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Wednesday June 19, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Free Online Tools for Conducting Meetings and Enhancing Collaboration [Sudbury]- CANCELLED Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    In this program we will look at a number of Web based applications which can be used to enhance communication and productivity among staff and library users. Zoho has an easy to use interface with many tools such as Wiki, Chat, Meeting, Writer and Projects. Other meeting sites such as Yugma, GoToMeeting and WebEx have free components as well as other low cost options. Skype is another free tool which can be used to make live video calls.  Other management applications such as Basecamp, Social Bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us, online calendars and planning tools will be reviewed and demonstrated.

Instructed by Barbara Andrews of Andrews Consulting


Directions Via Google Maps    
    Location:
Goodnow Public Library
21 Concord Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
    The registration period has ended.
Friday June 21, 2013 Go To Top
lib_book_mag 11:00 AM  -  4:00 PM CANCELLED- eReaderpalooza: e-readers and libraries [Townsend] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Rick Levine   1-866-627-7228   rlevine@masslibsystem.org
    MLS Advisors Rick, Sarah, and Scott present everything you want to know about e-readers!

-They will review device features, their pluses and their minuses, with library use in mind.
-Learn about the array of content and vendor options for e-readers. Get some help navigating the digital e-book maze.
-Get hands-on time with the various models of the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble nooks, and Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch).
-Learn about Mass. libraries already deploying the various devices for their patrons and different lending / vender models.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an all-day workshop and you are encouraged to bring a lunch, there will be a short lunch break, but there may be limited lunch venues near by.
Directions    
    Location:
Townsend Public Library
12 Dudley Rd
Townsend, MA
(978) 597-1714
    The registration period has ended.
Tuesday June 25, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Managing Files and Folders on Your Computer [Peabody] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    This workshop is intended for anyone who would like to learn how to organize their files for quick and easy access. Learn to explore your computer using My Computer and Windows Explorer. Other topics include file names and extensions, creating and working with files and folders, file properties, copying and deleting files and folders, moving and renaming files and folders, folder options, shortcuts, and searching for files on the computer. This workshop can be presented as a demonstration or hands on.

Instructed by Barbara Andrews of Andrews Consulting



Directions    
    Location:
Peabody Institute Library
82 Main St.
Peabody, MA 01960
        There are 22 spaces available.
Wednesday June 26, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
    REGISTRATION CLOSED.   (NO WAITING LIST)
 
lib_bookshelf 10:30 AM  -  12:30 PM SASP- Susan and Sarah's Picks [MLS Whately] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   (866) 627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Ever wish someone would tell you what new teen books are any good? Want to know which ones are really terrible too? Join Sarah Sogigian and Susan Babb, Advisors at the Massachusetts Library System to hear about what's new and what's ahead in YA literature! (You may even get to hear about some titles before they're even on sale.) This program will present fun and interesting books that will be appreciated by readers in your libraries.

Directions    
    Location:
MLS - Whately Office
4 Sandy Lane
Whately, MA
(800) 282-7755
        There are 22 spaces available.
Wednesday July 10, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
    REGISTRATION CLOSED.   (NO WAITING LIST)
Thursday July 11, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  3:00 PM Insider's View of the Library for the Commonwealth [Boston] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver     amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Staff of the Boston Public Library welcomes MLS members to get to know the services of the Library for the Commonwealth. The day's itinerary includes:
  • Research Services, including ILL, Social Sciences and more
  • Art and Architecture Tour
  • Rare Books and Special Collections
  • Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
  • Digital Services and Digital Commonwealth

There will be a break for lunch on your own.

Our group will be welcomed at 10 am in the Orientation Room on the first floor of the McKim Building.

[Directions - Boston Public Library, Copley]
    Location:
Boston Public Library, Copley
700 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
617-536-5400
       
Wednesday July 17, 2013 Go To Top
office_document_tack 1:00 PM  -  4:00 PM Be Calm & Manage On: A time management workshop [Boston] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Are you losing track of to-do items? Staring with dismay at an ever-growing pile of ‘stuff’ you need to get to? Are you secretly taking work home with you? You don’t need to live like that. Do yourself a favor and add one more thing to your to-do list: sign up for this class. Our goal in this workshop is to give you the tools to realistically assess your workload, parse it out in a meaningful and sensible way, and think about different ways to move forward managing your responsibilities. From it all you will build a personal system for keeping track of tasks, managing projects and remembering commitments…so you can sleep well at night.

