ReadsinMA Online Reading Program - An Overview

Read All About ReadsinMA - We have just created an online slideshow (Best viewed with the Explorer browser) that aims to introduce Massachusetts librarians to our ReadsinMA online reading program.

www.ReadsinMA is supported by your local library, the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, with funding from the Institute of Museums and Library Services, an independent federal agency that grows and sustains a Nation of Learners because lifelong learning is critical to success.

• Register your WMRLS public library for ReadsinMA - ReadsinMA may be used for online reading programs for children, teens, and adults.

• Visit Our ReadsinMA Blog for complete information

Sincerely, Janet Eckert, Youth Services Consultant, WMRLS

The WMRLS Bookmobile and Budget Cuts - An ABC News 40 Report

WMRLS Bookmobile Plight Reaches TV: Springfield TV News 40 (WGGB) ran a piece on March 9, 2009 portraying the difficulty WMRLS will face continuing its cherished 60 year old bookmobile service if WMRLS sustains another large State budget cut for FY10.

Potential Library Cuts Could Permanently Park Bookmobile By Marci Izard

"SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. (Abc40) The economic downturn has brought about a spike in library circulation. But as the demand for library resources has risen, budget cuts loom on the horizon...." [Read and View the complete report]

ALA Provides Info on Stimulus Package

If you want to know how your library will be are affected by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101 (aka Stimulus Package), the American Library Association (ALA) has developed a very informative section on it's website. You can find what a librarian needs to know about the stimulus, check the state by state impact of the package, see related documents, news releases, and a wide variety of related files and related links. The site appears to be updated regularly and provides a good, concise overview of this massive undertaking. Take a look at: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101

~N. Janeen Resnick, Assistant Regional Administrator, WMRLS