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C/W MARS Welcomes the Trial Court Law Libraries

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C/W MARS is excited to welcome our newest member library, the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries .  The libraries serve Massachusetts courts, attorneys, and the public with 15 public law libraries located across Massachusetts: Barnstable Law Library Berkshire Law Library (Pittsfield) Bristol Law Library (Taunton) Brockton Law Library  Essex Law Library (Salem) Fall River Law Library Franklin Law Library (Greenfield) Hampden Law Library (Springfield) Hampshire Law Library (Northampton) Lawrence Law Library Lowell Law Library Middlesex Law Library (Woburn) Norfolk Law Library (Dedham) Plymouth Law Library Worcester Law Library   
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CW MARS Year in Review 2025

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  CW MARS 2025 in Review In 2025, as a patron of a CW MARS library, you nailed it ! You saved almost 220 million dollars by borrowing over 13 million physical and digital titles instead of buying the material outright. If we stacked every book you borrowed from your library this year on top of each other, they'd reach 150 miles high, or in New England measurements, about 1.9 million medium DUNKIN’ coffee cups!  On average, your library's collection is 16,700% larger thanks to being part of the CW MARS network, and you made the most of it in 2025! This year, you requested over 1.3 million items from across the state, which were delivered right to your local library. If you were to drive to a library every time they shared an item, it would have taken you about 1.8 million gallons of gas.  Thanks to our automatic renewal process, we saved you nearly 14 million clicks on your phones and computers, putting those finger muscles to better use flipping and swiping through...
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Public Notice - Public Meeting January 9, 2026

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  A public meeting of the C/W MARS Executive Committee is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Friday, January 9, 2026. The meeting will be held remotely over Zoom. Representative of C/W MARS affiliated libraries and members of the public are welcome to attend remotely. Register in advance to attend this  meeting Meeting Agenda Call to order  Discussion and vote on CIPA compliance for C/W MARS Central Site Adjournment Meeting Minutes
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