Metrowest News

Press Release


next »

Congratulations Marybeth!

Wednesday, 15 March 2006 9:48 P GMT-05
Ashland MA's own Marybeth Gallant is the 5,000th member of YALSA!
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Rita Gavelis

Simmons College Alumnae Association Seeks Nominees, Board Members

Thursday, 23 February 2006 5:25 P GMT-05
Simmons seeks nominees, board members
Rita Gavelis

ALA-APA Announcements

Tuesday, 21 February 2006 9:58 P GMT-05
paralibrarian salary survey available, donations sought, National Library Worker Day announced
Rita Gavelis

Womans Day Initiative

Tuesday, 21 February 2006 9:50 P GMT-05
New Womans Day initiative asks readers to share stories on how the library has changed their life; Womans Day magazine wants to learn how the library has changed lives.
Rita Gavelis

BIBLIOTEMPS MOVES WEST

Thursday, 9 February 2006 4:04 P GMT-05
February 9, 2006Press ReleaseFor Immediate UseContact: Carolyn Noah, Administrator, Central MA Regional Library Systemtel: 508-757-4110; email: cnoah AT cmrls DOT orgBiblioTemps Moves WestBiblioTemps is pleased to announce its first placement outside
Rita Gavelis

BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH FREE RESOURCES, QUIZZES, ACTIVITIES

Tuesday, 7 February 2006 4:26 P GMT-05
Thomson Gale's Biography Resource Center has over 26,000 narrative and thumbnail biographies of African-Americans, funded by the MBLC for all regional member libraries and available to all MA residents with a public library card.
Rita Gavelis

MA LIBRARIAN DISCOUNT FOR UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL

Tuesday, 7 February 2006 2:44 P GMT-05
This February 17th is the Boston premiere of the off-Broadway hit: "Underneath the Lintel" by Glen Berger. The play centers around a librarian who follows an adventure around the world...
Rita Gavelis

ALA SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR GREAT STORIES CLUB PARTICIPATION

Friday, 3 February 2006 9:56 P GMT-05
ALA announces applications for the Great Stories CLUB, supported by a grant from Oprah's Angel Network
Rita Gavelis

LINK OF THE WEEK: IMLS AWARDS PRESS RELEASE

Wednesday, 1 February 2006 11:18 P GMT-05
Access at http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/013006_nat.htm
Rita Gavelis

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.
Rita Gavelis

MLA ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCED - SAVE THE DATE

Tuesday, 17 January 2006 5:43 P GMT-05
The MLA Annual Meeting will be held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Campus Center Odeum
Rita Gavelis

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 2006

Tuesday, 17 January 2006 5:41 P GMT-05
a Flood Watch will be in effect for Northern Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties.
Rita Gavelis

ALA TO PROVIDE LIVE WEBCAST OF TOP CHILDREN/TEEN LITERARY AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT ON JANUARY 23, 2006

Friday, 13 January 2006 3:46 P GMT-05
ALA to provide live Webcast of top children/teen literary awards announcement January 23
Rita Gavelis

INFOTRAC ADDS WEEKLY PRESIDENTIAL BROADCAST AS PODCAST FEEDS

Friday, 6 January 2006 5:38 P GMT-05
Thomson Gale, part of The Thomson Corporation, announced the addition of podcast feeds to InfoTrac on Thomson Gale PowerSearch databases
Comments/Trackback (0-2)
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
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.
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
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
Rita Gavelis

PRESS RELEASE: CAMPAIGN FOR READER PRIVACY SUPPORTS FILIBUSTER

Monday, 12 December 2005 2:46 P GMT-05
New York, NY, Dec. 12, 2005—Organizations representing booksellers, librarians, publishers, and writers today urged their members to support an expected filibuster in the U.S. Senate that will attempt to block a bill that reauthorizes expiring
Rita Gavelis

LIBRARY JOURNAL SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:04 A GMT-05
Library Journal to honor one support staffer with its 5th annual Paraprofessional of the Year award, announced in the March 1, 2006, issue.
Rita Gavelis

IASL CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Monday, 28 November 2005 4:55 P GMT-05
IASL (International Association of School Librarianship) will hold the 35th Annual IASL Conference July 3-7, 2006 in Lisbon, Portugal. The theme is "The Multiple Faces of Literacy: Reading. Knowing. Doing."
Rita Gavelis

MLA HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

Monday, 28 November 2005 1:30 P GMT-05
The MLA Public Relations Committee is requesting nominations for inductees to the Massachusetts Library Association's Hall of Fame in 2006. Nominations must be received by January 13, 2006 in order to be considered.
Rita Gavelis

GALE UPGRADE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18

Wednesday, 23 November 2005 4:29 P GMT-05
Please note that Thomson Gale will be upgrading a key component of its production network infrastructure between 6am and 8am on Sunday December 18th.
Rita Gavelis

FINALISTS FOR WEW SCIENCE BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Wednesday, 9 November 2005 10:00 P GMT-05
The Subaru/SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults. Finalists for the 2006 award have been announced
Rita Gavelis

KATHERINE K. DIBBLE APPOINTED TO MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS

Wednesday, 9 November 2005 1:07 P GMT-05
Katherine K. Dibble of Roslindale has been appointed by Governor Mitt Romney to the nine-member Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Her term runs through June of 2008 and she replaces former Commissioner Michéle Mann of Beverly who resign
Rita Gavelis

next »

More Feeds