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Volume 9, March 14, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DIGITAL LITERACY IN WASHINGTON LIBRARIES 2) GRANTS FOR EARLY LEARNING 3) OCLC ANNOUNCES ILL TRAINING 4) BOOK REPAIR CLASS AT HIGHLINE 5) CALL TO ACTION – EVERYONEON DIGITAL LITERACY CAMPAIGN 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) DIGITAL LITERACY IN WASHINGTON LIBRARIES On a national level, much is happening in the areas of digital literacy and digital inclusion, including the EveryoneOn i

The Wolves of Washington

March 21, 2013 @ 12 p.m. Presented by Linda Saunders, Director of Conservation, Wolf Haven International

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Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association Library Related Legislation. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog. For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.

Volume 9, March 7, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Remember to spring forward this weekend – Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday! Topics include: 1) WOLVES AT THE STATE LIBRARY 2) HELP CELEBRATE TWO GREAT BIRTHDAYS 3) SNAPDRAGON GRANTS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES 4) PRESERVATION GRANTS FOR SMALLER INSTITUTIONS 5) PEW WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WOLVES AT THE STATE LIBRARY Absent for more than 70 years, wolves are once more repopulating

WSL UPDATES SPECIAL EDITION FOR MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 Note: The next regular edition of WSL Updates will appear on Thursday, March 7, 2013. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANT CYCLE OPENS – EARLY ACHIEVERS OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP The Early Achievers Outreach Partnership (EAOP) initiative, funded by a Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grant awarded to the Department of Early Learning (DEL) by the U.S. Department of Education, is designed to:

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Volume 9, February 28, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – LIBRARY AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER 2) LOOKING FOR EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES? 3) OLA/WLA 2013 – EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION STILL AVAILABLE 4) CIVIL WAR READ-IN 5) EARLY LEARNING GRANTS FROM BOEING 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – LIBRARY AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER From 2009 to 2012, library and discipline faculty from Washington State’s Community and Tec