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Emily Toombs & Lara Vilahomat: Exploring the community at the public library
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Emily Toombs & Lara Vilahomat: Exploring the community at the public library

Today’s guests are Emily Toombs, Director of Bookmobile Experience, and Lara Vilahomat, Director of Community and Outreach Experience of the Framingham Public Library.

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In this episode we discuss:

  • Why the bookmobile is important for building community and connecting people

  • The role the library played during the COVID 19 pandemic

  • The Library of Things… did you know you can reserve a paddle board?

  • How today’s libraries have changed to meet growing and changing needs

  • What they both think you should experience along with taking out books

Show Links:

  • Framingham Public Library:

    https://framinghamlibrary.org/

  • Bookmobile website with calendar: https://framinghamlibrary.org/bookmobile

  • Events calendar: https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar

  • Signup for the library’s newsletter: https://framinghamlibrary.org/news-events/monthly-newsletter/

  • The Ham’er Newsletter: thehamer.substack.com

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