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Read the Chelmsford Independent Online

In addition to reading a print copy every Thursday, there are two other ways to access the Chelmsford’s newspaper, the Chelmsford Independent.

Chelmsford Independent’s Website
The Chelmsford Independent is online at http://www.townonline.com/chelmsford/. All the sections of the printed paper are available, plus extras such as blogs, current weather, email alerts, and a keyword search. Top stories are also available via rss (click for feed).

Chelmsford Independent Database
The Chelmsford Library subscribes to an online database archive of the Chelmsford Independent. This database is available through the Library’s Reference website, and covers from 12/2005 to present. This database can be searched by keyword or browsed by date, and is available from within the Library, your home computer, or any other computer with internet access.

For older issues, the Library has a microfilm archive of the Chelmsford Independent from 1986 to present. We also have the Chelmsford Newsweekly, from 1940-1993. The microfilm is located on the lower level of the library, near the Reference Desk.

For more information, or help with their website, please contact the Chelmsford Independent. For assistance using any of these resources, please contact the Library’s Reference Desk.

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New September Overdrive Titles

The new Overdrive titles have been added for September. They should appear under new titles shortly but to view them now go to http://mvlc.lib.overdrive.com, click on “Browse all digital audio books” and then choose to sort by “Date added to the collection.” There are 34 new titles this month.

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New Database: Literary Reference Center

Chelmsford Library patrons now have a new way to research books and authors: Literary Reference Center.

Searchable from either your home or the library, this database has full-text information on thousands of authors and their works. Content is broken down into a number of categories (plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, author biographies, literary journals, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interview and more). All search results are gathered into convenient tabs for easy organization.

Information can best be found in one of two ways:

1. For broad searches on topics or subjects, use the Find: search box near the top of the screen
2. To find specific authors or works, use the Browse Authors/Browse Works links near the middle of the screen

Other features include a Literary Glossary (for definitions of literature-related words), a timeline of works and their historical context, a research guide, help with citing sources, and frequently-updated books and author highlights.

Access to Literary Reference Center is funding by NMRLS. For help accessing or using the database, please contact the Reference Desk.

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Fall 2007 Community Newsletters Are Here

If you haven’t already received yours in the mail, the Fall 2007 edition of the Chelmsford Community Newsletter are available in the Library.

Printed copies are both in the Periodicals Room and at the Reference Desk. Also, on the Town of Chelmsford’s website, there’s an online version [pdf, 1.26MB].

As always, the Community Newsletter is filled with Town information and events. Here are some of the highlights:

• Senior Center - page 4
• Habitat for Humanity - page 5
• Sewer Project Update - page 6
• Recycling Events - page 8-10
• Cultural Council - page 11
• Chelmsford Library - page 12-17
• Recreation Department - page 18-50
• Battle of the Bands - page 52

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Friends Book Sale 2007

Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2007 Friends of the Chelmsford Library Book Sale!

A tremendous number of items have been donated for the sale, so it should be bigger than last year. The sale will be held at the Town Offices building, 50 Billerica Road, Chelmsford (map), and the dates for this year’s sale are:

• Fri. Sept 14 - 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Sat. Sept 15 - 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Sun. Sept 16 - 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

For more information, please visit the book sale page.

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