MBLC based on several factors, including the number youngsters through a hockey obstacle course, and planted perennials in the ’s Memorial Garden. Please visit the Summer of participants in past summer reading programs and photo gallery at mblc.state.ma.us/photos/newbury for more pictures and information. proposed Reading Rink utilization. The MBLC is promoting summer reading through an online advertising program using banner ads to raise awareness that Goes Green! Newbury Town Library was the first to receive its Bruins local offer fun, free summer reading programs for the entire family. In addition, mass.gov/libraries, the MBLC’s Reading Rink. Bruins prospects Matt Bartkowski, statewide consumer website, offers additional information about summer reading, including pictures from Bruins library This summer libraries across the Commonwealth are Tyler Brenner, Jordan Caron, Ryan Donald, Justin Florek, visits and a recommended reading list from Bruins players. celebrating the benefits of green living in their summer Zane Gothberg, Jared Knight, Max Sauve, Ryan Spooner The green-themed program was developed by the Regional Youth Consultants in collaboration with the reading programs for kids, teens, and adults. Through Go and Zach Trotman set up the Bruins Reading Rink and then Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and Buyer Advertising. Massachusetts is one of the first states in the nation Green! for kids and families and thk grEn (Think Green) for joined library staff, MBLC Commissioner Mary Rose Quinn, to offer a green-themed summer reading program. teens, participants learn earth-friendly habits and discover and more than fifty children and parents to hold a special that going green can be fun. Many libraries are also using community event. They held a story-time in the Reading Massachusetts summer reading has been “green” since 2007 when the MBLC and regional library systems coordinated thk grEn to teach teens responsible money management Rink, helped children plant sunflower seeds, guided efforts to offer an online summer reading program. Participants register, write reviews, set goals and track their practices. Close to 400 libraries across the state are progress online. Massachusetts was the first state in the country to offer such a program. From 2007 to 2009, 300,000 offering summer reading programs. children, teens and adults participated in summer reading programs at their Massachusetts libraries. For the second year, the Bruins have teamed up with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems (MRLS) to promote the benefits of reading during the summer months. Summer reading is one of the best ways to help students maintain what they learned during the school year, and to encourage participation, the Bruins (mascot Blades and other VIPS) are making special library visits and are awarding autographed Bruins gear to lucky summer reading winners.

And this year, thanks to the , summer Young patrons of Braintree’s reading will be even more fun at six Massachusetts public Thayer Public Library were libraries. A generous donation by the Bruins is leading to enthusiastic about the “Go Green” the installation of Bruins Reading Rinks in Newbury Town theme for summer reading. Library in Byfield, Woburn Public Library, Plainville Public Library, Middleborough Public Library, South Hadley Public Library, and Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library.

The rinks feature a Bruins rug, Bruins-themed hockey A young patron enjoys quiet reading time at the Bruins furniture, made from hockey sticks and a kids- Reading Rink at Newbury Town Library. Libraries in South sized Bruins rocking chair. They provide a comfortable Hadley, Woburn, Middleborough, Plainville, and Manchester- by-the Sea also received Reading Rinks. space for young readers and their families to read together, do a craft, or take part in a library program. Photo Credit: Sheryl Lanzel Libraries were chosen by the Boston Bruins and the

Children at Milton Public Library learned about recycling during their summer reading kick-off event. Photo credit: Elaine Ford Weischedel

Bruins prospect players help a young fan plant sunflower seeds as Families packed Newbury Town Library to meet Bruins prospect part of Go Green at Your Library summer reading program. players and see the new Bruins Reading Rink. Photo Credits Sheryl Lanzel Photo Credit: Sheryl Lanzel