Instructed by MLS Advisor, Anna Popp

Directions    
    Location:
Congregational Library
14 Beacon St., Second Floor
Boston, MA 02108
        There are 4 spaces available.
Thursday July 18, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  12:00 PM We're In It Together! a Roundtable for Small Library Directors [Colrain] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Mary King   866-627-7228, X117   mking@masslibsystem.org
    A small library plays a unique role in the community, and both the MA Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and the MLS want to assist you in meeting your community's needs.  Do you have questions about the state programs the MBLC promotes such as trustee education and communication, library certification and state aid requirements, or strategic planning?   Are you interested in knowing more about grants, or the support for automated network membership that the MBLC may provide?

Cindy Roach, Head of Library Advisory and Development at the MBLC and Mary King, MLS Advisor, will be at the Griswold Memorial Library in Colrain on Thursday, July 18 .  Library directors and trustees are invited to discuss how we can work together to promote the small library as the connection to a world of resources for every town resident.  The MBLC wants to hear about your library's needs, so please join us!

Directions Via Google Maps    
    Location:
Griswold Memorial Library
12 Main Street
Colrain, MA 01340
        There are 19 spaces available.
 
misc_none 10:30 AM  -  1:30 PM Accidental Cataloger Looks at RDA [Bedford] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Mary King   866-627-7228 X117   mking@masslibsystem.org
    Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the new content standard adopted by the Library of Congress as of March 31, 2013. It is different in many ways from the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) in use since 1978, but similar in other ways.  This workshop will chronicle RDA’s development, the thought process behind its structure, how it works, its differences from and similarities to AACR2, and where to look for more information.

This 3-hour workshop is led by cataloging consultant Dodie Gaudet.

Directions Via Google Maps    
    Location:
Bedford Free Public Library
7 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
        There are 22 spaces available.
Wednesday July 24, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
        There are 8 spaces available.
Tuesday August 6, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 12:00 PM  -  2:00 PM Assistant Directors Forum [Ipswich] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Giselle Stevens   978-465-4428 x224   gstevens@mvlc.org
    The Assistant Directors Forum meets a few times a year. It's a chance to share issues and ideas with each other! This forum is open to all Assistant Directors! Please RSVP to Giselle and send her any items for the agenda.

 

    Location:
Ipswich Public Library
25 North Main Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
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Wednesday August 14, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
        There are 9 spaces available.
Tuesday August 20, 2013 Go To Top
misc_new_blue 10:30 AM  -  1:30 PM Services, Smiles, and Support: Customer Service Workshop [Seekonk] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   (866) 627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Sarah Sogigian and Deb Hoadley, MA Library System Advisors, will be presenting this interactive and entertaining presentation on the shift from customer service to customer experience.  During this workshop you will identify tools and strategies for a customer service experience that creates support for the future.


Directions    
    Location:
Seekonk Public Library
410 Newman Ave.
Seekonk, MA 02771
        There are 2 spaces available.
Wednesday August 28, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
        There are 13 spaces available.
Wednesday September 11, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
        There are 13 spaces available.
 
misc_none 10:30 AM  -  1:00 PM MLS Youth Services Committee Meeting Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Susan Babb   (866) 627-7228   susan@masslibsystem.org
    Location:
MLS-Marlborough Office
225 Cedar Hill St., Suite 229
Marlborough, MA
(866) 627-7228
Wednesday September 25, 2013 Go To Top
elect_computer3 Lynda.com Registration Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amanda Fauver   1-866-627-7228   amanda@masslibsystem.org
    Register Here for Lynda.com.
If you can connect to the Internet, you can learn anywhere, anytime!

Please Read the Following
  • Lynda.com access begins on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
  • A registered user has access to all the training resources available on Lynda.com during a two-week access period.
  • Please limit yourself to one two-week session every three months.
  • Lynda.com workshops are videos. You must have the latest version of QuickTime or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. System Requirements can be found online here.
  • To use the MLS account, free-of-charge, you must be a current staff member at a MLS member library.
NOTE: Lynda.com is very popular with you & your collegues! Please be prudent about the 2-week time-period you sign up for.  Be sure you can use Lynda.com during that time-period.  If you've already registered for a time-period when you will be unable to use Lynda.com, please let MLS know to give others an opportunity to register.

