Archive for January, 2007
28th Mar 2007 The University of Southern Mississippi will host the 40th anniversary of the annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on March 28-30, 2007, at the new USM Thad Cochran Center and you are cordially invited to register to attend.
The Children’s Book Festival is an annual event sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science and the deGrummond Children’s Literature Collection. Each year teachers, public and school librarians from across the nation come to hear and see major speakers, concurrent sessions, and workshops as young adult and children’s authors and illustrators share their experiences.
The highlight of the festival is the presentation of the Southern Miss Medallion awarded to an author or illustrator for his body of work. This year’s Medallion recipient is Eve Bunting. Featured returning medallion winners include Russell Freedman and Lee Bennett Hopkins with M. E. Kerr, Leonard Marcus, Coleen Salley, Janet Stevens and Scott Cook.
Make plans to join us for this very special celebration of 40 years of the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and the deGrummond Children’s Literature Collection! Please visit the website at http://www.childrensbookfestival.org for more information.
Workshops are available for CEU credit: http://childrensbookfestival.org/Workshop_descriptions.pdf
A printable brochure is available at: http://childrensbookfestival.org/ChildBookFest%20FINAL.pdf
Posted: January 29th, 2007
CMLC Scholarship Guidelines:
The CMLC Scholarship fund’s purpose is to provide financial assistance
to a student in an American Library Association-accredited library and
information science Masters Degree program. The $500 Scholarship may be used for any purpose related to the recipient’s degree program expenses.
In the spirit of former University of Southern Mississippi library
science professor Dr. Laura Long’s generosity to students, recipients
are encouraged to use the scholarship to enhance their education by
attending lectures, exhibits, or conferences.
Selection:
The applicant must currently be enrolled in an ALA-accredited Masters
Degree program and have completed six (6) hours. The applicant must
currently be an employee of a Mississippi library and must not have
previously been awarded this scholarship from CMLC. Preference will be given to employees of CMLC member libraries. The successful recipient will have demonstrated a genuine commitment to the profession by participating in activities that further library skills or enhance
knowledge among library professionals within the state. Thus, the
scholarship may be used for any purpose that is reasonably connected to
the field of library science.
For more information, see the CMLC web site:
http://library.millsaps.edu/cmlc/scholarship.php
Posted: January 29th, 2007
Please go to MLA’s website for the nomination form which can be submitted electronically. The address is http://www.misslib.org/index.php/awards-scholarships/mla-awards-scholarships/mississippi-authors-awards/mississippi-authors-awards-nomination-form/
Someone asked a few weeks ago about the MS Authors Award Medallions. These and an order form can be found at misslib.
The books that win the award must meet certain standards. So please be sure that the book you nominate conforms to the following:
Criteria for the Award:
1. Awards may be presented in two categories, fiction and non-fiction, if meritorious works have been published in each category.
2. The honored author(s) must be a Mississippian or have lived in Mississippi for at least five years.
3. An editor or translator may be considered.
4. The honored author(s) must be living.
5. The award(s) shall be presented for a specific work rather than a body of work.
6. To be eligible for consideration, a book must have been published within three calendar years preceding the year in which the award is made.
7. Each work should be judged on its overall quality, with consideration given to literary merit, style and technique, originality, and if applicable accuracy, authenticity and illustrations.
The committee may give a special award at its discretion.
Thank you so much for your help with the nominations. We have some very eager people waiting to read the books that you think are worthy of this award. After all the books are read and reviewed, the committee will vote for the winner or winners.
Posted: January 29th, 2007
6th Feb 2007 The MLA Executive Board Meeting is February 6th 2pm in the large meeting room at the Mississippi Library Commission.
Posted: January 26th, 2007
The MLA Web Committee is happy to launch a new MLA Web site!
During the past few months we conducted a Web Site Survey, and most people who responded liked the look and organization of the new Web site. You can see the results of the survey in PDF format at: http://www.misslib.org/MLAWebSurveyResults.pdf
The people who responded also gave us some suggestions for improvements, many of which we implemented. You can see a list of the suggestions and how we responded at: http://www.misslib.org/MLAWebSurvey.pdf
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. You may fill out the Web site survey or email webmaster@misslib.org.
Molly McManus and Tina Harry
MLA Web Committee Co-Chairs
Posted: January 18th, 2007
6th Feb 2007 Tuesday, February 6, 2007
The annual Mississippi Library Association Midwinter/Library Advocacy Day will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2007. Vice President/President-elect, Jeff Slagell encourages MLA Sections, Roundtables and Committees to use the day to plan 2007 conference programs and conduct other business. Chairs should contact Mary Julia Anderson at the MLA office at 601.981.4586 or mjanderson@mla.org by Friday, January 26, to arrange a location/time for a meeting.
The Legislative Reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Mississippi Library Commission, at 3881 Eastwood Drive, Jackson. Plan to attend the reception to talk with your Legislators about relevant library issues.
A formal legislative briefing will not be held. However, a handout of legislative talking points has been prepared by the Legislative Committee and will be available at the Library Commission Reception Desk. Legislative Committee members will be available from 4:00-5:00 p.m. to answer your questions prior to visiting with legislators during the reception. Check at the reception desk for the exact location.
Registration Form
Posted: January 18th, 2007
The Executive Board Meeting Minutes for 2006 are now posted on the MLA Web site.
Posted: January 9th, 2007
See the Section list page for a list of section officers.
See the Committee list page for a list of Chair people.
All committees are appointed by the incoming President except the conference committees, which are appointed by the incoming Vice President. Committees are composed of a chairperson and any number of members (preferably one person representing each field of library interest and at least one person from the committee of the previous year). All committees are not appointed every year.
More information about committees can be found in the MLA handbook.
If you would like to volunteer to be on a committee, please fill out the Committee Preference Form (PDF).
Posted: January 8th, 2007
