Metrowest News

October 2005



ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY'S GRAND RE-OPENING

Sunday, 30 October 2005 11:12 A GMT-05
The Ashland Public Library reopened to the public on Friday October 29 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. An open house followed on Saturday...

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ALA ADVOCACY INSTITUTE AT MIDWINTER NOW AVAILABLE

Thursday, 27 October 2005 5:53 P GMT-05
Online registration for the American Library Association's (ALA) 2006 Advocacy Institute at the Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio is now available. To register, go to www.ala.org/midwinter. Online registration will close December 9, 2005.

YALSA TO GIVE AWAY MORE THAN $33,000 in GRANTS & AWARDS!

Thursday, 27 October 2005 5:49 P GMT-05
Please visit the YALSA web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsaawardsgrants.htm to learn more about the following Grants and Awards. The deadline to apply is December 1st.

METROWEST 9TH ANNUAL COUNCIL OF MEMBERS MEETING ANNOUNCED!

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:48 P GMT-05
Metrowest Members are cordially invited to the 9th Annual Council of Members Meeting Wednesday November 9, 2005 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM at Olin College, Olin Way, Needham, MA

MEDIA FORUM ONLINE FALL 2005 NOW AVAILABLE

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:39 P GMT-05
The Fall edition of the MSLMA newsletter, Media Forum Online, is now published.http://www.mslma.org/MediaForum/files/MFPlus2005.pdf

MONTH-LONG CELERATION OF LITERACY TO CULMINATE WITH THE 2005 AMHERST READS LITERARY FESTIVAL

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:36 P GMT-05
Kids, kids at heart and book-lovers of all ages are invited to attend the Amherst Reads Literary Festival, to be held from noon - 4 PM on Saturday, October 29, 2005 at the Jones Library in Amherst.  This FREE, family-friendly festival is a celebrati

CHINESE AMERICAN LIBRARIAN'S ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:30 P GMT-05
2006 CALA ScholarshipsApplication Deadline: March 15, 2006 The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) is pleased to announce the availability of the 2006 CALA Scholarships:

THE CONNECTICUT LIBRARIAN AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:27 P GMT-05
The MLA Intellectual Freedom Committee urges you to learn about and sign the ACLU's "Let John Doe Speak" petition. This is a petition to lift the gag order invoked in the Connecticut library case.

MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR THE BOOKS PARTNERS TO CELEBRATE 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:20 P GMT-05
fifth annual Massachusetts Book Awards on 17 November. Read more about the awards in the press release below and contact massbook@hampshire.edu or 413-559-5678 for tickets.

WALDEN MEDIA BRINGS NARNIA EDUCATION TO BOSTON

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:11 P GMT-05
Walden Media will sponsor an exhibit tour to promote Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - at the Boston Public Library from November 3-6, 2005.
Category: Press Release

TEENS TOP TEN ANNOUNCED

Tuesday, 25 October 2005 5:09 P GMT-05
Teen readers across the country voted "Girls In Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood," as their favorite book to take the #1 spot on the annual Teens' Top Ten (TTT), sponsored by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)...
Category: Press Release

GREAT BAY STATE LIBRARY FUNDRAISER

Friday, 21 October 2005 9:40 A GMT-05
The Massachusetts Library Systems (MRLS), the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA), and Barnes & Noble have teamed up for a two day event sure to please families throughout Massachusetts. The event, The Great Bay State Library Fundraiser, to b

MBLC OFFERS FREE PROGRAM ON MONITORING TEMPERATURE, RH IN LIBRARIES

Thursday, 20 October 2005 3:57 P GMT-05
The MBLC offers a free program to monitor the temperature and RH in libraries, archives, town clerks offices and vaults, and historical societies over a five month period.

THOMSON GALE CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT DISRUPTIONS IN SERVICE SUNDAY OCTOBER 3

Thursday, 20 October 2005 3:55 P GMT-05
Thomson Gale network engineers will be installing two new Cisco ethernet switches on Sunday, October 23rd between 9AM to 10AM EDT.
Category: Press Release

NELINET TO OFFER PROGRAM ON IMPACT OF RSS, WIKIS, BLOGS, MOBILE DEVICES ON LIBRARIES

Wednesday, 19 October 2005 10:07 A GMT-05
NELINET presents "Changing Channels: Libraries Delivering Content via Wikis, Blogs, RSS, and Mobile Devices" on Friday November 4, 2005 at the NELINET Office in Southborough, MA.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY: STEWARDSHIP OF DIGITAL ASSETS PRECONFERENCE

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:24 P GMT-05
Register by Friday, October 21, 2005 for the conference Persistance of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets, presented by The Northeast Document Conservation Center on November 1-2, 2005 at the Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston, MA

HAPPY TEEN READ WEEK!!!

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:20 P GMT-05
Teens Top Ten voting and YA Author Cafe Chat add to celebration of reading for the fun of it.

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2006 LIBRARY RESEARCH ROUND TABLE FORUM

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:16 P GMT-05
The Library Research Round Table is sponsoring two (2) Research Forums at the 2006 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

ED YOUNG TO APPEAR AT THE CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY, CENTRAL SQUARE BRANCH

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:09 P GMT-05
Cambridge Public Library presents Family Night with award-winning author and illustrator Ed Young on Monday, November 7, 6:30 PM in the Lewis Room, Central Square Branch Library 45 Pearl Street Cambridge, Massachusetts

METROWEST OFFERS SURPLUS ITEMS, FREE TO A GOOD HOME

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:07 P GMT-05
Metrowest has the following items available free to a good home. Interested parties must come to Metrowest to pickup. Please respond directly to Beth Gallaway at bethg AT mmrls.org.Thank you!15 padded CD cases, gray16 padded videocassette cases, blac

NOVEMBER IS MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY LITERACY MONTH

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:04 P GMT-05
Governor Romney has declared November 2005 to be Massachusetts Family Literacy Month

"LIBRARIES WE LOVE" BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:02 P GMT-05
Berkshire Publishing is accepting nominations for inclusion in *Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love*. This beautiful coffee table book will showcase 75 of America's beloved public libraries...
Category: Press Release

CONGRATULATIONS TO MSLMA AWARD WINNERS

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:00 P GMT-05
MSLMA award winners announced; awards to be presented at annual conference in Oct.
Category: Press Release

ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIANS TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BOSTON

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 4:32 P GMT-05
The Association of Jewish Librarians will hold its annual national conference in Boston on June 18-21, 2006 at the Cambridge Hyatt Regency Hotel.