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WSL Updates for January 20, 2011

Volume 7, January 20, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR BROADBAND 2) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM 3) GRANT WRITING GUIDE 4) NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR BROADBAND WSL announces an exciting series of peer learning style webinars to support Broadband projects in Washington. These Elluminate webinars are free and open to everyone.

Clippings, January 7, 2011

Washington State Library News Librarian Cathy Miller spent last Monday and Tuesday in Tacoma with a group of library directors, as well as Washington State Library and NoaNet employees, discussing how to make the most effective use of high-speed broadband connections that are being made available through stimulus funds. Five libraries in Lincoln County are eligible for enhanced broadband connections. All expenses of this conference were paid for by the Gates Foundation.

WSL Updates for January 13, 2011

Volume 7, January 13, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION - NORTH PEND OREILLE HERITAGE

2) LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY FEATURES WSL ILS

3) FIRST TUESDAYS - WTBBL NEEDS YOU!

4) WASHINGTON LIBRARIES HELP JOB SEEKERS

5) BOOKS FOR CHILDREN GRANTS

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION - NORTH PEND OREILLE HERITAGE

Clippings, December 31, 2010

Library News Spokane’s endangered Eastside Library will remain open at least another year. After a library board of trustees meeting Thursday evening, board members and library administrators said they were certain that the branch was safe for another year. (Spokesman Review (Spokane), 12.10.10) http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/dec/10/budget-preserves-library/ Sno-Isle Libraries has earned praise for its 25th straight problem-free audit from the state.

WSL Updates for January 6, 2011

Volume 7, January 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH! 2) FIRST TUESDAYS - DISPLAYS THAT POP! 3) FREE EBOOKS FOR YOUR LIBRARY 4) GUIDE TO STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE DATA 5) CONNECTING DONORS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH! Was that Multiple Myeloma or Malignant Melanoma? Do questions like these have you quaking in your boots?!

Clippings, December 24, 2010

Library News King County Library System’s Words on Wheels program needs volunteers to select and deliver library materials to homebound patrons. Training is provided. A one-year commitment is required. Volunteers must be at least 18, have their own transportation and be able to pass a Washington State Patrol background check. (The Newcastle News [Issaquah], 12.3.10) Help the Anacortes Public Library Foundation add new books and audio-visual materials to the Library’s shelves.

Clippings, December 17, 2010

Washington State Library News Denny Ashby Library’s Pomeroy Heritage digital collection has 288 new items documenting local history, including the 1909 photo on Page 1 of teacher Joe Bankson and students in front of the Peola Schoolhouse. The creation of this collection was made possible through a $6,000 grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Washington Rural Heritage Program, an initiative of the Washington State Library.

Clippings, December 10, 2010

Washington State Library News More than 60 library directors from around Washington will be among those congregating in Tacoma December 13-14 for an event to discuss how to make the most effective use of high-speed broadband connections that are being made available through $183 million in grants that will benefit libraries, as well as schools, health clinics, community colleges and various government and non-profit buildings across the state, especially in rural areas.

WSL Updates for December 30, 2010

Volume 6, December 30, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) WSL GOES SOCIAL

2) GRANTS FOR THE BIG READ

3) TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS

4) AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED

5) OPEN GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) WSL GOES SOCIAL

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