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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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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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Upcoming Program Series: Financial Fitness

The Library is sponsoring a 6-part series on Financial Fitness, Investing, and Retirement Planning.

The first sessions will be an introduction to the topic, geared towards those who feel there's more they should be doing with their finances and assets, but don't know where or how to begin. The later sessions will build on the first and get into more details.

The first session, "Introduction to Financial Fitness," will be held on September 13th and then repeated on September 27th, for those who can't make the first date. The instructor is Rishi Sondhi (more about Rishi).

To learn more about this series, please visit the webpage. Also, you can read more in an article from the Lowell Sun.

Also, there is a handout of finance and investing books, periodicals, and other resources in the Library: click to download [pdf, 128kb]

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Last Book Sale Drop-Off

The final drop-off day for the Friends of the Library Book Sale will be Wednesday, August 29th. Items can be dropped off between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Yellow house next door to the library.

A tremendous number of items have already 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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August 2007 Calendar Available

The calendar for August programs at the Library is available. Copies can be picked up at any desk in the library, or you can download the August calendar [pdf, 651kb] and print it yourself.

Also, check our online calendar, Childrens programs, and MacKay Branch programs to keep up to date with what's happening in the library!

Upcoming programs will also be announced in the Chelmsford Independent.

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