2 3 interlibrary loan and journal article document delivery, in Arlington. He brings an in-depth understanding of continuing education, advisory and consulting services, the MBLC’s State Aid to Public Libraries Program having Meet MLS online content (e.g., databases) purchasing cooperatives, Board Elects served on the State Aid Review Committee. Prior to his MassCat and the statewide Summer Reading Program. involvement with libraries, Murphy was an Information The Massachusetts Library System (MLS) began operating New Officers System/Network consultant to NATO and MITRE. July 1, 2010. Executive Director Gregory Pronevitz, MLS is headquarted at 135 Beaver Street in Waltham and Deputy Director Carolyn Noah and the MLS staff are maintains an office at 4 Sandy Lane, Whately. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) Mary Rose Quinn of Woburn was elected Board Secretary. already offering a full slate of workshops that includes For more information about the Massachusetts Library elected new officers to serve for FY2011 at its Board Quinn, currently Library Director in North Andover, was something for everyone: Blogs and Wikis, Library Marketing, System visit their website: masslibsystem.org Meeting on July 8, 2010. appointed to the Board by Governor Deval Patrick in 2007. Merchandising and , Technology for the Terrified, Ms Quinn serves on the Massachusetts Library Association’s and Getting Started with Twitter. To register online visit: For details about the regional merger process please visit: The Board elected Katherine K. Dibble of Legislative and Public Relations Committees and has eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MLS mblc.state.ma.us/mblc/regional/transition Chairperson. First appointed to the MBLC in 2005 by served as Chair of the New England Library Association’s “We’re off to a good start thanks to our talented staff,” Governor Mitt Romney, Commissioner Dibble was Board Information Technology Section and on the Executive said Executive Director Gregory Pronevitz. “They come Vice Chair during FY2009 and FY2010. Ms Dibble has a Boards of both NOBLE and the Northeast Massachusetts from the six former regional library systems and bring long history of working in libraries and is a well-known Regional Library System. years of knowledge, experience, and excellence of service library advocate. She has served as President of the Boston that were the hallmark of our regional systems for close Headquarters Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association, as a to 13 years. MLS staff already know how to work together 135 Beaver Street Trustee of the French Library and Cultural Center in Boston, and are comfortable providing services across the state Waltham, MA 02452 and is currently a board member of the Boston Women’s Notes is Going Green! because the six regional systems worked collaboratively Phone: (781) 398-1819 Heritage Trail. to make regional services in Massachusetts among the Web: masslibsystem.org The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ (MBLC) best in the nation.” Following her election, Chairperson Dibble thanked former popular newsletter Notes is going green in FY2011. Notes Western Massachusetts Office Chairman George T. Comeau for shepherding libraries MLS is holding a series of open houses to give MLS through two difficult funding years and the merger of will also go from six editions to quarterly publications that will be available exclusively online starting with the winter staff and staff from member libraries an opportunity Mailing Address: the six regional library systems into a single entity called issue. This change is part of the MBLC initiative to be a to meet and discuss what member libraries would like P.O. Box 609 the Massachusetts Library System. “I’m honored to have South Deerfield, MA 01373-0609 “greener” agency and is a cost savings measure as well. from the new system. See the MLS calendar for dates, worked with Commissioner Comeau and this talented times and locations: Street Address: Board,” said Dibble. “We will continue to raise awareness Massachusetts Libraries and Library Trustees will eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MLS 4 Sandy Lane about the value of library services for all residents and I am automatically receive the new online Notes. All others who Whately, MA 01093 The new library system is the result of the merger of hopeful that we will be able to begin a rebuilding process would like to continue to receive Notes should sign-up Phone: (413) 665-9898 the six regional library systems, a move necessitated by in the coming years.” online at mblc.state.ma.us/newsroom/signup/ FY2011 state budget reductions. MLS provides services Notes will be part of the MBLC’s new online Newsroom site to 1,700 libraries of all types and sizes throughout the which will provide easy access to MBLC news, information, Commonwealth. Services include: delivery, mediated and publications including the Legislative Agenda, the Annual Report, the State Aid Guide for Public Officials, Library Updates and more.