If this session is full, please register on an upcoming start date.
Session registrations appear on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

More about Lynda.com via the MLS.    
    Location: online
        There are 14 spaces available.
Thursday October 10, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  4:00 PM Basic Library Techniques in Cataloging, Session 1 [MLS-Whately] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Mary King   866-627-7228 X117   mking@masslibsystem.org
    The Basic Library Techniques (BLT) in Cataloging series will be offered in 2 sessions.  This series, which is required by Directors of public libraries in towns of under 10,000 population who do not have a MLIS degree, will provide an overview of technical services including descriptive cataloging, subject headings, classification and MARC records.  Completion of a homework assignment between sessions will be required.  Barbara Andrews of Andrews Consulting is the trainer.

Please bring a bag lunch that does not require refrigeration; a beverage will be provided. 

Session 2 of the Cataloging BLT will ake place on October 24 at MLS-Whately; please register for it separately.

[Directions - MLS-Whately]
    Location:
MLS - Whately Office
4 Sandy Lane
Whately, MA
(866-627-7228)
        There are 33 spaces available.
Thursday October 17, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none The Boston Book Festival - Oct. 17-19, 2013 Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
   

Whatever your age or your interests, BBF will have something for you! Attend terrific sessions with world-class presenters, enjoy a performance at the Berklee Stage, try your hand at a seminar or Writer Idol, meet costumed characters, or just take in the lively street fair. 

The Boston Book Festival is held in Copley Square, rain or shine. All author events take place indoors in either the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, Trinity Church, Church of the Covenant, or Boston Common Hotel and Conference Center. The street festival takes place in Copley Square and also occurs rain or shine. 



Event Website    
 
misc_none 9:30 AM  -  3:30 PM Fifth Annual Teen Summit [Worcester] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    The Fifth Annual Teen Summit convenes in Union Station, Worcester, "Full STEAM Ahead!"

Keynote Speaker: Marissa Meyer, author of The Lunar Chronicles series (Cinder, Scarlet)

Breakout sessions in the morning and afternoon - topics to be announced.

MLS is very pleased to be co-sponsoring the Teen Summit with the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services.

Registration will open on August 19, 2013. There will be a small fee to send in with a registration form. After October 1, there will be no refunds.

More to come!
Directions    
    Location: Union Station, Worcester
Friday October 18, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none The Boston Book Festival - Oct. 17-19, 2013 Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
   

Whatever your age or your interests, BBF will have something for you! Attend terrific sessions with world-class presenters, enjoy a performance at the Berklee Stage, try your hand at a seminar or Writer Idol, meet costumed characters, or just take in the lively street fair. 

The Boston Book Festival is held in Copley Square, rain or shine. All author events take place indoors in either the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, Trinity Church, Church of the Covenant, or Boston Common Hotel and Conference Center. The street festival takes place in Copley Square and also occurs rain or shine. 



Event Website    
Saturday October 19, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none The Boston Book Festival - Oct. 17-19, 2013 Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
   

Whatever your age or your interests, BBF will have something for you! Attend terrific sessions with world-class presenters, enjoy a performance at the Berklee Stage, try your hand at a seminar or Writer Idol, meet costumed characters, or just take in the lively street fair. 

The Boston Book Festival is held in Copley Square, rain or shine. All author events take place indoors in either the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, Trinity Church, Church of the Covenant, or Boston Common Hotel and Conference Center. The street festival takes place in Copley Square and also occurs rain or shine. 



Event Website    
Thursday October 24, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  4:00 PM Basic Library Techniques in Cataloging, Session 2 [MLS-Whately] Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Mary King   866-627-7228 X117   mking@masslibsystem.org
    The Basic Library Techniques (BLT) in Cataloging series will be offered in 2 sessions.  This series, which is required for Directors of public libraries in towns of under 10,000 population who do not have a MLIS degree, will provide an overview of technical services including descriptive cataloging, subject headings, classification and MARC records.  Completion of a homework assignment between sessions will be required.  Barbara Andrews of Andrews Consulting is the trainer.
 
Please bring a bag lunch that does not require refrigeration; a beverage will be provided.
 
Session 1 of the Cataloging BLT will take place at the MLS-Whately office on Thursday October 10;  it is necessary to register separately for each session.

[Directions - MLS-Whately]
    Location:
MLS - Whately Office
4 Sandy Lane
Whately, MA
(866-627-7228)
        There are 33 spaces available.
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Wednesday December 4, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 10:30 AM  -  1:00 PM MLS Youth Services Committee Meeting Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Susan Babb   (866) 627-7228   susan@masslibsystem.org
    Location:
MLS-Marlborough Office
225 Cedar Hill St., Suite 229
Marlborough, MA
(866) 627-7228
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