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VOYA ANNOUCES AWARD FOR BEST HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER READING LIST

Wednesday, 29 June 2005 1:13 P GMT-05
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) has a new award! The Best High School Summer Reading List will be chosen annually ...
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

TEENS TOP TEN (TTT) NOMINATIONS FOR 2005 NOW AVAILABLE!

Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:24 P GMT-05
Available on the TTT web site is the complete list of nominated titles with annotations as well as an "update" list! of the titles added since the last list was posted in April.
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

NEW ISSUE OF MEDIA FORUM ONLINE PUBLISHED

Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:22 P GMT-05
Check out the Summer 2005 edition of the Media Forum Online ...
Category: Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: JAMES PATTERSON PAGETURNER AWARD

Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:18 P GMT-05
Cash prizes total $75,000 for librarians, teachers, educators, or other individuals who are devoted to highlighting the fun of books and reading!
Category: Link of the Week Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

PUBLIC NOTICE

Tuesday, 28 June 2005 1:30 A GMT-05
THE MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2005 AT 12:30 P.M. AT THE BOARD'S OFFICES AT 98 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
Rita Gavelis

MA BUDGET RESOLVED; VOTING TO FOLLOW

Thursday, 23 June 2005 4:19 P GMT-05
House and Senate conferees agreed to the higher figures for line items in the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners budget for FY06...
Category: Legislative Alert
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: PLA BLOG

Wednesday, 22 June 2005 3:33 P GMT-05
Can't get to the ALA Midwinter Conference? Let this team of 25 bloggers bring the sights, sounds and experience of Chicago to YOU!
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

[Photo Album] CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS - MIDDLE SCHOOL TALENT SHOW, NATICK

Wednesday, 22 June 2005 3:17 P GMT-05
Camera Phone images from the Middle School Talent Show at the Morse Institute Library, Saturday June 5
Rita Gavelis

DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE GRANT AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Wednesday, 22 June 2005 12:23 P GMT-05
On June 16, 2005 William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth announced 22 projects awarded the 2005 Documentary Heritage Grant program...
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

HOST A TABLE TALK AT PLA

Monday, 20 June 2005 12:53 P GMT-05
YALSA needs you to help spread the word about youth services and/or key YALSA programs & resources!
Category: Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

PATRIOT ACT OPPOSITION RALLY - GARDNER AUDITORIUM, STATEHOUSE, BOSTON MA JUNE 22

Monday, 20 June 2005 10:06 A GMT-05
On Wednesday June 22, a rally and public hearing will be held at the Massachusetts State House in support of House Bill 1881, which is a Resolution opposing provisions of the USA Patriot Act which infringe on US civil liberties...
Category: Legislative Alert
Rita Gavelis

REVIEW: EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD FOR YOU: HOW TODAY"S POPULAR CULTURE IS ACTUALLY MAKING US SMARTER

Monday, 20 June 2005 9:39 A GMT-05
Here is an argument for purchasing popular materials for your library, if ever there was one!
Category: Book Review
Rita Gavelis

ARTICLES SOUGHT: LIBRARY RECRUITMENT AND RETENSION

Monday, 20 June 2005 9:18 A GMT-05
Public Libraries Theme Issue on Librarian Recruitment and Retention; seeks articles
Category: Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

NATIONAL ARCHIVES CO-SPONSORS FULL DAY GENEALOGICAL SEMINAR

Monday, 20 June 2005 9:13 A GMT-05
The National Archives and Records Administration-Northeast Region is co-sponsoring a full-day genealogical seminar...
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

MSLMA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO MEET

Monday, 20 June 2005 9:13 A GMT-05
School libraries are often the first things slashed when budgets get tight because our programs are not required through the NCLB act or Mass. Ed. Reform. The MSLMA legislation committee is working very hard to change this...
Category: Legislative Alert Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

ADVOCACY INSTITUTE TO BE WEBCAST, ARCHIVED ON ALA WEBSITE

Monday, 20 June 2005 9:13 A GMT-05
The ALA Advocacy Institute will be Web cast, so members, library trustees, Friends and advocates can "virtually" attend the 9 AM to 3:30 PM preconference, Friday, June 24.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY FOUR

Friday, 17 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
On Wednesday, we got closure to the intense activity from the previous afternoon before delving into paradigm shifts. The presenters offered models to effect change. We looked at reactions to change, transition cycles, and building critical mass. The
Category: Workshop & Conference Notes
Rita Gavelis

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY THREE

Friday, 17 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
On Tuesday, we began with a carousel brainstorming session on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) exercise to analyze the library profession...
Category: Workshop & Conference Notes
Rita Gavelis

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY ONE/DAY TWO

Friday, 17 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
As over 50 librarians from across the state come together to learn how to be more effective leaders ...
Category: Workshop & Conference Notes
Rita Gavelis

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: DAY FIVE

Friday, 17 June 2005 3:41 P GMT-05
After the 48 graduates left, four of us, along with regional and network staff that participated as mentors, buckled down to forming action plans based on what came out of the institute.
Category: Workshop & Conference Notes
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: CQ PRESS IN CONTEXT

Wednesday, 15 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
CQ PRESS OFFERS PROPRIETARY CONTENT FREE OF CHARGE ON NEW WEBSITE
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

GRANT INSTITUTE ANNOUNCED

Friday, 10 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held at Simmons College, July 11 -13, 2005...
Category: Press Release Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE SWEEPSTAKES

Friday, 10 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
Sscholastic announces Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Sweepstakes; one lucky U.S. public library to win first author-signed copy of American edition EDITION
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: GNOME BLOG

Wednesday, 8 June 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
If you are participating in the Library Gnome Adventure, please join the MRLS 2005 Library Gnome Blog at http://mrlsgnomes.blogspot.com...
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

SCHOOL NETWORKING CONFERENCE SEEKS PRESENTS

Friday, 3 June 2005 3:56 P GMT-05
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) will be holding its 11th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference on March 6 & 7, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA. The conference theme is "Measuring the Value of Educ
Category: Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

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