Historical Awards (2012-present)

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Year	Municipality	Institution Name	Grant Category	Amount Recommended
2020	Abington	Abington Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2020	Athol	Athol Public Library	Manuscripts Arrangement and Description	$10,000
2020	Beverly	Beverly Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2020	Blackstone	Blackstone Public Library	Financial Literacy for All Ages	$7,500
2020	Boston	Massachusetts Eye and Ear - Howe Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2020	Brookline	Brookline Public Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2020	Dartmouth	Bishop Stang High School Library	Innovative	$12,000
2020	Falmouth	Falmouth Public Library	Go Local	$15,000
2020	Gloucester	Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library	Civic Hub	$7,500
2020	Great Barrington	Great Barrington Libraries/Ramsdell Library	IdeaLab	$9,624
2020	Ipswich	Ipswich Public Library	Conserving and Digitizing Library and Archival Material	$30,000
2020	Kingston	Kingston Public Library	Financial Literacy for All Ages	$5,500
2020	Lawrence	Lawrence Public Library	Citizenship Corners	$15,000
2020	Lenox	Lenox Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2020	Leverett	Leverett Library	Go Local	$6,000
2020	Millis	Millis Public Library	Health and Wellness	$7,500
2020	Nahant	Nahant Public Library	Go Local	$15,000
2020	Natick	Morse Institute Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2020	New Bedford	New Bedford Public Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2020	Norwood	Morrill Memorial Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2020	Peru	Peru Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2020	Shutesbury	M.N. Spear Memorial Library	Innovative	$15,000
2020	Southborough	Southborough Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2020	Stoneham	Stoneham Public Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2020	Sunderland	Sunderland Public Library	Access for All	$7,500
2020	Sutton	Sutton Free Public Library	Anytime STEM Learning	$7,500
2020	Wareham	Wareham High School Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2020	West Tisbury	West Tisbury Free Public Library	Civic Hub	$7,500
2020	Wilmington	Wilmington Public Library	Health and Wellness	$7,500
2019	Amherst	Jones Library	Go Local	$15,000
2019	Barnstable	Sturgis Library	First Contact	$7,500
2019	Bedford	Bedford Free Public Library	Mind in the Making	$9,947
2019	Bellingham	Bellingham Public Library	Go Local	$15,000
2019	Bourne	Jonathan Bourne Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2019	Boxford	Boxford Town Library	Anytime STEM Learning	$6,167
2019	Brockton	Brockton Public Library	Innovative	$10,529
2019	Cambridge	Cambridge Public Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2019	Cambridge	Cambridge Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2019	Chelmsford	Chelmsford Public Library	Civic Hub	$7,500
2019	Colrain	Griswold Memorial Library	IdeaLab	$8,000
2019	Easthampton	Emily Williston Memorial Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2019	Everett	Parlin Memorial Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2019	Gloucester	Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library	Conserving and Digitizing Historical Resources	$30,000
2019	Ludlow	Hubbard Memorial Library	IdeaLab	$15,000
2019	Malden	Malden Public Library	Go Local	$15,000
2019	Marion	Elizabeth Taber Library	IdeaLab	$7,500
2019	Marshfield	Ventress Memorial Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2019	Mashpee	Mashpee Public Library	Pathways to Success	$7,500
2019	Nahant	Nahant Public Library	Access for All	$7,500
2019	Newburyport	Newburyport Public Library	Preservation/Conservation of Library and Archival Materials	$30,000
2019	Northampton	Forbes Library	Civic Hub	$7,500
2019	Northfield	Dickinson Memorial Library	Anytime STEM Learning	$7,500
2019	Oak Bluffs	Oak Bluffs Public Library	Citizenship Corners and Expanded English Language Services	$15,000
2019	Orleans	Snow Library	IdeaLab	$13,000
2019	Quincy	Thomas Crane Public Library	Manuscript Arrangement and Description	$10,000
2019	Raynham	Raynham Public Library	Anytime STEM Learning	$7,500
2019	Reading	Reading Public Library	Town-wide Preservation Assessment	$20,000
2019	Rockport	Rockport Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2019	Rutland	Rutland Free Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2019	Shirley	Hazen Memorial Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2019	Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2019	Somerville	Somerville Public Library	Innovative	$8,315
