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Volume 9, December 19, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list – Expanded Edition Note: WSL Updates will be on hiatus next week. Topics include: 1) LIBRARYAWARE COMMUNITY AWARD 2) GET THE EDGE ON TECHNOLOGY 3) PARALIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR 4) CALL FOR PROPOSALS – LIBRARY ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE 5) UNITED FOR LIBRARIES TRUSTEE CONFERENCE GRANT 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES – DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LIBRARYAWARE COMMUNITY AWARD Library Journal’s LibraryAware Community Award r

Volume 9, December 12, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – DEADLINE APPROACHING 2) CALL FOR SPEAKERS – BIG TALK FROM SMALL LIBRARIES 3) OPPORTUNITY FOR NOVICE RESEARCHERS 4) WORLD BOOK NIGHT 2014 5) FRIENDS – EVERYONE NEEDS THEM 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE – DEADLINE APPROACHING Although the deadline for Level 3 (grades 9-12) submissions for the 2014 Letters About Literature contest has pa

Volume 9, December 5, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW APP FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES 2) WANT TO HOST A GADGET MENAGERIE? 3) CALL FOR PRESENTERS – HANDHELD LIBRARIAN 9 4) FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH 5) SUBSIDIES FOR LSSC CANDIDATES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NEW APP FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES Apps are everywhere and are growing in number every day.

Volume 9, November 28, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EASY READERS AREN’T SO EASY 2) GET THE WORD OUT – LIBRARIES HELP TEENS SUCCEED 3) CALL FOR PAPERS ON UX 4) INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD DEADLINE EXTENDED 5) FUNDING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EASY READERS AREN’T SO EASY Easy Reader books can be confusing. How can you tell if a book is intended for:

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Volume 9, November 21, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS 2) NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING COLLEAGUE 3) BRANDING SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP 4) PRESERVATION GRANTS FOR SOUND RECORDINGS 5) IS YOUR LIBRARY INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS The mission of the Preservation Directorate at the Library of Congress (LOC) is to ensure long-term, uninterr

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Volume 9, November 14, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GREAT BOOKS GIVEAWAY COMPETITION 2) NEED HELP WITH EASY READERS? 3) AWARDS FOR YALSA MEMBERS 4) CONFERENCE SUPPORT FOR PLA MEMBERS 5) AWARDING INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GREAT BOOKS GIVEAWAY COMPETITION Each year, YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA) receives approximately 1,200 newly published books, videos, CDs, and audiocas