MSLA Region: West
Lani Blechman
lblechman@maschoolibraries.org
Fort River Elementary, Amherst
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Claudia Palframan
cpalframan@maschoolibraries.org
​Dupont Middle, Chicopee
Sarah Forfa 
​sforfa@maschoollibraries.org
South Hadley High School
News and Announcements
  • We welcome Sarah Forfa as our third West Area Director!
  • We have a new West Area Director and one familiar face. Claudia Palframan is returning and is joined by newbie Lani Blechman.
​Super Librarian Award '15
Jessica Pollock, Librarian
​Greenfield High School
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

​Stop by the West School Librarians PLC! In conjunction with the Collaborative for Educational Services, we will hold our Western MA School Librarian's PLC meetings from 4:30-6:30pm at the Collaborative for Educational Services, 97 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA  01060. These PLC meetings are open to any Western Mass school library professional. The dates and topics are as follows:
  • Tuesday, September 19 - Opening session
  • Monday, October 30 - Gale Training, Mass Library System
  • Wednesday, November 8 - Libraries can't be neutral about hate & bigotry (Lani Blechman)
  • Wednesday, January 10 - Diverse Books in the Library
  • Wednesday, February 14 - The Importance of Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons 
  • Wednesday, March 28 - Design & Space in the Library (meeting will be hosted by Claudia Palframan and held at Dupont Middle in Chicopee)
  • Wednesday, April 25 - tbd
  • Wednesday, May 23 - tbd
 ​Updated: March 5, 2018
​Page Editors: Lani Blechman lblechman@maschoolibraries.org Sarah Forfa sforfa@maschoollibraries.org  Claudia Palframan cpalframan@maschoolibraries.org