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WSL Updates for March 22, 2018

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 Posted in For Libraries, Grants and Funding, News, Training and Continuing Education, Updates | Comments Off on WSL Updates for March 22, 2018


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

Topics include:

1) CHAOS WITH A PURPOSE

2) ALL ABOARD FOR STORYTIME

3) PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

4) WHAT’S HIDING IN YOUR LIBRARY?

5) GRANT – ACTIVATING COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) CHAOS WITH A PURPOSE

It started off with a simple idea: bring your NERF gun (or use ours), and a friend (or make some here), and let’s battle! What began as a serendipitous brainstorm has grown into one of the library’s most successful teen programs. Middle and High School students are invited to the library after-hours and enjoy a monthly event that encourages exercise, friendly competition, and teamwork. Join us for NERF Squadron: Chaos with a Purpose, as we discuss best practices, what scenarios you can play, and how you can adapt and scale the program for your library. Presented by Nick Madsen, Community Library Network, Idaho. Sponsored by the Washington State Library.

First Tuesdays is designed as a continuing-education opportunity for library staff in Washington State. This free web presentation allows attendees to share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. The special-subject presentations are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience. Tuesday, April 3, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT.

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2) ALL ABOARD FOR STORYTIME

Registration is still open for All Aboard for Storytime: Preparing for Kindergarten Readiness.

  • Join the Washington State Library (WSL) for this workshop on what children need to know before they start kindergarten and how libraries can support families so their children are ready.
  • Share what your library is doing and find out what other libraries around Washington State are doing.
  • Dive into the importance of intentional planning, including how Every Child Ready to Read and Supercharged Storytimes can help you support kindergarten readiness in all your programs.
  • Explore how the six domains of the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) can be integrated into storytimes.

You will leave with a myriad of fun ideas, activities, and booklists that you may begin using immediately. This workshop will also cover ways to share readiness information with parents, caregivers, teachers, and childcare providers. These trainings provide an opportunity for youth services staff to invite their local early childhood workers to come with them and refresh skills together.

Trainings are located in both Eastern and Western Washington on a variety of dates from March 27 through April 27. WSL supports these trainings with Library Services and Technology Act funds supplied by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Register at sos.wa.gov/q/AllAboard.

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3) PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Public library workers, both professional and paraprofessional, are invited to participate in virtual focus groups this spring. The purpose of the research is to better understand the challenges and rewards of providing health information in public libraries.

The focus groups will happen by telephone, will last 1.5 hours, and will be scheduled on all days of the week except Sundays. Audio tapes will be made of the sessions and only members of the study team will transcribe the tapes. No individual person or library will be identified in the transcripts or publications. As a token of appreciation, each participant will receive a $25 Amazon gift card (which can be donated to the library if employees are not permitted to be compensated). For more information, or to sign up: apply.ala.org/plahealth/1focus-groups.

Your participation and input is very much appreciated and is valuable and important in knowing how best to support public libraries regarding health and wellness. Thank you! Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health/National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the Public Library Association.

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4) WHAT’S HIDING IN YOUR LIBRARY?

OCLC presents What’s hiding in your library? How to tell which print monographs to preserve and which to remove. During this session, you will learn:

  • Why deselection and deacquisition are considered best practices in the library profession;
  • How academic libraries of any size and focus can benefit from responsible deselection;
  • The value of visualizing your data and efficiently reviewing circulation counts and bibliographic information to inform decisions;
  • Methods to uncover unique or rare materials that need preservation.

Details:

  • Venue: OCLC Webinar
  • Date: 27 March 2018
  • Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • Register to attend

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5) GRANT – ACTIVATING COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting grant applications for Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets now through May 14, 2018. Museums, libraries, and archives, as well as universities and non-profit organizations with experience in museum, library, or archives projects and expertise in community development work, are eligible to apply. Award amounts will range from $25,000 to $150,000, and a one-to-one cost share is required. More details can be found in the application guidelines.

