This program will give librarians of all types (academic, school, and public), as well as teachers, college faculty, and administrators a rare opportunity to come together to discuss common concerns and strategize ways to best prepare students as they proceed through the educational system and into the workforce. Our speakers will address topics such as 21st century skills, educational and informational literacy standards, innovative collaborations, student-centered technology and pedagogy, and — of course — assessment.

DATE: Friday, May 31, 2013, 9:00am – 3:00pm (Lunch included!)

PROGRAM AGENDA:

9:00am — Registration and light breakfast
9:30am — Welcome remarks
9:45am — Panel discussion

Moderator: Ellen Madigan Pratt, Reference and Instructional Services Librarian, Mt. Wachusett Community College

Katie Conboy, Incoming Provost and Senior Vice President, Simmons College
Donna Maturi, Head of Reference and Information Services, Peabody Institute Library, Danvers and Instruction/Liaison Librarian
Merrimack College
Amy Short, Senior Director of Library and Media Services for Boston Public Schools
Rebecca Wolfe, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for the Future
David Wyman, Associate Professor of English, Mt. Wachusett Community College

11:15am — Table discussions
12:00pm — Lunch/networking
12:45pm — Discussion recap
1:00pm — Keynote address, featuring:

Patricia Crosson, Senior Advisor for Academic Policy, MA Department of Higher Education
Aundrea Kelley, Deputy Commissioner for P-16 Policy and Collaborative Initiatives, MA Department of Higher Education

2:30pm — Closing remarks and evaluations

2 LOCATION OPTIONS:

• Main location: Gardner, MA — Mt. Wachusett Community College, South Cafeteria
• Satellite location: West Barnstable, MA — Cape Cod Community College, Wilkens Library (Panel and keynote will be streamed live, with local discussion.)

This is a free event for librarians, teachers, faculty, and administrators in Massachusetts, but registration is required. Registration closes on Monday, May 20.  If you are a school or academic librarian, we especially encourage you to invite your colleagues from the teaching staff or faculty to join you for this unique event! (Each person should register separately so we have an accurate headcount for lunch.)

REGISTER online for either location: http://tinyurl.com/awspn6v

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DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013
TIME: 9AM-3PM (Light lunch will be provided)
WHERE: South Cafeteria, MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Main Campus), GARDNER, MA
SATELLITE LOCATION: WILKENS LIBRARY, CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WEST BARNSTABLE, MA
REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/awspn6v
(There is registration for both locations)

“My College Freshman is Your High School Senior,” will focus on 21st Century Skills, Standards/Common Core, Collaborations, Technology, Academic Integrity & Assessment. This event gives librarians of all types (school, public and academic), teachers, college faculty, and administrators a rare opportunity to come together to discuss their common concerns and strategize on ways to best prepare their students as they proceed through the educational system and into the workforce.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Patricia Crosson, Senior Advisor for Academic Policy for the Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education & Aundrea Kelley, Deputy Commissioner for P-16 Policy and Collaborative Initiatives for the Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education.

Agenda for the day also includes a Keynote Panel, and break-out discussions among the participants.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Note: MLS is a PDP provider and will provide Certificates of Attendance towards PDPs.

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Here is a sample of recent sessions.  Visit to see other sessions that are available.

• Emergency Planning for Public Libraries -  Dr. Steven B. Goldman, Consultant
• Copyright Basics: What Library Folks Really Oughta Know – Mary Minow
• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use – Brandon Butler
• The Truth About Bedbugs – Doreen Blades,  President of US Eco Products Corporation

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Join us for a half-day workshop where you’ll hear Best Practice approaches to hiring a new director, evaluating your director, self-evaluation of your board and maintaining good director/board relations.

• Speakers will include Advisors from the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC).
• A panel of your peers is eager to share their success stories too!
• Everyone is invited to attend, including library staff. Admission is free but registration is required. Register online here.

When:  Saturday, April 6, 2013
Where: Leominster Public Library, Leominster MA. Directions.
Agenda:
9:30 AM Refreshments & Registration
10:00 AM Hiring and Evaluating the Director and group discussion
11:30 AM Panel of Trustees and Director on good communication
Program concludes at 1:00PM

Sponsored by:

• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners http://mblc.state.ma.us
• Massachusetts Library System www.masslibsystem.org
• Massachusetts Library Trustees Association http://mlta-online.org

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Changing before our eyes: our customers, their reading habits and their needs. How we respond will transform our libraries’ futures.   Many libraries meet the challenge of change by embracing the creative community in traditional or up-to-the-moment ways.

Lee Rainie, Director of Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will be our morning keynote speaker. We’ll learn about the Harvard Library Lab and the Wesport CT Library’s MakerSpace.  Registration opens soon.  Read more.

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The workshops were:

• Copyright Basics: What Library Folks Really Oughta Know with Mary Minow
• Code of Best Practices and Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries with Brandon Butler
• Hot Topics in Copyright with Mary Minow

Find the presentations here.

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Save on over 100 classes, on topics such as these:

• Outcomes Based Evaluation: Show Me The (Grant) Money (Live Online)
• Digitization for Small Institutions (Live Online)
• Management 101: Budgeting and Policy Making (Live Online)
• Status Discarded: The Who, What, and How of Weeding (Live Online)
• Interactive Information Literacy Teaching Strategies (Live Online)

To read more and to register…

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This will require no extra work on your part except to let her know what event(s) your library might be holding next month! If you plan to hold a story hour, outreach event or any gathering with some intergenerational component, all you need to do is brand it as a family literacy event. Please let her know so she can post this information on the MBLC portal site: http://libraries.state.ma.us/ .

MLS is also recognizing Family Literacy Month with a series of Roundtables and Workshops in November.

Family Literacy Roundtables (all 10-12)
Join your fellow children’s librarians to discuss early and family literacy. We’ll talk a bit about Every Child Ready to Read as well as what libraries are offering. Participants can bring their family literacy program successes and ideas to the table.
November 1 – Boston Public Library – Register!
November 13 – Sharon Public Library – Register!
November 19 – Harvard Public Library – Register!
November 27 – Monson Free Library – Register!
November 29 – Haverhill Public Library – Register!

Interactive Early Literacy Learning Centers: From Grand Places to Table Top Spaces
Register!
Thursday November 8, 2012 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MLS-Marlborough
Gather ideas on how to create a successful branded interactive early literacy learning center in your small, medium, or large library. Learn about KDLville: special early literacy play spaces created in rural and urban branches of the Kent District Library system in Michigan. Walk away with tons of ideas for your dollar store budget or new building project.

Family Literacy Month is sponsored by the Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium and its partner agencies including the Department of Early Education and Care and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

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Join us for a brief MLS update, business meeting and the presentation of our new strategic plan.

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Next, we’ll focus on libraries and social media.

Marketing Recalibrated:  Your Library at the Core of the Community

Our keynote speaker is  David Gerzof Richard, the founder of BIGfish.  At night he masquerades as a professor of social media and marketing at Emerson College.

Panel: Stories from the Field

• Mary Anne Antonellis, M.N. Spear Library, Shutesbury
• Rachel Costello, Pentucket Regional High School, West Newbury
• Nancy O’Sullivan, d’Alzon Library, Assumption College, Worcester

Living in the Future: Libraries Supporting the Next Wave of Cultural Evolution

Our closing keynote is Jennifer Koerber , Web Services Librarian at the Boston Public Library, and an independent trainer and speaker in emerging technologies and the social web.

More details and  registration.

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