2019	South Hadley	South Hadley Public Library	Civic Hub	$7,500
2019	Springfield	Springfield City Library	Anytime STEM Learning	$7,500
2019	Waltham	Waltham Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2019	Wellesley	Wellesley Free Library - Fells Branch	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2019	West Falmouth	West Falmouth Library	Go Local	$15,000
2019	West Tisbury	West Tisbury Public Library	Anytime STEM Learning	$7,500
2019	West Yarmouth	Dennis Yarmouth School Libraries	Innovative	$15,000
2018	Athol	Athol Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2018	Attleboro	Attleboro Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2018	Bellingham	Bellingham Public Library	Financial Literacy for All Ages	$7,500
2018	Berkley	Berkley Public Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2018	Beverly	Beverly Public Library	Preservation/Conservation of Library & Archive Materials	$21,830
2018	Blackstone	Blackstone Public Library	Innovative	$7,500
2018	Boston	MGH Institute of Health Professions, Bellack Library	Framework for Health Literacy	$7,500
2018	Boston	Boston Arts Academy Library	Serving People with Disabilities	$10,000
2018	Chatham	Eldredge Public Library	Innovative	$16,847
2018	Chicopee	Chicopee Public Library	Innovative	$5,000
2018	Clinton	Bigelow Free Public Library	Framework for Health Literacy	$7,500
2018	Fitchburg	Fitchburg Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2018	Framingham	Framingham Public Library	Citizenship Corners	$15,000
2018	Georgetown	Georgetown Peabody Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2018	Gloucester	Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2018	Ipswich	Ipswich Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2018	Ipswich	Ipswich Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2018	Lancaster	Thayer Memorial Library	Conserving and Digitizing Historical Resources	$30,000
2018	Mashpee	Mashpee Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2018	Maynard	Maynard Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2018	Middleborough	Middleborough Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2018	Milton	Milton Public Library	Customer Experience	$8,500
2018	Nahant	Nahant Public Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2018	New Bedford	New Bedford Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2018	Newton	Newton Free Library	Customer Experience	$9,000
2018	North Andover	Stevens Memorial Library	Innovative	$7,500
2018	North Andover	McQuade Library, Merrimack College	Serving People with Disabilities	$19,509
2018	Northborough	Northborough Free Library	Innovative	$13,400
2018	Norwood	Morrill Memorial Library	Innovative	$10,000
2018	Peabody	Peabody Institute Library	Mind in the Making	$9,945
2018	Pembroke	Pembroke Public Library	Customer Experience	$7,500
2018	Plainville	Plainville Public Library	Mind in the Making	$8,500
2018	Plymouth	Plymouth Public Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2018	Sharon	Sharon Public Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$14,671
2018	Springfield	Springfield City Library	Citizenship Corners	$15,000
2018	Springfield	Springfield City Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2018	Sutton	Sutton Free Public Library	Innovative	$7,000
2018	West Bridgewater	West Bridgewater Public Library	Innovative	$7,500
2018	West Tisbury	West Tisbury Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2018	Westford	J.V. Fletcher Library	Innovative	$10,000
2018	Worcester	Worcester Public Library	Preservation/Conservation of Library & Archival Materials	$30,000
2017	Amherst	Jones Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Andover	Memorial Hall Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2017	Barnstable	Cotuit Library	Innovative	$7,956
2017	Barnstable	Marston Mills Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2017	Barre	Woods Memorial Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Bellingham	Bellingham Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Boston	Boston Public Library	Innovative	$7,500
2017	Chelsea	Chelsea Public Library	Citizenship Corners	$15,000
2017	Cohasset	Paul Pratt Memorial Library	Serving People with Disabilities	$10,000
2017	Concord	Concord Free Public Library	Mind in hte Making	$10,000
2017	Framingham	Framingham State University, Henry Whittemore Library	Jobs/Career Information at Your Library	$6,288
2017	Framingham	Framingham Public Library	Mind in the Making	$7,500
