The Indespensible Librarian

NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 10/2/09

CONTACT: LESLIE SCHALER, COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR, (413) 545-0162

"The Indispensible Librarian:
Confessions and Tales from a Proud Profession"

Amherst, MA - On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the UMass Amherst Libraries is hosting a Library Career Reception on Floor 26 in the Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst. The event is open to anyone interested in seeking a degree in library and information science with the goal of becoming a librarian, including students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited, RSVP to libadm@library.umass.edu by Monday, October 19, 2009.

Cutting edge practitioners will talk about their work and representatives from graduate programs in library and information science will discuss their offerings. The panel of presenters includes; Gale Eaton, University of Rhode Island; Lauri Kolakoski Fennell, National Network of Libraries of Medicine; Steven Folsom, Image Collection Library; Terry Plum, Simmons College; Beth Girshman, Jones Library; Beatrice Pulliam, Providence College; Jay Schafer, director of libraries; and Georgina Trebbe, Wilbraham Middle School.

For more information contact Christine Turner (cturner@library.umass.edu, 413-577-1026).

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Last Edited: 9 October 2009