Volume 7, December 8, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DO FONTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 2) REGISTER NOW FOR ONLINE NORTHWEST 2012 3) IMLS RELEASES NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN 4) DOES YOUR FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM DESERVE AN AWARD? 5) TELECOMMUTING – BANE OR BLESSING? 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) DO FONTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Are certain fonts easier to read than others? Is Comic Sans the perfect email font? At the December Eastside Science Café, join Microsoft’s Kevin Larson, PhD, in “The Art & Science of Reading” to discover how optical illusions in some popular fonts make things easier to read and how the design and appearance of text can make you more cognitively creative. The Eastside Science Café is your opportunity to talk with researchers about science and technology research – all in the comfortable atmosphere of a local pub.

• When: Monday, December 12, 2011, 7:00 p.m.;
• Where: Wilde Rover, 111 Central Way, Kirkland

• Mobile literacy;
• E-readers;
• Data curation;
• Digital collections.

• When: Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.;
• Where: CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (Oregon State University Campus);
• Registration: $100 for early bird (by January 13, 2012); $130 for late registration.

• Strategic Goal 1 – IMLS places the learner at the center and supports engaging experiences in libraries and museums that prepare people to be full participants in their local communities and our global society;
• Strategic Goal 2 – IMLS promotes museums and libraries as strong community anchors that enhance civic engagement, cultural opportunities, and economic vitality;
• Strategic Goal 3 – IMLS supports exemplary stewardship of museum and library collections and promotes the use of technology to facilitate discovery of knowledge and cultural heritage;
• Strategic Goal 4 – IMLS advises the President and Congress on plans, policies, and activities to sustain and increase public access to information and ideas;
• Strategic Goal 5 – IMLS achieves excellence in public management and performs as a model organization through strategic alignment of IMLS resources and prioritization of programmatic activities, maximizing value for the American public.

• Serve parents and children with a strong intergenerational approach to helping them learn together;
• Exhibit a record of success and a clear plan for a successful project;
• Serve communities and families with high literacy and socioeconomic needs;
• Propose a compelling use of award funding that directly benefits families;
• Will likely continue after the grant has been expended.

• Project must be library-based and implemented by library staff, and grant funds must be awarded directly to a library or library organization (e.g., Friends of the Library groups, library foundations, etc.);
• Program must be located within the United States;
• Project must be completed between April 2012 and March 2013;
• Applicant must commit to sharing program and participant stories with NCFL and Better World Books on an ongoing basis;
• Project must be fully supported by your library director or administrator.

• General benefits of telecommuting;
• Benefits of telecommuting that are unique to libraries;
• Support for flextime in libraries;
• How to self-advocate for telecommuting;
• How to manage expectations;
• Limitations and challenges of telecommuting;
• Importance of face time;
• Time management;
• Sharing best suggestions for successful telecommuting.

• Change Happens (InSync); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• The Art & Science of Reading with Kevin Larson (Eastside Science Café); Wilde Rover, 111 Central Way, Kirkland, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/fonts;

• My Research (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ190;
• Hooked on Books: New Titles for the Newest Readers (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ191;
• What Will Happen When I’m Gone: Ensuring Knowledge Transfer to Your Successor (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
• ProQuest Resource Exploration and Q&A (ProQuest); 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ189;

• Brave New World (Wide Web): Job hunting in the 21^st Century (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST;
• Telecommuting in Libraries: Benefits and Challenges [Day 1] (ALCTS); 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTS1;
• A Small But Powerful Webinar for Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ192;

• Telecommuting in Libraries: Benefits and Challenges [Day 2] (ALCTS); 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTS1;
• Let’s Get Crazy! Library Programs On and Over the Edge (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;

• My Research & RefWorks: Perfect Together (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ193.

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