Massachusetts Library Association 📚

Celebrate #Juneteenth @ Longfellow House: Family activities, #poetry, #music, #art, & #documentary #film DESCENDANT. Info: ow.ly/kzQ550OO1XU #history #aricanamericanhistory #emancipation #cambridgema #CenterForTheBook @MassLibAssoc @mblclibraries @MAAHMuseum @sharonshaloo

📃The MBLC, @MassLibAssoc , @masslibsystem & MSLA released a joint statement against #censorship and intolerance. We support #librarystaff & free, equal and #openaccess to information. Read the statement and join us in supporting #MAlibraries: tinyurl.com/supporting-lib… #msla

@BPLBoston has published a list of #books for all ages, published in the past year, concerning the diverse experience of the #lgbtq community. See: ow.ly/wc3a50OCVFO #pridemonth #pride #rainbow #CenterForTheBook @MassLibAssoc @mblclibraries @sharonshaloo

It's #aapiheritagemonth! @BPLBoston has a booklist: ow.ly/r0Rq50OtnAX w/ 2 #massachusettsbookawards Must Reads: Betty Yee's GOLD MOUNTAIN (@LernerBooks); @pronounced_ing's MISSING HEARTS (@penguinusa) #CenterForTheBook @MassLibAssoc @mblclibraries @NEIBAbooks @sharonshaloo

Sound advice from the NMRT blog! nmrt.ala.org/notes/five-sim…

Mayor @wutrain announced that riders at 20 bus stops can access free digital content in @BPLBoston pilot program “Browse, Borrow, Board.” @MassLibAssoc @chanyasulkit @mblclibraries boston.gov/news/mayor-wu-…

Congratulations @jmgold! 🥳

@mblclibraries Thank you for joining us!! See you next year in Framingham for #MassLib2024! 🥳

💗Thank you, @MassLibAssoc for putting together a fantastic annual Conference in Falmouth! 📚Commissioners Karen Traub, Debby Conrad, Mary Ann Cluggish and Vicky Biancolo and the MBLC staff had a wonderful time. 👀next year's conference! #masslibraries #masslib2023 #mblclibraries

@RepRuthBalser @NewtonFreeLib Thank you for your session!! 💓

Pleased to speak today at @MassLibAssoc Annual Conference about my bill to ensure access to eBooks for libraries. Good to see @NewtonFreeLib represented! #MassLib2023

FYI! if you were at our library programs for neurodiverse youth panel, slides will be available whenever the rest of the MLA panels go up online. that is also where the link to the discord server will be. #MassLib2023

Strong relationships with your elected officials are key to library advocacy. Join @ala_united for tips and strategies on connecting with electeds tomorrow at 2pm ET. Free to those in MA, MD, MI, NE, SC, SD, TX, MT, ND, NH, OR, VA, & WI. bit.ly/3ySBV4r

These laws are meant to regulate the market only to increase it. Also, these businesses might face backlash if they tried to pull out of offering materials in this time of extreme censorship. We just need to be strong, and organize, to meet that challenge. #MassLib2023

panel 2 (for me): "launching a library comic con" with casey c of wakefield library, and brigid b of somerville library #MassLib2023

@MassBook & #MSLA announce the #Massachusetts #Student Edition of the #Reading Challenge! Encourage your #school, #library, #bookstore to partner! Info: ow.ly/UIpm50OcG8R #beanstack#KeepReading @zoobeanreads @MassLibAssoc @NEIBAbooks @mblclibraries @sharonshaloo

Stellar presentation today at #MassLib2023 on programming from Betsy Perry & @MeenaJain16! 🧵🧵👇

There is a laundry list of items in the bill in MA’s legislature that would allow consumer protections for libraries when it comes to digital book contracts. malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD34… #MassLib2023

@masscultural @mbobbitt Thank you for your keynote!

Good morning #MassLib2023 attendees! Don't miss our @mbobbitt's @MassLibAssoc keynote today: Riding the Tsunami of Change: Why Libraries Must Challenge the Status Quo and Reimagine Their Role in Communities.

Another excellent @LibraryFreedom presentation at #MassLib2023. Learn more about how to safely provide information on reproductive health in the surveillance age 🧵🧵👇

There are legislative efforts underway to make the deals and pricing set by publishers much more transparent and reflective of MA law. They are not barred from selling, they have to follow MA law when selling. #MassLib2023