Outgoing Chairman George T. Comeau congratulates newly elected MBLC officers. Left to right: Commissioners Francis R. Murphy, Katherine K. Dibble, George T. Comeau, The Massachusetts Library System Staff and Mary Rose Quinn. Back row, left to right: Delivery Drivers: Dave Ferland, Andy Van Assche, Dan Jarvis and Domenico Fratamico, Technical Specialists Wes Hamilton and Scott Kehoe, MassCat Manager Nora Blake, Executive Director Gregory Pronevitz, Advisor Mary King Front row, left to right: Sorter Molly Chapin, Delivery Drivers: Brian Marchese, Dave Phelps and Francis Trow, Member Services and Francis (Frank) R. Murphy of Arlington was elected Staff Assistant Shirley MacLean, Advisors Cheryl Bryan and Susan Babb, Youth Services Advisor Sarah Sogigian, Technical Specialist Vice Chairman. Murphy was appointed to the Board An interim version of the Newsroom site is now up and running Rick Levine to accept requests for the online version of Notes. by Governor Deval Patrick in 2007. He served as Board Missing from the photo are Driver Mike Azarowski and Deputy Director Carolyn Noah Secretary during FY2009 and FY2010 and has been a Photo credit: Gregory Pronevitz library trustee chair and Friend of the Robbins Library

4 5 Library Construction Hundreds Celebrate the Opening of Many Communities Moving Forward with Building Projects Bolton’s New Public Library In August 2008 the MBLC awarded 29 General Construction Grants and two partial awards to communities on the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Wait List. The following communities have completed their project, are under Going Strong construction or are moving forward with funding from the 2008 grant round:

More Funding for “Green” Library Municipality Library Award

Buildings in the 2010-2011 Grant Round Boston- -Mattapan (Branch) $5,222,907 In June the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Boxford Boxford Town Library $2,784,242 (MBLC) announced the 2010-2011 application grant round Buckland Buckland Public Library $529,598 of the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program Dighton Dighton Public Library $2,341,560 (MPLCP). Included in this grant round is the opportunity Dudley Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library $2,402,387 for libraries to receive a Green Library Incentive which is an additional 2% to 3.5% of their total grant. In order to qualify Falmouth Falmouth Public Library $3,071,749 for the Green Incentive, library building projects must Foxborough Boyden Library $3,461,606 register with the Green Building Institute which administers Holyoke Holyoke Public Library $4,367,594 the Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy Mashpee Mashpee Public Library $2,934,541 and Environmental Design) program and must receive official LEED certification. The higher the level of LEED Millis Millis Public Library $2,789,569 certification, the more funding the library will receive. Walpole Walpole Public Library $3,896,184 Westhampton Westhampton Memorial Library $1,065,074 LEED Certification Level Added to Grant Award Westwood Westwood Public Library $3,698,929

