Massachusetts Center for the Book Survey

The Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB) is celebrating its 20th year as the Commonwealth Affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (LOC). We are part of a lively network of state centers operating in every state as well as in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, all of which promote books, reading, literacy, and libraries.

As a state center, we represent Massachusetts in the Parade of States at the National Book Festival, administer the Massachusetts component of the student reading/writing program, Letters About Literature, collaborate on regional reading initiatives such as Route 1 Reads, nominate Massachusetts organizations for the Library of Congress State Literacy Awards, and create links between the resources of our nation’s library and readers in our commonwealth.

We also create and administer Massachusetts-specific programming: the annual Massachusetts Book Awards, statewide, regional, and local literary and cultural trails/tours, and a statewide calendar of events in the Massachusetts library community.

As we look forward to our next 20 years, we invite you to help us take stock of our successes, identify places where we can make improvements, and imagine future activities of importance to you and the larger community of the book in Massachusetts.

This survey should take only a few minutes to complete. Your responses will be completely anonymous. (Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are required.)

If you have any questions, please email MCB: info@massbook.org

Thanks for your feedback. We value your input!

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* 1. What best describes you: (pick one)

Librarian

Educator

Reader

Writer

Bookmaker

Bookseller

Book Publisher

Cultural Organization Administrator/Employee

Funder

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What best describes your community?

Urban center

Metropolitan area

Suburban area

Small/rural community

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How have you been involved with MCB? Check all that apply

MCB program participant

Mass Book Awards

Letters About Literature

Literacy Awards

Massachusetts Book Trails

Route 1 Reads

Commonwealth Events Calendar

Financial Contributor/donor

Collaborator

Current/past board member

MCB mailing list subscriber

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How do you learn about MCB activities? Check all that apply.

MCB Email

MCB Website

Library Listservs

Book Festivals

Library Conferences

Publications/notices from my professional association

News articles

Program advertisements

Commonwealth Events Calendar

Word of mouth

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please let us know which of our programs are most important to you?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	No Opinion
Mass Book Awards	Mass Book Awards Very Important	Mass Book Awards Somewhat Important	Mass Book Awards Not Important	Mass Book Awards No Opinion
Letters About Literature	Letters About Literature Very Important	Letters About Literature Somewhat Important	Letters About Literature Not Important	Letters About Literature No Opinion
Literacy Awards	Literacy Awards Very Important	Literacy Awards Somewhat Important	Literacy Awards Not Important	Literacy Awards No Opinion
Mass Book Trails	Mass Book Trails Very Important	Mass Book Trails Somewhat Important	Mass Book Trails Not Important	Mass Book Trails No Opinion
Route 1 Reads	Route 1 Reads Very Important	Route 1 Reads Somewhat Important	Route 1 Reads Not Important	Route 1 Reads No Opinion
Commonwealth Events Calendar	Commonwealth Events Calendar Very Important	Commonwealth Events Calendar Somewhat Important	Commonwealth Events Calendar Not Important	Commonwealth Events Calendar No Opinion

Please share any comments you might have about your ranking choices.

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* 6. Please tell us how you think we might improve on any of our current programming.

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* 7. Thinking ahead, what programs and services would you like to see a Center for the Book in Massachusetts offering? Check all that apply.

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* 8. Do you have any specific ideas to share about these possible programs?

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* 9. Is there anything else that you want to add to help us in our planning?

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* 10. In what ZIP code are you located? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 01002 or 02108)

MCB is always interested in hearing from those who want to volunteer, serve on a committee, or sit on the board. If you are so inclined, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@massbook.org.

Thanks again!