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Volume 7, November 17, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 2) WANTED – OCTOBER 1, 2008 ISSUE OF DEER PARK TRIBUNE 3) GRANT TO HELP THE UNDERSERVED 4) NEED HELP WITH COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS? 5) DO YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2012 There is still time to submit entries for the annual Letters About Literature contest.

Volume 7, November 10, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LSTA FIVE-YEAR EVALUATION SURVEY 2) ASK YOUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT EBOOK DEVICES 3) POET LAUREATE APPLICATIONS SOUGHT 4) JOIN THE VIDEOCONFERENCING LIBRARIANS INTEREST GROUP 5) USING WEB 2.0 TO PROMOTE LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LSTA FIVE-YEAR EVALUATION SURVEY As part of our required review of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding from the Institute of Museum and

Volume 7, November 3, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) ENTER THE 2012 TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE 2) LESSONS FROM THE FIELD – EBOOK DEVICES 3) BUILDING BETTER LIBRARIES FOR ALL – CALL FOR PROPOSALS 4) DOES YOUR LIBRARY DESERVE A MEDAL? 5) GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) ENTER THE 2012 TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) invites teens across the country to create short videos, 30 to 9

Volume 7, October 27, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW FROM WASHINGTON READS – FREDY MONTERO POSTER 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – GRAPHIC NOVELS 3) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF 4) TAKE NETWORKING TO A GLOBAL LEVEL 5) COME TO EGATHERING 2011 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NEW FROM WASHINGTON READS – FREDY MONTERO POSTER Fredy Montero, forward with the Seattle Sounders Football Club, two-time Major League Soccer All-Star, and 2009

Volume 7, October 20, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WANTED – ONLINE RESOURCES CONSULTANT 2) MORE THAN JUST BOOK SALES 3) DON’T MISS THIS YEAR’S EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 4) SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR CUTTING-EDGE LIBRARIES 5) SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2012 ALA MIDWINTER MEETING 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WANTED – ONLINE RESOURCES CONSULTANT The Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library is recruiting for a non-permanen

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

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

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?

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.

Volume 7, August 25, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) TWO NEW DIGITAL COLLECTIONS FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON 2) GRANT CYCLE CLOSES SEPTEMBER 2 – TLA50 INITIATIVE 3) UW RECRUITING LIBRARIES FOR IMPACT SURVEY PILOT 4) FREE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP 5) DISCOVER EARTH EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) TWO NEW DIGITAL COLLECTIONS FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON From Lincoln County’s Channeled Scablands to the Horse Heaven Hills along t