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Films Selected for the 2018 National Film Registry

Posted on December 13, 2018 by | Leave a comment

2018 Library of Congress National Film RegistryLibrarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage. “The National Film Registry turns 30 this year and for those three decades, we have been recognizing, celebrating and preserving this distinctive medium,” Hayden said. — LOC Blog

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Tor Delays Library eBook Lending

Posted on August 9, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Tor Books has changed their policy for library eBook availability. Tor titles will now be delayed for library availability for 4 months from their release date, starting with July 2018 releases. The library community is dismayed and disappointed in Tor’s decision. Library eBook suppliers (OverDrive) are in ongoing and active dialogue with Tor to provide data and information to advocate a policy change.

You may contact Tor directly to provide your feedback here elending.feedback@macmillan.com 

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2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Posted on April 17, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Congratulations to the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners!
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Films Selected for the 2017 National Film Registry

Posted on December 13, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced the 2017 selections to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. “Spanning the period 1905 to 2000, the films named to this year’s registry include Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation, shorts and independent and home movies. The 2017 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 725, which is a small fraction of the Library’s vast moving-image collection of 1.3 million items.” — LOC Blog

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Congratulations To Our Star Libraries

Posted on December 6, 2017 by | 1 comment


Library Journal's America's Star Libraries Congratulations to our star libraries!

Library Journal (LJ) has just announced this year’s star libraries. We are so happy to see that 10 of the 12 star libraries in Massachusetts are members of the CLAMS Library Network! Continue reading →

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Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize In Literature

Posted on October 5, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Swedish Academy has chosen Kazuo Ishiguro as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week

Posted on September 25, 2017 by | Leave a comment

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Banned Books Week is celebrated every year. According to the American Library Association, “Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers — in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.”

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Your Voice Your Library – SURVEY

Posted on September 1, 2017 by | 1 comment

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THE SURVEY HAS ENDED. THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), your state agency, is conducting a study to help us understand who uses which library and why. The goal is to level the playing field for all sizes of libraries in the Commonwealth.

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