Become a member of the Massachusetts Friends of Libraries! Follow the links below to learn more about membership benefits, to become a member, and to connect with MFOL on Facebook and Twitter.
Every year MFOL presents a Donna Forand Fantastic Friends Award to a Friends group that has done something outstanding in the past year. The 2018 Award will be presented during a Friends Sharing With Friends event this fall. For more information and application instructions, please see: https://massfol.org/ffaward/.
If your library is part of NOBLE, you can request items from the MBLC library via the links below. If your library is not a part of NOBLE, you may use the Virtual Catalog.
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101+ Great Marketing and Fundraising Ideas for Libraries and Friends by 
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As of March 13, 2020, the majority of MBLC staff are working remotely.
From Andrew Carnegie to modern makeovers, take a listen to this special series on American libraries from NPR.
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