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MAIN’s Two New Policies Aim to Enable Access MAIN-Wide Morristown, NJ – Access to the 38 member libraries of the Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) will increase thanks to two recently enacted policies. Any K-12 student attending school in a town serviced by one of the local libraries that are part of MAIN may now enjoy full borrowing privileges for both physical and digital materials, regardless of their home address. Additionally, patrons living anywhere outside of the MAIN service area may purchase, on an annual basis, a library card that may be used throughout MAIN without any service restrictions. MAIN…
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Patrons Have Access to Thousands at MAIN Public Libraries Morristown, NJ – Exercise your mind this summer with thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks by cloudLibrary Bibliotheca, brought to you by your local public library. cloudLibrary by Bibliotheca is designed to specifically meet the evolving needs for communities like those in northern New Jersey. Energize your summer activities at the shore, on the porch and on the go with top new releases, best sellers, and many more that are sure to surprise users with both the collections’ variety and ease of use to seamlessly access materials. Will  Porter,  MAIN  Digital  Services …
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Patrons Have Access to Learning Languages via MAIN Public Libraries Morristown, NJ – Summer is here for a few more weeks, so why not learn a new language at home or in a library with Rosetta Stone? Prepare for a vacation overseas or simply seek to learn at your own pace, courtesy of your library card. MAIN libraries, in partnership with the New Jersey State Library and Rosetta Stone, Inc. offers this critically acclaimed language learning product to anyone with a library card. Lotte Newlin, Director of the Kemmerer Library in Harding Township is an enthusiastic supporter of Rosetta Stone in libraries. “Speaking a foreign language – even if it’s just…
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MAIN Libraries Welcomes Bernardsville Public Library to its Consortium As MAIN member, Bernardsville Public Library delivers more robust spectrum of high-quality shared services and resources to patrons. November 18, 2020 Cedar Knolls, NJ – Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) Libraries, a northern New Jersey shared services consortium of public libraries, recently announced the addition of the Bernardsville Public Library to its network of 38 libraries across Morris, Somerset and Warren Counties, effective January 12th, 2021. With a mission to lead and encourage collaboration, resource sharing, staff development and innovation across its consortium, MAIN gives member libraries and the communities they…
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MAIN Libraries Launch SOLUS Mobile Library App Downloadable app gives patrons real-time access to vast pool of network’s resources November 24, 2020 Cedar Knolls, NJ – Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) Libraries, a northern New Jersey shared services consortium of public libraries, today announced the launch of the MAIN Mobile Library App to its network of 38 libraries across Morris, Somerset and Warren Counties. Available to patrons beginning Nov. 24, 2020, the app offers an ‘anytime, anywhere, everywhere’ library experience from a user’s Apple iOS or Android device. Delivering advanced functionality, the SOLUS Mobile Library App gives patrons access to…
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MAIN Welcomes Hunterdon County Library to its Consortium The addition offers a range of benefits to member libraries and the patrons they serve December 16, 2020 Cedar Knolls, NJ – Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN), a northern New Jersey shared services consortium of public libraries, announced plans to welcome Hunterdon County Library to its network of 37 libraries, effective on January 12, 2021. The addition underscores MAIN’s continued commitment to providing high-quality, cost-effective shared services to its member libraries and 600K patrons across Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Warren Counties. By offering access to MAIN’s diverse and innovative selection of enriching,…
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MAIN Youth Services Committee Leads the Charge for Fourth Year in Row Morristown, NJ – “Step Into a Story” is back for another April in Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) libraries. The Morris Area Youth Services (MAYS) Committee brings young patrons a month-long program where participants can visit libraries around MAIN and “step” into favorite children’s books. Participating libraries each facilitate the program by choosing to decorate portions of their library to represent a different children’s book or series. Visitors can travel to Hogwarts from Harry Potter at the Madison Public Library, travel to Oz with Dorothy and friends at…
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NJ Librarians Bestow Prestigious Award to Freeholders Morristown, NJ – Morris County’s Board of Chosen Freeholders will be honored with the 2016 New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) Library Champion Award in Atlantic City on May 17th at the annual NJLA Conference Awards Ceremony. The NJLA’s Library Champion award is given annually in recognition of an exceptional contribution to a New Jersey library, group of libraries, or to a New Jersey Library community. Morris County Freeholders were cited to have, “stepped  up  to  the  plate  and  helped  to  supply  the  logistics  and  finances  needed”  to  ensure  a  smooth  organizational restructuring by the Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN),…
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Online Accessibility Tool Now Available on Libraries’ Online Catalog Morristown, NJ – MAIN member public libraries recently launched a new service, Browsealoud, on their online catalog to help patrons who may find it difficult to read text online, have literacy problems, or for those whom English is a secondary language. It includes text‐to‐speech screen reading, text magnification, screen masking, and translation for 99 languages (40 of which Browsealoud can also speak). These tools will allow the library to extend services to patrons experiencing a variety of access challenges such as low literacy, vision impairment, language barriers, and attention and focus…
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Partnership with MAIN Libraries and Atlantic Health Systems Libraries Morristown, NJ – Getting vetted, reliable, and current information on a health topic is often not easy. Searching the Internet for material on a health topic can leave a patient overwhelmed by the amount of information and not in the position to determine which sites contain trustworthy information. To address the problem of finding reliable and current information, the Atlantic Health Systems Libraries in Morris and Union Counties are pleased to announce their partnership with MAIN public libraries in making reliable and up-to-date information on mental health topics available to local…
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