WSL Updates for October 29, 2015

Volume 11, October 29, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) HIGH SCHOOL 21+ 2) THE FUTURE STEMS FROM READING GRANT CYCLE - APPLY NOW 3) EGGBOT ROBOTICS KIT NOW AVAILABLE FOR SIGN UP & CIRCULATION 4) OPPORTUNITY TO HOST NATIVE VOICES TRAVELING EXHIBIT 5) HEALTH INFORMATION CLASSES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) HIGH SCHOOL 21+ High School 21+ presented by Troy Goracke, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Learn how to help your patrons earn a high school diploma. HS 21+ is a competency-based high school equivalency program for adult learners 21 and older who do not have a high school diploma or equivalency. Adults demonstrate competencies in reading, writing, and math within science, history, government, occupational studies, and digital literacy. Instructions and Login for First Tuesdays session First Tuesdays is a series of free webinars designed as continuing education opportunities for library staff throughout Washington. These special subject presentations are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience. Questions? Please contact Carolyn Petersen at 360-570-5560 or [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) THE FUTURE STEMS FROM READING GRANT CYCLE - APPLY NOW The Washington State Library (WSL) wants to help school libraries update their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) collections. An advisory committee of teacher-librarians recommended 230 STEM book collections using lists of award-winning books aimed at elementary, middle, and high school students. WSL is awarding 230 STEM book collections. Each collection has 50 awarding-winning STEM books, plus three professional titles for teachers. The collections, purchased from Follett, will be shelf ready, i.e. the books will have jackets and appropriate spine labels. The collections are materials from the 500 and 600 Dewey numbers. Most copyrights are post 2012. There are:

  • 120 elementary school collections
  • 55 middle school collections
  • 55 high school collections
The grants will be awarded via a one page application available here. All public and non-profit elementary and secondary schools in Washington are eligible to apply. Application deadline: postmarked or hand delivered by 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015. For more information. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) EGGBOT ROBOTICS KIT NOW AVAILABLE FOR SIGN UP & CIRCULATION The Washington State Library is accepting signups from public and tribal libraries for an EggBot Robotics kit. This STEAM device is a compact, easy to use, open-source art robot that can draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects. The EggBot kit contains materials to serve 8 to 20 children at one time depending on how it is deployed. The kit contains 5 laptops, 1 projector, and 5 EggBots. The kit is contained in two shipping cases. The spherical objects, such as ping pong balls, are NOT included in the kit. Each library will need to provide those. Additional technical details can be discovered at http://egg-bot.com/. WSL only has one EggBot kit, which we will begin shipping on November 9, 2015. The circuit will work as follows:
  • One week is allowed for travel between libraries.
  • Then, the library will have the kit for three weeks before sending it on to the next library. One week is allotted for experimentation with the device to see what is possible. The remaining two weeks are intended for programming.
  • Longer times will be scheduled if an entire library system wishes to participate.
If you wish to sign up, please email [email protected]. Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected] or 360-570-5560. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) OPPORTUNITY TO HOST NATIVE VOICES TRAVELING EXHIBIT The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is proud to announce a partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) through which ALA’s Public Programs Office will manage a national tour of a traveling adaptation of Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, to America’s libraries and other Native-serving cultural institutions beginning in 2016. Four copies of the traveling exhibition will tour nationally for four years to dozens of sites around the country. There will be no cost to participating venues (except for a local insurance rider if needed). Applicants are asked to indicate why they wish to host the Native Voices traveling exhibition, include two proposed Native Voices-related activities or events, and provide 5 time frames that would work and 5 that would not. The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, November 6, 2015. For application details, please visit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) HEALTH INFORMATION CLASSES National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) is offering two free classes for library staff who work with patrons who need public health information. “Public Health Information on the Web” will be offered for 4 CE credits from the Medical Library Association. This hands-on class will highlight web resources tailored to the public health workforce, including health education, promotion, and research. Three asynchronous modules will be available online from October 28 to November 25, 2015. “Health on the Range: Rural Health Issues and Resources” is worth 2 CE credits from the Medical Library Association. This class shows resources of interest to libraries who serve in small towns and rural areas. This class is offered live online Thursday, November 5 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time but will be recorded for those who cannot make it for the live session. Class exercises will be given out to attendees to complete and email back to the instructor no later than Thursday, November 19, 2015. CE credit is available to those who complete both parts of the class and it is eligible for the Medical Library Association’s Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK November 2 November 3 November 4 November 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Washington State Library has gone social! Friend/follow us at:  Facebook: on.fb.me/FBWSL;  Twitter: twitter.com/WAStateLib.
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