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6TH ANNUAL MA TRUSTEES SYMPOSIUM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11 2006

Tuesday, 17 January 2006 6:01 P GMT-05
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library Trustees Association will hold the 6th annual Trustees Symposium on Saturday, February 11th at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

EDWEEK ANNOUNCES LIVE WEB CHAT WITH DIANE RAVICH

Tuesday, 17 January 2006 5:49 P GMT-05
Join Edweek on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 3:00-4:00 PM EST for an online chat with guest Diane Ravitch on national standards, curricula, and tests.

WORCESTER ART MUSEUM OFFERS ARTISTS & STORYTELLERS IN THE CLASSROOM

Tuesday, 17 January 2006 5:46 P GMT-05
Learn about the lives and work of four well-known author/illustrators: Beatrix Potter, Robert McCloskey, Barbara Cooney, and Eric Carle...

NEEMA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED

Friday, 13 January 2006 4:46 P GMT-05
New England Educational Media Association Leadership Conference Making School Libraries Part of School Reform March 3, 2006

MOCK CALDECOTT AWARD PARTICIPANTS SELECT SHOW WAY BY JACQUELINE WOODSON FOR MEDAL, ZEN SHORTS BY JOHN MUTH FOR HONOR BOOK

Tuesday, 10 January 2006 5:56 P GMT-05
Melody Allen, two-time Caldecott Award Committee member, facilitated a discussion on what to look for in winning picture books. Winner: Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson; Honor Book: Zen Shorts by John Muth

SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT EXPANDED TO INCLUDE TEENS

Friday, 6 January 2006 5:45 P GMT-05
The Burlington/Woburn Scrabble Tournament at Burlington Public Library on Saturday January 28 has been expanded to include a teen Scrabble tournament simultaneously with the younger students' tournament.

YA AUTHORS CAFE PRESENTS A CHAT ON YA FANTASY NOVELS

Friday, 6 January 2006 5:41 P GMT-05
On Tuesday January 10 at 8:30 PM EST, YA Authors Cafe hosts a YA Fantasy Chat with Holly Black, Cassandra Claire, and Justine Larbalestier at http://www.yaauthorscafe.com

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

METROWEST CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, WEEK OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2005

Thursday, 15 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
PoweSearch, Intro to Dreamweaver, Exploring Firefox

YALSA INVITES YOU TO REGISTER FOR THE ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS LA

Sunday, 11 December 2005 11:03 P GMT-05
Be the first to register for ALA's Annual Conference June 22-28 in New Orleans! Register anytime now through Jan 3rd for the lowest rates.

ALA-APA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday, 9 December 2005 6:33 P GMT-05
We are accepting nominations for the SirsiDynix Award for Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Salaries and Status for Library Workers! This

METROWEST MEET THE AUTHOR WORKSHOP NOTES

Friday, 9 December 2005 2:21 P GMT-05
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano, Mark Peter Hughes, John Lechner, and David Yoo appeared at the Bedford Free Library on 12/7/05 to introduce themselves to local librarians, talk about the writing and publishing process, and read from their work.

ALA MIDWINTER ADVOCACY INSTITUTE IN SAN ANTONIO TX

Friday, 9 December 2005 11:30 A GMT-05
The Advocacy Institute will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2006, at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio.

METROWEST CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, WEEK OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2006

Thursday, 8 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
Listen to the Metrowest Continuing Education Podcast for the week of Monday December 12, 2005Listen to Streaming Audio || Download MP3MB MON DEC 124:00 PM  -  6:00 PM Booktalking with Maureen Hardin @Woburn Memorial High SchoolMaureen Hard

METROWEST CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, WEEK OF MONDAY DECEMBER 5, 2005

Thursday, 1 December 2005 11:00 P GMT-05
Photoshop Elements for the Web, Hacking Google, Meet the Author,

REMINDER: JAMIE MCKENZIE TO PRESENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE FOR LIBRARY TEACHERS DECEMBER 5 & 6, 2005

Thursday, 1 December 2005 11:24 A GMT-05
Join us for two days to explore the power of new technologies to support the growth of thinking skills, comprehension and effective writing. Co-sponsors: Fresh Pond, Apple Computer, MSLMA and NEEMA.

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