1st Annual Book It to the Library Road Race

The road race on Saturday, October 3, 2009, was a success. Rain poured down on surrounding towns, but not on runners and walkers. Lots of librarians and civilians turned out to support the Western Region and libraries in general. Participants got some fresh air and exercise, met new people, and toured the bookmobile and a delivery van. It was a very rewarding day. If you'd like to see more pictures look a few articles down. If you'd like to see the results, they are listed on the CoolRunning website; the race was sanctioned by US Track & Field. If you'd like more information on conducting such an event, please attend the Friends of WMRLS Annual Meeting this Friday, October 9 at the Bushnell-Sage Library in Sheffield. Registration information in on the Western Region Continuing Education Page.

~ Jan Resnick, Assistant Regional Administrator

Friends of WMRLS Annual meeting

Hello everyone:

As has been announced, the annual meeting of the Friends of WMRLS will be on Oct. 9, 2009 at the Bushnell-Sage Library in Sheffield. Coffee will be offered at 9:30, meeting is scheduled for 10 am - 12 pm.  Complete information, directions, and an online registration form are available on the WMRLS Continuing Education website.
Hope to see you there!

We are hoping to make a change in Article 111-Membership, Dues, and Meetings Sect. 2 Dues. Please see below for the change in membership year. For the last few years the membership year has been Jan-Dec. We are petitioning the members to change that to October 1 - September 30.


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Changes to BY-LAWS: the Governing Document of Friends of the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System Inc. to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, Bushnell-Sage Library, Sheffield, MA on October 9, 2009 , 10 am to noon.

ARTICLE 111-Membership, Dues, and Meetings

Section 2. DUES: Annual dues of members shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Dues to run from October 1 through September 30 of each year.
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For your information, the Friends' bylaws are posted on the Friends' website at http://friends.wmrls.org/pdf/bylaws-10-15-05.pdf

Cordially,
Lynn