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MLS Welcomes New Members

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Carolyn Noah

MLS welcomes two new member libraries: Center School, Stow Educational Development Center, Waltham Print PDF

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Thank You for Completing Our Survey: Snapshot of Satisfaction Results

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Greg Pronevitz

More than 350 members completed the MLS Strategic Planning survey.  The Strategic Planning Task Force has a great deal of data to analyze to design the best future for MLS.  We are grateful to you, our members, for taking the … Continue reading →

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MLS Assisting with MassBroadband Initiative

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Anna Popp

The MassBroadband Institute (MBI) is a state sponsored program designed to supply high-speed internet to over 120 rural communities in western and north-central Massachusetts. (Here is a link to a map of the service area covered by this project.) MLS … Continue reading →

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ALA Youth Media Award Winners

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Susan Babb

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 →

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MLS Underwrites Lyrasis Courses for Members

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Carolyn Noah

Massachusetts Library System members can take hundreds of partially pre-paid live online courses from Lyrasis. Lyrasis courses are taught live online by professional instructors. Lyrasis courses normally cost between $120 and $220, but are now available to MLS members at a … Continue reading →

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