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MBLC uses both <a href="budgets-and-funding.php">state and federal funds</a> to support these programs.</p><div class="callout" id="mls"><p><span class="intro"><a href="http://www.masslibsystem.org/">Massachusetts Library System</a></span></p><p>The <a href="http://masslibsystem.org/">Massachusetts Library System</a> (MLS) provides services to more than 1,600 Massachusetts libraries of all types and sizes throughout the Commonwealth. Headquartered in Marlborough, it is a state-supported collaborative, fostering cooperation, communication, innovation, and sharing among member libraries of all types.</p> <div class="mapAddressContainer"> <div class="mapContainer"> <div class="mapStyle" id="map"></div> </div>  <div class="addressInfo"> <div><strong>Marlborough Office (Main)</strong><br/>33 Boston Post Rd. West<br/> Marlborough, MA  01752</div> <div><em class="fas fa-phone"> </em> (508) 357-2121<br/> Toll Free: (866) 627-7228 (in Massachusetts only)<br/> <em class="fas fa-tty"> </em> TTY (MassRelay): (800) 439-2370 (in Massachusetts only)<br/> <em class="fas fa-fax"> </em> Fax: (508) 357-2122</div> <div><em class="far fa-envelope"> </em> <a href="mailto:info@masslibsystem.org">info@masslibsystem.org</a></div> <div><em class="far fa-map"> </em> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//33+Boston+Post+Rd+W,+Marlborough,+MA+01752/@42.3410282,-71.585433,17z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e3f4c8b424f3b9:0xb31f08a0fe62be40!2m2!1d-71.5832443!2d42.3410243!3e0">Get Directions</a></div> </div> </div> <br style="clear: both;"/> <div class="mapAddressContainer"> <div class="mapContainer"> <div class="mapStyle" id="mapWest"></div> </div> <div class="addressInfo"> <div><strong>Western Massachusetts Office</strong><br/> 241-243 King Street, Suite 250<br/> Northampton, MA  01060</div> <div><em class="fas fa-phone"> </em> (508) 357-2121 (same as main)<br/> <em class="fas fa-fax"> </em> Fax: (413) 586-0727</div> <div><em class="far fa-map"> </em> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//243+King+St,+Northampton,+MA+01060/@42.3305501,-72.6355258,17z/data=!4m16!1m7!3m6!1s0x89e6d73c6ea3b5b1:0x3b49708a7062f75e!2s243+King+St,+Northampton,+MA+01060!3b1!8m2!3d42.3305501!4d-72.6333371!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e6d73c6ea3b5b1:0x3b49708a7062f75e!2m2!1d-72.6333371!2d42.3305501">Get Directions</a></div> </div> </div> <br style="clear: both;"/> </div><div class="callout" id="lfc"><p><span class="intro"><a href="https://www.bpl.org/faq/borrowing/#faq_186176">Library for the Commonwealth</a></span></p><p>Under the designation of <a href="https://www.bpl.org/faq/borrowing/#faq_186176">Library for the Commonwealth</a>, the Boston Public Library serves all residents of Massachusetts and offers free resources to public libraries and other historical, cultural, and educational institutions across the state.</p> <div class="mapAddressContainer"> <div class="mapContainer"> <div class="mapStyle" id="mapLFC"></div> </div>  <div class="addressInfo"> <div><strong>700 Boylston St <br/> Boston, MA  02116 </strong></div> <div><em class="fas fa-phone"> </em> (617) 536-5400 <br/> <em class="fas fa-tty"> </em> TTY (617) 536-7055 <br/> <em class="fas fa-fax"> </em> Fax: (617) 236-4306</div> <div><em class="far fa-envelope"> </em>  <a href="mailto:ask@bpl.org">ask@bpl.org</a></div> <div><em class="far fa-map"> </em>  <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Boston+Public+Library,+700+Boylston+St,+Boston,+MA+02116/@42.3493136,-71.0803762,17z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e37a0c429bf853:0xb9d45dfe5bc1ac73!2m2!1d-71.0781875!2d42.3493136!3e0">Get Directions</a></div> </div> </div> <br style="clear: both;"/> </div><div class="callout" id="perkins"><p><span class="intro"><a href="http://www.perkins.org/library">Perkins Library (Perkins School for the Blind)</a></span></p><p><a href="http://www.perkins.org/library">Perkins Library</a> circulates more than a half million accessible books, newspapers and publications in braille, large print and digital audio formats annually to thousands of registered patrons in New England and beyond. It is the regional library for Massachusetts in the Library of Congress <a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/">National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled</a> network.</p> <div class="mapAddressContainer"> <div class="mapContainer"> <div class="mapStyle" id="mapPerkins"></div> </div>  <div class="addressInfo"> <div><strong>175 N Beacon St<br/> Watertown, MA  02472</strong></div> <div><em class="fas fa-phone"> </em> (617) 972-7240<br/> Toll Free: (800) 852-3133<br/> <em class="fas fa-tty"> </em> TTY (617) 972-7690<br/> <em class="fas fa-fax"> </em> Fax: (617) 972-7363</div> <div><em class="far fa-envelope"> </em> <a href="mailto:library@perkins.org">library@perkins.org</a></div> <div><em class="far fa-map"> </em> <a 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programming to advance the cause of books and reading, and enhance the outreach potential of Massachusetts libraries.</p> <div class="mapAddressContainer"> <div class="mapContainer"> <div class="mapStyle" id="mapBook"><strong>Mass Center for the Book</strong></div> </div> <div class="addressInfo"> <div><strong> 17 New South St, Sullivan Building Ste 302<br/>Northampton, MA 01060</strong></div> <div><em class="fas fa-phone"> </em> (617) 872-3718</div> <div><em class="far fa-envelope"> </em> <a href="mailto:info@massbook.org">info@massbook.org</a></div> <div><em class="far fa-map"> </em> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/17+New+South+Street,+Sullivan+Ste+302+Northampton,+MA+01060/@42.3167037,-72.6366237,17z/data=!3m1!4b1">Get Directions</a></div> </div> </div>  <br style="clear: both;"/> <div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <footer> <div class="wrapper"><div class="footerNav"><ul><li><a href="/footer/accessibility.php">Accessibility</a></li><li><a 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