forwarded by Priscilla Foley, Regional Archives DirectorWe still have openings in our Summer Institute where teachers, educators, and school media specialists are able to receive PDP points for participation. Please forward this information to any in

1. Children's Services Drive Public Libraries 2. Children's Services are undervalued and undersupported 3. Children's Service specialists need to be doing things other than direct services to children

Events include business meeting, deli lunch and Xtreme Customer Service Program; details follow.

The New England Technical Services Librarians Board (NETSL) is still accepting registration forms for the 2006 Spring Conference to be held Thursday, April 6th, at the Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

UPCOMING CE WORKSHOPS Space is still available in the following March classes - Register online at http://www.mmrls.org/marform.html Monday 3/27 Blogging Demo/Lecture 2:00-300 PM OR 3:00-400 PM Please register for ONE of two sessions. One in fi

Tools for planning, assessment, and research are also available; visit http://www.publiceducation.org/highschools.asp

Simmons College GSLISCE offers spring & summer workshops

The American Library Association (ALA) Public Information seeks PR for National Library Week, Katrina Relief Efforts

Please join us for a tour of the Boston Athenaeum's Children's Library on Thursday, March 30 at 3:30 p.m.

L.M. Montgomery Institute announces upcoming events, including a workshop, a course on the life of L.M. Montgomery and a conference hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island - "Storm and Dissonance: L.M. Montgomery and Conflict."

Noble and Greenough School Academic Technology Advocates (ATAs) for a one-day workshop April 19 exploring "Teaching With New & Emerging Technologies: Frameworks, Strategies, and Examples" from 9AM-4PM.

TLA & ALA offer Lawyers for Libraries Training Tnstitute in Houston TX on 4/25/06

Thomson Gale is offering a new set of online seminars called "PowerSearch Fridays." At these seminars, held every Friday, they will be demonstrating Thomson Gale's new platform -- Thomson Gale PowerSearch

Mark your calendars for the CITI sponsored Wingspread II event on March 1 and 2, 2006. The main question: How do we form the collaborations and partnerships needed so we can work together to create an IT Fluent Massachusetts?

Educational Leadership has announced the themes for the next year's journal. I encourage you to carefully consider submitting an article for publication in one or more of the issues.

The 2007 categories for Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults are now posted on the YALSA web site. Categories are Creativity, Religion, Humor, & Nonfiction.

Access at http://www.yamass.org. Young Audiences will be holding their Spring Showcase 2006 at the Andrews Middle School in Medford on Tuesday, April 11th from 9am-1:00pm.

ALA announces applications for the Great Stories CLUB, supported by a grant from Oprah's Angel Network

Call for Reviewers: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries

great free opportunity to meet Mr. Jester and Ms.Birdsall!

The Fourth International Conference on the Book will address a range of critically important themes relating to the book - including the past, present and future of publishing, libraries, literacy and learning in the information society.

Simmons GSLIS announces Feb CE/Alumni event calendar

YALSA announces popular paperbacks list

The Greenwood Publishing Group will soon publish a major new popular culture reference set...contributors wanted

The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Invites you to present a poster session at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana - June 22-28, 2006. The deadline for proposals is January 31, 2006