Summer 2003 Read! Think! Create! @ your library™
Please visit the NMRLS Edition of the Statewide Summer Library Adventure at http://www.nmrls.org/sum/NMRLS_edition.shtml. In addition to linking directly to the Online Manual, there will be frequent updates on the JanWay order, statistical reports, summer reading program workshops, and photo showcases. Bookmark it now and see how the summer shapes up in NMRLS!

Upcoming CE for Youth Services The Youth Services Book Review Group: March 4, 2003 - 10:00-12:00 - NMRLS, Danvers Designing Program Flyers for Summer Reading 2003 02/25/03 -- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers Learn basic principles of design and layout for flyers. Also learn how to use clip art and graphics from the Internet. Practice your skills in the NMRLS lab and produce a finished flyer that you can use back at your library. Participants may bring images to scan and use in their flyers. Resources on the Web for Youth Services Librarians: Web Site Basics 02/26/03 -- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers 03/26/03 -- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers 04/17/03 -- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers Youth Services Resources on the Web: Planning a Web Site -Planning a web site takes a lot of careful planning. But why recreate the wheel? In this series of workshops, participants will examine "best practices" of virtual library Web sites, organize and design a web site, and create a basic Web site for your library media center or youth services area. February 26 - Evaluating Web Sites Participants will examine virtual library sites on the Web and evaluate them based upon the criteria of content, design, and purpose. Participants can note special features for their own web sites. March 26 - Planning a Web Site Web Site planning should be a careful and thought out process. In this workshop, participants are going to examine their objectives in creating a Web site as well as organizing and designing the content of their site. Included in the workshop will be Web tool resources which can aid in creating a Web site. April 17 - Creating a Web Site Participants in this workshop will be introduced to basic HTML as well as a web editor. Using information from the previous sessions, a basic Web site will be created. Scanning, sizing, and inserting images into a web site will also be demonstrated. Summer Reading Program Roundtable 3/20/03 -- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers Need ideas for your Summer Reading Program? Share your ideas on Read! Think! Create! @ your library and grab a few from this roundtable. Bring samples, photos, etc. Let's create a masterpiece on summer programs! Facilitated by NMRLS Youth Services Consultant Susan Babb. The Ellison Letter machine will be available for use following the program: bring your paper and your dies!

Caldecott / Newbery Awards Announced:
Avi, author of Crispin: The Cross of Lead, and Eric Rohmann, illustrator and author of My Friend Rabbit, are the 2003 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals, the most prestigious awards in children's literature. http://www.ala.org/pio/media_awards.html

YSS/MLA Annual Spring Program:
The Youth Services Section of the Massachusetts Library Association is pleased to announce our annual spring program, "Emergent Literacy: The Library Connection."

The workshop will be held on Friday, March 14, 2003 from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm at the Nevins Memorial Library in Methuen, MA. Coffee and registration will be from 9:30 am to 10:00 am.

This workshop will be presented in two parts. Dr. Marica Arvanites an early childhood educator and preschool grants coordinator for the Everett Public Schools will lead the presentation with an overview of the pre-reading stages of the emergent reader and explain the importance of a good preschool literacy program.

Pamela Martin-Diaz, manager of the Shawnee Branch, Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will present the second portion. She will demonstrate key points of an emergent literacy storytime using the PLA/ALSC preschool literacy initiative programming model.

Take advantage of this opportunity to step into the statewide scene with other youth services librarians across the state. You will find the workshop registration form and directions to the Nevins Memorial Library at . The fee for this program is $25 for non-members; $20 for MLA/YSS members; and $15 for students. Payment may be mailed to Kathy Moran-Wallace c/o Nevins Memorial Library 305 Broadway Methuen, MA 01844

See you on March 14, 2003!

Kathy Moran-Wallace, Vice Chair, Chair-elect
Youth Services Section, Massachusetts Library Association

NERTCL Spring Workshop:
Registration is Closed as of 2/11/03
The New England Round Table of Children's Librarians (NERTCL) is proud to announce its spring workshop on "The Art of the Book." It will be held on Friday, March 21, at the Eric Carle Picture Book Museum in Amherst. To explore the many facets of the making of illustrated books, we have assembled the following distinguished speakers: Vera B. Williams, author and illustrator of many beloved classics, including the Caldecott Honor-winning A Chair for My Mother, and 2001's innovative Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart; Carol Goldenberg, formerly art director at Clarion and Houghton Mifflin Books, and designer of 2001's Caldecott Award-winning The Three Pigs; and Will Eisner, for 60 years a pioneer in the field of comics and graphic novels, and author of Comics and Sequential Art. For more information and to register, go to the NERTCL website at http://www.nelib.org/nertcl -- space is limited to 130 participants, so register early!

