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โจ๐๏ธ 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 ๐๐ Learn how to use a sewing machine and how your creativity can make an impact towards a more sustainable future!
๐Sign up to participate at the link in bio!
๐ผ๏ธ1. Banner for MassArt Sustainable Fashion for teens in middle and high school
๐ผ๏ธ2. Participants learning about sustainable fashion at Medford Public Library with MassArt Fashion Design Chair and Professor Jennifer Varekamp.
๐ผ๏ธ3. Last year`s sustainable fashion participants using a sewing machine
๐ผ๏ธ4. A participant shows off the tote bag she created at the Sustainable Fashion workshop last year.
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๐๐ 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. ๐โจ Check out these great photos capturing all the joy on our Flickr page ๐ธโก๏ธ at the link in bio!
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๐ข In the coming weeks, the FY2026 Budget that includes the shutdown of IMLS will be on the table and reviewed by members of congress.
๐BookRiot`s Kelly Jensen lays it all out with talking points and action you can take at ๐ the link in bio.
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๐จ๐๐We`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.
๐For more information, visit: https://massart.edu/news/massart-at-the-library-returns/
๐ท: Participants and MassArt instructors at the Library Sustainable Fashion workshop last summer at Charlotte & William Bloomberg Public Library.
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๐โจ What an impressive and amazing event at Westhampton Public Library! 240 readers gathered for "Lounging with Literacy II," to celebrate the libraryโs 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! ๐๐บ
๐For more about this year`s Lounging with Literacy, visit the link in bio.
๐ทPhoto Credit: Chris Evans/ Daily Hampshire Gazette. An aerial view of the 240 readers on the lawn of Westhampton Public Library.
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๐ Congratulations to Director Maureen Amyot on her 1-year anniversary with the MBLC! ๐โจ Thank you, Maureen, for your passion and dedication to enhancing library services across Massachusetts! Here`s to many more years of your impactful work! ๐
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๐ทDirector 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.
๐๐ 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! ๐๐ค
๐ 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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A huge thank you to @woburnlibrary for hosting an incredible Bruins Summer Reading Kickoff yesterday! ๐๐ We appreciate everyone who came out to join us, the amazing volunteers and special guests who made the afternoon so fun. ๐ Stay tuned for more photos to come! ๐ธโจ
๐For more info and a schedule of this summer`s library visits with Bruins mascot Blades, visit the link in bio!
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