WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY AND WLMA

Washington State Library

Website: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/

Washington Learns is the governor's task force to evaluate learning in the state P20.

Statewide Database Licensing-- group purchasing of information databases with details for training. Current databases are ProQuest, Culturegrams, elibrary, Ethnic News Watch, Alternate Press Review, Washington State NewsStand.

K12 Library Initiative-- a three year project with 20 practicing trainers that trained over 300 teacher librarians about the latest methods to be a reading advocate, information manager, and teacher of information literacy and technology.

Library Smart- Information Literacy-- a statewide approach to information literacy with materials to use in your library

Connecting Learners with Libraries-- a collaborative grant program between public libraries and school libraries to connect learners with libraries, books, and information.

Continuing Education Grants Individuals or groups may apply for matching assistance to attend workshops and conferences. The application must be received 30 days before the event.

Washington Reads Quarterly selection of books worth trying by Jan Walsh, Washington State Librarian.

Findit is an online search tool for Washington State documents. You can browse or search information about Washington State and even Ask a Librarian at the Washington State Library about your question.

WSL BLOG - Keep current on Library news, services, and activities. You can sign up for the RSS feed if you have an account with Bloglines, Google Reader, or Feedreader

Friends of Washington State Library

http://wslfriends.org

PO Box 14986

Tumwater, WA 98611-4986