Friday, September 18, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Free Workshop - Introduction to Genealogy - Thursday, September 24
Presented by Janis Duffy, Reference Archivist of the Massachusetts State Archives
Thursday, September 24 ~3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Holyoke Public Library -Conference Room
335 Maple Street, Holyoke
This class is designed for those new to genealogy, or for those looking to brush up on their skills. Ms. Duffy will discuss how to begin your research and will review the resources available at the State Archives, the Holyoke Public Library History Room and other local and regional agencies
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Please register by calling 413-552-2842 or emailing martorellp@ci.holyoke.ma.us
~ Penni Martorell,Curator, Holyoke History Room & Archive,Holyoke Public Library
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Exhibit: "All Roads Lead Back to Amherst"
“All Roads Lead Back to Amherst,” an exhibit of nature photographs by Annie (Fournier) Tiberio Cameron ’73, will be on display from September 15 through December 11, 2009, in the Integrated Sciences and Engineering Library at UMass Amherst (Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise, Floor 2). An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The reception is open to the public and refreshments will be served. The exhibit is on view during library hours.
Annie Tiberio Cameron came to UMass in 1969 to study Wildlife Biology. She has a B.S. in Environmental Education and did graduate work at North Adams State College, UMass Amherst, and Westfield State College. Tiberio Cameron has been a photography instructor at Bay Path College, Massachusetts Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, UMass Amherst, among others. Her photographs have been exhibited in New York, Michigan, New Mexico, and Texas, as well as New England. Her work has been published in Sierra Magazine, Mass. Audubon's Sanctuary Magazine, and other publications.
“I make 35mm color images that help me to reveal what I feel about the natural world: its colors shapes, textures, lines, and forms,” says Tiberio. “My background in science supports my visual expressions on film where my goal is to make a connection between myself and the observer. I try to make familiar and simple things in nature acquire the elegance that I see through my lenses.”
For more information about the exhibit, contact Madeleine Charney 577-0784 or mcharney@library.umass.edu. For library hours, 545-1370, or: www.library.umass.edu/hours.htm. For more information about Annie Tiberio Photography: www.a-tiberio.com.
UMass Amherst Libraries 11th Annual Fall Reception
Book talk/reception: Sunday, October 4, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Memorial Hall, UMass Amherst. Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries 11th Annual Fall Reception “Behind the Book: Creativity and Compromise,” a talk by author Corinne Demas. Includes reception for fall exhibit: “The Making of a Picture Book: The Marriage of Text and Art,” 9/14-12/18, Du Bois Library, http://tiny.cc/picturebook. Refreshments will be served; free and open to the public. Info: 545-0995.
Friday, August 28, 2009
"Haunted Williamstown" Halloween Event
"Haunted Williamstown" Halloween EventFriday, Oct. 30th, (7-9:30 pm) and Saturday, Oct. 31st (4-6 & 7-9)
Williamstown is celebrating New England history with their annual "Haunted Williamstown" Halloween event. A hugely popular spectacle with the Northern Berkshire communities, this year they are celebrating "the strange and amazing history at 1095 Main Street." A "haunted history tour" takes visitors through 3 centuries of unusual activities at the site. There are also free shows each day: Magician, Scott Jameson, and Edgar Allan Poe reading from his work "The Raven." Food, games, jugglers and a spooky tour of the history museum round out the festivities.
This annual event is a fundraiser for the Williamstown House of Local History, and attracts collaborators from all over Northern Berkshire County, including Main Street Stage Theatre Company and various local artists. Entrance fees cover all activities and are as follows: $10/person for the Friday Night Preview Party; $5/child (11 & under); $8/person (12 & under) for Saturday's activities. To see what they have planned this year, go to www.williamstownhistory.com/programs.php.
Parking is available at the Milne Public Library, or try the new sidewalk across Field Park and leave your car at the Williams Inn. Overflow parking will also be available along South Street.
For more information, contact event coordinator Juliana Haubrich at 413-458-5369 (Milne Library) or via email at jhaubrich@williamstown.net.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Continuing Education for Libraries - One of the Many Benefits of WMRLS Membership
MARC 101 – A Live Online Instructor Led Course – (This course consists of two 2-hour sessions – 2pm. to 4pm. on September 8 and 9 – attendance at both sessions is required). WMRLS will send a coupon code to all registrants that will waive the $360 per person fee – one of the many benefits of WMRLS membership.
