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Volume 8, December 20, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) ENERGIZE YOURSELF WITH FIRST TUESDAYS 2) FREE COMMON CORE TOOLS WORKSHOP 3) DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR DIGITAL AGE SURVEY 4) STORYCORPS @ YOUR LIBRARY GRANTS 5) FREE ONLINE COLLECTIONS CARE COURSES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITY NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) ENERGIZE YOURSELF WITH FIRST TUESDAYS Life in the library has undergone radical transformation in the last decade.

Volume 8, December 13, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) RAND SIMMONS NAMED WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARIAN 2) DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE FOR WLA SCHOLARSHIPS 3) ONLINE NW – IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR THE EARLY BIRD 4) CALL FOR SPEAKERS – BIG TALK FROM SMALL LIBRARIES 5) FREE CLASS – CARING FOR THE MIND 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) RAND SIMMONS NAMED WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARIAN Kim Wyman, who will be sworn in as Washington’s fifteenth Secretary of State

Volume 8, December 6, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP 2) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2013 DEADLINE APPROACHING 3) GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM 4) AWARDS FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS 5) GRANTS FOR AMERICA’S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FREE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP Curious about your family’s history? Want to know how to get started or how to maximize your research?

Volume 8, November 29, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS 2) WANTED – BRANCH LIBRARIAN 3) PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED ON EARLY LEARNING 4) PLA SEEKING FEEDBACK ON DIGITAL LEARNING CENTER 5) FREE WORKSHOP – FUNDING PRESERVATION PROJECTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS Have you heard about WSL’s Washington Rural Heritage project?

WSL Updates Special Edition for Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY FEATURES WASHINGTON’S POET LAUREATE 2) WANTED – READER’S ADVISOR 3) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY FEATURES WASHINGTON’S POET LAUREATE Join Washington State Poet Laureate, Kathleen Flenniken, and West Region National Student Poet, Miles Hewitt, as they share their talents in an evening of conservation and poetry sponsored by the Washington State Library.

Volume 8, November 15, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list – Expanded Edition Note: WSL Updates will be on hiatus next week. Topics include: 1) LAST CALL – CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT AT CWU 2) ALKI’S FIRST ONLINE EDITION 3) WLA GRADUATE STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS 4) PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANTS FOR TEENS AND NEWS LITERACY 5) ONLINE NORTHWEST 2013 SCHOLARSHIPS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES: NOVEMBER 19 – 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LAST CALL – CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT AT CWU Central Washington University’s Brooks Library is on

Volume 8, November 8, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MORE CLASSICS IN WASHINGTON HISTORY 2) PROQUEST OFFERS WA WEBINARS 3) SUCCESSFUL FRIENDS GROUPS – WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T 4) SONGS TO READ!

Volume 8, November 1, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – SUMMER READING 2) EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS 3) HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPETENCIES 4) ALA LIBRARYAWARE AWARD 5) AMERICAN LIBRARIES LIVE – A NEW KIND OF DIALOG 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – SUMMER READING It’s not too early to think about next summer!

Volume 8, October 25, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MONTH OF THE MILITARY FAMILY 2) REGISTER NOW FOR MANGA WORKSHOP 3) FRANCES HENNE/YALSA/VOYA RESEARCH GRANT 4) NEW WEBINAR SERIES FEATURES TOP PROGRAMS FROM PLA 2012 5) GEORGE CUNHA AND SUSAN SWARTZBURG PRESERVATION AWARD 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MONTH OF THE MILITARY FAMILY There are currently more than 2.2 million service members in our Armed Forces.

Volume 8, October 18, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN YOUR LIBRARY 2) LAST CALL TO REGISTER FOR “ARE YOU READY?” 3) SPREAD THE WORD – THE LIVING VOTERS GUIDE IS HERE 4) JAN MERRILL-OLDHAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT 5) ALA CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AWARD 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN YOUR LIBRARY All library staff from top to bottom, internal and external, provide customer service.