New Directors

• About the Board of Library Commissioners
• Construction--Information about the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program
• Databases--Content description and links to vendor product factsheets
• Disaster Planning and Support
• Email Lists--Hosted on the MBLC Web site to facilitate communications throughout the Commonwealth.
• E-rate--Federally-funded program that provides discounts on telephone, telecommunications (data lines), Internet, and internal wiring projects for libraries and schools.
• Friends--Resources to assist Friends.
• Grants--Three major MBLC grant opportunities for Commonwealth libraries: State Aid to Public Libraries, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) direct grants, and Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program grants.
• Job Listings—Library-related jobs in Massachusetts.
• Librarian Certification--The MBLC issues Certificates of Librarianship based on work experience or education level as outlined in statute and regulation.
• Library Associations
• Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)—Federal Funds from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
• Literacy/ESOL Programs and Resources
• Massachusetts Library Directory
• Massachusetts Library System (MLS)—Programs include: CE, Delivery, ILL
• Planning—Long Range, Technology, Disaster
• Preservation--Advice/service to libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies throughout Massachusetts.
• Program Calendar “At a Glance”
• Public Relations
• Staff Directory by Program
• State Aid to Public Libraries--State Aid to Public Libraries is an annual, voluntary program administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
• Statistics—Massachusetts public library data collected and analyzed by the MBLC.
• Summer Reading
• Trustees—Resources to assist trustees.