IT'S A FREE SPREE - NEW CHILDREN'S & TEEN BOOKS! Friday, September 11 at WMRLS and repeated on Friday, September 18 at the West Stockbridge Public Library (This is a “Drop In” event – any time between 10 and 1)
THE CIRCULATOR: A FUN LOOK AT WORKFLOW, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SAFETY IN THE LIBRARY – Tuesday, September 15 from 10 to noon at WMRLS
TOOLS FOR THE REFERENCE DESK – A Live Online Instructor Led Course – (This course consists of two 2-hour sessions – 2pm. to 4pm. on September 17 and 24 – attendance at both sessions is required). WMRLS will send a coupon code to all registrants that will waive the $360 per person fee – one of the many benefits of WMRLS membership.
CUTTING IT OUT WITH DIE CUTS – Friday, September 25 from 10 to noon at the Palmer Public Library
DO-IT-YOURSELF READERS THEATER – Friday, September 25 from 1 to 3 at the Palmer Public Library
TECH TOPICS: LIBRARY 2.0: Live Instructor Led Online Course – A Live Online Instructor Led Course – (This course consists of one 2-hour session – 2pm. to 4pm. on September 28). WMRLS will send a coupon code to all registrants that will waive the $240 per person fee – one of the many benefits of WMRLS membership.
WELCOME ABOARD! A PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP FOR LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS – Tuesday, September 29 from 6:30 to 9 in the evening at the Spear Library in Shutesbury.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Summer Reading Program Library Displays now featured on our WMRLS flickr website
Visit Our WMRLS flickr website for a Virtual Busman's Holiday
& to enjoy out-of-this world
Library Displays
September 10 Author Event at the Monson Free Library
Hope Bodwell
Director, Monson Free Library
P: 413-267-3866
F: 413-267-5496
http://monsonfreelibrary.blogspot.com
www.monsonlibrary.com
hbodwell@cwmars.org
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Early Childhood Resource Center at the Springfield City Library
I like to think of the library as my VERY LARGE storage closet. If you have a preschooler, you may want to adopt this idea too. Just think, you could look in and find something new every time! Sometimes closets are disorganized and require a search in order to find a specific item. This can especially be true for parents or caregivers of small children. And indeed it is expensive and requires a great amount of storage space to house the myriad of items that preschoolers would enjoy and benefit from. Springfield City Library to the rescue!
The Central Library, 220 State Street, Springfield, is the home of the Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC), a collection of about 1000 items for borrowing by teachers, childcare providers, caregivers and parents throughout western Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (reconfigured in 2005) funds the Early Childhood Resource Center and supports preschool teachers and caregivers in their quest to educate young children, focusing on those needing quality childcare and early education. The ECRC collection is predominantly housed in the Children’s Room, next to our 7,000-volume picture book collection and blended with our popular Parent/Teacher Collection, which feature Parenting Kits covering subjects such as discipline, literacy and toilet training.
The ECRC, coordinated by Children’s Librarian Christin LaRocque, provides outreach to daycare centers and providers of early childhood care. Twice yearly the DEEC sponsors workshops for these groups, on topics such as read-alouds and literacy. The next workshop, planned for Wednesday, September 30th from 6-8 p.m., will concentrate on recognizing and supporting young children with Asperger syndrome. A quarterly ECRC newsletter is published; new items are added to the ECRC collection yearly.
The items can be previewed by searching our library catalog by type or subject, or you may instead choose to view a list of ALL of the materials, including books, at http://www.springfieldlibrary.org///ecrc/ecrcmain.html. A photo accompanies the description of each item to help you determine if the item is what you’re looking for before putting it on hold and proceeding to the library to pick it up. Items include flashcards; games; themed math kits; science, reading, music or art kits; a doctor, nurse, fireman or bird puppet; and so much more. We have eight kinds of block sets and twelve kinds of puzzles, including dinosaur, farm, rainforest, sea life, a life-size tiger puzzle, and a 2x3 foot foam world map! Perhaps you’d like to try out one of the Science Kits on bugs or the magic or magnets. The Reading Kits include the child friendly Leap Pad, an interactive pad and sample book set to help introduce reading concepts. Children use the pen to hear and interact with the story as it is read aloud. Manipulatives, for little hands to practice fine motor skills, include a lacing card that is actually a wooden tree, and children lace the fox, squirrel, apples, butterflies, bird’s nest and leaves to the tree. We even have a 40-piece Cooking Set, containing “everything young chefs might need to whip up a meal! Includes pots, muffin pan, mixing bowls, spatulas, aprons, and much more!”
In another area of your virtual closet are larger or more unusual items such as a Sandbox Play Set which includes a large shovel and rake, five small shovels, a scoop, a small hand rake, three wooden sifters, a snail sand mold, and three stacking pots; a 72-piece sea shell collection; a floor standing two-sided artist’s easel; a colorful, lightweight 4 foot puppet theatre; and a small sand table, including a funnel, cups, scoops, sailboat and a sieve!
