All of the information you provide is very helpful to us. We’ll use it to help tailor library services to the needs of Chelmsford, to make sure we’re providing tools and services most useful to Town residents.

The drawing will take place on June 15th, 2012. Be sure to enter your name and contact information at the end of the survey to be entered in the raffle.

Thank you!

The Library recently subscribed to the P4A Antiques Reference database. It’s a quick way to check how much an antique might be worth, based on what similar pieces have sold at recent auctions.

The focus is on collectibles and historic Americana, including furniture, china, glassware, folkart, brass, silver, iron, artwork, and major antique collectibles, with complete information on when, where, and for what price the antique was sold. The database will also provide a little background information on each item, including date, maker, etc, based on the information that was provided at the auction.

Because antiques are described differently by different people, don’t give up after your first search. Try describing your piece in various ways, and also try the country of origin, material used, and maker, if possible.

If you have any questions about the P4A Antiques Reference database, please contact the Reference Desk.

To celebrate National Library Week, the library is launching “Your Library Anytime” – http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/anytime – to highlight all of the library services and resources that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Whether you’re trying to finish your homework the night before it’s due, sitting on a beach and want to download an ebook, riding the train to work and feel like reading a magazine, or missed last week’s speaker on your favorite topic – the library can help, even after our doors are closed.

Your Library Anytime is divided up into general sections, with links to specific resources – both library tools and free online resources – which are all available 24/7. And we’ll be adding more links as we grow, so we’d love to hear your feedback – let us know what you’d like the library to offer! Send your comments to Becky Herrmann, Library Director, bherrmann@mvlc.org – or better yet, go to http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/anytime and choose one of the other ways to connect with us, 24/7.

To see this list, just click the New Book Alerts button on our homepage. Once there, you can use the menus on the left to see just DVDs, or just Childrens books, etc.

Along the top, you can click to see previous weeks, or see more than one week at a time. These new items lists just started last week, so it’ll take a few weeks to build up.

Speaking of book lists, did you know the library has a Reading Room webpage devoted to provided reading suggestions? From there you can find best seller lists and lists of award winners, “read-a-likes” similar to your favorite books and authors, staff picks, and also a list of places from which to download ebooks.

And if you’d like to have reading suggestions delivered to you automatically, via email or RSS feed, check out our Electronic Signups page. You can sign up to receive notifications of new items, best sellers, library events, our Twitter feed and more!

If you have any questions about these options, please contact the Reference Desk.

Both chargers were funding by a grant from the Department of Energy Resources, and Chelmsford was one of 25 Massachusetts towns to earn the grant to install chargers.

The grant also covers the expense of charging electric cars for the first two years – so anyone charging up their electric car and do so for free. You can read about the chargers in the Chelmsford Independent, Chelmsford Patch, and the Lowell Sun.

More information is available on the library website, or by contacting the Town of Chelmsford’s Department of Public Facilities.