We just added another new museum pass for patrons to use – One Stop Fun in Westford.

Our pass admits one child and one adult to the indoor playground at no charge (a $9.99 value), and passholders can upgrade to use the pool for an extra $5.00. This pass, and all our other museum passes, can be reserved through our Museum Pass webpage.

One Stop Fun “was originally known as Gymnastics Unlimited, Inc. and Gym Mania, Inc. When we expanded our center to include a full service Dance Center, the ultimate Party Place and our interactive outdoor Pool Plaza, we became One Stop Fun.”

Be sure to read about the other new resources we recently added.

Through the library, Chelmsford residents now have access to a few new research and reference databases, and one new museum pass:

New Museum Pass
Thanks to the Chelmsford Friends of the Library we now have a new pass to the American Textile History Museum in Lowell. The American Textile History Museum tells America’s story through the art, history, and science of textiles. The pass admits two adults and two children to the museum, and all 17 of our museum passes can be reserved through our website.

New Research Databases

• Safari Computer Ebooks – Online collection of over 3,000 computer and technical ebooks, covering programming, design, desktop publishing, ecommerce, online business, hardware and more, from publishers such as O’Reilly, Wiley, Pretence Hall, and many more.
• Encyclopedia of American Immigration – Online access to Salem Press’ Encyclopedia of American Immigration, covering the various cultures and significant individuals that immigrated to the US, and their impact after arriving. The Salem History database also searches Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions.
• Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions – Online access to Salem Press’ Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions, offering in-depth biographical essays on important men and women inventors of all time, from around the world. The Salem History database also searches Encyclopedia of American Immigration.

For help reserving any of our museum passes or using any of our online resources, please contact the Reference Desk at askus@mvlc.org or 978-256-5521 x211.

Catch “World Wide Wednesdays @ Chelmsford,” at the MacKay Library in North Chelmsford (directions). Concerts run from 6:30 until about 7:45 p.m. on Wednesdays from July 7th through August 11th.

This summer’s lineup is:

Jul 7 – DownEast Ceilidh – Cape Breton Band
Jul 14 – Branches Steel Band – back by popular demand!
Jul 21 – VoloVolo de Boston – bringing the music of Haiti to Chelmsford
Jul 28 – The Zhao Zhimin School of Music – traditional Chinese folk music
Aug 4 – Wildest Dreams – blending elements of Afro-pop, reggae, calypso, and funky soul
Aug 11 – Grupo Fantasia – Merengue, Salsa, Reggae, Mariachi, Cuban and Latin jazz

Grab a blanket or lawn chair, pack a lunch and don’t forget your dancing shoes! For more information, or venue change due to weather, visit our website.

Local Boy Scouts took on the major task of weeding, pruning, gardening and general cleaning up around the Dutton House (a.k.a “the yellow house”) next to the Main Library.

Led by Scout Master Dale Gallaher and assisted by the Library custodial staff, the 20 Scouts volunteered an entire day, doing a tremendous amount of work. This volunteer projects helps their mission as scouts, as well as helps the Library economize our groundskeeping budget.

Listed alphabetically, the Scouts are Jason Adams, Andrew Baker, Tyler Carmolli, Peter Cassels, Tim Cassels, Phil Danek, Jacob Davis, Steven Demeo, Joshua Depasacreta, Sam Freeman, Jacob Kaminsky, Cameron Kaminsky, Eric Merrill, Joey Rossano, Ben Rossano, Zach Shepherd, Zachary Straeffer, Eric Williams, Brian Wilson, Todd Wilson, and Scout Master Dale Gallaher

On Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, the Trustees of the Chelmsford Public Library held an Open House at the Adams Library as a way of talking with patrons, hearing concerns or comments, and answering any questions they might have.

In the course of informal conversations, two main themes arose:

1. The threatened (but averted) loss of certification for the Chelmsford Library
2. Loss of Sunday hours

Please read the full notes from the Open House – and in case you missed it, there was an Open House at the MacKay Branch in May.

If you have comments or questions, you can contact the Trustees directly or Becky Herrmann, Library Director, at bherrmann@mvlc.org or 978-256-5521 x101.