Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Halloween Storm of 1991

›
Twenty years ago, the interaction of three meteorological events produced an extreme nor'easter that became known as the Halloween Stor...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

One Large Exhibit, Two Small Cases

›
With a dazzling array of binding colors, lettering styles, and subjects, the seven-case exhibit Decorated Publishers' Bindings 1840 to ...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

A Celebration of Facial Hair in the Legislature

›
Anyone who has been on a library tour I've given in the last four years will know that one of my favorite library collections is Photogr...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

African Americans in the Massachusetts Legislature Exhibit Now on Flickr

›
In the winter of 2009 the State Library displayed an exhibit called "African Americans in the Massachusetts Legislature." This exh...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

State Polka Turns Thirteen

›
Did you know that Massachusetts has an official polka song? On October 1, 1998 acting governor Paul Cellucci signed “An Act Designating the...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Worcester: Heart of the Commonwealth

›
You are invited to visit the library's newest exhibit, Worcester: Heart of the Commonwealth . In this exhibition, materials from the Sta...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Massachusetts Book Awards Must-Reads Arrive

›
This was an exciting week for the bibliophiles at the State Library with the arrival of the Must-Read Books of 2011 from the Massachusetts C...