Updates

Volume 7, October 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) BUILDING COMMON GROUND 3) YOUR TABLE IS WAITING – USING 2010 CENSUS DATA 4) 2011 NATIONAL FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES WEEK AWARDS 5) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 The Washington State Library, in collaboration with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in coope

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Volume 7, September 29, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) INPUT NEEDED ON EARLY LEARNING GUIDELINES 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – SUMMER READING FOR 2012 3) TAKE THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USE AND FUNDING 4) GRANTS – LAURA BUSH 21^ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM 5) INFOCAMP SEATTLE 2011 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) INPUT NEEDED ON EARLY LEARNING GUIDELINES The Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks were creat

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Volume 7, September 22, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE WORKSHOP – BASICS OF ARCHIVES 2) SUSTAINING CULTURAL HERITAGE COLLECTIONS 3) NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK GRANT 4) FOCUS ON COLLECTIONS CARE WORKSHOP SERIES 5) CONNECTING DONORS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FREE WORKSHOP – BASICS OF ARCHIVES Do you need to take care of historical records, but you’re not a trained archivist?

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Volume 7, September 15, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

2) RETHINKING REFERENCE COLLECTIONS

3) ONLINE NORTHWEST CALLS FOR PROPOSALS

4) SURVEY - PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKING

5) FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESERVATION

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

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Volume 7, September 8, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) FREE WEBINAR – BOOK REPAIR BASICS 3) LAST CHANCE FOR FREE WESTPAS WORKSHOP 4) MINING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND FINDING GEMS 5) CHECK OUT E-READERS WEBINAR 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 The annual Letters About Literature contest has begun.

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