TD Bank Rewards Summer Readers with 10 Greenbacks!

From TD Bank's Summer Reading Program Website - http://www.tdbank.com/summerreading/index.html

"Looking for a way to make summer reading even more fun for your kids?

It’s easy! Here’s what they need to do:

• Read 10 books this summer.
• Open the Summer Reading Form from this website.
• Fill in the form with the names of the books they've read.
• Print the form.
• Take the form to your nearest TD Bank location to get $10! One $10 offer per reader.*

To learn more about the Summer Reading Program " ...Visit the TD Bank Summer Reading Program Website

tnk grEn with Teen Crafts

Thank you to Doris Madsen (Springfield City Library) and Mia Cabana (West Springfield Public Library) for facilitating our tnk grEn with Teen Crafts workshop on Monday, May 10 at the Springfield City Library.

In this hands-on workshop, Doris and Mia showcased four fun crafts for teens - all using recycled materials.


Crafts included the following:

• Recycled Coziness Hat
• Magazine Beads
• Tissue Paper Vase
• A transformed T-Shirt inspired by Megan Nicolay's Generation T:  108 ways to transform a T-shirt, Workman Publishers, 2006.

Family Fun with Boston Bruins Reading Rinks

The following announcement is posted on the MBLC Grants and Related Programs webpage:


"The Boston Bruins are celebrating their second year of collaboration with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and The Massachusetts Regional Library Systems with a creative approach to encouraging children and families to visit their public library and spend time reading together. The team is donating five (5) Bruins Reading Rinks to Massachusetts public libraries. The Reading Rinks consist of a carpet 5.4ft x 7.8ft Bruins logo rug, 2 bookcases made with hockey sticks, child sized puck and hockey stick table with 4 child sized stools, child sized directors chair, child sized rocking chair, and other fun Bruins decorations.

The MBLC has created a simple application (doc) for interested libraries.

Libraries that may not have the space for an entire Reading Rink are encouraged to apply and specify what part of the rink they would be able to use in their library.

The Boston Bruins will be in charge of installation of the Reading Rinks.

Please see:

• Further details (doc)
• Application form (doc)
• Bruins visit libraries
• Bruins' favorite books (pdf)"

Visit the MBLC Grants and Related Programs webpage for more information

Skit to introduce 2010 Summer Reading Program

Thank you to Mia Cabana, Assistant Youth Services Librarian of the West Springfield Public Library who is generously sharing her Go Green at the library Summer Reading Skit with all Massachusetts colleagues.

Go Green at the library Summer Reading Program Skit

Pictured at left are Doris Madsen, Springfield City Library, and Mia by their collaborative Go Green with Teen Crafts Display.  Doris and Mia will be conducting next Monday's tnk grEn with Green Crafts workshop.

For complete information about our 2010 MRLS/MBLC Statewide Library Reading Program, visit the WMRLS Summer Reading Program website.

2010 Summer Reading Program Coupons and Passes

Coupons and passes are a natural way to provide incentives to participants of our 2010 Go Green at your library Statewide Library Summer Reading Program.  This year, seven western Massachusetts tourist attractions have generously accepted our invitation to enhance our reading program with discount coupons and/or passes. On April 21, WMRLS will email the user name and password to access this year's coupons to the contact person at each western Massachusetts Library that is participating in our upcoming summer reading program.

Be sure to visit our WMRLS Summer Reading Program Information Webpage to read more about our 2010 Coupons. ~ Sincerely,  Janet Eckert, WMRLS

Bruins Reading Rinks

The following message was posted to the MASSYAC email discussion list on Aapril 21:

The Boston Bruins are celebrating their second year of collaboration with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and The Massachusetts Regional Library Systems with a creative approach to encouraging children and families to visit their public library and spend time reading together. The team is donating five (5) Bruins Reading Rinks to Massachusetts public libraries. The Reading Rinks consist of a 5.4ft x 7.8ft Bruins logo rug, 2 bookcases made with hockey sticks, child sized puck and hockey stick table with 4 child sized stools, child sized directors chair, child sized rocking chair, and other fun Bruins decorations.

The MBLC has created a simple application (doc) for interested libraries. Libraries that may not have the space for an entire Reading Rink are encouraged to apply and specify what part of the rink they would be able to use in their library.

The Boston Bruins will be in charge of installation of the Reading Rinks.

For more information please see: http://mblc.state.ma.us/grants/grants/reading-rinks.php

QUESTIONS? Before April 25, please contact Celeste Bruno. After April 25th, please contact Beth Wade.

Celeste Bruno
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
P: 617-725-1860 X 208 F: 617-725-0140
consumer site: www.mass.gov/libraries
agency site: www.mass.gov/mblc

Photos from our 28th Annual WMRLS Summer Reading Program Power Worskhop - March 31, 2010