Middlesex County Law Library Moves to Woburn

The Middlesex Law Library opened its doors in Woburn after completing a move from Cambridge. The library is located on the third floor at 200 TradeCenter, the new site of the Middlesex Superior Court. -- http://www.mass.gov/courts/middlesex-library-move.html

Easton’s librarian has seen the world

"While for some the term librarian conjures up images of an older woman meekly stamping and recording which books are checked out, for Annalee Bundy, the executive director of the Ames Free Library, her career has been anything but quiet and boring." -- Easton Journal - Raynham,MA. Full Story at: http://tinyurl.com/5d6hns

‘We could not have asked for any better’

"Retired Library Director Mary Jane Pillsbury has praised her staff at the Wareham Free Library for treating library patrons like royalty. Yet she was the one receiving the royal treatment Sunday as family, friends and colleagues came to pay tribute to the woman who had a vision of a full service library in Wareham and whose hard work and dedication brought that vision to life." -- Wicked Local Wareham. Full story at: http://tinyurl.com/5djnkc

Across US, schools feel budget pinch

Slashed funding and rising costs are forcing school districts to cut back, even close down. -- Christian Science Monitor. Full story at: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0625/p01s01-usgn.html

A wild summer at the library

"School’s out, and it’s going to be a wild summer at the Wellesley Free Library. The library is participating in a statewide reading program, “Wild Reads,” that enables children of all ages to keep track of what they’re reading this summer — online." -- Wellesley Townsman. Full Story here: http://tinyurl.com/4jzaur

In tough times, officials eye shared services

"With cities and towns confronting a grim economic climate, municipal officials are beginning to take a harder look at an idea that has been somewhat sensitive in certain quarters in years past: developing regionalized services. " Some 200 area officials attended a conference on regionalization held in Worcester last month. Franklin Town Administrator Jeff Nutting, who attended the conference, said it doesn't make sense in many cases for communities to have separate services, such as individual libraries, pension systems, and dispatch centers, when they can share those services and realize tax savings in difficult times." -- Boston.com. Full story at: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/19/in_tough_times_officials_eye_shared_services/

Arthur's libary card song

One of Arthur's Three Best Songs is the library card song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqDY_u1t8SA

Sharon St. Hilaire Inducted into MLA Hall of Fame

Here is a recent article from the Providence Journal about Sharon St. Hilare being inducted into the Massachusetts Library Association's Hall of Fame - http://www.projo.com/massachusetts/seekonk/content/EB_SEEKONK_LIBRARIAN_5_06-06-08_5AAD5GA_v10.312d75c.html

Krista McLeod inducted into MLA Hall of Fame

Here's a recent announcement from the Valley Dispatch of Krista McLeod's induction into the Massachusetts Library Association Hall of Fame during the last month's annual conference in Falmouth.

Library’s young adult program is something special

"A public library is many things to many people, and it takes a lot of coordination to make sure all portions of the population get out of their library what they need." -- Belmont Citizen-Herald. Full story at: http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/town_info/x1427984145/Library-s-young-adult-program-is-something-special

The Psychogeography Map of the U.S.

There is a FASCINATING article that appeared in the May 4th edition of the Boston Globe discussing the pockets of creativity that seem to exist across the country. The Northeast along with Los Angeles, Seattle and Austin cities reportedly have higher concentrations of people with personalities are more open to experiencing the world--'types who are drawn to creative endeavors toward innovation, and entrepreneurial start-up companies'.

What do you think? Are we living up to our hype here in Massachusetts by offering creative programs and services?