This grant is part of IMLS’s Community Catalyst initiative, which examines how libraries, archives, and museums can work collaboratively with their communities to improve community wellbeing. The funding opportunity encourages applicants to use innovative, collaborative approaches and to explore new project partners within their communities. The definition of a proposed project’s community and desired impact is unique to each applicant. Successful proposals will draw on collective impact methodologies, social well-being indicators, asset mapping, and other approaches from the community development field.

IMLS invites all interested applicants to attend an informational webinar on Monday, March 26 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, March 26

Tuesday, March 27

Wednesday, March 28

Thursday, March 29

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WSL Updates for March 1, 2018

Thursday, March 1st, 2018 Posted in For Libraries, News, Updates | Comments Off on WSL Updates for March 1, 2018


Volume 14, March 1, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) ALL ABOARD FOR STORYTIME

2) COPYRIGHT LIBRARIAN STARTER KIT

3) READ-A-RAMA

4) DIVERSITY INTERNSHIPS

5) FEDERAL BUDGET WOULD CLOSE IMLS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) ALL ABOARD FOR STORYTIME

Registration is now open for All Aboard for Storytime: Preparing for Kindergarten Readiness.

  • Join the Washington State Library (WSL) for this workshop on what children need to know before they start kindergarten and how libraries can support families so their children are ready.
  • Share what your library is doing and find out what other libraries around Washington State are doing.
  • Dive into the importance of intentional planning, including how Every Child Ready to Read and Supercharged Storytimes can help you support kindergarten readiness in all your programs.
  • Explore how the six domains of the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) can be integrated into storytimes.

You will leave with a myriad of fun ideas, activities, and booklists that you may begin using immediately. This workshop will also cover ways to share readiness information with parents, caregivers, teachers, and childcare providers. These trainings provide an opportunity for youth services staff to invite their local early childhood workers to come with them and refresh skills together.

Trainings are located in both Eastern and Western Washington on a variety of dates from March 27 through April 27. WSL supports these trainings with Library Services and Technology Act funds supplied by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Register: sos.wa.gov/q/AllAboard.

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2) COPYRIGHT LIBRARIAN STARTER KIT

An archived copy of the ALA Office for Information Technology (OITP) Policy CopyTalk webinar “Copyright Librarian Starter Kit” originally webcast on February 1, 2018 is now available. The speaker, Emilie Algenio, Copyright/Fair Use Librarian for the Texas A&M University Libraries, described her method and process for becoming a copyright librarian and provided helpful tips to other incoming copyright librarians on what to know and expect.

Emilie shared her knowledge base of user needs and best practices including how to find collaborators within and beyond the library, how to start building the foundation for an education program, understanding what advocacy looks like, and getting a handle on the kinds of questions a Copyright Librarian answers. This was one of OITP’s most popular webinars ever so do check it out!

Mark your calendars: OITP’s Copyright Education Subcommittee sponsors CopyTalk on the first Thursday of every month at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time. March 1’s CopyTalk webinar is on the topic “Who owns culture? An introduction to copyright for undergraduate students.”

The webinars are free, and OITP wants to keep it that way. There is a 100-seat limit because any additional seats are very expensive. If possible, consider watching the webinar with colleagues or joining the webinar before the start time. And remember, there is an archive with webinars for the last five years.

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3) READ-A-RAMA

Since 2001, Dr. Michelle H. Martin, now the Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, has been crafting programming for children that uses children’s books as the springboard for all activities. Activities that help teach kids to “live books” can also strengthen your summer programs.