Certified (basic) + 2.0% Bolton’s new public library is designed to meet community Woburn Woburn Public Library $4,775,727 Silver + 2.5% needs well into the future. The library features space for library programming, community meeting rooms, a separate Falmouth, Mattapan, Dudley, Mashpee, and Westhampton have completed construction and opened new libraries. Mashpee Gold + 3.0% teen room, and quiet study areas. The creative mural in the and Westhampton will hold grand openings in October. Buckland celebrated the groundbreaking for its new library in 2009 Platinum + 3.5% children’s room encourages young readers to “let your mind and Walpole has scheduled its groundbreaking for later this summer. Boxford, Dighton and Woburn are awaiting approval of take flight” and there is a separate area for crafting. Fifteen local funding. The Green Incentive is just one the changes included in new computer stations offer patrons of all ages free high- The Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program was established by Chapter 478 of the Acts of 1987. The program the new MPLCP construction regulations approved by the speed Internet access. was first funded in 1990 and since then 290 grants have been awarded totaling $304 million for 209 construction projects and Board in January 2010. One of the most significant changes 81 projects for planning and design. in the regulations is an increase in the average grant award. Prior to the new regulations, communities received For further details about the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program please visit: between 35% and 60% of the eligible project costs from Bolton’s New Public Library mblc.state.ma.us/grants/construction/index.php the program. Under the new regulations, communities will receive on average 50% of eligible costs, with a cap of 75%. Total Project Cost: $7,029,532 Libraries will also receive additional funding based on the MBLC Grant Award: $2,487,906 newly established Economic Need Factor. For complete Westhampton’s previous library (pictured regulations please visit: Type of Grant: Addition/Renovation below) could not keep pace with growth in mblc.state.ma.us/grants/construction/index.php Year of Grant Award: 2005 the community and the need for additional library materials and services. Library The 2010-2011 grant round is open to communities with Date of Groundbreaking: November, 2008 Director Lynn Keating is looking forward plans for new construction projects, additions, renovations Date of Reopening: February, 2010 to having space that the entire community or conversions, or joint public library building projects. can use. In her 19 years as Director, MBLC Planning and Design Grant: circulation has more than doubled. The Libraries must also be certified in the State Aid to Public $20,000 awarded in 2001 new library will open in October. Libraries program and have an updated Long Range Photo credit: John Ramsay Plan and Action Plan for FY2012, among other eligibility Before After requirements. Attendance at one of the following workshops is mandatory for eligible libraries submitting an application 1904 Year Opened 2010 in this grant round. 777 Population 4,500 3,100 Square Feet 16,998 October 21, 2010 from 10 am – 1 pm, Duxbury PL 3 Internet Computer Stations 15 October 26, 2010 from 10 am – 1 pm, Southampton PL October 28, 2010 from 10 am – 1 pm, Bolton PL Prior to the MBLC construction grant no significant changes were made to the building except for the Funding for library construction was authorized by addition of electricity in 1913. MBLC Commissioner George T. Comeau presents a library construction check Governor Deval Patrick and the Legislature in the to Westwood Public Library Director Tom Viti (right), Chairman of the Board The library is now handicapped accessible and General Governmental Bond Bill in 2008. For more of Selectmen Nancy C. Hyde (left), members of the Library Board and town ADA compliant. Selectmen. The community received a provisional library construction grant from details about the 2010-2011 grant round please visit: the MBLC totaling $3,698,929. mblc.state.ma.us/grants/construction/program/index.php

