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Latest activities and updates from the MBLCMay 07, 2025 - Libraries Level Funded in Proposed Senate Budget
Yesterday the Senate Ways and Means released its proposed $61.3 billion state budget with $52,432,341 in funding to support libraries. As with both the Governor and House budgets, the Senate level funded across all budget lines for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). The full&# ... READ MORE
May 02, 2025 - Bruins Goalie Jeremy Swayman is 2025 Summer Library Player
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) is pleased to announce that Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is the featured player for the 2025 Statewide Summer Library Program, "When You Read, You Score!" This summer Swayman will be featured on the annual READ poster available at publi ... READ MORE
April 16, 2025 - House Ways and Means Level Funds Libraries
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released their proposal for the FY2026 budget. Except for slight differences in the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners' (MBLC) agency line (7000-9101) and Technology and Resource Sharing (700 ... READ MORE
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From the MBLC Blog
MBLC May 16 Update
Dear Colleagues, We received news this week that Rhode Island District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. issued an injunction to stop the dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) caused by President Trump’s Executive Order 14238 . The order calls for IMLS employees to be recalled to work and for processing and disbursements of grants to be … Continue reading MBLC May 16 Update
MBLC May 9 Update
Dear Colleagues, Yesterday, President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress who has been a champion of intellectual freedom. Hearing this news early today was both upsetting and infuriating. My colleague Karen Mellor, the Chief of Library Services at the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services framed the situation eloquently when she said, … Continue reading MBLC May 9 Update
Policy: Meeting Room Use
If your library offers space that outside groups are permitted to use (either for free or as a rental), it’s extremely important that you have a solid, actionable meeting room policy and regularly communicate the requirements of that policy, even with the regular users. Though you are under no obligation to do so, welcoming the … Continue reading Policy: Meeting Room Use