In September, the Library will host three focus groups at the library. These sessions are an opportunity for conversation about what you seek in your library: what to read, what to see and what to do.

Sessions will be:
Thursday, September 16
at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Focus groups are for both library users and non-users. Call the Library at 508-485-5031 and speak with Library Director, Jane Cain, to get involved.
If you haven’t filled out the town-wide library survey, there is an online survey available  if you click here. Results from the surveys, from our conversations with you, and from the focus groups will help us shape the future of the library.

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Library Page Position Available

by jane on August 10, 2010
Announcements

Duties/Description: Up to 16 hours per week. Applicants should have computer experience and a basic knowledge of library shelving techniques using the Dewey Decimal System.

Pages typically shelve books in all sections of the library, and work under the direction of a staff librarian.

The ability to work with the general public, including parents, children, students, and teachers is essential. Communicating effectively and clearly, verbally and in writing, in person and over the telephone is also important.

Must have a flexible schedule as library hours may vary. Must be available to work one evening per week and two Saturdays a month.

Salary: $   8.84  per hour

Closing Date: Open until filled

Send: Please submit letter of interest, applications and/or resumes to:

Jane Cain, Library Director

Southborough Public Library
25 Main Street
Southborough, MA  01772
Email to:          jcain@southboroughma.com

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A long-range plan helps any organization grow and change effectively. The Southborough Public Library Director and Board of Trustees have begun writing up a plan to carry through until 2015, and we can use your help!
               There are surveys available at the front desk of the library  for library visitors to fill out, to express what individuals seek in the library to read, what electronic materials, movies, music, and computer services are wanted, and more. It’s easy to take the survey online – click here . The town-wide survey is one of the first steps in finding out what Southborough community members want from their public library. It is designed for responses from both library users and non-users. Call the Library at 508-485-5031 and speak with Library Director, Jane Cain, for more information.
             In September, the Library will host a series of public focus groups for those interested, to provide input on library plans and priorities. We hope participation levels are high for the town-wide survey and the focus groups, to make the long-range plan most effective.

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Wicked: the Musical, at the Opera House in Boston, October 5

June 29, 2010

PLEASE NOTE:  All Tickets have been SOLD. On Tuesday, October 5, follow the yellow-brick road to Wicked: the Musical, as we are heading into Boston – to the Opera House – for a performance. Tickets are $62.00 and include round-trip transportation from Southborough. The bus will leave from the Senior Center at 5:45 p.m., and [...]

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Library seeks Part-time, Temporary Children’s Library Assistant

June 18, 2010

 
This is a temporary 3 month position, effective July 1, 2010; 15-18 hours/wk. Provide materials and reference information relative to the juvenile collection; develop and maintain the juvenile collection and assist with juvenile programs and services. Position reports to the Children’s Librarian.           
RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to: Reference assistance and reader’s advisory at the [...]

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FRIDAY June 25 – Genealogy Club Meeting – the 1940 Census, presented by NARA

June 17, 2010

We are fortunate to have as our guest speaker, Ms. Jean Nudd, of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) office, who will tell us all about the 1940 Federal Census that will become available to the public in 2012.  Census records can tell you a lot about your ancestor’s family dynamics, occupation, neighborhoods, ethnic [...]

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A message from the Friends of the Southborough Public Library

June 15, 2010

Hello, Friends!
Once again, congratulations on a very successful sale! Thanks to the generous number of donations and to the hard work of so many of the Friends in sorting, organizing and manning the book sale, our two-day total was our best ever! This money is used for everything from the numerous museum passes we provide to our [...]

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Friday, June 25 – Exploring the 1940 U.S. Census, presented by NARA

June 9, 2010

June’s Genealogy Club Meeting topic is  the 1940 Federal Census, which will become public information in 2012. Ms. Jean Nudd Elliott, of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), will explain enumerator instructions and census details at the Friday, June 25 meeting of the Southborough Public Library Genealogy Club at 7:00 p.m.
Ms. Elliott is [...]

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The Southborough Library Board of Trustees Has an Immediate Opening.

May 28, 2010

Library Trustees are entrusted with overseeing, maintaining, advocating for, and planning the future of the public library.  The six-member board meets on a monthly basis, on the third Tuesday of each month, at 5:00 p.m. at the Library.
This replacement will be an appointment by the joint Board of Library Trustees and the Selectmen, effective until [...]

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What’s next? Library Long-Range Plan

May 17, 2010

The library is developing a long range plan.  This is an opportunity to think beyond tomorrow or next month, and decide what our needs might be – what our priorities are, as a community, for the public library.  Want to get involved?  Contact me at your earliest convenience, and we’ll work together on moving ahead.  [...]

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