6 7 Dudley’s New Library Showcases The libraries are part of an ongoing project between the Many Green Elements Libraries Join MEMA Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), FEMA, and MEMA. Through the project, over 200 libraries Dudley’s New Public Library and FEMA in have been surveyed as Disaster Recovery Centers. Several states have shown interest in adapting the Massachusetts Total Project Cost: $6,924,572 model to their own communities. MBLC Grant Award: $2,402,387 Flood Recovery “Prior to the project, when a disaster struck it often took Type of Grant: New Construction This spring when record flooding inundated the state, many days to locate a building that could be used as a DRC. Year of Grant Award: 2005 several public libraries opened as Emergency Management Now we know the buildings and we know the resources we have to work with. Librarians have been trained and Date of Groundbreaking: April, 2009 Disaster Recovery Centers. Lakeville Public Library, Billerica Public Library, Flint Public Library in Middleton, Thayer the work of recovery can begin as soon as possible,” said Date of Reopening: July, 2010 Memorial Library in Lancaster and Thomas Crane Memorial Gregor Trinkaus Randall, MBLC Preservation Specialist who MBLC Planning and Design Grant: Library in Quincy served as Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) coordinated the project with MEMA and FEMA $20,000 awarded in 2001 where FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), MEMA (Massachusetts Emergency Management), the Small Business Before After Administration and other recovery agencies met residents and provided face-to-face assistance. TD Bank Donates 1901 Year Opened 2010 3,553 Population 10,377 “Having a DRC at the library available to the greater Lakeville community was a major benefit to the residents $40,000 to Libraries 1,500 Square Feet 16,750 who experienced flooding in their homes during the March 3 Internet Computer Stations 20 storms,” said Lakeville Library Director Olivia Melo. “Within TD Bank celebrated National Library Week with $300,000 At the celebration of the opening of the new Pearle L. a few days, the center was incorporated as just another of in donations from the TD Charitable Foundation to public Crawford Memorial Library, the building was hailed as the A 1959 renovation created a children’s room on the Lakeville Library services.” libraries from Maine to Florida. In Massachusetts, TD center of the community, built to serve generations to come. the basement level where tall adults were unable Bank executives presented local libraries with $40,000 in Most residents know where their library is located and are The new children’s rooms, teen room, community meeting to stand upright. In 1972, a 1,400 square foot donations. Framingham Public Library, Hyannis Public used to turning to the library for information and resources. space and room for a larger collection will indeed serve addition increased space by 50% to a total of 3,000 Library, Cambridge Public Library-Valente Branch, “Having the library as the local place for residents to obtain residents well into the future. sq. ft. The library is eventually expected to serve a Lawrence Public Library, Pollard Memorial Library projected population of 12,681. assistance with the recovery process could not have been (Lowell), Peabody Institute Library (Peabody), Waltham But many of the library’s most enduring elements are ones better,” said Melo. The DRC at Lakeville Public Library Public Library, Berkshire Athenaeum (Pittsfield), Athol that may go unnoticed by library patrons. These are the The library is now handicapped accessible, ADA stayed open to offer assistance until June. Public Library and Springfield City Library received $4,000 “green” or sustainable building elements that make the compliant and is seeking LEED Certification each from TD Bank. “We are happy to support our local library more patron friendly, more earth friendly, and will (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) libraries,” said Elizabeth K. Warn, Executive Vice President help the community save money. from the U.S. Green Building Council. of Community Relations at TD Bank and President of the TD Charitable Foundation. Onsite renewable energy in the form of solar panels on the roof reduces dependency on fossil fuels. The library is built Libraries can use the funding to support library to maximize water efficiency which reduces the burden on programming and services. “We all appreciate that we the municipal water supply and wastewater system. The were among ten libraries in Massachusetts to be selected library is also reducing the waste it generates, meaning less for this award. This will only make us work harder to serve is hauled to and disposed of in landfills. The very location our community and anyone who walks through our door,” of the library is considered a green element because it said Ardemis Kilroy, Manager of the Valente Branch of the does not have a significant environmental impact on the In the pilot project between the MBLC, FEMA and MEMA, Cambridge Public Library. surrounding area and meets flood, wetland, farmland and libraries have a vital role during disaster recovery. (Left to right, endangered species restrictions. back row) FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Coordinator Steve Michaels, from FEMA Region 1 Becky Szymick, Dudley is one of nine public libraries participating in the Thayer Memorial Library (Lancaster) Director Joseph Mulé, FEMA DRC Surveyor Jack Broderick, MBLC Preservation Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program’s Specialist Gregor Trinkaus-Randall; (Left to right, front row) (MPLCP) Green Incentive which provides funding to MEMA DRC Program Coordinator Judy Witcher, Flint Public support sustainable library constructions projects. Buckland, Library (Middleton) Director Adele Carter, Lakeville Public Foxborough, Holyoke, Millis, Mashpee, Walpole, Westwood Library Director Olivia Melo. and Westhampton have also planned or completed Photo Credit: Steve Swets sustainable library construction projects. To qualify for the Green Incentive, libraries must obtain LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the Joseph Mulé, Director of Thayer Memorial Library Valente Branch Staff includes (left to right) Branch Manager U.S. Green Building Council. in Lancaster, felt that the library benefitted as well. Ardemis Kilroy, Children’s and Youth Librarian Beth McIntyre and State legislators and MBLC Commissioners were impressed Staff Librarian Don Rebello. The Valente Branch is often referred For more information about the Pearle L. Crawford “Being named DRC for FEMA incurred some upfront by the library’s sustainable building elements. (left to right) inconveniences; however, we felt serving the public in this to as “the little library that could.” One patron said, “For a little Memorial Library please visit the library’s website: Paul Kujawski Em branch, they always have interesting new and of-interest in State Representative , MBLC Commissioner way during this emergency was our duty. As a result of this dudleyma.gov/library or see mblc.state.ma.us/mblc/news/ Claire Knowles, State Senator Richard Moore, and MBLC their displays and they carry a whole lot of Portuguese language releases/past-releases/2010/nr100716.php Commissioner Vicki Kaufman attended the grand opening of the experience, we have gained prestige with local officials and stuff, supporting the local community. It’s the people who make this new Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library. demonstrated to the public we are ready to serve them in branch great. Anything can get done with the help of the staff.” every way possible.” 