Volume 6, October 14, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LIBRARIES AND THE ELECTIONS – HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE 2) BILL TO EXPAND FOIA AWAITS PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE 3) BULLYING SURVEY OF LIBRARIES 4) COMMENT ON PROTECTING COPYRIGHT ON THE INTERNET 5) YALSA GRANT FOR FIRST-TIME ALA ATTENDEES 6) ALTAFF'S TRUSTEE ACADEMY 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) LIBRARIES AND THE ELECTIONS – HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE You may have heard that there’
Volume 6, October 7, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION - SKAMANIA COUNTY HERITAGE
2) WORKPLACE BULLYING SURVEY
3) EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED
4) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS
5) PLA AWARD AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
6) ALCTS LIBRARY METADATA POLICY E-FORUM
7) EVALUATING MEDICAL INFORMATION ON THE WEB
8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Volume 6, September 30, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) SDL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS
2) WSL CONTRIBUTES 115,000 PAGES TO CHRONICLING AMERICA
3) FIRST TUESDAYS PRESENTS SUMMER READING PREVIEW
4) FREE PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS
5) LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN GRANTS
6) STRETCH DONATIONS FOR NOLO BOOKS
7) TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND ALA MIDWINTER
8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
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The Washington State Library recently contributed another 23,000 historic newspaper pages from seven newspapers to Chronicling America, making Washington State’s contribution to the program a total of 23 titles and over 115,000 pages. Read and research issues from these and other newspapers around the U.S. for free at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. [caption id="attachment_3048" align="alignright" width="221" caption="100 years ago.
Our fourth year is off to a fantastic start as we bring in brand new projects, revitalize some old ones and continue with several more.
