Call For Hall of Fame Nominations for 2008
The MLA Public Relations Committee is requesting nominations for inductees to the Massachusetts Library Association's Hall of Fame in 2008.
Nominations must be received by December 14, 2007 in order to be considered.
Inductees to the Hall of Fame are practicing or retiring librarians who have made a substantial, sustained contribution to advancing the cause of Massachusetts librarians or librarianship over a career of at least ten years. Inductees' contributions may be in the fields of public service, education, advocacy, mentoring, service to the profession, or other areas. Inductees' contributions should be recognized on a regional, state-wide, or national level. Inductees may work or have worked in school, public, special, or academic libraries, in library education, agencies, or associations.
Nominations will be evaluated by the MLA Public Relations Committee and recommendations to name awardees will be submitted to the MLA Executive Board for final approval. Inductees will be honored at MLA's May 2008 Conference in Falmouth.
MLA Hall of Fame Inductees:
2006: Joseph Hopkins, Christine Kardokas, Anne M. O'Brien
2004: Louise Brown, Kim Charlson, Marjorie Judd
2002 : Keith Michael Fiels, Lois Kane, James Matarazzo, Anne Reynolds
2000: Donna Guerin, Professor Ruth Leonard, Edward J. Montana
1998: Maggie Bush, Audrey Friend, Shelley Quezada, Jan Resnick
1996: Kay Bader, Connie Clancy, Virginia Tashjian
Nomination Forms are available at: http://www.masslib.org/halloffame/
Contact MLA PR Committee Co-chair, Greg Pronevitz, for further information 978-762-4433 x15 or greg@nmrls.org
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Joint Massachusetts Friends of Libraries/Massachusetts Library Trustees Association Conference
The 12th Annual Joint MFOL/MLTA Conference will be held:
Saturday, October 27, 2007
8:30 AM -2:30 PM
Courtyard by Marriot, Marlborough
To register, contact:
Maureen Killoran
Head, Public Library Advisory Unit
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Mail: 98 North Washington Street, Suite 401, Boston, MA 02114
Email: Maureen.Killoran@state.ma.us
Fax:617-725-0140
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Do Your Friends Have a Great Idea?
Library Friends groups are invited to enter the Massachusetts Friends of Libraries Great Ideas Contest.
Entries are due October 15. Complete details are in the September MFOL newsletter: http://www.masslib.org/mfol/news/newsletter-september-07.pdf
Winners will be announced at the October 27 MFOL/ MLTA Joint Conference in Marlborough. Winners must be present.
