Volume 9, January 17, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – BUILD SUPPORT WITHIN YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY 2) FREE ONLINE TRUSTEE TRAINING 3) 2013 WLA AWARD NOMINATIONS 4) ASCLA AWARD NOMINATIONS EXTENDED 5) CITIZENS-SAVE-LIBRARIES GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – BUILD SUPPORT WITHIN YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY Would you like your library to be perceived as an asset to the local economy? Join us at the next First Tuesdays program, Building Library Support within Your Business Community, where Spokane reference librarian, Mark Pond, will share how he marketed his library’s services to the greater Spokane business community, resulting in 5 to 10 reference referrals per day to the Spokane Public Library from this enthusiastic new audience. Participants will learn how to:

• Engage with their local business community;
• Develop a sense of what works well to attract its members to the library;
• Discuss strategies to begin to build support from local businesses for their libraries.

• Responsibilities of a board member;
• Roles of a governing library board and an advisory board, and how they differ;
• Differences between the roles of the library board and the library director;
• Conduct of meetings;
• Open Meetings Act;
• What to do when the press calls;
• Resources from the State Library.

• Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Thursday, February 7, 2013, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. PST;
• Thursday, February 7, 2013, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. PST.

• Lifetime Membership Award;
• Merit Award for Advances in Library Service;
• Merit Award for Outstanding Performance;
• WLFFTA Distinguished Service Award for Trustees/Friends/Foundations;
• WALE Outstanding Employee of the Year Award;
• Candace Morgan Intellectual Freedom Award.

• ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award – $1,000 award and citation given to a library organization that has provided library services for people with disabilities;
• The Francis Joseph Campbell Award – Honors a person or institution for outstanding and significant contributions in the field of library services to a blind with a medal and a citation;
• The Exceptional Service Award – Recognizes exceptional service to patients, to persons who are homebound, to people of all ages who live in group homes or residences, and to inmates.

• “My” eLibrary - Student Research and Curriculum Tools (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ555;
• K-12 Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ562;

• Strata Online Conference: Data Warfare (O’Reilly Community); 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: oreillynet.com/pub/e/2557;
• Proposal Budgeting Basics (GrantSpace); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• Bozarthzone! Rockin’ the Virtual Classroom (InSync); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Unpacking the Common Core: Connections and Applications to Current Practices and New Resources (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/UnpackCore;
• The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/VM22Jan;
• QuestionPoint Librarian 1 – QuestionPoint Overview and E-mail Reference (Amigos); 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/QPLibrarian1;
• Connexion Client 07 – Advanced Bibliographic Searching (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Client07;
• Show Me the Money: Fundraising That Taps into The 90% of All Wealth That Is Not Cash (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/showme;
• Common Core Standards Align to ProQuest (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ556;
• SIRS Discoverer: Educator Tools (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ557;

• Reenergize Your Best Employees Before They Leave You (AMA); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST;
• Creating a Culture of Innovation in your Library and Community (WebJunction); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• Listening Skills For Leaders: How To Conduct A One On One Conversation To Motivate Others (Nonprofit Webinars); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• The Power of Storytelling in the Virtual Classroom (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PowerStory;
• So you got a Raspberry Pi for the Holidays (O’Reilly Community); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.oreillynet.com/pub/e/2513;
• Friends with Benefits: How Nonprofits Should Engage Millennial Volunteers (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/VM23Jan;
• Maximize the Value of Your OCLC ILL Subscription (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ILLMAX;
• WorldCat knowledge base Implementation (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WorldCatImp;
• QuestionPoint Librarian 2 – Using Flash Chat (Amigos); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/QPLibrarian2;
• Before You Hire an Architect: Reduce Costs and Risks, Produce Better Results (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
• eLibrary BookCarts & Quizzes (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ558;
• ProQuest Learning Literature (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ559;
• Strengthen the Influence of Your Leadership: People Skills, Personal Substance and Influence Smarts, Webinar #3: ALIGN – Build Rapport and Motivate with The Language of Influence (Texas State Library); 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PST;
• History Study Center (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ560;
• ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest); 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ561;

• Employee Engagement: Practical Tools and Strategies (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Engagement;
• QuestionPoint Librarian 3 – Chat Follow-up, Referrals, and Managing Questions (Amigos); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/QPLibrarian3;
• Connexion Client Module 08 – Original Cataloging (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Module08;

• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ554;
• QuestionPoint Librarian 4 – Personal Scripts, Co-browse, IM and Transfer (Amigos); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/QPLibrarian4;
• Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk (ALA/RUSA); Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seattle, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/GenRefRUSA;
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know about ILL (ALA/RUSA); University of Washington, Odegaard Library, Room 220, Seattle: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/knowill;
• Nuts & Bolts for Friends and Trustees (ALA/United for Libraries); Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Redwood Room, Seattle, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/NutsBolts;
• New Tech for Reference: from the reference interview to roving reference, challenges, benefits and best practice (ALA/RUSA); University of Washington, Odegaard Library, Seattle, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. PST.

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