Formed in response to a devastating cut in our Regional Library funding, the Friends of the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System joined in November 2003 to advocate for support of WMRLS and to raise funds for essential services.
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- First annual ~ Book it to the ...
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Saturday, October 3 at 10:00am
Jennifer Hawkes Thank you WMRLS for all you do!
Friends of WMRLS
Yesterday at the Rally in Boston - great enthusiasm, high energy. Now, just show us the money!
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The MLA PR Committee is seeking nominations for inductees to the Massachusetts Library Association’s Hall of Fame in 2010. Nominations must be received by December 14, 2009 in order to be considered.
Antonia Golinski-Foisy Just learned this morning that Bookmobile services through WMRLS will cease at the end of December 2009. For almost 50 years libraries have received collections through the Bookmobile that met the needs of community residents. I know this must have been a difficult decision to make, but a heartfelt thank you to WMRLS... administration and staff for caring so much and providing excellent service for so long. All of you are to be commended for your efforts, they are so appreciated. The beauty of western Mass libraries is that we are family and WMRLS is at the head of that family.
Friends of WMRLS
The bus to the Nov. 4 rally at the State House is filling up quickly. Sign on to make your voice heard in Boston. Register at the wmrls web site. (copy and paste link into your browser - something's not working right with the link thing here) http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.c
Friends of WMRLS Don't close the books on libraries! Rally at the State House on November 4 at around 11. Look to the wmrls email and website for more info. The WMRLS Friends will sponsor a bus! Free, but donations accepted. Become a fan of the MLA facebook - Don't close the books on libraries!
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Friends of WMRLS WMRLS Friends ann. mtg - very, very positive in light of lots of bad budget news. Look for info on a possible library rally at the state house on nov. 4. Pencil it in! Also, look for info about what happened at the ann. mtg. (missed you....., but we had a good mtg. at the end of the day). Sheffield is beautiful and the Bushnell-Sage Library is AWESOME.
Friends of WMRLS
Annual Meeting - Sheffield, The Bushnell-Sage Library - think gorgeous fall Berkshire scenery, and a lovely get together with others who value WMRLS...
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Antonia Golinski-Foisy
Kudos to Linda Wentworth and all the wonderful people who worked with her to make the 1st annual "Book It To The Library" Road Race a success. Linda is the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Friends of WMRLS on Friday, October 9 at the Bushnell-Sage Library in Sheffield. You can register to attend the meeti...ng at www.wmrls.org . Linda will report on what it took to organize the event and you can learn how you can organize a road race for your library or community. A great big thank you to all who participated in the race and to all the volunteers who made this event such a success.
Toni Golinski-Foisy, Pres. Friends of WMRLS
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WMRLS - Mailing Address: PO Box 609, South Deerfield, MA 01373-0609 Shipping Address: 4 Sandy Lane, Whately, MA 01093 413/665-9898 - Fax 413/665-8877 - Directions to WMRLS
See MoreFriends of WMRLS The race was awesome! The rain held off til the very end. Everybody was happy. Check out the photos on flickr. The link is below in the post from Janet.
Friends of WMRLS Road Race - tomorrow, saturday, 10/3, be there Let the good weather dance commence!
Janet
"Friends of WMRLS" is now searchable on Flickr - Watch for our Friends of WMRLS First Annual BOOK IT TO THE LIBRARY Road Race photos on the WMRLS Flickr site - http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=403
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Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
Janet
Our Friends of WMRLS is now searchable on Twitter - #friendsofwmrls - [http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23friendso
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Twitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now.
Penni How many runners/walkers are you expecting for the "book it" race?
John Ramsay
Here is an excerpt from a message from Rob Maier, Director of the Mass Board of Library Commisisoners, about scary times ahead for libraries and their Regional Library Systems:
"I have asked the regional administrators to work with me and with regional member
libraries and regional staff to prioritize regional services ...for FY2011 and
beyond. This planning will include options for the consolidation of regional
library systems with the likelihood of 1 or 2 restructured regions going forward
and changes in required services including support for regional reference
centers."
