and Saving Workbooks
• Google Apps: Gmail and Calendar
• Adobe Photoshop CC

Skillsoft is all self-paced, online learning so you can take a course when it fits your schedule. Register for your free account now!

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3) TAKE OUR SURVEY—PLEASE!

Thanks to all who have completed the 2018 Washington Library Association / Washington State Library Continuing Education Needs Assessment. We still need many more library staff from all types of libraries to complete the survey.

The deadline for adding your voice to the survey is February 16, 2018.

We need to hear from all parts of the Washington library community: academic libraries, public libraries, school libraries, special libraries, and tribal libraries. We rely on your input to help us understand which training topics are most important to you.

Please also share this survey with your colleagues. Many are not members of the lists to which we have access. Based on reporting statistics, the average time to complete the survey is less than 10 minutes. Your voice matters.

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4) AMERICA SAVES WEEK

America Saves Week (ASW) is February 26 through March 3, 2018. This annual event encourages consumers to save responsibly and automatically. Check out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) blog posting which encourages consumers to save all or part of their tax refunds to help achieve their financial goals. To get your patrons involved, get a free America Saves Week Digital Toolkit featuring a sample of social media posts, digital content, and other helpful resources direct from the America Saves organization.

Get your library prepared to participate in Money Smart Week (MSW) programs, presentations, and educational classes that promote personal financial literacy. These events run from April 21 to April 28, 2018. To get more information about MSW and events in your area, go to www.moneysmartweek.org. CFPB provides free materials—like bookmarks, flyers, postcards, posters, standing displays, and more—to support your library’s participation in MSW. You can order free MSW materials for your library now.

Do you have Spanish-language patrons with financial education questions and needs? The CFPB has a Spanish-language website with similar information, tools and resources to their English-language website. To help these patrons get the impartial financial information they need, direct them to www.consumerfinance.gov/es. You can order CFPB’s free Spanish-language financial education publications in bulk as well as display materials for your library.

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5) BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL – PNLA 2018

In the theater, “breaking the fourth wall” refers to the practice of ignoring the invisible wall between actors and their audience. The 2018 Pacific Northwest Library Association Conference will explore what it looks like when libraries and librarians break the fourth wall to go beyond traditional roles to meet the needs of their patrons. This is a call for conference proposals.

• PNLA 2018: Breaking the Fourth Wall – August 1 – 3, Kalispell, MT;
• Conference proposals will be accepted through February 17, 2018;
• Registration will open soon for the conference;
• Details: www.pnla.org/conference_2018.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, February 12

• Surveys & Questionnaires: a brief course for librarians (First of 3 weekly sessions) (Montana State Library) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Best Practices to Empower Learners to Be Lifelong Readers (edWeb) 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PST

Tuesday, February 13

• Anthropology Librarians Discussion Group Forum (ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• Instagram for Nonprofits: What’s New, Tried, and True (501 Strategy) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Monthly Giving Maven: Free Fundraising Masterclass (The Good Partnership) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Census Business Builder—Small Business and Regional Analyst Editions: A Primer (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• govinfo – GPO’s Official System for Providing Free Public Access to U.S. Government Information (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• WorldCat data sync collections mechanics (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST

Wednesday, February 14

• Let Me Read It: Screen Readers for Patrons Who are Blind or Low Vision (Georgia Public Library Service) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Preparing for the Worst – Best Practices for Emergency Preparedness (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• 10 Ways to Improve Relationships with Your Grantmakers (Nonprofit Hub) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PST
• Donor Retention Series: How to Rock your Donor Love and Loyalty with Secrets from your Favorite Consumer Brands (Network for Good) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Making a Difference: Intro to LYRASIS Membership (LYRASIS) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Maximizing Everyday Leadership Moments (Training Industry) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• The Happy Healthy Fundraiser: Strategies for Impact without Burnout with Beth Kanter (Firespring) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• PubMed for Librarians: Customization with My NCBI (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST
• Building the Bridge: Inclusion and Kindergarten Transition (OSPI) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Collection Manager: What it is and why it matters (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Fundraising Planning (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Using Government Data to Write a Book about Government Data (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to WorldShare ILL (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Leadership in Early Childhood Education: Why You Should Care and What You Should Do About It (Early Childhood Investigations) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Connexion Client Module 09 – Authority Control (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST

Thursday, February 15

• Learn How to Learn Online (LHTLO) (InSync) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Managing Microaggressions in the Workplace (Indiana State Library) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Collections Discussion Group Forum (ACRL Literatures in English Section) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
• 7 Steps for Getting Started in Major Gifts (Even in Small Shops) (CharityHowTo) 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
• Donor-Delighting, Money-Raising Newsletters (Bloomerang) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Building Diverse Collections for K-12 Students: A Conversation with Jewel Davis (North Carolina Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Emerging Workplace Technologies and Vision Loss (Partnership on Employment and Assistive Technology) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Grants and Proposal Writing (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Libraries, Social Media, and Politics: Do You Know What to Post? (EveryLibrary) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Managing an Aging Volunteer Corps (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• VA Appeals – The Legacy And The New Process (Federal Depository Library Program) 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
• WorldCat Discovery interface features (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Managing Resources for Collections Storage Projects: Strategic Planning to Completion (Connecting to Collections Care) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• WorldShare ILL Lending (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Giving and Receiving Feedback – Skills for Supervisors (Washington Nonprofits) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST

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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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