Booklist Online for WMRLS Member Libraries

Through the LSTA "Together We Thrive" grant, WMRLS has purchased a subscription to Booklist Online. this purchase allows unlimited simultaneous remote access for all WMRLS members.

For more information about the "Together We Thrive" grant, contact: Becky Marconi, WMRLS "Together We Thrive" grant coordinator.

Funding for the WMRLS "Together We Thrive" grant is provided through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) administered through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and WMRLS.

Storrs Library Hosts Author Dave Fromm

The Storrs Library in Longmeadow hosted a very well-received book talk featuring local author, Dave Fromm. Dave read from and discussed his recently (October 2008) published book Expatriate Games: My Season of Misadventures in Czech Semi-Pro Basketball. Upon graduation from college, Dave decided to move to Prague even though he didn't speak Czech, or know anyone in Prague, or if the Czechs had basketball leagues there, much less professional leagues, still less if they let foreigners play. The book is an amusing and touching memoir of that year (1994) Dave spent in Prague. The audience found him engaging and personable. The evening ended with a lively question and answer session. Dave is interested in doing additional free book talks at other libraries in the area. You can contact him at david.fromm@gmail.com

~ Barbara Fitzgerald, Adult Services Librarian, Storrs Library, Longmeadow

Annual Meeting of the WMRLS Council of Members

Thank you to all who attended our recent Annual Meeting of the WMRLS Council of Members at the American Institute of Economic Research (AIER) in Great Barrington. A special thanks to:

• Beth Eisman, AIER Head Librarian, and all of her colleagues for the warm and gracious welcome!
• All WMRLS Executive Board Members for their outstanding work and commitment to our region
• Guest Speaker, Terry Plum, Assistant Dean of the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Mt. Holyoke College, who shared his reflections on librarianship in the 21st century.