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MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 4:27 P GMT-05
MLA members offered discounted Celtics Tickets
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: GOOGLE NEWS: NEWS ABOUT HURRICANE KATRINA

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 3:41 P GMT-05
Access at http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=hurricane+katrina
Rita Gavelis

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 9:01 A GMT-05
The National Weather Service in Taunton MA has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for today Wednesday August 31 in the New England Area...
Rita Gavelis

MSLMA AUDREY FRIEND AWARD DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 20

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 8:50 A GMT-05
The MSLMA Audrey Friend Award deadline has been extended until September 20th!! If you meet the criteria, APPLY!! If not, pass along to someone you know who does. Applicants:Must be a Massachusetts resident  Must be currently enrolled in a school l
Category: Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

PRIME TIME GRANT ANNOUNCED

Thursday, 25 August 2005 3:44 P GMT-05
Under a new National Endowment for the Humanities grant of $ 268,000 and in partnership with the American Library Association, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is pleased to announce that it is in the process of soliciting applications for
Category: Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

AMHERST, MA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES GEAR UP FOR 2ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY LITERACY INITIATIVE "AMHERST READS JON SCIESZKA"

Thursday, 25 August 2005 1:00 P GMT-05
Librarians, teachers, local businesses and community leaders throughout western Massachusetts have teamed up to bring local kids (and kids at heart!) Amherst Reads Jon Scieszka (pronounced "Sheh-ska") this October.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Press Release Professional Development
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Rita Gavelis

NATIONAL BOOK SCHOLARSHIP FUND ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Thursday, 25 August 2005 12:30 P GMT-05
Literacy programs have an opportunity to obtain books and materials to improve the services they provide. Beginning in September, grant applications will be accepted for the National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF), sponsored by ProLiteracy Worldwide.
Category: Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

YALSA OFFERS TEEN "BOOKS THAT DON'T MAKE YOU BLUSH"

Thursday, 25 August 2005 12:06 P GMT-05
The Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Committee is developing a list of recommended reading parents and teens can agree on: "Books that Don't Make You Blush: No Dirty Laundry Here."
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

FRIENDS SHARING WITH FRIENDS 2005

Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:02 A GMT-05
On Saturday, September 17, 2005, a half-day workshop for Library Friends will be held at the Best Western-Yankee Drummer Inn, Auburn, MA.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: EVENTS & VENUES DATABASE

Wednesday, 24 August 2005 1:45 P GMT-05
Access at http://evdb.com/
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

METROWEST CONTINUING EDUCATION, WEEK OF AUGUST 22-16, 2005

Monday, 22 August 2005 11:59 P GMT-05
For the audio version of this week's calendar, please visit http://www.ourmedia.org/node/34205 - the MP3 download should begin immediately.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Thursday, 18 August 2005 1:38 P GMT-05
Regional Reference Center Hearings to be held 10 am, Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at the Weston Public Library, 87 School Street and at 10 am on Thursday, September 15, 2005, at the Palmer Public Library, 1455 North Main Street.
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Press Release
Rita Gavelis

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:29 A GMT-05
Deadlines are rapidly approaching for 3 grants
Category: Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: ALA DEMOGRAPHICS SURVEY

Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:28 A GMT-05
If you haven't already completed the ALA Demographics Survey, now is the time to do so!
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

BEATRIX POTTER SOCIETY TO HOLD US CONFERENCE AT ERIC CARLE MUSEUM IN NOVEMBER

Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:27 A GMT-05
The Beatrix Potter Society will hold its first US Conference at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA on November 5 and 6, 2005. The
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

THOMPSON GALE POWERSEARCH INTERFACE LAUNCH HALTED

Tuesday, 16 August 2005 1:51 P GMT-05
The Thomson Gale Powersearch Interface launch has been delayed until later in August. It seems that not all aspects of the interface were ready to go yesterday so we have reverted back to the old interface.
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

JOIN MLA!

Thursday, 11 August 2005 2:45 P GMT-05
If you haven't joined the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) for the fiscal year that just began in July, now is the time!!
Category: Press Release Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: WIKIPEDIA

Thursday, 11 August 2005 2:41 P GMT-05
Access at http://www.wikipedia.org
Category: Link of the Week
Rita Gavelis

MLAA STAFF DEVELOPMENT, SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS

Wednesday, 10 August 2005 2:44 P GMT-05
The Massachusetts Library Aid Association (MLAA) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for fall 2005 for it's competitive grant program for libraries for staff development and training.
Category: Professional Development Grant Opportunity
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Rita Gavelis

JAMES PATTERSON PAGETURNER AWARD

Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:29 P GMT-05
Bestselling author James Patterson and The Time Warner Book Group announce the debut of the James Patterson PageTurner Award, an annual cash prize intended to single out and support the people, companies, schools and other institutions who find origi
Category: Press Release Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

EZRA JACK KEATS FOUNDATION MINI-GRANT

Wednesday, 10 August 2005 11:26 A GMT-05
September 15 is the deadline for libraries and schools to apply for a $350 Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-grant.
Category: Grant Opportunity
Rita Gavelis

GALE DATABASES (FORMERLY INFOTRAC) BECOME POWERSEARCH ON AUGUST 15

Tuesday, 9 August 2005 3:14 P GMT-05
InfoTrac is Now PowerSearch(tm) as of August 15th!
Category: Press Release
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Rita Gavelis

CONNECT FOR KIDS PRESENTS AUTHOR BRENT HARTINGER

Tuesday, 9 August 2005 2:56 P GMT-05
For our latest online Talktime Live! online book chat—on Wednesday August 10 at 1 p.m. ET—ConnectforKids.org will connect parents, educators, librarians and teens directly with author Brent Hartinger to ask him questions about his craft and the e
Category: Events, Programs and Workshops
Rita Gavelis

BIBLIOTEMPS TO SERVE METROWEST REGION LIBRARIES

Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:55 P GMT-05
BiblioTemps provides staffing solutions for libraries and this fall will expand to offer services to Metrowest MA Regional Library System (MMRLS) members.
Category: Press Release
Rita Gavelis

SIZZLING SUMMER READING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS SEEKS PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL TEEN POPULATIONS

Monday, 8 August 2005 4:55 P GMT-05
Author and YALSA member Kat Kan is editing a new edition of YALSA's Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults, and we are looking for information from libraries who serve special teen populations as a part of their summer reading program.
Category: Press Release Professional Development
Rita Gavelis

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