WSL Updates for May 19, 2011

May 19, 2011

Volume 7, May 19, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM 2) GET READY FOR COMMUNITY READS 3) COME TO THE EARLY LEARNING EXCHANGE 4) GOT PHOTOS? 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – THE RFP PROCESS 6) 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:

Snoqualmie Valley Newspapers Assortment #1 –

Contains North Bend Post and Snoqualmie Post issues: October 31, 1913 – November 16, 1917

Snoqualmie Valley Newspapers Assortment #2 –

Contains Valley Record, Snoqualmie Valley Record, and Snoqualmie Valley Record combined with Snoqualmie Post issues: April 3, 1924 – July 23, 1925 These reels are available to be viewed at the Washington State Library or borrowed via Interlibrary Loan. Please check the catalog, www.sos.wa.gov/library/catalog.aspx, for more information regarding content and availability. To purchase a duplicate reel, please contact Leslie Boyter at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) GET READY FOR COMMUNITY READS Need new ideas for your community read? Hear how schools and libraries celebrate reading and the life of the mind at the June 7, 2011, First Tuesdays presentation from the Washington State Library.

Port Townsend Public Library Director, Theresa Percy, will talk about how she and her staff plan a myriad of programs for their town.
North Thurston Public Schools Director of Community Relations, Courtney Schrieve, will talk about what’s necessary to produce a district-wide community read.
Gwendolyn Haley, Youth Services Manager at the North Spokane branch of the Spokane County Library District, will discuss what it takes to bring multiple libraries and community organizations together for a county-wide reading program.

To join the presentation, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays. First Tuesdays is a free, online, monthly presentation from the Washington State Library, held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) COME TO THE EARLY LEARNING EXCHANGE Do you care about early learning? Would you like to network with education leaders, community advocates, and colleagues who have a passion for early learning? If the answer is “Yes” to any of these questions, sign up now for Connect the Dots: An Early Learning Exchange. The Foundation for Early Learning, with the support of the Seattle Public Libraries and the Early Learning Public Library Partnership (ELPLP), will be holding this cutting-edge event using a high-paced format similar to the popular TED lecture series. Speakers will give presentations ranging from 12 – 18 minutes in length on various topics related to early learning. The conference will bring together unique perspectives and encourage networking between speakers and attendees. Emceed by Enrique Cerna, host and executive producer of the weekly news program KCTS 9 Connects, presenters will include:

Dr. Dimitri Christakis, Pediatrician and Researcher with Seattle Children’s Hospital;
Dr. Bette Hyde, Director of the Washington Department of Early Learning;
Kristie Kirkpatrick, Director of the Whitman County Library, and founding member of the ELPLP;
Val Thomas-Matson, founder of the children’s TV program, Look, Listen and Learn.

Thursday, June 30, 2011, Seattle Public Library, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch to optimize opportunities to mingle. Area food options are also available. For more information and to register, visit earlylearning.org/events/connect-the-dots. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) GOT PHOTOS? WALE will be celebrating 20 years of conferences this fall with Roaring Twenties – Share the Experience. As part of the celebration, the conference planning committee has set a goal to assemble WALE’s story in scrapbooks that will be shared digitally at the 2011 WALE Conference. Check your files, picture boxes, photo envelopes, and albums! If you have any photographs from past WALE Conferences, especially from 1992 through 1998, please send them to: Highline Community College Library MS 25-1B PO Box 98000 Des Moines, WA 98198-9800 Questions? Contact the WALE Conference sub-committee co-chairs, Gerie Ventura at [email protected], 206-878-3710, ext. 3134 or Lynne King at [email protected], 206-878-3710, ext. 3235. The deadline is June 1. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – THE RFP PROCESS This week, TechSoup continues its May series, Spring Clean Your Website, with “Sharpen Your Website – The RFP Process.” Find out:

What the RFP process does;
When to use an RFP;
What the standard steps are for the RFP process;
What your RFP should include;
How to score and evaluate responses.

To spring clean your website, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Spring. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK Monday, May 23:

Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ54;
OCLC Resource Sharing enhancements in May: Short-term access to MyiLibrary e-books and more (OCLC); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/MyiLibrary;

Tuesday, May 24:

New ProQuest Platform FAQs (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ53;

Wednesday, May 25:

NCompass Live: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;

Thursday, May 26:

ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ55.

Some of these sessions 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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