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ALA RECEIVES OPRAH'S ANGEL NETWORK BOOK CLUB AWARD

Thursday, 3 November 2005 10:35 A GMT-05
The American Library Association (ALA) received an Oprah’s Angel Network Book ALA Receives Oprah’s Angel Network Book Club Award for $50,000 to Help Bring Books to Underserved Teens
Rita Gavelis

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ALA ADVOCACY INSTITUTE AT MIDWINTER NOW AVAILABLE

Thursday, 27 October 2005 5:53 P GMT-05
Online registration for the American Library Association's (ALA) 2006 Advocacy Institute at the Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio is now available. To register, go to www.ala.org/midwinter. Online registration will close December 9, 2005.
Rita Gavelis

WALDEN MEDIA BRINGS NARNIA EDUCATION TO BOSTON

Thursday, 27 October 2005 4:11 P GMT-05
Walden Media will sponsor an exhibit tour to promote Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - at the Boston Public Library from November 3-6, 2005.
Rita Gavelis

TEENS TOP TEN ANNOUNCED

Tuesday, 25 October 2005 5:09 P GMT-05
Teen readers across the country voted "Girls In Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood," as their favorite book to take the #1 spot on the annual Teens' Top Ten (TTT), sponsored by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)...
Rita Gavelis

THOMSON GALE CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT DISRUPTIONS IN SERVICE SUNDAY OCTOBER 3

Thursday, 20 October 2005 3:55 P GMT-05
Thomson Gale network engineers will be installing two new Cisco ethernet switches on Sunday, October 23rd between 9AM to 10AM EDT.
Rita Gavelis

"LIBRARIES WE LOVE" BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:02 P GMT-05
Berkshire Publishing is accepting nominations for inclusion in *Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love*. This beautiful coffee table book will showcase 75 of America's beloved public libraries...
Rita Gavelis

CONGRATULATIONS TO MSLMA AWARD WINNERS

Tuesday, 18 October 2005 5:00 P GMT-05
MSLMA award winners announced; awards to be presented at annual conference in Oct.
Rita Gavelis

START AT THE LIBRARY. SEE WHERE YOU END UP

Thursday, 13 October 2005 9:23 A GMT-05
MBLC launches advertising campaign to raise awareness of public libraries and their resources
Rita Gavelis

MA PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION ADVOCACY DAY, 10/19/05

Monday, 3 October 2005 10:49 A GMT-05
Wed Oct 19 at 1:00 PM at the State House is MA Public Library Construction Advocacy Day! Advocate for funding of library construction and ask your legislators to pass Senate Bill 1841, a $75 million public library construction bond bill...
Rita Gavelis

SERVING TEEN EVACUEES IN LIBRARIES

Thursday, 29 September 2005 9:17 P GMT-05
In response to the recent hurricanes, YALSA has put together an informational sheet called Serving Teen Evacuees in Libraries.
Rita Gavelis

FREE E-BOOK: WHY LIBRARIES MATTER: A STORY LONG OVERDUE

Tuesday, 27 September 2005 12:25 P GMT-05
The Alliance Library System, and TumbleBooks Inc are pleased to announce the launch of a new animated online book entitled "Why Libraries Matter: A Story Long Overdue."
Rita Gavelis

MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARIES FOR HURRICANE RELIEF

Friday, 23 September 2005 9:02 A GMT-05
MLA & MSLMA are working with libraries to suspend collection of overdue fines and ask patrons to contribute to hurricane relief instead. Libraries will donate to the relief effort of their choice.
Rita Gavelis

VIRTUAL EDUCATION SPACE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF MASS ONE

Thursday, 22 September 2005 4:25 P GMT-05
posted on behalf of the Massachusetts Department of EducationAs we begin another school year we would like to keep you up-to-date on our technology activities:In the Commissioner's Update - September 8, 2005, he announced the launch of MassONE http:/
Rita Gavelis

NEWSBANK ANNOUNCES NEW SEARCH ENGINE, IMPROVEMENT INFUNCTIONALITY & EFFECTIVENESS

Thursday, 22 September 2005 12:12 P GMT-05
NewsBank is very pleased to announce the launch of a new search engine that will significantly improve the speed, functionality and effectiveness of searches across its news archives.
Rita Gavelis

WWE SMACKDOWN SUPERSTAR NAMED TEEN READ WEEK SPOKESPERSON

Monday, 19 September 2005 4:42 P GMT-05
World Wrestling Entertainment® SmackDown!® Superstar Rey Mysterio® is a spokesperson for Teen Read Week...
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Rita Gavelis

AGREEMENT TO EXTEND AUTHOR'S RIGHTS APPROVED IN BLC

Friday, 9 September 2005 1:58 P GMT-05
The Boston Library Consortium's Board of Directors approved unanimously the adoption of the "Agreement to Extend Author's Rights..."
Rita Gavelis

THOMSON/GALE ADDES VIRTUAL REFERENCE TITLES TO STATEWIDE DATABASE ACCOUNTS

Tuesday, 6 September 2005 1:05 P GMT-05
Thomson/Gale has added five additional Gale Virtual Reference Library titles to our statewide account gratis. They are especially helpful for student use. The titles should appear on your Gale Virtual Reference Library list by the end of next week.
Rita Gavelis

FY06 MARLS SUPPLY UPDATE: 9/1/05

Tuesday, 6 September 2005 1:03 P GMT-05
This list contains all updates to the original FY 2006 MARLS Supply Cooperative list. When ordering, please confirm description of item to avoid any errors.
Rita Gavelis

ALA PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT ON IMPACT OF HURRICANE KATRINA

Thursday, 1 September 2005 1:57 P GMT-05
Statement from ALA President Michael Gorman on impact of Hurricane Katrina
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.
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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."
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.
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.
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!!
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
Rita Gavelis

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