NELA News                         May 2009

NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association

Wanted: Great Librarians ...

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Emerson Greenaway Award. This award recognizes individuals who have had a "demonstrated impact on the library field in the New England region."

Established by the New England Library Association in 1988, the award honors Emerson Greenaway, an innovator in library organization and practice in the 1940's and 1950's. Mr. Greenaway received the first award, and subsequent recipients include Eleanor Hashem, Donald Vincent, Ann Flowers, Richard Olsen, Ching-Chi-Chen, Liz Futas, Anne Reynolds, Patricia Klinck, Marshall Keyes, Margo Crist, Kris Kardokas, Shirley Adamovich, Nolan Lushington, Lucy Gangone, and last year’s recipient, Melody Allen.

Nominees must be, or have been, members of NELA. He or she should have made a major contribution to the field of librarianship in New England, such as:

• Development of outstanding services in a field of expertise, such as administration, reference services, technical services, etc.
• Involvement with developing library cooperation in New England
• Outstanding leadership in the field.
• Nominations include a written statement chronicling the nominee's achievements, his or her resume, and three letters of support, at least two of which are from persons outside the nominee's home state. The award may be given posthumously.

Nominations must be submitted by June 1, 2009. For more information see the Greenaway section of this website or the Emerson Greenaway Award forms.

CMS Day - Building a better website with Content Management Systems: Drupal, Joomla, Plone, & WordPress
Keynote by Jessamyn West

Friday, June 12, 2009 10am-3:30pm Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth NH

Details: http://nelib.org/its/conference

Save the Date!
Counterparts will again be held on July 16 and 17, 2009, at Connecticut College, New London. Nancy Kranich, past president of ALA, will give a workshop on the role of libraries in promoting civic engagement.  Anyone interested in meeting with members of the six state organizations and comparing our activities both similar and different is welcome to attend.

Preview of Fall Conference Programs

“It’s Happening in Hartford” October 18-20, 2009

Here are a few sessions you can look forward to attending.

• Unpopular decisions in difficult financial times
• Greening your older building
• Stephen Abram on using the social web to transform communities
• The Changing role of the Library of Congress
• Born digital
• Children’s book illustrator Kevin Hawkes
• Alternative literature for teens
• Serving diverse populations
• Brainstorming session for new librarians
• Resume review
• Strategies for serving children with autism
• Will Manley with three presentations
  • Snowballs in the Book Drop on Sunday
  • Retirement: Dead End or New Beginning on Monday
  • When Times are Tough It Helps to Laugh on Tuesday

If there are enough riders to cover costs, NELA will operate daily buses from Portland, ME stopping in Bedford NH, and from White River Junction, VT, stopping in Brattleboro, VT. Watch for details.

Additional great program information can be found in the Conference section of this website and future issues of NELA News.

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.
To submit news or articles contact: publications@nelib.org;
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Jan Drake, Publications Committee