Fall Brown Bag Discussions:

Breakfast Brown Bag: Book Discussion Groups
10/26/2004 -- 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM -- NMRLS, Danvers
NMRLS area libraries host an assortment of book discussions - in person and online. Some are targeted to family discussion, some for teens, and others for senior groups. A number of NMRLS cities/towns have been very successful with "One Book, One Community" programs. Join us to discuss a variety of ways to generate a buzz about reading in your community. Please bring stories of your programs, PR material that your library used, and questions for your colleagues about how to begin.

Brown Bag: Mystery Readers' Advisory
11/2/2004 -- 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM -- Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield
Cozy or noir, historical or procedural -- if it is all a Mystery to you, join us for all the clues of Mystery Readers' Advisory. If you want to gather evidence on Mystery genres, authors, and settings, stake out our brown bag discussion and share your detecting skills with other RA sleuths as expert witness Leane Ellis from the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library in Wakefield investigates Mystery resources, booklists, and Readers' Advisory surveillance techniques.

Assistant Directors' Forum
11/4/2004 -- 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM -- Beverly Farms Branch Library, 24 Vine Street, Beverly Farms
Join your Assistant Director colleagues at this Fall discussion to share ideas and solutions on topics important to your library. Remember to send agenda items to Mary Behrle mary@nmrls.org.

Also Coming to NMRLS:

When Customers Cross the Line: Harassment in the Library
11/5/2004 -- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers
What happens in a library setting when a patron misunderstands your friendliness across a service desk? Has your helpfulness ever been mistaken for something more? What if a library user harasses a member of your staff? How does one respond in these situations? Understanding how to identify harassment and what the law says is a proper response are key issues for both staff and library directors.

Attorneys Charles Wagner and Sally Bratten of the Boston law firm of Charles P. Wagner & Associates will provide an overview of these topics and answer your questions.

Register online for these sessions and more at: www.nmrls.org/ce/ond2004.shtml