Metrowest News

November 2006



School Library Bookmark Contest

Monday, 27 November 2006 12:06 P GMT-05
MSLA is sponsoring its third annual School Library Bookmark Contest. Our theme this year is "School Libraries: Adventures in Information!"
Rita Gavelis

REMINDER: School Library Media Center Survey

Tuesday, 21 November 2006 3:13 P GMT-05
While you are welcome to complete and send in the paper version, if you would like to complete the survey online, please visit the following webaddress: http://mblc.state.ma.us/school_survey.htm
Rita Gavelis

Schoolrooms Demo

Tuesday, 21 November 2006 11:15 A GMT-05
Ken Peterson, Assistant Regional Administrator at the Boston Regional Library System, came to Metrowest this morning to provide an overview of Schoolrooms
Rita Gavelis

Nominations sought: Sirsi-Dynix/ALA-APA award

Monday, 20 November 2006 5:29 P GMT-05
Nominations for the $5000 SirsiDynix - ALA-APA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Salaries and Status for Library Workers will be accepted through December 15.
Rita Gavelis

MT Anderson Wins National Book Award

Wednesday, 15 November 2006 10:58 P GMT-05
MT Anderson has been awarded the National Book Award for young people's literature for his novel The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Crown vol 1: The Pox Party. (Candlewick, 2006).
Rita Gavelis

MA Library Funding Reduced!

Monday, 13 November 2006 5:15 P GMT-05
"The Governor said the budget gap is not the result of a flagging economy or a drop in state revenues. In fact, the state economy is growing at twice the national rate, and state revenues are at an all-time high. Instead, he said, it reflects a dis
Rita Gavelis

Photos from Annual Meeting!

Monday, 13 November 2006 4:45 P GMT-05
Please take a look at our Flickr photos from the afternoon at http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrowest/sets/72157594367298835/
Rita Gavelis

Read Aloud from Charlotte's Web on Wed Dec 13!

Monday, 13 November 2006 4:03 P GMT-05
WALDEN MEDIA ANNOUNCES ATTEMPT TO BREAK A WORLD READING RECORD WITH CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Rita Gavelis

CODFest!

Friday, 3 November 2006 4:01 P GMT-05
Online trials of all products bid by vendors for statewide electronic licensing for FY08-FY12 are available through the MBLC website. The trials, called, CODfest (think Commonwealth Online Databases), will run from Nov. 6-26, 2006.
Rita Gavelis

Baker & Taylor Conference Grant

Thursday, 2 November 2006 3:40 P GMT-05
Win a free trip to Washington DC to attend ALA's 2007 Annual Conference!
Rita Gavelis

Register for Teen Tech Week!

Thursday, 2 November 2006 3:06 P GMT-05
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce that registration for Teen Tech Week is now open
Rita Gavelis

ALA-APA Salary Survey: Non-MLS - Public and Academic.

Thursday, 2 November 2006 2:52 P GMT-05
New on the ALA-Allied Professional Association Web Site is a preview of data from the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Non-MLS - Public and Academic.
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Rita Gavelis

Are you a potential Massachusetts Library Leader?

Wednesday, 1 November 2006 11:00 A GMT-05
Join fifty colleagues for three and a half days of collaborative training in leadership and mentoring. Prospective candidates are practitioners of library science or library advocates with fewer than ten years in their roles.
Rita Gavelis