In Praise of the Town Library

Recommended Web Reading:
In Praise of the Town Library by Michael Gorra in The Smart Set from Drexel University Website. 23 October 2007.
"Built on leafy streets in sleepy hamlets, it was part of the democratization of America. Small and quiet, open and generous, it is inseparable from our civic life."

This webpage also features a slideshow titled "A New England Library" that features the following nine western Massachusetts town libraries: Field Memorial Library (Conway), Clapp Memorial Library (Belchertown), Hinsdale Public Library, Meekins Library (Williamsburg), Lee Library Association, Bryant Library (Cummington), Ramsdell Public Library (Housatonic), Windsor Public Library, Lenox Library Association.

Film Programs for Adults ~ WRapper Classic Article

WMRLS WEB WATCH: FILM PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

On December 9, 2005, WMRLS hosted an Adult Library Programming Roundtable facilitated by Karen Demers and Lisa Downing of the Wilbraham Public Library and Forbes Library (Northampton) respectively. Librarian participants shared a wealth of outstanding program ideas that we have summarized on our WMRLS WorkshopNotes website - http://www.wmrls.org/ce/notes/index.html

A segment of our roundtable program focused upon film programs for adults. The websites that are listed below were recommended by roundtable participants:

Boston Public Library Media Booking Catalog - http://www.bpl.org/catalogs/frame_viscnsl.htm - Searchthe Boston Public Library's Media Collection by subject, keyword, and title. This webpage provides instructionson how to book 16mm films and videocassettes for library and nonprofit group programming.

Film Movement Foreign Films – http://www.filmmovement.com/ – Libraries that subscribe to this servicereceive everything needed to run a monthly film club: a new award-winning film each month on DVD, discussionguides, images, and a press kit.

Movie Licensing USA - http://www.movlic.com/ - Subtitled "show copyrighted movies in your school or library- legally!" Movie Licensing USA provides public performance site licenses to libraries wishing to showhome use only feature films. The license fee is determined by the number of registered patrons that the libraryserves.

National Video Resources (NVR) Film and Discussion Series - http://www.nvr.org/ - NVR sells a completepackage to conduct a library film series on a number of topics including the videos, downloadable support materials,program planner's manual, posters and publicity materials.

Sy Becker's Movie Reviews - http://tinyurl.com/2c94vb - WWLP/Channel 22 MovieReviewer - Western Massachusetts libraries that have hosted programs featuring "Sy Becker's Look At theMovies" have rated his presentations "Two Thumbs Up".

~ Janet Eckert, WMRLS

Clip Art from Open Clip Art Library

WMRLS READS features programming videos

WMRLS READS: SUMMER READING PROGRAM (and more!) BLOG: This week, WMRLS Summer Reading Program Blog, WMRLS READS, is featuring video demonstrations of library programming for children and teens. If you have a library programming video to share, please email it to: janet.eckert.wmrlsreads@blogger.com. Thank you.

watch video

Video Description: This contest takes place at the old Wendell Free Library. This summer, the town of Wendell opened its new energy efficient and environmentally friendly library.

Copyright © 2007 YouTube, Inc.