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

Details:

  • When: Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
  • Where: Compass on Dexter, 756 John Street, Seattle
  • Cost: $35/$20 for students
  • What/When: March 10: Create! Bookish Art and Artsy Books
  • What/When: April 7: Bug Eyes, Bird Beaks & Bat Wings: Bookish Fun about Animal Adaptations

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

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4) DIVERSITY INTERNSHIPS

The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications from public libraries interested in participating in PLA’s Inclusive Internship Initiative (III) for the summer of 2018. Last year, PLA piloted III, an internship program designed to introduce young people from diverse backgrounds to careers in librarianship. The project was a tremendous success, and PLA is proud to offer III once again with the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (grant RE-00-17-0129-17).

Through III, PLA will sponsor paid, mentored summer internships at public libraries for 50 high school juniors and seniors. With individual guidance from a mentor, each intern will engage with multiple facets of library life, from administration to programming to user services, while also completing a connected-learning project on behalf of their host library.

Applications are due March 25.

Read the full press release.

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5) FEDERAL BUDGET WOULD CLOSE IMLS

Once again, the President’s budget request, as submitted to Congress for FY 2019, proposes funding for the orderly closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

According to a statement from IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew, “This is the first step for the FY 2019 federal budget, and we will provide information to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress throughout the process as requested. We are disappointed that for a second year, the President’s budget request did not provide funding for the continuation of IMLS activities for the next fiscal year. In the meantime, the agency will continue normal grantmaking operations with allocated FY 2018 funds.”

Her statement continues: “The libraries and museums across our nation provide essential programs, services, and resources to the public. As the primary source of federal funding for museums and libraries, IMLS grants make a difference in communities of all sizes, from rural to urban, in every U.S. state and territory. . . Without IMLS funding for museums and libraries, it would be more difficult for many people to gain access to the internet, continue their education, learn critical research skills, and find employment.”

Read the full statement, which includes references to specific IMLS-funded grants and projects. The Library Development Program at the Washington State Library is funded by the IMLS Grants to the States program.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, March 5

Tuesday, March 6

Wednesday, March 7

Thursday, March 8

Friday, March 9

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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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WSL Updates for November 16, 2017

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 Posted in For Libraries, Grants and Funding, News, Training and Continuing Education, Updates | Comments Off on WSL Updates for November 16, 2017


Volume 13, November 16, 2017 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Note: WSL Updates will take next week off in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. You will find the following week’s schedule of CE events in this week’s edition.

Topics include:

1) KEEPING IT PRIVATE

2) SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES

3) SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS

4) ECLIPSE PROJECT RESULTS

5) DISCOVER EXOPLANETS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT TWO WEEKS

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1) KEEPING IT PRIVATE

Washington State is very open with the way it shares data within the public trust. Our state has one of the most advanced public records laws in the nation, and most public meetings are subject to the Open Meetings Act. At the same time, citizens have a right to privacy under the state’s Constitution. On the private side, hackers are stalking personal data and data brokers are collecting and selling it. You may be putting your privacy at risk simply by leaving your phone unlocked or by sharing personal information with an organization that then makes it publicly available.

First Tuesdays – Keeping It Private: Navigating the Balance of Public Data and Privacy Protections is a workshop sponsored by the Washington State Library and funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Details:

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2) SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES

“Supercharged Storytimes for All” will create a free and openly accessible training program for library trainers, staff, and storytime practitioners. The program, which kicks off this November and runs through April 2019, builds on WebJunction’s successful Supercharged Storytimes pilot project which partnered with the Washington State Library and Thrive Washington, using strategies developed by Project VIEWS2.

This winter, the WebJunction team will update the program’s core curriculum. New expanded materials will cover foundational early literacy concepts and ensure that “Supercharged Storytimes for All” aligns well with other library training that educates parents and caregivers about their role in supporting early literacy, e.g., Every Child Ready to Read. The curriculum designers will also draw on the expertise of project partners such as The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading to add training on effective community outreach to children and families from diverse backgrounds to the program. Finally, the course will include instruction on using PLA’s Project Outcome evaluation tools to capture the community impact of programming and services.

