Volume 5: January 15, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY

2) WSL EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS

3) MARYANN KOHL CAYAS WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS

4) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE JUDGES CHOSEN

5) FREE ARCHIVES WORKSHOP

6) COPIES OF NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES AVAILABLE

7) FREE PRESERVATION E-NEWSLETTERS AVAILABLE

8) BRIEFLY

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1) WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING TEENS IN THE LIBRARY

Coming soon from the Washington State Library, a workshop by Victoria Tennant on “Understanding the Mysteries of the Teenage Brain & Teens in Your Library,” followed by Lisa Oldoski of the Pierce County Library in the afternoon, discussing teen library services. Tennant’s workshop, “Amazing Minds,” was offered by WSL some years ago to rave reviews. Find more program details, registration links, dates and the six cities where the training will be offered at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/brain . The all-day training is free and will include lunch. For more information, contact Jennifer Fenton, [email protected], toll free 1-866-538-4996. A preconference workshop with the same program is planned for WALE 2009 in Wenatchee on September 30. This preconference will be eligible for CE Grant applications.

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2) WSL EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS

The Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library is recruiting for four full-time, permanent Branch Library Associates (Library & Archives Paraprofessional 5) in Connell, Monroe, and Walla Walla. This is a direct employment opportunity and the recruitment announcement may be viewed at www.sos.wa.gov/office/employment.aspx; choose Branch Library Associates. Please share this announcement with anyone who may be interested.

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3) MARYANN KOHL CAYAS WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS

To register for Maryann Kohl’s WLA/CAYAS spring workshops, “Enhancing Literacy Through Art” in the morning and “Discover the Great Masters” in the afternoon, on Feb. 7 in Redmond and May 15 in Ellensburg, use the registration form found at cayas.wla.org/files/registration-spring-workshops.pdf. For more details, see www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/kohl.

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4) LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE JUDGES CHOSEN

The judges have been announced for the 2008-2009 Letters About Literature contest. To see the list of names, and for more information regarding Letters About Literature, visit http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/lal/ or contact Shirley Lewis, [email protected] or 360-704-5211.

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5) FREE ARCHIVES WORKSHOP

A free, one-day workshop is being offered for those who work with historical records but are not trained archivists. The dates are Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 at the National Archives Pacific-Alaska Region, Seattle; Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at the Washington State Archives Puget Sound Branch, Bellevue; and Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the Veterans Memorial Museum, Chehalis. For information and registration, contact Mark Vessey of the Heritage Resource Center at 360-586-0219. Seats are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and tend to fill quickly.

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6) COPIES OF NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES AVAILABLE

After their One Book grant was finished, one grantee had many gently used copies of Alexander McCall Smith’s books left over. These have been shared with the State Library, in hopes that a good use could be found for them. With the exception of the latest title (The Good Husband of Zebra Drive which is in hardback) these are all property stamped trade paperbacks. Library Development would be happy to send you as many sets as you would like free of charge. Some of the series titles are also available in a set of eight copies of a single title with a book discussion guide. Please contact Leanna Hammond at [email protected] or toll free 1-866-538-4996.

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7) FREE PRESERVATION E-NEWSLETTERS AVAILABLE

The Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology is offering two free quarterly e-newsletters in the preservation area. Consumer photo collection preservation will be covered by The Archival Adviser; visit www.archivaladvisor.org/ to sign up or view past issues.

Climate Notes: Managing the Storage Environment for Preservation is a free e-newsletter published by the Image Permanence Institute and designed for collection care staff in cultural institutions. Climate Notes covers a wide range of topics related to managing the environment for preservation. To sign up, go to www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/. A free web-based Dew Point Calculator is available at www.dpcalc.org. Dew Point is the subject of the most recent Climate Notes.

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8) BRIEFLY

Due to a high information flow this week, some items must be listed briefly. Contact Susan Barrett, [email protected], if the link does not provide sufficient background.

Big Read grants from NEA and IMLS—applications due Feb. 3, 2009, downloadable from www.NEABigRead.org.

Coming Up Taller Awards, from IMLS, NEA, and NEH—nominations due Jan. 30, 2009, see www.cominguptaller.org.

Free WebJunction webinar, Jan.20, 2009, 11:00 a.m.—“A Need for Speed; Measuring and Managing Bandwidth”, www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/speed

“We The People” Bookshelf, free from ALA and NEH, apply online through Jan. 30, 2009 at publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf.

Lincoln (bicentennial) readers, with excerpts of speeches, etc., available free at lincoln.loa.org/readers/.