South Sound Librarians

Hello South Sound library people!

I just want to pass on a great resource to use in your library to best help your patrons find the health information they are seeking. And an opportunity to submit a proposal to the National Health Misinformation Symposium that will be held next April.

https://www.nnlm.gov/public-libraries/getting-started

https://news.nnlm.gov/region-one-insights/call-for-proposals-national-health-misinformation-symposium/

Call for Proposals: National Health Misinformation Symposium - ROI: Region One Insights The Network of the National Library of Medicine invites proposals for a virtual National Health Misinformation Symposium, April 4-7, 2023. This free, virtual symposium will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to support....

Local librarians are hosting a discussion tomorrow!

In light of the uncertainty of implications of COVID-19, the South Sound
Librarians (SSL) officers have decided to postpone our annual spring
meeting. We plan to set an early fall meeting.

If you would like to host the South Sound Librarians or have an idea of a
location for our next gathering, please let SSL president Sue Castelin know
your ideas: [email protected]

Thank you, and please stay healthy!

Thanks again to everyone who was able to participate in last week's South Sound Librarians' Autumn Meeting at the Washington State Library! Twenty-five librarians and archivists in the region were able to attend, representing a wide variety of public, academic, and special libraries in the region.

If you were not able to attend the meeting, you can get caught up with our Autumn 2019 meeting notes, which include links to websites and resources mentioned in the presentations and tours as well as photos from the event.

South Sound Librarians Autumn 2019 Meeting Notes South Sound Librarians Autumn 2019 Meeting Notes Monday, October 28th, 2019, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Washington State Library, Tumwater, WA Contents Theme Presentations Short introductions Library tour & photos In attendance Theme Washington State Library (WSL) services Presentations Cindy Aden, S...

Fascinating Lewis and Clark in a nutshell.

Thanks Washington State Library for a peek into your library offerings.

Security was TIGHT at the Washington State Library! This isn't even the "vault!"
We all learned so much about the services that the State Library offers. Big thanks to our hosts!
More photos and meeting notes will be posted soon.

Don't forget to rsvp for the autumn meeting:

South Sound Librarians Autumn Meeting 2019 RSVP Curious what the Washington State Library offers? Find out at the upcoming South Sound Librarian meeting, which will take place on Monday, October 28th, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Washington State Library in Tumwater. State Librarian Cindy Aden will open the meeting and highlight Washington Stat...

Thank you Mortvedt Library for hosting our Spring Meeting!