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NELA News – March 2008Spring is just around the corner and NELA members are busy meeting in groups both large and small. We have a lot of interesting programs popping up this season. Educational Assistance Scholarship program: NELA is pleased to announce that the 2008 scholarship program is underway. These scholarships are open to students pursuing a Master's Degree in Library Science. The Educational Assistance Committee is accepting applications until March 15 for these scholarships. If you are interested, the details are here: http://www.nelib.org/educationalassistance/scholarshipannouncement.htm NERTCL Spring Standalone: NERTCL (New England Roundtable of Teen and Children's Librarians) will host "Spooks, Secrets and Sleuths: Mystery in Teen and Children's Literature" on March 20. Full details and registration are at http://www.nelib.org/nertcl NETSL Conference: NETSL (New England Technical Services Librarians) will host "Cohabiting and Colliding: Print and Electronic Resources", Friday April 4. Full details and registration is here http://www.nelib.org/netsl/conference.htm Greenaway Award: At our Annual Fall Conference we honor an outstanding librarian from New England with the Greenaway Award. The Greenaway Award committee is accepting nominations until May 30. Full details are here http://nelib.org/greenaway. SPRING CLEANING: Even though we are just about to enter spring it is not too early to think about fall. When you are going through all that stuff you've accumulated over the winter, remember the Silent Auction we will have at the Fall Conference. Want to know more about this new opportunity to recycle your old stuff? Here is the word from Janice Wilbur, Past President and NELA Conference Committee member herself We will be running a silent auction this year at NELA in Manchester and would like to ask members to begin thinking about items they can donate. So… hit those closets, bookshelves, etc. and please keep us in mind for the silent auction at NELA Annual, Oct. 19-21 in Manchester, NH. More info to come. And don't forget to save this date on your calendar. SEEKING NOMINATIONS: NELA is looking for a few good leaders. If you know someone who would like to get more involved with NELA, or maybe that someone is you, then please send us some names. We especially need nominations for Junior Director, Vice President, and Secretary. You don't know what that involves? Contact Janice Wilbur (jwilbur@assumption.edu) and she'll give you all the details. You'll find the nominating committee here http://nelib.org/committees.htm. New England Library Support Staff Association (NELSSA): Are you a NELA member who has been looking for an opportunity to become more involved? There is a need for officers on the NELSSA section committee. NELSSA members serve on established NELA committees and plan programs of interest to its membership. Take a look at some of the programs NELSSA has supported in the past (http://nelib.org/nelssa) that have benefited the large number of library paraprofessionals. Please contact Kris Jacobi, NELA President (president@nelib.org) for more information or to let us know of your interest to serve. The New England Library Leadership Symposium (NELLS), scheduled for July 28 through August 1, 2008, has extended its application deadline to March 14. This valuable and enjoyable symposium, held every two years, was created by NELA to foster the mentoring and development of leaders for state and regional library associations. NELA News is a monthly electronic news bulletin for the New England Library Association. To submit news, contact publications@nelib.org. Jan Drake |