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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

Marilyn Lindholm is the Executive Administrative Assistant to State Librarian Rand Simmons.

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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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