WSL Updates for April 14, 2011

Volume 7, April 14, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM 2) 2011 IS DÍA’S BIG YEAR! 3) LOVE. TALK. PLAY. 4) ENRICH YOUR LIBRARY 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM The Washington State Library routinely microfilms Washington newspapers as part of its mission to preserve and make accessible materials on the history and culture of the state. The following is a list of WSL’s most recently microfilmed newspaper titles:

  • Times (Waitsburg) Jan 3, 2008- Dec 31, 2009
  • Tenino Independent Jan 2, 2008- Dec 30, 2009
  • TOWN CRier Jan 2, 2008- Dec 30, 2009
These reels are available to be viewed here at the Washington State Library or borrowed via Interlibrary Loan. To purchase a duplicate reel, please contact Leslie Boyter at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) 2011 IS DÍA’S BIG YEAR! April 30, 2011, marks the 15th anniversary of “Día” - “El día de los niños/El día de los libros” (“Children’s Day/Book Day”). The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, is encouraging libraries to share their plans for celebrating this special day, which honors children, books, and cultures. Visit Día’s 15th anniversary Facebook® page at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/DiaFacebook to see what others are doing to celebrate. Additional information and resources to help libraries participate may be found at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Dia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) LOVE. TALK. PLAY. As part of the events highlighting the National Week of the Young Child (April 10 – 16), Thrive by Five has kicked off their “Love. Talk. Play.” campaign, which aims to help making parenting a little easier by encouraging parents to focus on three things that they can, and should, be doing with their children from birth: love, talk, and play with them. The “Love. Talk. Play.” campaign was shaped by input from national early learning experts and conversations with lower-income parents, who often do not have access to parenting support and information. For more information, visit www.lovetalkplay.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) ENRICH YOUR LIBRARY The Fundraising Management Workshop, sponsored by the Public Library Association (PLA), in partnership with the Washington State Library, will equip you with the skills you need to develop an effective fundraising plan for your library and to implement it successfully. Throughout the two-day workshop, the instructor, June Garcia, will engage you in group exercises and provide you with practical, applicable skills. All library staff in Washington are eligible for the PLA Partner rate, which is only $250, $50 less than the ALA rate of $300. This class is part of the Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) program, but CPLA enrollment is not required to attend. Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Seattle Public Library, Seattle. For more information and to register, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/CPLA or e-mail June Garcia at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK Monday, April 18:
  • Skip Tracing: Finding Personal and Business Information (King County Law Library); 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
Tuesday, April 19:
  • Tech Topics: Privacy and Social Networks (Amigos); 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PDT;
  • Managing Reference Service in a Small Library (WSL); 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PDT, Puyallup Public Library, Puyallup;
  • Census 2010: Your Table is Waiting! Accessing and Using the Data (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ29;
Wednesday, April 20:
  • NCompass Live: Tech Talk with Michael Saunders (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Building Community Support for Broadband: Advocacy (WSL); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Managing Reference Service in a Small Library (WSL); 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PDT, Longview Public Library, Longview;
  • Working With Your Workforce Center (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ30;
Thursday, April 21: Some of these events are online, some are in person. For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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