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WSL UPDATES SPECIAL EDITION FOR MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 Please note: The next regular edition of WSL Updates will appear on Thursday, April 14, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFRESHING SCHOOL LIBRARIES GRANT CYCLE OPENS Because recent data shows the average copyright date of many school library collections is over 20 years old, Washington State Library (WSL) wants to help school libraries update nonfiction collections. WSL will provide up to 200 awards of $1,000 to K-12 school libraries for

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog.

For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.

Volume 12, April 7, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW WSL PILOT PROJECT 2) DIGITAL LITERACY 2016 GRANT CYCLE OPENS 3) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE DIGITIZATION GRANTS NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS 4) FREE SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES WORKSHOPS WITH SAROJ GHOTING 5) 2016 NORTHWEST ELEARN CONFERENCE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NEW WSL PILOT PROJECT The Washington State Library (WSL) announces a new Metadata Enhancement & Remedia

Volume 12, March 31, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FREE FOOD FOR THOUGHT WEBINAR 2) A THIRD GAINING STEAM WORKSHOP ADDED 3) HIGHLINE COLLEGE ONLINE LIBRARY COURSES 4) WALE CONFERENCE PROPOSALS WANTED 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FREE FOOD FOR THOUGHT WEBINAR Food for Thought: building a better community through food, a free First Tuesdays webinar presented by Jeff Kempe, King County Library System, and

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog.

For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.

Volume 12, March 24, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GAINING STEAM WORKSHOPS ADDED 2) SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES – THE VIEWS2 WAY 3) COOL CREATIONS COMEBACK 4) SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ONLINE COURSE 5) WALE CONFERENCE PROPOSALS WANTED 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) GAINING STEAM WORKSHOPS ADDED Washington State Library announces additional Gaining STEAM worksh

The Washington State Library has a collection of very special books we keep in our “vault”. This includes the Territorial Library Collection, as well as many other beautiful and rare books. These books are old and fragile and special considerations need to be used to view them. If you make an appointment and travel to Olympia during the library's open hours, we would love to help you view these rare books. However thanks to the wonders of modern digitization many of these titles are available in digital format through the internet archive.