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NELA News January 2009NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association Happy New YearI hope everyone had a wonderful New Year weekend and is ready for 2009. The NELA committees and boards are hard at work already planning great programs for all of us. Grab your calendars and save these dates. April 3 – NERTCL (New England Roundtable of Teen and Children's Librarians) will co-sponsor with MLA (Massachusetts) a program featuring author Rick Riordan at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Details will be available soon so watch for them or check our website http://nelib.org/nertcl. Rick Riordan is the author of the hugely popular Lightning Thief books. (This event is geared to professionals; it is not a family/kids program.) April 17 – NETSL (New England Technical Services Librarians) Spring Conference at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. The NETSL Executive Board is seeking nominations for its annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services which will be presented April 17. The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members select a recipient at their February meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated. More information is available at http://nelib.org/netsl/award.htm. State Conferences this Spring
NELA MembershipMembership Renewal notices have been sent out. Watch the mail and don't miss your opportunity to continue receiving news about NELA and libraries all over New England. If you have friends or co-workers who would like to join NELA, check out the Member-for-a-Member Program and get a coupon for yourself good towards reduced dues or conference fees. Click here for details http://nelib.org/membership/ Libraries in the NewsLibraries have received a lot of publicity recently. But we can do more. Let your users, administrators, and congress know the importance of libraries and librarians every chance that you get. Don't assume that they know what you do to get them the services and resources they need. Here are some helpful links from ALA which can assist with promoting your library. These resources are especially important with the many budget cuts facing our states and towns.
Thanks to Carol Reichardt for these links. NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association. It is published the first week of the month. Deadline for news items and articles is the last day of the previous month. |