8 9 and Conversation Circles, which helps the Commonwealth’s Board Awards Over newest residents learn English. Municipality Library/Agency Program Name Amount This year the Board offered a new grant to assist libraries Pittsfield Reid & Herberg Middle Schools Open $7,500 $800,000 in Grants with patrons looking for employment. Libraries for Job Reading Reading Public Library How Green is My Library $7,500 Seekers helps libraries expand beyond the traditional ways Rowley Rowley Public Library Open $7,500 At its July Board meeting, the Massachusetts Board of that they have provided career development resources to Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Public Library Conversation Circles $12,500 Library Commissioners (MBLC) awarded $800,312 in 50 meet the needs of today’s job seekers by providing Internet Springfield Springfield City Library Libraries for Job Seekers $7,500 grants to 48 public, academic, school and special libraries, access and career-related programming and workshops. regional library systems, and library networks across the Sterling Conant Free Public Library Preservation Survey $2,500 Libraries use LSTA grants in a variety of ways including Commonwealth under the Federal Library Services and Stoneham Stoneham Public Library Reader’s Advisory $8,125 implementing literacy programs that benefit all ages, Technology Act (LSTA). Stoneham Stoneham Public Library Preservation Survey $2,500 increasing library access to underserved populations, The Board offers LSTA grants to help libraries add providing advanced automation services, training staff, and Sutton Sutton Free Public Library Serving Tweens and Teens $20,000 programming to meet the diverse needs of the patrons they preserving valuable historical documents. For descriptions Swampscott Swampscott Public Library Serving Tweens and Teens $13,000 serve. Programs offered include Vital Aging for Older Active of all LSTA programs please visit: Vineyard Haven Vineyard Haven Public Library Conversation Circles $12,000 Adults, Serving Teens and Tweens, which assists public mblc.state.ma.us/grants/lsta/opportunities/index.php Wakefield Lucius Beebe Memorial Library On the Same Page $7,500 libraries developing innovative young adult programming, Webster Bartlett Jr./Sr. High School School Library Incentive $5,000 Wellesley Wellesley Free Library Serving Tweens and Teens $19,406 2010 Grant Awards Whitman Whitman Public Library Libraries for Job Seekers $7,500 Wilmington Wilmington Memorial Library Open $10,000 Municipality Library/Agency Program Name Amount Worcester C/W MARS, Inc. Small Libraries in Networks $113,444 Abington Abington Public Library Serving Tweens and Teens $11,700 Worthington Worthington Library On the Same Page $7,500 Arlington Robbins Library Next Chapter $7,500 Avon Avon Middle/High School Library Open $7,500 LSTA is administered on the federal level by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in the Commonwealth by the mass.gov/mblc Boston New England College of Optometry Library Digitizing Historical Resources $1,120 MBLC. More information about LSTA can be found on the Board’s website at Boston USS Constitution Museum Open $30,000 Braintree Old Colony Library Network Network Connections $43,104 Brockton Brockton Public Library Conversation Circles $12,500 Patron Spotlight Chicopee Chicopee Public Library Open $20,000 Cohasset Paul Pratt Memorial Library Next Chapter $7,500 Mary Karnella is a resident at Waltham Crossings, a Concord Concord Free Public Library Reader’s Advisory $10,000 Benchmark Assisted Living facility located in Waltham, MA. Danvers North of Boston Library Exchange Network Connections $40,958 She enjoys the large print books provided by Worcester’s Framingham Framingham Public Library Conversation Circles $12,500 Talking Book Library which allow her to more clearly view Groveland Langley-Adams Library Next Chapter $7,500 the pages in the books she checks out through the library’s state-wide distribution system. In FY2009 over 15,900 large Halifax Holmes Public Library Next Chapter $6,992 print books were delivered to visually impaired and disabled Hudson Hudson Public Library Mother Goose on the Loose $7,500 residents across the Commonwealth. Lexington Cary Memorial Library Open $20,000 Do you know an outstanding patron? If so, we would like Longmeadow Bay Path College Preservation Survey $2,500 to hear from you for possible future patron features. Please Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell Libraries Digitizing Historical Resources $25,304 email Celeste Bruno at [email protected] Medfield Medfield Memorial Public Library Libraries for Job Seekers $7,500 Sally Rubin’s photo also appears in the MBLC FY2009 Middleborough SAILS, Inc. Network Connections $39,191 Annual Report in which it was improperly credited to Middleborough Middleborough Public Library Libraries for Job Seekers $7,500 another person. Photo credit: Sally Rubin Milford Department of Corrections Open $15,992 Millville Millville Free Public Library On the Same Page $7,500 Natick Minuteman Library Network Network Connections $30,622 Needham Olin College of Engineering Library Academic Library Incentive $5,000 Publication Information Newton Newton Free Library Digitizing Historical Resources $21,009 Norfolk Norfolk Public Library Mother Goose on the Loose $7,500 MBLC Notes is a quarterly publication distributed in April, July, October, and December. The editor welcomes unsolicited North Andover Merrimack Valley Library Consortium Network Connections $65,845 material and reserves the right to edit and publish it based on space and suitability. Submissions must be sent to the editor at North Andover Merrimack Valley Library Consortium Small Libraries in Networks $12,500 least four weeks prior to publication date. Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs Public Library On the Same Page $7,500 For further information contact Celeste Bruno, MBLC Communications Specialist and Notes Editor at [email protected] Orange Wheeler Memorial Library Mother Goose on the Loose $7,500 or by calling 617-725-1860. For more information about MBLC and its mission and activities please visit: mass.gov/mblc Pembroke Pembroke Public Library Serving Tweens and Teens $20,000