So now you also have a very large, very organized closet from which to select and borrow educational kits, equipment, puppets, puzzles, toys and more. Incidentally the only thing you need to be able to borrow these items is a library card!
Janet Stupak
Community Relations Coordinator
Springfield City Library
220 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 263-6828 ext. 422
Springfield City Library - A Place For You
The Central Library, 220 State Street, Springfield, is the home of the Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC), a collection of about 1000 items for borrowing by teachers, childcare providers, caregivers and parents throughout western Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (reconfigured in 2005) funds the Early Childhood Resource Center and supports preschool teachers and caregivers in their quest to educate young children, focusing on those needing quality childcare and early education. The ECRC collection is predominantly housed in the Children’s Room, next to our 7,000-volume picture book collection and blended with our popular Parent/Teacher Collection, which feature Parenting Kits covering subjects such as discipline, literacy and toilet training.
The ECRC, coordinated by Children’s Librarian Christin LaRocque, provides outreach to daycare centers and providers of early childhood care. Twice yearly the DEEC sponsors workshops for these groups, on topics such as read-alouds and literacy. The next workshop, planned for Wednesday, September 30th from 6-8 p.m., will concentrate on recognizing and supporting young children with Asperger syndrome. A quarterly ECRC newsletter is published; new items are added to the ECRC collection yearly.
The items can be previewed by searching our library catalog by type or subject, or you may instead choose to view a list of ALL of the materials, including books, at http://www.springfieldlibrary.org///ecrc/ecrcmain.html. A photo accompanies the description of each item to help you determine if the item is what you’re looking for before putting it on hold and proceeding to the library to pick it up. Items include flashcards; games; themed math kits; science, reading, music or art kits; a doctor, nurse, fireman or bird puppet; and so much more. We have eight kinds of block sets and twelve kinds of puzzles, including dinosaur, farm, rainforest, sea life, a life-size tiger puzzle, and a 2x3 foot foam world map! Perhaps you’d like to try out one of the Science Kits on bugs or the magic or magnets. The Reading Kits include the child friendly Leap Pad, an interactive pad and sample book set to help introduce reading concepts. Children use the pen to hear and interact with the story as it is read aloud. Manipulatives, for little hands to practice fine motor skills, include a lacing card that is actually a wooden tree, and children lace the fox, squirrel, apples, butterflies, bird’s nest and leaves to the tree. We even have a 40-piece Cooking Set, containing “everything young chefs might need to whip up a meal! Includes pots, muffin pan, mixing bowls, spatulas, aprons, and much more!”
In another area of your virtual closet are larger or more unusual items such as a Sandbox Play Set which includes a large shovel and rake, five small shovels, a scoop, a small hand rake, three wooden sifters, a snail sand mold, and three stacking pots; a 72-piece sea shell collection; a floor standing two-sided artist’s easel; a colorful, lightweight 4 foot puppet theatre; and a small sand table, including a funnel, cups, scoops, sailboat and a sieve!
So now you also have a very large, very organized closet from which to select and borrow educational kits, equipment, puppets, puzzles, toys and more. Incidentally the only thing you need to be able to borrow these items is a library card!
Janet Stupak
Community Relations Coordinator
Springfield City Library
220 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 263-6828 ext. 422
Springfield City Library - A Place For You
Swine Flu: H1N1 Resources
From the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System's (NMRLS) H1N1 Resources Website:
"A query from one NMRLS Library passed on the concerns of a staff member who asked about pandemic flu:
- How would libraries be forced to respond?
- Since we handle materials, phones, keyboards, in common with the public, what means can we take to ameliorate contagion?
- What are essential services if too many of our staff are out sick? "
Library Lesson Plans
On July 24, West Springfield Public Library Assistant Reference Librarian, Anna Popp, posted the following message to the "cwinfo" email discussion list:
"Do we have a central place to share curriculum or modules for trainings offered by library staff? I am specifically looking for input on a Computer Lab Resume Writing workshop. I plan to speak with our HR folks, the local one stop career, temp agencies, etc. But I figured materials from my contemporaries would be most beneficial. And if there’s a spot where folks regularly post shared work, I would love to know about that, too!"
WMRLS, CMRLS, C/W MARS staff - and many, many, western and central Massachusetts librarians had the same response to Anna's question: What a great idea! AND Working Together we all created the brand new Central and Western Massachusetts Library Training Materials website!
The goal of CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY LESSON PLANS is for librarians to share lesson plans and tutorials that they have developed that provide instruction for the the public about how to use C/W MARS, the statewide DATABASES, library skills and technology, job searching and resume writing, and other life skills.
Do visit this site today. Email me to share your lesson plans OR become a site collaborator (in this way, you can post directly to the page).
Sincerely, Janet Eckert, WMRLS
