North Shore Community College is closing its Beverly Campus. In mid-May they will be moving to the Danvers Campus, located at 1 Ferncroft Road, Danvers.

Miracle in Gloucester, at the Library - The following story was captured in more local papers but this was reported in Library Journal (4/17/2003):

"The folks at the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, tell us this tale. A young couple entered with one of the more unusual requests for the library staff. The young woman told the librarian her name was April, she had been placed up for adoption at six, and now age at 21 wanted to find her birth mother, whom she knew had been living in the town. Armed only with a photo and a first name, which was Star, the woman would seemingly need a miracle to find her mother. Enter said miracle. While April was searching local directories for anyone named Star, another patron approached the desk asking to use an Internet terminal. After the patron signed in, the librarian was shocked to see the woman's first name was Star. After apprising April and her husband of the remarkable coincidence, the three from a distance compared the photo to the stranger at the terminal. Husband Marc approached the woman and showed her the photo, to which she instantly responded, "That's me." A joyful, tearful reunion ensued, to the applause of library staff."

Andrea Enos retired as the Library Media Specialist of Haverhill High School. Monika Kennedy has taken her place.

Congratulations to Sharon Hamer of the Methuen High School Library. Her web site has been chosen as SLJ's Web Site of the Month for May. It is a fantastic site! Take a look: http://www.methuen.k12.ma.us/snhamer/.

Bob Allison, formerly librarian at Essex County Correctional Facility in Middleton, sends greetings to NMRLS colleagues and notification that he resigned from the ECCF library position as of 4/4/03. He has accepted an internship at Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services in Boston.

Michelle Filleul is the new head of circulation at the Reading Public Library.

Cristie Carter of Rowley was selected from 32 candidates and will be the new Children's Librarian. She has fantastic experience, ideas, and enthusiasm for fun programs, activities, and storytimes, as well as community, school, and parental outreach. She has previously worked in college development and higher education, and is a PhD student in Education at Harvard.

In the April issue of VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), Sandy Moltz, Young Adult librarian at Swampscott Public Library, interviews two award-winning science fiction authors. In the article "Forging Futures with Teens and Science Fiction", Greg Bear and David Brin discuss science fiction for young adults, and the current state of reading.

The J.V. Fletcher Library is pleased to announce the publication of an article by Dina Kanabar, Head of Systems, in the May 2003 edition of "Computers in Libraries." Dina co-authored, "A Guide To Basic Network Security Terms," which helps readers identify "attackers" and "protectors" for maintaining web server security. The article is chock full of core concepts, links to informative sites for further research, and descriptive definitions all presented in an accessible graphic format.