2003 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture in Massachusetts:
Renowned author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, will present the 2003 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture in Cambridge on April 5. The Association for Library Service to Children sponsors the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture each year. Maurice Sendak will give this year's lecture at 1:30 pm at Kresge Auditorium on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This exciting event will be co-hosted by the Cambridge Public Library and Children's Literature New England, Inc. Among the many ways that the City of Cambridge will celebrate the occasion of the lecture are a dance performance and a dramatic performance presented for families in the weeks before the Lecture. On April 5, A Sendak Symposium will be given. Children's Literature New England, Inc will present this morning program. Registration will be required and attendance will be restricted to registrants. The Lecture and the Symposium are free, but both events will require tickets. These will be available after February 15. Requests for tickets and information will be accepted by phone 617/349-4032, by fax 617/349-3028, by e-mail arbuthnot@ci.cambridge.ma.us, or by mail Cambridge Public Library - 449 Broadway - Cambridge MA 02138.

YSLead Massachusetts Spring 2003 IDYLS Workshops:
by the Youth Services Consultants, Massachusetts Regional Library Systems

The Massachusetts Regional Library Systems, working with librarian graduates of the recent YSLead Massachusetts Institute, are pleased to announce a series of six learning opportunities for staff serving young people to be offered in various locations during the winter and spring of 2003. Titled IDYLS (Introduction to Dynamic Youth Library Services) these programs address individual leadership skills and, taken together, offer training in advocacy for youth, program evaluation, collaboration, and creating a culture of leadership. Programs are free of charge to Regional member librarians. The programs are funded by the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. YSLead Massachusetts is federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and developed by the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems.

Programming Beyond Preschool Storytime: The Literacy Advanyage for Grades 1 Through 5
Keep your library programs fresh and literacy-rich for 1st through 5th graders with focused approaches to planning, funding, marketing and collaboration.

DATE: Thursday, February 27, 2003
TIME: 10:00 - 3:00
LOCATION: Fiske Library, Wrentham
REGISTER|DIRECTIONS: http://www.semls.org/Services/Continuing_Education/index.htm

Steps to Success: a Survival Toolkit
This panel workshop will focus upon portfolio planning and guidelines, effective statistics and record keeping, and the importance of advocacy.

DATE: Monday, March 10, 2003
TIME: 9:30 - 1:00
LOCATION: Milford Town Library
REGISTER|DIRECTIONS: http://www.cmrls.org/services/ce.html

Discovery kits: Collaboration in Action
A panel of school library media specialists and public librarians will showcase how they worked together to develop educational discovery kits.

DATE: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
TIME: 2:00 - 4:00
LOCATION: Boston Public Library
REGISTER|DIRECTIONS: http://www.bpl.org/brls/ce/ce_programs.html

It's Not Just Summer Reading Anymore: Building Bridges through the Year between School and Public Librarians
This workshop will examine successful communication strategies for collaboration between school and public libraries.

DATE: Wednesday, April 9, 2003
TIME: 1:00 - 5:00
LOCATION: Essex Agricultural & Technical High School, Hathorne
REGISTER|DIRECTIONS: http://www.nmrls.org/ce/

Designing the Future Together: Strategies for Effecting Change and Developing Collaboration
Learn ways that you can be an agent of change and become a vital decision-maker in your library environment.

DATE: Thursday, May 8, 2003
TIME: 1:00 - 4:00
LOCATION: Weston Public Library
REGISTER|DIRECTIONS: http://www.mmrls.org/ce.htm

Taming the Technology Tiger: Leadership, Technology, and Youth Services
This participative discussion workshop will focus upon the opportunities and challenges of providing technology related programs and services for youth.

DATE: Tuesday, May 13, 2003
TIME: 10:00 - 3:00
LOCATION: Western Massachusetts Regional Library System, Hatfield
REGISTER|DIRECTIONS: http://www.wmrls.org/ce/