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πβ¨ What a fantastic time @nevinslibrary in Methuen with Blades! Thank you to the wonderful #LibraryStaff for hosting our visit and to everyone who came out to join us. And special thanks to Commissioner Jessica Vilas Novas for our first bilingual storytime this summer in Spanish!πβ€οΈ
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β¨ποΈ Hey, teens in middle and high school! Join us next week on Tuesday, July 22 at 6:30P in Lowell at @lowelllibrary for the 1st MassArt at the Library Summer Workshop on Sustainable Fashion ππ Learn how to use a sewing machine and how your creativity can make an impact towards a more sustainable future!
πSign up to participate at the link in bio!
πΌοΈ1. Banner for MassArt Sustainable Fashion for teens in middle and high school
πΌοΈ2. Participants learning about sustainable fashion at Medford Public Library with MassArt Fashion Design Chair and Professor Jennifer Varekamp.
πΌοΈ3. Last year`s sustainable fashion participants using a sewing machine
πΌοΈ4. A participant shows off the tote bag she created at the Sustainable Fashion workshop last year.
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ππ We`re still all smiles from the Bruins Summer Reading Kickoff @woburnlibrary! It was the perfect start to all the summer reading fun planned in the next coming weeks. πβ¨ Check out these great photos capturing all the joy on our Flickr page πΈβ‘οΈ at the link in bio!
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π’ In the coming weeks, the FY2026 Budget that includes the shutdown of IMLS will be on the table and reviewed by members of congress.
πBookRiot`s Kelly Jensen lays it all out with talking points and action you can take at π the link in bio.
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π¨ππWe`re thrilled MassArt at the Library is back for another summer! Three workshops will be hosted for teens in middle and high school at the following public libraries: Lowell (July 22), Fall River (August 6) and Malden (August 14). The Summer Art Workshop series is generously sponsored by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design with support from the MBLC.
πFor more information, visit: https://massart.edu/news/massart-at-the-library-returns/
π·: Participants and MassArt instructors at the Library Sustainable Fashion workshop last summer at Charlotte & William Bloomberg Public Library.
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πβ¨ What an impressive and amazing event at Westhampton Public Library! 240 readers gathered for "Lounging with Literacy II," to celebrate the libraryβs 15th anniversary of their move and renovation and raise awareness about library funding while attempting a world record for the largest group reading in lawn chairs! ππΊ
πFor more about this year`s Lounging with Literacy, visit the link in bio.
π·Photo Credit: Chris Evans/ Daily Hampshire Gazette. An aerial view of the 240 readers on the lawn of Westhampton Public Library.
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π Congratulations to Director Maureen Amyot on her 1-year anniversary with the MBLC! πβ¨ Thank you, Maureen, for your passion and dedication to enhancing library services across Massachusetts! Here`s to many more years of your impactful work! π
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π·Director Amyot celebrated her 1 year anniversary with Oliver at the Attleboro Public Library for a Bruins Visit. Thank you, @attleborolibrary for hosting such a wonderful afternoon and we look forward to visiting again soon!
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ALT: MBLC Director Maureen Amyot and a child are kneeling with Oliver the therapy dog by "Read @ your library" posters and Jenga blocks. The posters feature a Bruins hockey player and encourage learning at libraries.
ππ This past Tuesday was an unforgettable day at @woburnlibrary ! Prospective Bruins players brought amazing energy chatting with fans and reading with kids. Thank you to everyone who made the summer kickoff so special. LET`S GO BRUINS! ππ€
π Next week, @attleborolibrary ! For more info and a schedule of this summer`s library visits with Bruins mascot Blades, visit the link in bio.
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