Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Insider's Tour of the Library of the Commonwealth

Wow.  Here's a great opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Boston Public Library.  The Massachusetts Library System arranges Insiders Tours for librarians and library staff.  I attended the July 18th event.  First up: Social Sciences.  This department manages family/local history, law, grant resources and government documents.  Next: the Leventhal Map Center.  The current exhibit is America Votes: Mapping the Political Landscape.  Third stop: Rare Books & Special Collections.  In Boston vernacular, wicked awesome.  The library of John Adams and other treasures.  An hour break for lunch.  Many of us took advantage of the on-site cafe and the gorgeous courtyard. 





After lunch, a tour of Microtext and Newspapers (tip--friend them on Facebook, you will not be disappointed!!!), Reference & Readers Advisory and the Interlibrary Loan.  Yes, this is a librarian tour.  Lots of librarian-speak.  We finished with the digitization lab of Digital Commonwealth.  Learn how your library can participate in this exciting project.

The best part of the Insider's Tour is that our tour guides are so enthusiastic about their work.  Want to get pumped up about being a librarian?  Keep an eye out for the next opportunity on the MLS Calendar of Events
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