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Click on Workshop to Register!- Thu, May 17, 2012 -- Can't Miss Books [Boston] at 10:00 AM
- Thu, May 17, 2012 -- Reference Roundtable [Mashpee] at 1:00 PM
- Thu, May 17, 2012 -- SASP- Susan and Sarah's Picks [Boston] at 3:30 PM
- Fri, May 18, 2012 -- Become an MS WORD expert [Pittsfield]- CANCELLED at 10:00 AM
- Mon, May 21, 2012 -- The Accidental Reference Librarian [Harwich] at 1:00 PM
- Tue, May 22, 2012 -- Readers Advisory Round Table [Tewksbury] at 9:45 AM
- Tue, May 22, 2012 -- Must-Have Apps: software for your tablets, cellphones, and MP3 players [Natick] at 10:30 AM
- Tue, May 22, 2012 -- SASP- Susan and Sarah's Picks [Lancaster] at 3:30 PM
- Wed, May 23, 2012 -- Lynda.com Registration at 12:00 AM
- Wed, May 23, 2012 -- Can't Miss Books [Wilmington] at 10:00 AM
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Statewide Electronic Online Content Database Contracts Awarded
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System are happy to announce the outcome of the procurement process for the next round of statewide databases beginning July 1, 2012. Please see the press release on posted on … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, News
Tagged MBLC, Online content, statewide contract, statewide databases
ALA Youth Media Award Winners
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: “Dead End in Norvelt,” written by Jack Gantos, is the 2012 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Farrar Straus Giroux. Two Newbery Honor Books also were named: … Continue reading
Every Child Ready to Read, 2nd edition, Training
When: Tuesday April 3, 2012 – 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM Where: Location: Harvard Public Library, 4 Pond Road, Harvard, MA 01451 A new updated and expanded 2nd edition of the Every Child Ready to Read toolkit has now being … Continue reading
Posted in Continuing Education
Tagged Every Child Ready to Read, literacy, Sue McCleaf Nespeca
Summer Library Program 2011 – A Banner Summer!
By Celeste Bruno, MBLC, Sarah Sogigian, MLS, and Susan Babb, MLS Almost 11,000 programs were held this summer in over 300 libraries for a total attendance of over 375,000! Almost 100,000 children, teens, and adults registered for your summer library … Continue reading
Posted in Summer Reading
Tagged Brian Lies, Bruins, MBLC, readsinma, summer reading program 2011
November is Family Literacy Month
This will be the fifth year that the Commonwealth is making an effort to celebrate Family Literacy. Please help promote Family Literacy Month in your library by sharing your programming information. Once again the month of November will be declared … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged literacy, MBLC, programming


