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Sat 05 Jul

Snack Tasting + Trivia for Teens

3:00 PM
Hudson Public Library
Hudson, MA
Sat 05 Jul

Snack Tasting + Trivia for Teens

3:00 PM
Hudson Public Library
Hudson, MA
Sat 05 Jul

KidLit Children’s Writers & Illustrators Meetup

3:00 PM
Forbes Library
Northampton, MA
Sat 05 Jul

SANE (Support and Accountability in Novel Editing)

3:30 PM
Forbes Library
Northampton, MA
Sat 05 Jul

Poop Museum

4:00 PM
Falmouth Public Library
Falmouth, MA
Sat 05 Jul

Olga Dunn Dance Company on the Library Lawn

5:00 PM
Stockbridge Library Association
Stockbridge, MA

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👏Congratulations, @worcesterpubliclibrary  on your John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award!  Each year, the ALA honors exceptional public relations efforts to elevate the awareness and impact of library services with the JCD award.  Worcester Public Library's "March Meowness" captured attention across the nation by eliminating barriers to library access by waiving fees in exchange for photos of cats. 🐈

🔗You can learn more at tinyurl.com/2025-jcd

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💝🏛️The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library will be renamed to honor Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston's first Black woman TV reporter.  Shaw was a lifelong resident of Roxbury, who "paved the way for generations of journalists, storytellers, and leaders. Her passion for her Roxbury community and brilliance in reporting stories that otherwise would not have received the coverage they deserved reshaped Boston's media landscape," said Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. 

🔗For more on this special dedication, visit the link in bio.

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📺 Check out this fun spotlight on Newton Free Library's Library of Things from NBC Boston! 
The Newton Free Library offers a Library of Things featuring 800 items from games to medical equipment to tools for your next DIY project.  Check to see if your local library has a Library of Things too at: https://libraries.state.ma.us/resources/library-of-things

🔗Watch or read NBC Boston's coverage of Newton's Library of Things at the link in bio!

Pictured: Newton Free Library Supervisor of Material Services Alan Long and NBC Boston's Bianca Beltran.

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📰 "Vineyard librarians told the MV Times that the databases are important community resources…students use the “peer reviewed, authoritative resources” for their research papers. Town officials do as well. The Oak Bluffs shellfish department used the databases for accessing up-to-date research for its field work."

🔗To read more of the MV Times' article "Federal Funding Cuts Reach Vineyard Libraries", visit the link in bio.

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