Another Tuesday is here, and we have some exciting announcements!
Nominate Yourself or a Colleague for the WSDLC Board!
Board membership is a vital part of the WSDLC, and we are asking all member representatives to please consider if you can participate. The Board member guidelines are simple, and we try to keep meetings and outside work to a minimum.
- Terms are three years (there are no term limits) and begin on September 1st.
- A total commitment of around 7 hours per year is expected.
- Meetings are held via Zoom, and there are 4-6 meetings per year.
- Information for meetings is shared beforehand via Basecamp to allow Board members to participate in discussions and decision-making effectively.
- Advocate for the project and participate in fundraising efforts, as the position allows.
- Oversee the monitoring and tracking of the WSDLC budget to ensure fidelity between the work conducted and the available funds.
- Monitor and track the contract with the project manager.
We are seeking nominations for Board Members from schools or districts in the following CESA areas: CESA 1, CESA 4, CESA 6, CESA 7, CESA 8, CESA 10, CESA 11, CESA 12
There are only two qualifications to be considered for nomination:
- The nominee’s school must be a WSDLC Member, and
- The nominee must be the district’s Member Representative.
Member Representatives can be anyone at your district: a library media specialist, curriculum expert, technology consultant, or an administrator. The Member Representative can be reappointed at any time; just send an email to wsdlc-info@wils.org to have your district’s Member Representative confirmed or updated. Along with being able to run for the WSDLC Board, the Member Representative is the only person from a district that is eligible to vote in the Board election.
Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague (with their permission) by completing this brief nominations form by the end of the day on Friday, April 15th!
Voting will open on Monday, April 18th, and runs through May 6th.
Please email wdlc-info@wils.org with any questions.
We appreciate your consideration!
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Now Available: Comics and Graphic Novels!
This week, a new collection has become available in Sora: Comics & Graphic Novels! This collection consists of over 1,700 popular comics and graphic novels, including DC Comics, Marvel, Image Comics, and so many more! You can view the title list, separated by content access levels, in the attached .xlsx file.
Just like the magazine collection, these titles are Simultaneous Use with no holds or waitlists, and have content available for every grade level!
Learn more about the Comics & Graphic Novel collection and grab some promotional resources here: https://resources.overdrive.com/k-12-schools/apps-features/comics-graphic-novels/
You can access the Comics in Sora! collection through this (shareable!) link: https://soraapp.com/library/wsdlcwi/curated-1316122/page-1
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Item of Interest: Free Online Event in May:
Indigenous Voices: Authentic Children’s Literature in the Classroom and Library
The San Diego, CA County Office of Education is hosting a free online event on May 24th and 25th: Indigenous Voices: Authentic Children’s Literature in the Classroom & Library.
From the event page:
“Native authors scheduled to speak include Cynthia Leitich Smith, Angeline Boulley, Traci Sorell, Christine Day, Brian Young, David Robertson, and Michaela Goade, among others.”
You can find more details on the event and register to attend here: https://sdcoe.k12oms.org/900-215459
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OverDrive’s School Stars Closes on Thursday!
Each year, OverDrive hosts a global contest aimed to celebrate how schools promote Sora called Schools Stars. If you’ve done any promotional work this school year (August 2021 – Now), consider entering this contest!
There are different categories to enter, and the prizes come in the form of content credit.
From bulletin boards to videos; from social media posts to classroom engagement; no accomplishment or action is too small to enter! You have until this Thursday, March 31st, 2022 to submit your entry.
Learn more about School Stars, and submit your entry, here!
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Flipped Classroom: Purchasing
During March, we’re taking a look at Purchasing! In this Flipped Classroom, you’ll get an inside look at how titles are selected and purchased for the Consortium. You’ll also find more details on how to purchase titles for your Advantage account: learn how to build and manage carts, add content credit, adjust the content access level for your purchases, and read some tips and tricks on how to avoid accidentally purchasing titles more than once (when you don’t necessarily mean to)!
Thursday will close the Purchasing Flipped Classroom, and with a new month will come another all-new Flipped Classroom: Marketing! We’re still crossing our t’s and dotting our i’s on its content, but it will be live and ready to go on Friday!
During our Flipped Classroom months, materials on various topics are available for members to review, and OverDrive staff is ready to schedule one-on-one 20-minute sessions to answer your questions. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments on the flipped classroom content; we’d love to hear what you’re thinking!
