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Best of Core Forum: Assessing Study Room Use and Patron Needs (ALA Webinar)
The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we have contracted with ALA to provide our members with access to their live webinars. These webinars are free to MLS members who register...
- Date:
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar
- Categories:
- Vendor Webinar - ALA
How to Teach Tech to Adults Who Swear They're "Bad at Technology" (PCI Webinar)
The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we have contracted with PCI Webinars to provide our members with access to their live webinars. These webinars are free to MLS members...
- Date:
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar
- Categories:
- Vendor Webinar - PCI
Beyond Breakfasts: Hosting Legislator Visits at Your Library (WMLA Advocacy Hour)
Join the Western Massachusetts Library Advocates for a morning of advocacy, discussion, and old-fashioned in-person social networking. We will be watching the Public Library Association webinar...
- Date:
- Friday, July 24, 2026
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Bushnell-Sage Library, Sheffield, In Person Workshop
- Categories:
- Affiliate Meetings
- Register! - 23 seats left
Community Chat: The AI Hour
Join MLS Consultant Jane Stimpson for a monthly update and informal conversation about AI.
We'll cover the latest AI news in Part 1; discuss a specific AI tool, use case, or resource in Part 2; and...
- Date:
- Friday, July 31, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Community Chat
- Categories:
- Register! - 163 seats left
Readers' Advisory Roundtable - West, Around the Table Chat, What we're reading/watching/listening to
What have you enjoyed reading/watching/listening over the summer? Join us for our Reader’s Advisory Round Table of Western MA Round the Table Chat to share your choices and hear those of colleagues....
- Date:
- Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Online, Meeting
- Categories:
- Readers Advisory
- Register! - 11 seats left
MLS Executive Board Meeting
Meeting of the MLS Executive Board. Members are welcome. If you plan to attend, please contact Betsy Meaden at 866-627-7228 or betsy@masslibsystem.org.
- Date:
- Monday, August 10, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Meeting
- Categories:
- Leadership & Management
Prepping for the Midterms: Civic Literacy in Contentious Times
Understanding how the government works and how to access trustworthy information about elections is fundamental to a functioning democracy. This webinar will introduce librarians to the what, why and...
- Date:
- Friday, August 14, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar
- Categories:
- Affiliate Meetings
Community Chat: Teaching in Libraries
This community chat is for anyone who teaches in libraries, no matter your library type or position.
We'll use this hour to connect, share, and learn from one another in an informal setting devoted...
- Date:
- Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Community Chat
- Categories:
- Register! - 92 seats left
Community Chat: The AI Hour
Join MLS Consultant Jane Stimpson for a monthly update and informal conversation about AI.
We'll cover the latest AI news in Part 1; discuss a specific AI tool, use case, or resource in Part 2; and...
- Date:
- Friday, August 28, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Community Chat
- Categories:
- Register! - 187 seats left
Is That A Fact? News Literacy and Fact Verification in the Age of AI
How can librarians help patrons find the facts in a sea of misinformation? How does AI complicate matters, and when might it be an effective tool? In this presentation, Dr. Laura Saunders will discuss...
- Date:
- Friday, September 4, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar
- Categories:
- Affiliate Meetings
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