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| Apply for a Library Card |
To qualify for a State Library of Massachusetts library card, you
must be a current, permanent employee of Executive or Legislative branches of government in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and have a valid Commonwealth of Massachusetts identification card.
State House interns are NOT eligible for library cards. Use this link to find out how State House interns may use the State Library.
To apply in person for a library card, please visit the State Library of Massachusetts located in:
Room 341 State House
24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone 617.727.2590
Fax: 617.727.5819
To apply online: application form.
After verification of state employment a library card will be sent to
your office address. You should receive your card in 5 to 7 business
days. Once you receive your library card, you may use it to access the research databases.
If there are questions about how to use these databases, please contact the reference department or call the State Library at 617.727.2590 |
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| Ask a Librarian |
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Before You Ask
Be sure to check our web site. Many answers to our most common
questions are included. The easiest and quickest way is to look at our site map or by entering a term in the search box located at the top right of each page.
For more information, please visit our Ask a Librarian page.
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| Policies |
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Circulation policies
Collection development - *coming soon*
Email reference policy
Inter-library loan policies
Photocopy policies
State employees and interns:
May copy up to 15 pages per legislative office per day. Please ask for
short term loan to go back to your office for extended photocopying.
General public: There are
photocopy machines in the main reading room (room 341), the periodicals
balcony (room 442), and Special Collections (room 55). Photocopies are
$0.20 a sheet. Reproductions from the microform machines are $0.25 a
sheet. The machines accept coins and $1.00 bills.
For all: Special Collections has specific photo reproduction procedures.
Special Collections reproduction policy
Permisson to reproduce
Please read the reproduction policy if you have not already done so. Then read this form thoroughly (two printed pages). Print and complete one copy. Mail/fax this copy
with appropriate signatures to the Special Collections Department.
Please include your return address. A countersigned copy will be
returned to you for your records.
Privacy policy for the library web site
The following policy applies only to the use of the State Library's Web
site. Other web sites operated by state agencies have different
policies. We strongly suggest that you read the privacy policies for
each Commonwealth web site that you visit, and any external site that
you visit through a link appearing at this site. |
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