Annual Meeting: October 23
Join us at our Annual Meeting!
Thursday, October 23, 10:00-12:00
South Hadley Public Library
46 Main Street, 2 Canal Street
South Hadley, MA
Come see what WMLA has been up to in the past year. Our annual meeting will include light refreshments, a brief business meeting, and updates from MLS and MBLC administrations. The morning’s featured guest speaker is Courtney Andree Executive Director of the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Join us to meet Courtney and learn about the Center’s programs and how they can benefit your library and community. There will also be dedicated time for participant networking and discussion.
Coffee and registration: 9:30 a.m.; Meeting and program: 10 a.m.
Registration is not required, but does help us plan. Please register through MLS at https://calendar.masslibsystem.org/event/15385003
Questions? Email wmladvocates@gmail.org
Remember to become a member!
Memberships keeps WMLA going! Everything we do is funded by your memberships and donations. Members enjoy first dibs on our new Advocacy Social series, an annual WMLA badge, and the pleasure of helping us advocate for you and your beloved library!Libraries are welcome to purchase an institutional membership for just $100. That way all of your staff can enjoy our newsletters and events. Perhaps your Friends group would want to support the cause as well!
Joining is easy – do it online or by mail today!
Seasonal Advocacy Social: October 3
October Advocacy Social: “Advocacy at the Local Level”
Friday, October 3 at 10:00am
Stockbridge Library, Museum & Archives
Join us for the third in a new series of WMLA Advocacy Socials! “Advocacy at the Local Level” will be on Friday, October 3, at 10:00 at the Stockbridge Library, Museum & Archives, hosted by WMLA board member and Stockbridge Library Association Director Wendy Pearson.
Join the Western MA Library Advocates for an informal discussion of advocacy for your library at the local level. Stockbridge Library Association Director Wendy Pearson will be joined by her Town Administrator, the Director of the Council on Aging, and the Chair of the Parks & Rec. Commission. They will discuss working collaboratively with town officials to build long-term support for the library and to strengthen the community.
The speaking portion of the meeting will be followed by Q&A and time for participant discussion on a range of topics of interest to the group.
Community and Advocacy are partners in building coalitions of groups and individuals for the benefit of institutions and organizations. This year, WMLA (the Western Massachusetts Library Advocates) is organizing a series of geographically located library gatherings to promote both. Attendees are encouraged to bring their questions and issues for a free ranging discussion. Registration for the meeting is necessary; preference will be given to WMLA members, but all are welcome.
Please join us and meet colleagues and other advocates for libraries in western Massachusetts. The Stockbridge Library is located at 46 Main Street, Stockbridge MA. Phone: (413)298-5501
Refreshments and sign in will be available at 9:30.
Register now via the Massachusetts Library System.
WMLA Advocacy Socials are open to all but space is limited and WMLA members receive preference! Join or renew today!