2017	Maynard	Maynard Public Library	Financial Literacy for All Ages	$6,300
2017	Melrose	Melrose Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2017	Montague	Montague Public Libraries	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2017	Needham	Needham Free Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2017	North Andover	Merrimack College, McQuade Library	Innovative	$7,860
2017	Northborough	Northborough Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Oak Bluffs	Oak Bluffs Public Library	Serving People with Disabilities	$15,000
2017	Quincy	Thomas Crane Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2017	Quincy	Thomas Crane Public Library	Citizenship Corners	$15,000
2017	Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury Public Library	Innovative	$10,000
2017	Somerset	Somerset Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Somerville	Somerville Public Library	Customer Experience	$9,109
2017	South Hadley	South Hadley Public Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2017	Stoneham	Stoneham Public Library	Framework for Health Literacy	$7,500
2017	Sunderland	Sunderland Public Library	Customer Experience	$8,876
2017	Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury Public Library	Innovative	$10,000
2017	Somerset	Somerset Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Somerville	Somerville Public Library	Customer Experience	$9,109
2017	South Hadley	South Hadley Public Library	Serving Teens and Tweens	$15,000
2017	Stoneham	Stoneham Public Library	Framework for Health Literacy	$7,500
2017	Sunderland	Sunderland Public Library	Customer Experience	$8,876
2017	Swampscott	Swampscott Public Library	Mind in the Making	$7,500
2017	Tisbury	Vineyard Haven Public Library	Mind in the Making	$10,000
2017	Tyngsborough	Tyngsborough Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2017	West Tisbury	West Tisbury Free Public Library	Framework for Health Literacy	$7,500
2017	Westwood	Westwood Public Library	Reader's Advisory	$7,500
2017	Weymouth	Weymouth Public Library	Innovative	$21,375
2017	Worcester	Worcester Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2016	Amesbury	Amesbury Public Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Attleboro	Attleboro Free Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2016	Barre	Woods Memorial Library	Customer Experience	$9,750
2016	Blackstone	Blackstone Public Library	Pathways to Success	$5,000
2016	Boston	Congregational Library & Archives	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2016	Brockton	Brockton Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2016	Concord	Concord Free Public Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Dracut	M.G. Parker Memorial Library	Reader's Advisory	$15,000
2016	Falmouth	Falmouth Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2016	Grafton	Grafton Public Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Hingham	Hingham Public Library	Preservation of Library and Archival Materials	$30,000
2016	Lenox	Lenox Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Mattapoisett	Mattapoisett Free Public Library	Reader's Advisory	$7,200
2016	Medway	Medway Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2016	Middleborough	Middleborough Public Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Milford	Milford Town Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2016	Newton	Newton Free Library	Innovative	$16,709
2016	Northbridge	Whitinsville Social Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Norwood	Morrill Memorial Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Pembroke	Pembroke Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2016	Pittsfield	Berkshire Athenaeum	Serving People with Disabilities	$17,500
2016	Shirley	Hazen Memorial Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2016	Spencer	Richard Sugden Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	Sudbury	Goodnow Library	Serving People with Disabilities	$10,600
2016	West Boylston	Beaman Memorial Public Library	Full Steam Ahead	$7,500
2016	West Newbury	G.A.R. Memorial Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2016	Westborough	Westborough High School Library	Innovative	$5,000
2016	Weymouth	Weymouth Public Libraries	Manuscript Arrangement and Description	$29,990
2016	Yarmouth	Yarmouth Town Libraries	Customer Experience	$10,000
2015	Abington	Abington Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2015	Ashland	Ashland Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Attleboro	Attleboro Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2015	Barnstable- Hyannis	Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS)	Network Connections & Servers	$19,821
