Metrowest News

May 2007



FREE Peep and the Big Wide World Event Kit

Saturday, 26 May 2007 12:24 P GMT-05
forwarded from  Gay Mohrbacher, Outreach Project Director, WGBH Educational FoundationWould you please consider alerting members (perhaps via listserv?) to the availability of this FREE resource from WGBH, Boston's public television station?
Rita Gavelis

Metrowest 2007 Continuing Education / Professional Development Survey

Tuesday, 22 May 2007 10:04 A GMT-05
Please take a moment to complete our 2007 Metrowest Continuing Education / Professional Development Survey at: http://dev.smartedu.net/ssmetrowest/display_template/welcome.cfm?survey_id=1
Rita Gavelis

Barnes and Noble Fundraiser Results!

Tuesday, 22 May 2007 8:39 A GMT-05
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2007The Massachusetts Regional Library Systems, Massachusetts Library Association, Massachusetts School Library Association, local libraries across the state, and Barnes & Noble teamed up for a two-day fund raising ev
Rita Gavelis

Freebies for Your Library

Friday, 18 May 2007 4:37 P GMT-05
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->Sarah Sogigian, Shrewsbury Public Library, did an excellent presentation of how to get freebies for your library on Monday May 14, 2007.  Why do libraries want/need freebies? No programming budget from the to
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Randall Library, Stow on Flickr!

Wednesday, 16 May 2007 4:41 P GMT-05
 Pictures of the Randall Library in STOW are now online at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrowest/sets/72157600211296979/
Rita Gavelis

Bus to BookExpoAmerica, NY (June 2-3)

Wednesday, 16 May 2007 4:12 P GMT-05
BookExpoAmerica is providing Massachusetts Libraries with a complimentary bus to their Annual Conference in New York City!  The bus will leave Massachusetts early Saturday morning, June 2, 2007 and return Sunday evening, June 3, 2007.  If y
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New LSTA Massachusetts Long Range Plan Available for Comment

Thursday, 10 May 2007 11:55 P GMT-05
forwarded by Beth Wade, Grants Manager, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners  The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requires that the BLC submit a Long Range Plan to set broad strategic direction for the use of Library Serv
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2007 Massachusetts Book Awards Announced

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 10:26 A GMT-05
2007 Massachusetts Book Awards Announced
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Experience MLA Virtually!

Monday, 7 May 2007 3:50 P GMT-05
If you were not able to attend any of the fabulous 3-day MLA conference extravaganza, please check out the Conference Blog at http://www.mlamasslib.blogspot.com, where you'll find notes, images, audio and/or overviews of more than 50 unique sessi
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