Welcome to

WLA Wednesday

November 15, 2017

On this day: In 1887, American painter and sculptor Georgia

O'Keefe was born.

In the Issue

1. Making Headlines2. Look Who's Hiring3. News & Notes4. Conference

Communiqué5. The Learning Curve

Making Headlines

Welcome to Our Newest Organizational Member!

We're thrilled to have the Kirk Library at Centralia College join WLA as our newest Organizational Member! Founded in 1925, Centralia College is the oldest continuously operating two-year public college in the state of Washington. Learn more about the library here.

Look Who's Hiring

Renton School District is seeking a Part-Time Librarian. The position is open until filled.

Highline College is seeking a Library & Archives Paraprofessional 3. The position is open until filled.

Conference Communiqué

Conference Evaluations

Thank you to the 100+ attendees of the 2017 WLA Conference who have already filled out

Eastside Catholic School is seeking a Librarian. The position is open until filled.

Olympic College is seeking a Circulation Supervisor. Applications close November 19.

The Washington Department of Corrections is seeking a Library and Archival Professional 2. Applications close November 20.

The Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) lists job openings frequently. You can also browse WLA institutional members' postings here.

If you have a current posting for libraries in the WLA community you would like to submit, please email us and indicate "For WLA Wednesday" in the subject line.

News & Notes Help Washington Libraries "Leap into

Science"

The Franklin Institute Science Museum, the National Girls Collaborative Project, and the Institute for Learning Innovation are looking for libraries to partner with them to nationally disseminate science and literacy programming.

Five states will be selected to take part in a three-year curriculum training and statewide dissemination project.Two or three institutions per state are asked to apply as partners to disseminate the program in your state as a team. State team members will attend the National Leadership Institute at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on March 25-27, 2018. The application deadline is December 11. More information regarding state leadership team expectations, timeline, and the curriculum is available at the Leap into Science webpage.

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2017 Annual Artist Survey Results

The results from the Artist Trust’s (AT) 2017 Annual Artist Survey are in! With the help of more than 100 organizations across Washington, AT collected 1,720 responses from artists of all backgrounds. This year’s report provides comparisons with 2016 data and digs deep into the ways in which Washington State artists are seeking support from local organizations. You can find the full

their online evaluations! Your feedback will invaluable to WLA and the Conference Planning Committee as we start planning for WLA 2018 in Yakima. If you have not already, please take five to ten minutes to fill out the online evaluation form we sent out last week in an email to all conference attendees.

The Learning Curve

Social Media Tips from NASA

Join host Jason Townsend, NASA's Deputy Social Media Manager, for the free upcoming STAR Net webinar: Social Media Tips from NASA. Jason will pilot you through the universe of social media and share tips, advice, and lessons that he has learned from his experience directing some of the most-followed Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts in the world. While your library's Twitter account may not have 26.5 million followers, you will surely learn a few tips to help your library's social media presence blast off! Register here, and tune in November 15 at 12:00 pm PT.

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It All Fits Together: The New National Standards for Learners, School Librarians,

and School Libraries

Meet your new National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries! Join AASL Standards editorial board and implementation task force chairs on a guided tour of the standards development process as well as in-depth introductions to the National School Library Standards (NSLS) integrated content designed to support and enhance learners' experiences, school librarians' practice, and the alignment between school libraries and learning goals. Tune in to this free webinar on November 16 at 4:00 pm PT.

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Free Native Fish Game from Yakama Nation Tribal Fisheries

report and a one page summary for download on the AT website.

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Have news to share? Please send it to the WLA office by Monday to be included in that week's digest. Please include "For WLA Wednesday" in the subject line.

The Yakama Nation Fisheries department has created this memory card game which will help individuals recognize various types of Washington's native fish. Download the game for free here!

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