The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has approved $500,000 in grants to library networks in Massachusetts to purchase eContent for the Library eBook and Audiobook (LEA) program. LEA gives Massachusetts residents access to eBooks, audiobooks, and more from 377 participating libraries from across the Commonwealth. This statewide system allows eContent to be shared in a similar … Read more
This month, Western MA arts organization, Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop, will launch a new program: The Writing Across Borders reading series, which seeks to promote dialogue between writers across cultures and continents by spotlighting, each fall, a talented emerging writer living in another part of the world. The program hopes to offer the featured writer … Read more
Proposals for community-oriented arts are due October 15th. The Northampton Arts Council is inviting organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support arts activities in the community. These grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Northampton, Florence, and Leeds– including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, or performances … Read more
“Pretty soon all fiction will be climate fiction.” So begins the description for one of the events at the 2021 Boston Book Festival. Meanwhile, another event, the Kickoff Keynote for the festival, is titled, “Our Pandemic Future.” In a time when we now know that climate change has already started changing how we live and … Read more
For many years now, residents of Massachusetts have been able to access audiobooks, ebooks and e-versions of their favorite magazines through various library networks. The demand for econtent continues to grow and surged after libraries closed their doors in 2020 as COVID-19 led to shutdowns of many public spaces across the country. At its October … Read more
Mass Cultural Council is accepting applications for their 2022 Artist Fellowships in the following six categories: Choreography Drawing & Printmaking Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Painting Poetry Traditional Arts The Fellowships are direct grants to artists to recognize exceptional creative work. Fellows will receive $15,000, and finalists receive $5,000. Applications are open to artists in Massachusetts who meat … Read more
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has partnered with Walker Cares to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid to library staff. “Frontline library staff work with teens, many of whom have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and a year of social distancing.” said Lyndsay Forbes, Project Manager and Grants Specialist at the MBLC. “This program has … Read more
When COVID 19 forced schools and business to switch to remote learning and working, it became clear that not everyone across the Commonwealth had access to high-speed internet in their homes or their communities. For the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), which has been working to increase access particularly in rural areas since the … Read more