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Friday, August 21, 2015
Best Practices from America’s Best Small Libraries - Learn for Free
Library
Journal is offering a new webinar series on Best Practices from Small
Libraries. Sign up to take advantage of
these great sessions in which winners and runners up from a decade of
LJ’s Best Small Libraries in America
award, plus other rural
and small library voices, will share hands-on, real-world tested expertise.
“Providing exceptional library service on a small library budget and staff size
presents special challenges, but also unique opportunities to meet core
community needs.” This new webcast series, a combination of live and on-demand
presentations, is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The
first two sessions are: Marketing &
Outreach for Small Libraries, Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
and Funding & Fundraising for Small Libraries, Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 3:00
pm - 4:00 pm EDT.
You
need not be present to win! Register for
any session you're interested in and you will get an email reminder from
Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for
on-demand viewing at your convenience!
For links to registration information, see
Kristi Chadwick’s email on the All Regions list on Friday, August 21, 2015.
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Saturday, July 4, 2015
Scholarships, Staff Development and Continuing Education Opportunities for Fall 2015
The Massachusetts Library Aid Association (MLAA) Committee
on Aid to Small Public Libraries is pleased to announce its Scholarship Program
for fall 2015. MLAA is a private
foundation. The purpose of this program is to subsidize training in Library and
Information Science for librarians and library staff who are presently employed
in small Massachusetts public libraries. This is not an MBLC sponsored grant
program, however the MBLC has worked in partnership with MLAA for more than seventy
years.
To be eligible for MLAA Scholarship Program applicants must
currently work in a Massachusetts Public Library in a community of 35,000
population or less and their annual salary may not exceed $35,000 for this scholarship program.
There are 2 “TYPES” of scholarships offered to prospective
applicants currently employed in a Massachusetts public library. There is also a scholarship that a library
may use to apply for staff training.
• Scholarship
Assistance (Individual): Small grants
(ranging from $350-500) may be given to cover courses and training programs
which must be directly applicable to public library service. Please note this
Scholarship Program is intended to help individuals who lack a Masters in Library Science (MLS) degree to
make progress in completing their education.
Please Note: Occasionally a small amount of additional money
is available for a travel allowance for those commuting 80 miles or more.
Previous grant awardees may apply; however, in no case will more than three
awards be made to an individual.
• Continuing
Education for Individuals: Grants with a $400 maximum are awarded for someone
who is either taking another online course, attending a workshop/program/ or
conference who can in turn share this information with their library staff. Requests for Individuals wishing support for
course work outside the Library and Information Science (LIS) degree program should apply using this application
form.
• Staff
Development for Libraries: Awards of up to $500 will be given to public
libraries in Massachusetts communities of 35,000 population or less, who have
identified a staff training or continuing education need and have developed a
plan for meeting that need. The subject
of the proposed Staff Development plan may vary widely among libraries, but it
should be one that improves and updates staff members’ ability to conduct
library operations and services efficiently and effectively, resulting in
better service to library users.
Application forms were attached to an email distributed on the AllRegions list July 3, 2015. Please email completed applications to Rachel
Masse, Administrative Coordinator LAD Unit, MBLC. Rachel.masse@state.ma.us Applications must be received on Thursday,
August 13, 2015 by 4:00 p.m. and no applications will be considered after this
deadline. Notification of recipients will take place after Labor Day.
Questions? Please contact Shelley Quezada, Consultant to the
Underserved at the MBLC by email at shelley.quezada@state.ma.us or call (617)
725-1860 ext. 235 for any clarification.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
You're Invited! Conversation with: Roland Merullo, Western Massachusetts Author
When: May 21,
2015 at 10 a.m.
What: An
informal discussion with Roland Merullo, author of Vatican Waltz, The
Talk-Funny Girl, Revere Beach Boulevard & many other extraordinary titles. He is a multiple Massachusetts Book Award recipient
for fiction and nonfiction. The Western
Massachusetts Library Advocates’ 4th Author Program is an opportunity for a
conversation with Mr. Merullo about his many books, his spiritual journeys and
his humor. Roland Merullo writes stories
that move the heart and the mind. He
reveals families, our relationships with our families, our mixed feelings about
our families, with humor and grace. He
introduces us to people we’d like to know better and people who deserve our
attention. His range is extraordinary,
and we are very fortunate to have this opportunity.
Mr. Merullo will discuss his work with us and answer your questions. Join us for this informal opportunity to talk
about Massachusetts books and writing, and the ins and outs of creating such
diverse titles. We'll have door
prizes, refreshments, and signing opportunities.
Where: Massachusetts Library System, Whately
4 Sandy Lane
Whately, MA 01093
Registration is necessary:
Go to May 21 on the MLS EventKeeper Calendar to register.4 Sandy Lane
Whately, MA 01093
Questions? Contact Jan Resnick at njrezz at Comcast.net.