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METROWEST CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, WEEK OF MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2006

Thursday, 29 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
Introduction to CSS, Weeding, Hands-on! @ the Millis Public Library, Mock Caldecott
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Professional Development ce announcement podcast
Rita Gavelis

PLA EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION REMINDER

Thursday, 29 December 2005 4:21 P GMT-05
PLA earlybird registration ends January 11, 2006. If you are an MLA member you can get the PLA rate and save close to $100 so renew your membership if you have not done so.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

WOBURN/BURLINGTON ANNOUNCE SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT FOR SCHOOL & LIBRARY SCRABBLE CLUBS

Thursday, 29 December 2005 3:58 P GMT-05
The Woburn Public Library and the Burlington Public Library will co-host their second Winter School SCRABBLE Tournament at the Burlington Public Library on Saturday, January 28, 2006 from 12:00 noon till 4:30 PM.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

MA CHILDRENS STANDARS DRAFT ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Thursday, 29 December 2005 3:24 P GMT-05
The MA Children's Standards Draft has been placed on the MLA website for public comment.
Category: Professional Development
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Rita Gavelis

MASS ANSWERS TO BE FEATURED BY REAL SIMPLE, OCLC

Thursday, 29 December 2005 3:12 P GMT-05
The magazine Real Simple is going to feature MassAnswers in the February 2006 issue. OCLC will be publishing a case study of the MassAnswers project.
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: SOS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY

Wednesday, 28 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
Link of the Week: SOS for Information Literacy. Access at http://www.informationliteracy.org/overview.php
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: NEW YEAR'S EVE/DAY

Wednesday, 28 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
Metrowest will be closing at 1:00 PM on Friday December 30 and will be closed all day on Monday January 2 in observance of the New Year's holiday. Season's Greetings to you all!
Rita Gavelis

METROWEST AREA MSLMA MEETING: TUESDAY JANUARY 10

Wednesday, 28 December 2005 5:30 P GMT-05
The Metrowest Area MSLMA meeting will be held at the New Newton South High School Library on Tuesday January 10 from 3:30-5 PM - all are invited!
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: MA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

Wednesday, 28 December 2005 4:07 P GMT-05
MTA's Summer Conference 2006 will be at Williams College in Williamstown -- Sunday through Thursday, August 6-10. Library teachers are encouraged to submit proposals for programs.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

REGIONAL REFERENCE REGULATORY CHANGES

Wednesday, 28 December 2005 3:58 P GMT-05
Update on vote by the MBLC on regional reference regulatory changes from the December 1, 2005 Board meeting:
Rita Gavelis

MLA MEMBERS OFFERED 20% TUITION DISCOUNT ON MLS FROM DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Tuesday, 27 December 2005 10:08 A GMT-05
Massachusetts and Drexel partnership and earn an ALA accredited Master’s in Library and Information Science online from Drexel University and receive a special 20% tuition discount off of the regular Drexel rate.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Monday, 26 December 2005 11:15 A GMT-05
Proposals are sought for presentations, papers, moderated panels, workshops and posters on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels and/or the fan community for Lumos 2006, a Harry Potter Symposium in Las Vegas NV, July 27-30, 2006.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

METROWEST CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, WEEK OF MONDAY DECEMBER 26, 2005

Thursday, 22 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
Basic PC Maintenance, Li-Blog-Ary, Picture Books for Middle Schoolers
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops ce announcement podcast
Rita Gavelis

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: CHRISTMAS/HANUKKAH/KWANZA/SOLSTICE

Thursday, 22 December 2005 5:13 P GMT-05
Metrowest will be closing at 1:00 PM on Friday December 23 and will be closed all day on Monday December 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Season's Greetings to you all!
Rita Gavelis

POWERSEARCH UPDATES!

Thursday, 22 December 2005 12:46 P GMT-05
Now available in PowerSearch : on-demand content translation tool where the user is able to translate the English content to a number of different languages...
Category: Hints and Tips
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: GALE TECHNICAL AND TRAINING RESOURCES

Wednesday, 21 December 2005 6:28 P GMT-05
Access at http://support.gale.com
Rita Gavelis

ALA COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS SPONSORS OPEN HEARING AT MIDWINTER

Wednesday, 21 December 2005 5:39 P GMT-05
The Committee on Professional Ethics is sponsoring an open hearing to determine if the ALA Code of Ethics lives up to the challenges of the new millennium. Is
Category: Press Release Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

GEAR UP FOR YALSA AWARDS!

Wednesday, 21 December 2005 12:44 A GMT-05
We're excited in the YALSA office, and with good reason: in just 6 weeks YALSA will announce the winners of its 2006 Alex, Edwards and Printz awards as well as the final choices for its 2006 selected lists.
Rita Gavelis

NETSL SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES

Tuesday, 20 December 2005 10:41 P GMT-05
New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) is seeking nominations for its annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services.
Rita Gavelis

YALSA TO OFFER ONLINE COURSE "NEW TECHNOLOGIES & NEW LITERACIES FOR TEENS"

Tuesday, 20 December 2005 1:50 P GMT-05
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering an online course called "New Technologies & New Literacies for Teens" from February 6th to March 6th, 2006.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Press Release Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

NCLIS ANNOUNCES 2006 HEALTH AWARD FOR LIBRARIES: $20,000

Monday, 19 December 2005 1:55 P GMT-05
NCLIS, the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Announces the 2006 NCLIS Health Award for Libraries: A $20,000 Prize Plus Nine $1,000 Honorable Mentions
Category: Grant Opportunity
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Rita Gavelis

ALAWON ANNOUCES LIBRARY GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Monday, 19 December 2005 1:50 P GMT-05
Partnership for a Nation of Learners Community Collaborative Grant Program, HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative, Healthy Lifestyles Grants, Preserve America Grants
Category: Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

REMINDER: SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER SURVEY IS DUES JANUARY 14, 2006

Monday, 19 December 2005 1:43 P GMT-05
The MBLC School Library Media Center Survey due date is January 14, 2006. If you didn't receive the survey or need another copy, it is available on the MBLC web site at: http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/school/school_survey_blank.pdf
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS: ANNUAL HOLIDAY POEM BY MARK. A. MALCOLM

Sunday, 18 December 2005 10:11 P GMT-05
'Twas the day after Christmas/And this sure was infrequent/But at returning his books/Santa Claus was delinquent...
Rita Gavelis

PATRIOT ACT CLOTURE MOTION DEFEATED; DEBATE TO CONTINUE

Friday, 16 December 2005 5:54 P GMT-05
In a stirring victory for advocates of free speech and reader privacy supporters, just after noon today Sen. Bill Frist’s (R-TN) attempt to end debate over the USA Patriot Act reauthorization conference report by passing a motion for cloture was de
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

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