American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Posted on the AllRegions Email Discussion List today:

The Governor's office has created a central website with information about what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act means to Massachusetts residents and information on how the Governor plans to invest federal stimulus funds in the Commonwealth. The Governor's office has also created a brochure with helpful information. The MBLC has posted a link to all this information on our consumer website:

The Governor's office hopes that libraries will make the information available to their patrons. Visit the Governor's website.

~ Celeste Bruno, Communications Specialist, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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