2015	Belchertown	Clapp Memorial Library	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	Bellingham	Bellingham Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2015	Boston	Mass Historical Society	Preservation of Library & Archival Materials	$30,000
2015	Boston	Wheelock College	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2015	Bourne	Jonathan Bourne Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Braintree	Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)	Network Connections & Servers	$69,224
2015	Chicopee	Chicopee Public Library	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	Danvers	North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)	Network Connections & Servers	$50,025
2015	Dedham	Dedham Public Schools	School Library Incentive	$5,000
2015	Easton	Ames Free Library	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	Greenfield	Greenfield Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2015	Groveland	Langley-Adams Library	Preservation Assessment	$4,200
2015	Halifax	Holmes Public Library	Customer Experience	$7,700
2015	Hamilton	Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2015	Hudson	Hudson Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Kingston	Kingston Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Lakeville	SAILS	Network Connections & Servers	$35,528
2015	Lee	Lee Library Association	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	Malden	Malden Public Library	Innovative - STEAM in the Art Gallery	$10,000
2015	Mashpee	Mashpee Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2015	Milford	Milford Town Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2015	New Bedford	New Bedford High School	School Library Incentive	$5,000
2015	New Salem	New Salem Public Library	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	North Adams	North Adams Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2015	Northampton	Forbes Library	Serving People with Disabilities	$18,100
2015	Northborough	Northborough Free Library	Conversation Circles	$12,500
2015	Peabody	Peabody Institute Library	Conversation Circles	$12,500
2015	Pembroke	Pembroke Public Library	Next Chapter	$7,500
2015	Pittsfield	Berkshire Athenaeum	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Plainville	Plainville Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Quincy	Thomas Crane Public Library	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	Randolph	Turner Free Library	Innovative - Student Success Center	$15,000
2015	Rochester	Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library	Innovative - Exploring the Ecosystems	$10,000
2015	Shutesbury	M.N. Spear Library	Innovative - STEAM	$10,000
2015	South Hadley	Gaylord Memorial Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$6,520
2015	Stoughton	Stoughton Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Swampscott	Swampscott Public Library	Customer Experience	$9,700
2015	West Tisbury	West Tisbury Public Library	Serving Tweens & Teens	$15,000
2015	Whitman	Whitman Public Library	Full STEAM Ahead	$7,500
2015	Winchester	Winchester Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,407
2015	Worcester	Assumption College	Digitizing Historical Resources	$13,105
2015	Worcester	Worcester Public Library	Innovative - World Languages Storytimes	$10,070
2014	Agawam	Agawam Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$3,500
2014	Andover	Memorial Hall Library	Innovative Grant- Especially for All - serving families with children on the Autism Spectrum	$7,500
2014	Attleboro	Attleboro Public Library	Community Languages	$10,000
2014	Barnstable	CLAMS	Network Connections	$21,880
2014	Barnstable	Marstons Mills Public Library	Reader's Advisory	$7,500
2014	Bellingham	Bellingham Public Library	Innovative Grant- Shaking Up Stem	$7,500
2014	Boston	USS Constitution Museum	Preservation of Library and Archival Materials	$12,676
2014	Bourne	Jonathan Bourne Public Library	Libraries for Job Seekers	$7,500
2014	Braintree	Old Colony Library Network	Network Connections	$53,608
2014	Brockton	Brockton Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$3,500
2014	Chicopee	Chicopee Public Library	Innovative Grant- Find Yourself at the Chicopee Public Library	$5,000
2014	Hamilton	Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	Customer Experience	$7,500
2014	Ipswich	Ipswich Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
