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WSL Updates for December 8, 2011
Volume 7, December 8, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DO FONTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 2) REGISTER NOW FOR ONLINE NORTHWEST 2012 3) IMLS RELEASES NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN 4) DOES YOUR FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM DESERVE AN AWARD? 5) TELECOMMUTING – BANE OR BLESSING? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) DO FONTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Are certain fonts easier to read than others? Is Comic Sans the perfect email font?
WSL Updates for December 1, 2011
Volume 7, December 1, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – TWO THUMBS UP 2) WANTED – ISSUES OF DEER PARK TRIBUNE AND SAMMAMISH REPORTER 3) BRAINS AT THE CAFÉ 4) TECHNICAL SERVICES – THE NEXT GENERATION 5) COMPETITION FOR LIS STUDENT AUTHORS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – TWO THUMBS UP Is your idea of Viewer’s Advisory pointing to the Internet Movie Database?
WSL Updates for November 24, 2011
Volume 7, November 24, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Rand Simmons, Acting Washington State Librarian, and the staff at the Washington State Library wish you and yours a bountiful and happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Topics include:
1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION - SEDRO-WOOLLEY HERITAGE
2) APPLY NOW FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK GRANTS
3) FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
4) GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE BIG READ
5) BECOME A FOUNDATION CENTER COOPERATING COLLECTION
6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
WSL Updates for November 17, 2011
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.
WSL Updates for November 10, 2011
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
WSL Updates for November 3, 2011
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