WSL Updates for May 10, 2012

Volume 8, May 10, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 2012 WALE CONFERENCE – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2) TAKE 25 FOR MISSING CHILDREN 3) ARSL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS 4) LUCY LOVES CHILDREN! 5) A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 2012 WALE CONFERENCE – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Program proposals are now being accepted for the 2012 WALE Conference being held from October 29 – 31, 2012 at Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan. All preconference workshops will be held on October 29; all conference sessions will be held on October 30. The theme for the Washington Library Employees’ 21st anniversary event is “Coming of Age.” Is there a system, program, or resource that works really well for your library? Show others how to do it, too! Or partner with staff from other libraries to demonstrate multiple approaches to common issues. Or just ask your favorite presenter or instructor to submit a proposal! Proposal information:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) TAKE 25 FOR MISSING CHILDREN Every year, nearly 800,000 children are reported missing to law enforcement. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day. This day serves as a time to renew efforts to reunite missing children with their families, remember those who are still missing, and make child safety a national priority. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) launched Take 25, a national campaign encouraging parents, guardians, and others to take 25 minutes out of their day to talk to children about safety. The Take 25 website provides communities and child programs with free resources including safety tips, conversation starters, child ID kits, and event planning guides to help initiate a dialogue with children about safety. Libraries and other community organizations that host a Take 25 event any time in the month of May will receive free materials by registering their event online. To find out more about Take 25, visit www.take25.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) ARSL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships are available for the 2012 Association of Rural and Small Libraries Conference. Information and application forms are available at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/arsl-01. This year’s conference will be in Raleigh, NC. A preliminary conference can be viewed at: arsl.info/registration. Anyone who has not attended an ARSL conference is invited to apply. Three scholarships will be awarded. Please check out the website for more details. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 15, 2012 to be considered. If you have any questions about the process or have any trouble with the application form, please contact Shirley Vonderhaar at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) LUCY LOVES CHILDREN! Do your dreams for children and youth services programs in your library exceed your budget? Grant funding is one way to find resources to support innovative programming and services for children. But, where to begin? Come to the free CAYAS webinar, Grant Writing for Libraries Serving Children, presented in collaboration with the Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University, and made possible through the LUCY (Librarianship Upgrades for Children and Youth) grant from IMLS, and you will come away with:
  • Advice about finding, writing, and submitting grants;
  • Information about specific grants that focus on diversity and literacy that are relevant to school and public libraries.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share related experiences. Webinar information:
  • When: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Early registration is now open for Washington affiliates by going to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/LUCY.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF Wishful thinking will not keep them away. Disasters will happen – from leaky pipes to fires and earthquakes. Take the time to be aware and prepared! In honor of MayDay 2012, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) has posted its free, 2-hour webinar on Disaster Planning, A Matter of When, Not If, to help spread the word on disaster preparedness. To view the recording, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/MayDay2012. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK Monday, May 14: Tuesday, May 15:
  • Discovery Tool Implementation and Selection (Session 1) (ALCTS); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTSTool;
  • Proposal Writing Basics (GrantSpace); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Made in a Library: an Online Innovation Symposium (OCLC/Library Journal); 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ275;
  • eBooks: New Models, New Tools & New Approaches – A Discussion of Emerging Options (EBSCO/Library Journal); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Proposal Budgeting Basics (GrantSpace); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
  • K12 Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ276;
  • K12 ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ277;
Wednesday, May 16:
  • Discovery Tool Implementation and Selection (Session 2) (ALCTS); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTSTool;
  • Addressing Your Roots – Searching the 1940 Census (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
  • QR Connections: QR Codes in Libraries (Georgia Library Association); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • TOPIC: Researching “Censorship” in ProQuest K-12 Resources (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ280 (Note: May include resources that are not part of the WA state package as well as some that are);
  • Libraries and the Era of the Learner: A Vision for the Future (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Content Management Systems: Drupal (Georgia Library Association); 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. PDT;
Thursday, May 17:
  • Creating a Library Aware Community: Making Print Materials Work for You (Library Journal); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Common Core Integration with ProQuest (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ281;
Friday, May 18:
  • Copyright Series: Interview with Kenneth Crews, Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University (TLT Group); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT.
For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Washington State Library has gone social! Friend/follow us at:
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