Mark Your Calendar ...

Wednesday, November 17 - The North Country Library Assistants Conference - "A Healthy Mind + A Healthy Body = A Healthy Workplace" will be held from 8:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. The cost is $15.00 and lunch is included. (See page 3 for details.)

Friday, November 19 - The "Soaring To Excellence: The Role of Teaching" teleconference will be held from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. There is no fee to attend.

Thursday & Friday, November 25 & 26 - The NNYLN office will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thursday, December 2 - The NNYLN Board of Trustees will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Network office in Potsdam.

To register for either of these events, contact the NNYLN at 315-265-1119 (locally) or 877-833-1674 (toll-free), or sign up on-line by going to www.nnyln.org, and clicking on "Workshops & Training."

ALA Midwinter Meeting Is Scheduled

Are you thinking of going to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston in January, but don't like the idea of driving and parking (or alternately, flying and taxi-ing)? Here is an alternative!!

The South Central Library Resources Council is proposing to charter a bus to transport those interested. The bus would begin in Ithaca, and pick up passengers at a Thruway stop in Syracuse and/or Albany and proceed on to Boston. Of course, this would be a round-trip!

The ALA Mid-Winter Meeting in Boston will be held January 14-19,2005. The actual dates of the bus transportation would depend on what suits the majority of passengers. Round trip cost of the trip would be $60-$70 per person. (Attendees could hardly drive for that amount, and they certainly couldn't park!)

If interested in participating, or want more information, contact Jean Currie, Director of the South Central Council, at 607-273-9106 or jcurrie@lakenet.org. Let Jean know what would be your preferred dates for traveling. (Rumor has it that there will be wine and cheese on board.) For those who have never gone to a national ALA Midwinter meeting, this is a great opportunity. The exhibits alone are worth the trip!