WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY CLUB - WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
The next meeting of the Western Mass. Library Club will be Wed., May 13, 9:30am at Chicopee Public Library, 449 Front St. The speaker that morning will be Katherine Dibble, Vice-President, MA Board of Library Commissioners, who will speak about how the Board manages the State Aid Program and also about the current situation with funding.
The Western Mass. Library Club has been in existence for over 100 years to support professional and paraprofessional librarians, currently working and retired, in professional development and socialization. Meetings may be attended by any current or retired library staff or trustees. Over the years, we have had some wonderful speakers including Suzanne Strempek Shea, Jay Ducharme, Daniel Goleman and Robert Meeropol. You are always welcome.
If you plan on attending, please contact President Mary Senecal at msenecal@cwmars.org or member Frank Taplin at 413-534-0867, as after Commissioner Dibble's presentation, we will adjourn for an a la carte lunch at Munich Haus in downtown Chicopee. If you like German food, this is the place to be!
Sincerely, Brian Tabor, Circulation Supervisor, Forbes Library, Northampton
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Agawam Public Library Presents ...
AGAWAM PUBLIC LIBRARYMonday, May 18, 2009
SHAKESPEARE…the Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet ...Presented by Richard Clark
One Monday, May 18th at 7:00, Richard Clark of “Keeping History Alive” will return to the Agawam Public Library to give a performance entitled “Shakespeare…the Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet”.
Come and celebrate Shakespeare by seeing twelve different characters, hear twenty-five monologues and soliloquies from his most famous plays. Share some of the most memorable moments in dramatic history.
Through “Keeping History Alive”, historical characters are brought to life in performances created from the lives and work of Mark Twain, Clarence Darrow, John Barrymore and Andrew Carnegie.
Richard Clark has been acting for over 30 years and has appeared in numerous New England regional theaters. He has worked professionally in New York Theater and in television. His film credits include “Guiding Light”, “As the World Turns” and “Saturday Night Live”.
For more information on Richard Clark, please visit his website at http://www.darrowactor.wordpress.com .
This program is sponsored by the Agawam Center Library Association. Please call 789-1550, or visit the Agawam Library to register.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Braille books at Forbes
The Forbes Library Children's Department is pleased to announce that we have recently purchased 250 titles in Braille for children ages birth through age 16. Many titles are already available, and the entire collection should be cataloged soon. These are specialty books that have been ordered direct from a publisher who strictly caters to visually impaired children.
The Forbes Library Children's Department is dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy by providing Braille books for all of our local patrons as well as children who live across the state. We have contacted the Perkins Institute for the Blind and asked them to pass on this information to the families that they serve. Most of the collection can be searched and requested through the CWMARS catalog. You can see what is in the collection by doing a subject search in thecatalog of "Braille book" in the Northampton Children's scope. More titles will be added in time.
The collection includes titles from mainstream popular literature as well as the classics. We are providing Braille books at each level of development from toddler board books to literature for older children. Sighted children learn to read when they are exposed to the printed word and visually impaired children also learn at an early age if they are exposed to the tactile page. "We are hoping that by providing Braille literature throughout childhood that we will increase the chances that these children will develop into competent Braille readers and lovers of books," said Jude McGowan, Children's Librarian at Forbes Library. Ifyou would like to learn more about the collection contact Jude at jmcgowan@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1010.
~ Thank you, Lisa Downing, Assistant Director, Forbes Library, Northampton, http://www.forbeslibrary.org/
The Forbes Library Children's Department is dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy by providing Braille books for all of our local patrons as well as children who live across the state. We have contacted the Perkins Institute for the Blind and asked them to pass on this information to the families that they serve. Most of the collection can be searched and requested through the CWMARS catalog. You can see what is in the collection by doing a subject search in thecatalog of "Braille book" in the Northampton Children's scope. More titles will be added in time.
The collection includes titles from mainstream popular literature as well as the classics. We are providing Braille books at each level of development from toddler board books to literature for older children. Sighted children learn to read when they are exposed to the printed word and visually impaired children also learn at an early age if they are exposed to the tactile page. "We are hoping that by providing Braille literature throughout childhood that we will increase the chances that these children will develop into competent Braille readers and lovers of books," said Jude McGowan, Children's Librarian at Forbes Library. Ifyou would like to learn more about the collection contact Jude at jmcgowan@forbeslibrary.org or 413-587-1010.
~ Thank you, Lisa Downing, Assistant Director, Forbes Library, Northampton, http://www.forbeslibrary.org/
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
2009 Massachusetts Teen Librarian Summit ~ A Web 2.0 Adventure
The next best thing to attending our 2009 Massachusetts Teen Librarian Summit is reading and viewing events of the day via our ...- Twitter #teenlib09 microblog
- Flickr pictures & slideshop
- MRLS Summer Reading Program Wiki listing of selected program handouts and recommended websites
*Photo by Susan Babb, Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System
Monday, April 27, 2009
Swine Flu Topic is on Medline Plus
Swine Flu topic on MedlinePlus is live- The topic will be live on the Spanish page by the end of the day.
~ Michelle L. Eberle, NN/LM-NER - UMass Med School, Lamar Soutter Library, michelle.eberle@umasmed.edu
