Events Calendar
Text Messaging Sign Up
NoveList Plus
Category Archives: In the News
September 2018 is Library Card Sign-up Month
A library card provides endless opportunities to transform the school year
As students prepare to head back to school, there is one essential school supply that requires no shopping and doesn’t cost a penny – it’s a library card. Continue reading
Tor Delays Library eBook Lending
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.
Posted in Digital Media, eBooks, In the News
2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Congratulations to the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners!
Continue reading
Films Selected for the 2017 National Film Registry
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
Congratulations To Our 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
Posted in CLAMS Member Libraries, Featured, In the News
Tagged Library Journal Star Libraries, news
Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize In Literature
The Swedish Academy has chosen Kazuo Ishiguro as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading
Banned Books Week
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.”
Your Voice Your Library – SURVEY
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.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
The value of today’s libraries goes beyond books. Librarians are leaders in their communities – helping people of any age to find what they need to help improve their quality of life. This September, the CLAMS Library Network is joining with the American Library Association and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-up Month, an initiative to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all – a free library card.