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Walpole Public Library MBLC Monthly Board Meeting Groundbreaking Ceremony Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM Location: To Be Determined walpolelibraryfriends.org Boston Book Festival MBLC Monthly Board Meeting Saturday, October 16, 2010 Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM bostonbookfest.org Location: MBLC Office, Boston Westhampton Memorial Library Library of Congress National Book Festival Dedication and Reopening Celebration Sunday, September 25, 2010 Sunday, October 17, 2010 Washington, D.C. loc.gov/bookfest Library Construction Grant Workshops Thursday, October 21, 2010 Mashpee Public Library from 10 AM – 1 PM at Duxbury Public Library Dedication and Reopening Celebration Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Summer Reading with the Boston Bruins Bruins prospect player Max Suave helps a young Newbury Friday, October 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM from 10 AM – 1 PM at Southampton Public Library Town Library patron plant perennials in the library’s Memorial Meet the Massachusetts Library System Garden as part of the Go Green at Your Library statewide ci.mashpee.ma.us/pages/mashpeema_library/index Thursday, October 28, 2010 Board Officers Elected summer reading program. from 10 AM – 1 PM at Bolton Public Library Notes Goes Green! Photo Credit: Sheryl Lanzel Massachusetts School Library Association Library Construction 2010 Annual Conference Libraries as Disaster Recovery Centers Sunday-Monday, October 3-4, 2010 TD Bank Recognizes Libraries Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center LSTA Awards [email protected] Patron Spotlight

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