2014	Kingston	Kingston Public Library	Customer Experience	$8,500
2014	Lakeville	Lakeville Public Library	Customer Experience	$10,000
2014	Lynnfield	Lynnfield Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
2014	Maynard	Maynard Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2014	Medfield	Medfield Memorial Public Library	Reader's Advisory	$7,500
2014	Melrose	Melrose Public Library	Preservation Assessment	$3,500
2014	Natick	Minuteman Library Network (MLN)	Network Connections	$57,635
2014	Newburyport	Newburyport Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$14,960
2014	Norfolk	MCI, Norfolk	Innovative Grant- Humor- as- Therapy in the Correctional Environment	$8,795
2014	Norwood	Morrill Memorial Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
2014	Peabody	Peabody Institute Library	Innovative Grant- Creativity Lab	$30,000
2014	Plainville	Plainville Public Library	Customer Experience	$5,955
2014	Raynham	Raynham Public Library	Customer Experience	$8,200
2014	Reading	Reading Public Library	Customer Experience	$8,000
2014	Rowley	Rowley Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
2014	Stoughton	Stoughton Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2014	Sunderland	Sunderland Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2014	Uxbridge	Uxbridge Free Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$6,194
2014	Wayland	Wayland Free Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2014	Wellfleet	Wellfleet Public Library	Libraries for Job Seekers	$7,300
2014	West Boylston	Beaman Memorial Public Library	Customer Experience	$6,625
2014	West Bridgewater	West Bridgewater Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
2014	Westborough	Westborough Public Library	Next Chapter	$7,500
2014	Worcester	Worcester Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2013	Abington	Abington Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
2013	Attleboro	Attleboro Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2013	Barnstable	Marstons Mills Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2013	Billerica	Billerica Public Library	Reader’s Advisory	$7,500
2013	Boston	Boston Public Library	Open	$147,350
2013	Boston	Fenway Libraries Online	Virtual Catalog Implementation	$821,320
2013	Boston	Massachusetts Historical Society	Preservation of Library & Archival Materials	$36,205
2013	Boston	State Library of Massachusetts	Preservation of Library & Archival Materials	$25,156
2013	Eastham	Eastham Public Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
2013	Easton	Ames Free Library	Next Chapter	$7,500
2013	Fitchburg	Fitchburg State University	Digitizing Historical Resources	$4,470
2013	Framingham	Framingham State University	Serving People with Disabilities	$15,000
2013	Halifax	Holmes Public Library	Serving People with Disabilities	$7,500
2013	Hanson	Hanson Public Library	Next Chapter	$7,500
2013	Haverhill	Haverhill Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2013	Hingham	Hingham Public Library	Digitizing Historical Resources	$12,100
2013	Kingston	Kingston Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2013	Lenox	Lenox Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
2013	Lowell	Umass Lowell Libraries	Digitizing Historical Resources	$29,954
2013	Marlborough	Marlborough Public Library	Conversation Circles	$12,500
2013	Mattapoisett	Mattapoisett Free Public Library	Serving Tweens and Teens	$15,000
2013	Merrimac	Merrimac Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
2013	Middleton	Flint Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
2013	New Bedford	New Bedford Free Public Library	Libraries for Job Seekers	$7,500
2013	North Andover	Merrimack Valley Library Consortium	Small Libraries in Networks	$12,500
2013	Palmer	Palmer Public Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
2013	Pembroke	Pembroke Public Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
2013	Pittsfield	Berkshire Athenaeum	Next Chapter	$7,500
2013	Reading	Reading Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2013	Springfield	Springfield City Library	Open	$17,000
2013	Stoneham	Stoneham Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2013	Sturbridge	Joshua Hyde Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2013	Waltham	Waltham Public Library	Reader’s Advisory	$7,500
2013	Watertown	Watertown Free Public Library	Science is Everywhere	$7,500
2013	Wellesley	Wellesley Free Library	Conversation Circles	$12,500
2013	Weymouth	Weymouth Public Libraries	Preservation Survey	$2,500
2013	Worcester	C/W MARS	Small Libraries in Networks	$113,444