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👋Kids and teens ages 7+ are invited to us join us this Thursday at @maldenmalibrary for a MassArt Comics Art Workshop! 🔗 Sign up at the link in bio!
🎨Comic Arts instructor LJ Baptiste will break down the comic creation process and teach storytelling techniques, how to turn basic shapes into original characters, and how to create your own 4-panel comic strip.✍️
Image 1: Promotional image for MassArt Comics Art Workshop at Malden Public Library on Thursday, August 14 at 4PM
Image 2: Comic artist and instructor LJ Baptiste at the 2024 MassArt Comics Art Workshop.
Image 3: Participants sketching their comic creations at the 2024 MassArt Comics Art Workshop with instructor LJ Baptiste.
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🎨✨ Thank you, @massartboston for another incredible Summer Workshop! Teens gathered at @fallriverpubliclibrary to create their own custom cast aluminum art. From concept to creation, it was amazing to see their artistic visions solidify into masterpieces. Check out these photos capturing the event! 🖼️
🔗 To view and share all the photos from the Aluminum Pour Workshop in Fall River, visit the link in bio.
Image 1: Participants around a table carve their aluminum molds in to scratch blocks.
Image 2: MassArt team preparing melted aluminum to pour into molds.
Image 3:MassArt team pours hot liquid aluminum into a scratch block mold.
Image 4: MassArt team members carefully removing cooled cast aluminum pieces from molds.
Image 5: A row of pink, brick-like molds, each with a different image etched into them, sit on a metal grate.
Image 6: A close up of aluminum cast art featuring carved flowers.
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☀️There`s still a whole lot of summer fun to be had at a library near you! You can still join Boston Bruins mascot Blades at any of these public libraries: Lancaster (8/12), Lunenburg (8/12), Charlton (8/14), New Bedford (8/19) and Fall River (8/19)!
Image: Blades and MBLC Commissioner Debby Conrad ask trivia questions in Osterville.
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👉"The FY2026 budget needs to be passed before September 30, and already, many believe we may be facing a government shutdown. That September 30 date is crucial for the IMLS, as its future hinges on whether or not the budget passes–and whether or not the passage of the FY2026 budget restores funding for the agency." 📰From Book Riot`s "Early Closure of House Leaves IMLS Future Hanging; What This Means & What You Can Do" by Kelly Jensen.
🔗Read the entire article at the link in bio.
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📢Hey teens in middle and high school! It`s not too late join us to create your own custom cast aluminum art! Join us at the @fallriverpubliclibrary for an incredible MassArt Aluminum Pour *TOMORROW* at 2PM! ➡️ Sign up now at the link in bio.
Image 1: The 2024 MassArt team pouring melted aluminum in a mold.
Image 2: Promo image for MassArt Aluminum Pour Workshop for teens aged 13-18
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📢👋Calling all teens ages 13-18: join us at the @fallriverpubliclibrary for an incredible MassArt Aluminum Pour Workshop on Wednesday, August 6th at 2PM! Participants will walk away with their own custom cast aluminum art! Registration is required. ➡️ Sign up now at the link in bio. See you there! 😊
Image 1: Promo image for MassArt Aluminum Pour Workshop for teens aged 13-18
Image 2: Participants gathered around a table carving in scratch blocks to create a cast for their aluminum pour art.
Image 3: A close up view of participants carving into scratch blocks at the 2024 Woburn MassArt Aluminum Pour Workshop.
Image 4: 2024 MassArt team pouring melted aluminum in a mold.
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📸✨ Last week, Blades visited @sherbornlibrary , bringing smiles and unforgettable moments of #LibraryJoy! 📚 Dive into the photos and see if you can spot yourself or your library friends at the 🔗link in bio.
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🤗Happy Friday! It`s been an exciting and busy week at the MBLC! ➡️
1️⃣MBLC Staff were at the Massachusetts State House for a hearing on the Freedom to Read Bills. For more info on the hearing and view the testimonies at the link🔗 in bio!
2️⃣The MBLC Summer Team and @NHLBostonBruins Blades visited Russell Public Library, Hadley Public Library (Image 1) and (Image 2)! Read more about the wonderful visit in Hadley at the 🔗 in bio.
3️⃣(Image 3) The MassArt Summer Workshop series kicked off in Lowell! Teens in middle and high school learned about sustainable fashion and learned how to use a sewing machine to make a tote bag out of repurposed sails.
Image 1: Blades and the Umass Amherst Hockey Team, MBLC Commissioner Karen Traub, and Hadley Public Library Youth Services Coordinator Emily Dattilo.
Image 2: Blades with library friends in Sherborn, including former MBLC Commissioner Mary Ann Cluggish, MBLC Commissioner Debby Conrad, District 2 Governor`s Councilor Tamisha Civil, Rep. James Arena-DeRosa, MBLC Director Maureen Amyot and Sherborn Library Director Liz Anderson.
Image 3: Lowell articipants gathered around a sewing machine with Jenn Varekamp, MassArt Fashion Design Chair and Professor.
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