Western Massachusetts Regional Library System - Libraries - Cooperating - Communicating - Sharing
cranberry line

Continuing Education Registration Form

Place a check by each of the workshops that you would like to attend.

May

Full -Practicing Successful Interpersonal Skills ~ 9 to 4, Thursday, May 1 ~ WMRLS

Full - WebJunction's Basic Budgeting ~ This self paced 1 ½ hour online course will be available online for registered participants from May 1 through July 1.

Full - WebJunction's Become an Effective Trustee ~ This self paced 1 ½ hour online course will be available online for registered participants from May 1 through July 1.

ReadsinMA Online Summer Reading Program

Friday, May 2 - 10 to 1- WMRLS

Wednesday, May 14 - 10 to noon - West Stockbridge Public Library

Friday, May 23- 10 to 1 - Chicopee Public Library

Friday, May 30 - 10 to 1 - WMRLS

Welcome Aboard! A participatory workshop for library trustees and directors ~ 6 to 8:30 (evening) ~ Monday, May 5, Forbes Library, Northampton

Middle and High School Librarians Roundtable ~ 9:30 to 12:30, Tuesday, May 6 ~ WMRLS

Genrefluency: Providing Readers’ Advisory to Genre Readers ~ 9:30 - 12:30 ~ Wednesday, May 14, WMRLS

Speculative Fiction: Providing Readers’ Advisory with Thrills, Chills, and Imagination ~ 1:30 - 4:30 ~ Wednesday, May 14, WMRLS

Treasures in the Attic: The Care and Feeding of Local History Collections ~ 10 to 2:30 ~ Friday, May 16, WMRLS

The Not-So-Extreme Library Makeover: Making the Most of Existing Space ~ 9 to Noon ~ Wednesday, May 21, Dalton Free Public Library

Fundraising for your Library Construction Project --- a Roundtable ~ 10 to 12:30 ~ Friday May 30, WMRLS

June

Full - Weeding: It's Not an Option, 90 minute online course will be available online for registered participants from June 1 through September 1, 2008

Best New Books for Elementary & Middle School Readers ~ 1 to 3, Friday, June 6 ~ Crosby Elementary School, Pittsfield

ILL Roundtable: Long Distance Partnerships ~ 10 to noon, Wednesday, June 11 ~ WMRLS

Please email suggested roundtable discussion questions to Jan Resnick. [Write: ILL ROUNDTABLE in the Subject Line of the email message.] Thank you.

Full ~ Basic Computer Skills All Library Staff Should Master ~ 1 to 4, Thursday June 12 ~ WMRLS

Academic Library Roundtable: The 36-hour Day ~ 10 to noon, Thursday, June 19 ~ Mount Holyoke College Library, Room 431

Please email suggested roundtable discussion questions to Jan Resnick. [Write: ACADEMIC LIBRARY ROUNDTABLE in the Subject Line of the email message.] Thank you.

Basic Book Repair: Getting It Right ~ Good In-House Repairs of Library Materials ~ 10 to 2:30, Thursday, June 19 ~ WMRLS

The Digital Commonwealth: Information Session ~ 10 to noon, Thursday, June 26 ~ National Archives, Pittsfield
cranberry line

Provide Your Contact Information.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required, others optional.
Only one person per registration form, please.

*Name :
*E-Mail Address:
*Work Phone Number (please include extension number): 
Work FAX Number: 
*Library Name :
Your Job Title:
*Please check library type: Academic Public School Special
*City :

*Home Phone :
Home phone numbers are not kept on file nor given out. They are used only if we need to contact you if we can not reach you by any other method.

Questions and/or Comments -
Only one person per registration form, please. :

*Please check your Massachusetts Regional Library System Affiliation:

Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
Other Massachusetts Regional Library System
Not A Regional Library System Member Library

WMRLS now issues Certificate of Attendance forms to all workshop participants
Do you need a sign language interpreter? 
    
cranberry line
There are no waiting lists for any filled WMRLS workshops.
If there are any cancellations for filled workshops, the WMRLS Email Discussion List will be notified and the opening(s) filled on a first-come, first-served basis. 
cranberry line
Note: Free (or reduced) admission to WMRLS continuing education workshops is one of the many benefits of regional library system membership. If there is still room in a workshop after the registration deadline has passed, the workshop will be opened to people who are not members of any Massachusetts Regional Library System. The fee for attending will be $100.00 for half day (or shorter) programs and $150.00 for a full day program. Any interested parties must contact WMRLS Continuing Education Department (413/665-9898 or ce@wmrls.org), to see if there is space available. If there is room in the program, a space will be held pending receipt of payment (checks only). Checks must be payable to WMRLS and must accompany the registration form. Checks should be received by WMRLS before the day of the program. The payment is non-refundable.
cranberry line