NELA News May 2010
NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association
Meet the Candidates
Candidate for Vice-president/President-elect:
Candidate for Secretary:
- Kirsten Rundquist Corbett
Candidates for Junior Director:
- Joseph Etter
- Dianne Hathaway
Please see details about each candidate at: http://nelib.org/candidates
DON’T MISS --INVISIBLE BOOK: LIBRARIES, PEOPLE AND eBOOKS!
Friday, June 11, 2010
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine
Keynote by Elizabeth Thomsen - "No Paper, No Ink, No Book?"
- Elizabeth B. Thomsen is the Member Services Manager for NOBLE, the North of Boston Library Exchange. She is a frequent speaker at library conferences, and the author of books about librarianship. Her blog is at:noblenet.org/ethomsen/
TIMELINE
- 9:30 - Registration & Coffee
- 10:00 - Keynote: Elizabeth Thomsen
- 11:45 - Tom Corbett
- 12:30 - LUNCH
- 1:30 - Panel Discussion:
- Espresso Machine
- Non-print book technology @ New England libraries
- 3:30 - Wrap-Up
REGISTRATION details at http://nelib.org/its/conference/2010/index.htm
- Registration Fee includes lunch!
- NELA members - $50 Non-members - $60
Library school students & unemployed librarians - $30
- Online registration is available.
- Registration closes Monday, June 7th.
Emerson Greenaway Award
To recognize his outstanding achievements, the New England Library Association in 1988 honored Emerson Greenaway, an innovator in library organization and practice in the mid-twentieth century, with the "Great Librarian Award." Two years later this regional honor was renamed the Emerson Greenaway Award and the award is offered annually by NELA to recognize exceptional librarians.
Do you know a Great Librarian who deserves recognition? If so, please tell us about this person! Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Emerson Greenaway Award to recognize individuals who have had a "demonstrated impact on the library field in the New England region.”
Nominees must be, or have been, members of NELA. She or he should have made a major contribution to the field of librarianship in New England, such as:
- Development of outstanding services in a field of expertise, such as administration, reference services, technical services, etc.,
- Involvement with developing library cooperation in New England,
- Outstanding leadership in the field.
Nominations include a written statement chronicling the nominee's achievements, his or her resume, and three letters of support, of which at least two are from persons outside the nominee's home state. The award may be given posthumously. Nominations must be submitted by June 1, 2010.
2010 Emerson Greenaway Nomination Form (PDF format, requires Adobe Reader)
For a list of past Greenaway Award Recipients see www.nelib.org/greenaway
LYRASIS Congratulates Margaret Lourie
for NETSL Excellence Award
April 20, 2010, Atlanta, GA - LYRASIS congratulates Margaret Lourie, educational services librarian at LYRASIS, for receiving the 2010 New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services. The award, from the New England Technical Services Librarians, a section of the New England Library Association, recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services.
Please see http://www.lyrasis.org for more information. Congratulations, Margaret!
Renew Your NELA Membership
Membership Renewal notices have been mailed. Beginning with this renewal, NELA is shifting from a calendar year membership to an anniversary date renewal system. The date we receive your membership payment will become your anniversary date.
If you have friends or co-workers who would like to join NELA, check out the Member-for-a-Member Program and get a coupon for yourself good towards reduced dues or conference fees. Click here for details about paying by check, online or more information about the Member-for-a-Member program. Or go to: http://nelib.org/membership for more information.
On the Calendar
Links to details at www.nelib.org
- May 13-14
New Hampshire Library Association, Attitash Resort, Bartlett, NH
- May 25
Vermont Library Conference, St. Michael’s College
- May 27-28
RILA Annual Conference, Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I.
- June 11
ITS (Information Technology Section) Conference, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
"INVISIBLE BOOK: LIBRARIES, PEOPLE AND e-BOOKS!"
- October 17-19
NELA Annual Conference, Boxborough, MA
NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association.
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The deadline for submitting news items is the last day of the previous month.
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