Massachusetts Library System Material and Supply Cooperative

Preparations to go out to bid for the FY2011 Massachusetts Library System Material and Supply Cooperative are now underway.

The following information and forms are available on line:
1. Coop Information - Word document
2. Summary of Specifications - Word document
3. Pledge Form - Word document
4. Participation Form - Word document
5. Supply Order Estimate Packet - Excel document

All Metrowest libraries that wish to participate in the FY11 Coop are required to fill out Pledge and Participation forms, as well as the Supply Order Estimate Packet (if you wish to sign up to purchase supplies) and return them to the regional office by March 31, 2010. Libraries that miss the deadline may be subject to a waiting period after the new fiscal year begins.

Please note that the pledge form includes a separate line for your supply pledge, as well as a line for your pledge total in the materials section. If you are planning on ordering supplies you will need to fill out pages from the Supply Order Estimate Packet and return those pages with your forms. Pages from the supply list that are not filled out do not need to be returned.

If you intend to purchase both supplies and materials, make sure you have included pledge amounts in both categories on the pledge form.

The coop offers great discounts and favorable terms that are even more important during difficult budget years. When determining your pledge amounts give a good faith estimate, however it is understood that the amounts pledged for each year are subject to local and state appropriations and are not binding. Libraries should not commit their entire material and/or supply budget to the cooperative.

Please mail the Pledge and Participation Forms, as well as your Supply Order Estimate Packet to:
Metrowest MA Regional Library System
135 Beaver Street, Suite 200
Waltham, MA 02452

The deadline for forms is March 31, 2010.

If you have any questions about the coop please call Judy Zomer at the Metrowest Office - 781-398-1819.

A list of Metrowest members currently enrolled is posted below.

Library Town Materials Supplies
1 Acton Memorial Library Acton X X
2 Andover Newton Theological School Newton X  
3 Ashland Public Library Ashland X X
4 Baker School Brookline X X
5 Balch School Norwood X  
6 Beaver Country Day School Chestnut Hill X  
7 Bedford Free Public Library Bedford X X
8 Belmont Hill School Belmont X X
9 Belmont Public Library Belmont X X
10 Bowen Elementary School Newton X X
11 Braille and Talking Book Library Watertown X X
12 Broadmeadow School Needham   X
13 Brookline High School Brookline X X
14 Brookline Public Library Brookline X X
15 Buckingham, Browne & Nichols Almy Library Cambridge X  
16 Buckingham, Browne & Nichols Middle School Cambridge X  
17 Cambridge Public Library Cambridge X X
18 Carroll School Lincoln X  
19 Cary Memorial Library Lexington X X
20 Citizen's Library W. Acton X  
21 Claypit Hill School Wayland X  
22 Clyde Brown Elementary School Millis X X
23 Coakley Middle School Norwood X X
24 Concord Academy Concord X X
25 Concord Free Public Library Concord X X
26 Congregation Mishkan Tefila Chestnut Hill X X
27 Dana Hall School Wellesley X X
28 Dean College Franklin X X
28 Dedham High School Dedham X X
30 Dedham Middle School Dedham X  
31 Deerfield Elementary School Westwood X  
32 Devotion School Brookline X X
33 Dover Town Library Dover X  
34 Downey Elementary School Westwood X  
35 Driscoll School Brookline X X
36 Ephraim Curtis Middle School Sudbury X X
37 F.A. Cleveland School Norwood X X
38 Field School Weston X  
39 Framingham High School Framingham X X
40 Framingham Public Library Framingham X X
41 Franklin Public Library Franklin X X
42 Fred Miller Elementary School Holliston X  
43 Gann Library/Hebrew College Newton X X
44 Goodnow Library Sudbury X X
45 Heath School Brookline X X
46 Hebrew College Newton X  
47 Hillside School Needham X X
48 Holliston Public Library Holliston X X
49 Hosmer Elementary School Watertown X X
50 J. R. Lowell Elementary School Watertown X X
51 John Eliot Elementary School Needham   X
52 Kennedy Middle School Natick X X
43 Lawrence School Brookline X X
54 Lesley University Cambridge X X
55 Lexington Christian Academy Lexington X X
56 Lincoln Public Library Lincoln X  
57 Lincoln School Brookline X X
58 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Sudbury X X
59 Maimonides School Brookline X X
60 Maria Hastings School Lexington X X
61 Martha Jones School Westwood X X
62 Mason-Rice Elementary School Newton X X
63 Mass Horticultural Society Welllesley X X
64 Maynard Public Library Maynard X X
65 Medfield Public Library Medfield X X
66 Medford Public Library Medford X X
67 Medway Public Library Medway X X
68 Middlesex Community College Bedford X X
69 Middlesex School Concord X X
70 Millis Middle/High School Millis X X
71 Millis Public Library Millis   X
72 Mitchell School Needham   X
73 Morrill Memorial Library Norwood X X
74 Morse Instiute Library Natick X  
75 Mount Ida College Newton X X
76 Nashoba Brooks School Concord X X
77 Needham Free Public Library Needham X X
78 Needham High School Needham X X
79 Newman Elementary School Needham   X
80 Newton Country Day School Newton X  
81 Newton Free Library Newton X X
82 Newton History Museum Newton   X
83 Oldham Elementary School Norwood X X
84 Paul Hanlon Elementary School Westwood X  
85 Pierce School Brookline X X
86 Pinchusion Hill Montessori School Ashland X X
87 Prospect Hill Academy Lower School Somerville X X
88 R. J. Grey Junior High School Acton X X
89 Randall Library Stow X X
90 Regis College Weston X  
91 Robbins Library Arlington X X
92 Runkle School Brookline X X
93 Saint Joseph School Needham X X
94 Sam Placentino School Holliston X  
95 Sheehan Elementary School Westwood X  
96 Sherborn Library Sherborn X X
97 Solomon Schechter Day School/Kushner Lib. Newton X X
98 Solomon Schechter Day School/Orlin Library Newton X X
99 Somerville Public Library Somerville X X
100 Summit Montessori School Framingham X X
101 Temple Beth Am Framingham X X
102 Temple Emanuel Newton X X
103 Temple Shir Tikva Wayland X X
104 The Carroll School Lincoln X  
105 The Fenn School Concord X X
106 The Park School Brookline X X
107 Waltham High School Waltham X X
108 Waltham Public Library Waltham X X
109 Watertown Free Public Library Watertown X X
110 Watertown High School Watertown X  
111 Wayland Free Public Library Wayland X X
112 Wellesley Free Public Library Wellesley X X
113 Wellesley High School Wellesley X X
114 Weston High School Weston X  
115 Weston Public Library Weston X X
116 Westwood High School Westwood X  
117 Westwood Public Library Westwood X X
118 Winchester Public Library Winchester X X
119 Woburn Public Library Woburn X X
120 Woodland School Weston X X
121 Xaverian Brothers High School Westwood X X