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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_public_libraries_in_Massachusetts/ktJNeetD">List of public libraries in Massachusetts</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110719154902/http://blogs.brandeis.edu/edtech/2010/03/03/update-on-new-massachusetts-library-system/">Update on new Massachusetts Library System</a>. Brandeis University Library, Research & Instruction Services blog, March 3, 2010</li> <li>David Riley. Massachusetts library systems to be consolidated, staff cut. <a href="http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/highlight/x1601208549/Massachusetts-library-systems-to-be-consolidated-staff-cut">MetroWest Daily News</a> (Framingham MA), Apr 26, 2010.</li> <li>Dan Ring. Western Massachusetts Regional Library System faces state funding cuts, layoffs. <a href="http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/western_massachusetts_regional.html">Masslive.com</a>, May 6, 2010</li> <li><a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Library_Association/PoxwvXJh">MLA</a> does not support "The Western Region Amendment." <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110708015547/http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/mla_does_not_support_the_western_region_amendment.htm">MetroWest blog</a>, 10 May 2010</li> <li>Maureen Turner. Fighting for Western Mass. Libraries: the state Senate takes up the cause of the region's libraries. <a href="http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=11844">Valley Advocate</a> (Northampton MA), June 3, 2010</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.masslibsystem.org/">http://www.masslibsystem.org/</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>MLS Strategic Plan 2013-2015. [1]. Retrieved 2014-02-25 <a href="http://www.masslibsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-10-22-Strategic-Plan-FINAL-VERSION.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.masslibsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-10-22-Strategic-Plan-FINAL-VERSION.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>MLS website. Retrieved 2010-12-29 <a href="http://www.masslibsystem.org/about/" target="_blank">http://www.masslibsystem.org/about/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Why Regional Library Systems Matter." Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. 2009 Annual Report Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://mblc.state.ma.us/mblc/publications/annual/past-reports/annual09.pdf" target="_blank">http://mblc.state.ma.us/mblc/publications/annual/past-reports/annual09.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Action Alert: House Budget Has Bad News for Libraries; MLA Opposes Amendments, Asks for Senate Help. Massachusetts Library Association website. Retrieved 2010-12-29 <a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/ma/issues/alert/?alertid=15014756" target="_blank">http://capwiz.com/ala/ma/issues/alert/?alertid=15014756</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>