Watch for learning opportunities in 2018:

  • Train-the-trainer training – starting in May, 2018
  • Self-paced course for individual practitioners – available October, 2018
  • Library staff facilitator training program – starting in November, 2018

For more information, use this link: sos.wa.gov/q/for-all.

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3) SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS

Now that you are using social media to engage with your community, how do you know if it’s working? If you don’t know where to start when planning your social media metrics, attend this webinar to learn the best methods to measure your library’s social media outcomes. During this event, you will learn how to establish measurable goals, identify key performance indicators (KPIs), and evaluate your social media results.

“Social Media Analytics: What to Measure and Why” is part two in a series hosted in collaboration with TechSoup. Details:

  • Thursday, November 30, 2017; 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
  • For more information and to register: sos.wa.gov/q/analytics

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4) ECLIPSE PROJECT RESULTS

The 2017 Eclipse Project, conceived by three astronomers (Andrew Fraknoi, Dennis Schatz, and Douglas Duncan), paved the way to the single largest distribution of free eclipse glasses in the United States. Now dubbed as the “Super Bowl of Eclipses,” public libraries played a key role in the success of the event by helping to distribute nearly 2.1 million pairs of eclipse glasses to their communities in addition to conducting nearly 35,000 science programs before and after the eclipse.

Congratulations to all participating libraries! For the rest of the report, visit sos.wa.gov/q/eclipse.

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5) DISCOVER EXOPLANETS

The National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the Space Science Institute (SSI) is seeking eight library and museum partner sites to host the inaugural national tour of the interactive traveling exhibition Discover Exoplanets: the Search for Alien Earths. Public libraries and small museum partners in rural areas and those serving rural populations and underrepresented groups are especially invited to apply.

Discover Exoplanets is made possible through NASA’s Universe of Learning. NASA’s Universe of Learning materials are based upon work supported by NASA under award number NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University.

Applications must be completed and received by no later than 11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2018. Also, stay tuned for a registration announcement for the pre-application webinar which will be held on December 6, 2017.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT TWO WEEKS

Monday, November 20

Tuesday, November 21

Monday, November 27

Tuesday, November 28

Wednesday, November 29

Thursday, November 30

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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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Supercharged Storytimes: Let’s put this show on the road!

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 Posted in Articles, For Libraries, For the Public | Comments Off on Supercharged Storytimes: Let’s put this show on the road!


Saroj Ghoting, Diane Hutchins, Kendra Jones, and Greta Bergquist

Saroj Ghoting, Diane Hutchins, Kendra Jones, and Greta Bergquist

Washington State Library’s Diane Hutchins has has returned from the highly successful Supercharged Storytimes tour of Washington State.  Diane was joined by nationally renowned, early literacy consultant Saroj Ghoting.  Ghoting is co-author of the new book, Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide.  Also along on the tour was Kendra Jones, one of the Joint Chiefs of the Storytime Underground.   At each site they were joined by guest presenters who had participated in Project VIEWS2.  Workshops were held at 8 libraries (4 west of the mountains and 4 east of the mountains) resulting in the supercharging of 131 library staff.

The workshops were incredibly well received and generated renewed enthusiasm among seasoned IMG_1316storytelling practitioners as well as excitement among the newbies.  Skeptics who were prepared to be underwhelmed left as enthusiastic converts.  But, in addition, Diane came back with a wonderful story about the power of libraries for making connections.

In Richland, as shewas getting ready to check out of the hotel and go to the Richland Public Library for the first workshop held in Eastern Washington, Diane got into a conversation with the hotel desk clerk.  When learning that Diane was a librarian, the clerk talked about her great-grandmother, Doris Roberts, who had been very involved in the local library.  A few moments later, as Diane was looking for the room where the workshop was to be held at the Richland Public Library, she spotted the sign, “Doris Roberts Gallery.”  Wouldn’t you know – that’s where the Supercharged Storytimes workshop going to be held.  Small world, or library connection?  You tell me.