News & Updates, The State Library of Massachusetts, Oversight Agencies, Research & Technology, Administration and Finance, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Administration and Finance, Commonwealth of Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoaf http://www.mass.gov/Eoaf/RSS/Home/Research%20&%20Technology/Oversight%20Agencies/The%20State%20Library%20of%20Massachusetts/newsandupdates.xml © 2009 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2009-11-16T00:00:00Z Save Your State Library - Follow us on Facebook http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/11/save-your-state-library-follow-us-on.html 2009-11-16T00:00:00Z 2009-11-16T00:00:00Z Save the State Library of Massachusetts http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/11/save-state-library.html 2009-11-16T00:00:00Z 2009-11-16T00:00:00Z Holyoke: Queen of Industrial Cities Exibit Now at the State Library http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/holyoke-queen-of-industrial-cities.html 2009-09-10T00:00:00Z 2009-09-10T00:00:00Z Sen. Moore presents book on industrial history of the Blackstone Valley to State Librarian http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/07/sen-moore-presents-book-on-industrial.html 2009-07-22T00:00:00Z 2009-07-22T00:00:00Z "Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers" Report Now Available http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/06/immigration-in-massachusetts.html 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Special Collections Update: Finding Information About Past Legislators http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/07/finding-information-about-past.html 2009-05-14T00:00:00Z 2009-05-14T00:00:00Z "The Special Commission on Municipal Relief" Report Now Available. http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/05/municipal-relief.html 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mass. Law About Marijuana Possession Resource Page Now Available http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/04/marijuana-misdemeanor-laws.html 2009-04-28T00:00:00Z 2009-04-28T00:00:00Z New England Casino Gaming: Update 2009 Now Available http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-england-casino-gaming-report.html 2009-04-28T00:00:00Z 2009-04-28T00:00:00Z 100 Essential New England Books http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/06/essential-new-england-books.html 2009-03-13T00:00:00Z 2009-03-13T00:00:00Z Cape Wind Energy Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement Now Available http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/02/cape-wind.html 2009-02-18T00:00:00Z 2009-02-18T00:00:00Z Paul Demakis Collection Open to Researchers http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/01/paul-demakis-collection-open-to.html 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z The Paul Demakis collection, which documents Mr. Demakis' years as a State Representative, is now open for research. Some of the major topics covered are abortion rights (particularly buffer zones around abortion clinics), Mass Turnpike air rights, and domestic partnership. The case files and neighborhood files (especially Back Bay) often concern issues relating to neighborhood life: parking, traffic, trash cleanup, relations between residents and businesses, and conflicts between residents.