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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

Washington State Library (WSL) staff recently crossed the state to promote statewide library projects and services, and to network with peers. Conferences for both the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) and the Washington Association of Library Employees (WALE) were held last week in Spokane.

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Volume 7, October 13, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MORE FREE BOOK DISCUSSION KITS 2) PUBLIC LIBRARIAN’S GUIDE TO E-BOOKS 3) DO YOU KNOW A “STAR” IN LIBRARY ADULT SERVICES? 4) ONLINE TOOLS FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 5) FREE WEBINAR – REACHING RELUCTANT READERS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MORE FREE BOOK DISCUSSION KITS If your library could use gently used copies of any of the following titles, the Washington State Library will be happy to

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