, Director of Libraries
, Early Childhood Coordinator
Welcome to the Early Childhood Resource Center. Funded by the Massachusetts Dept. of Early Education and Care and housed at the Norfolk Public Library, a variety of materials, services, and programs are available to teachers, administrators, students, child care providers, parents, and anyone who works with young children. Professional resource books, parenting books, videos & dvds, teaching curriculum kits, themed picture books, big books, and many other items are available for borrowing at no charge.
Four ways to borrow materials:
- You are always welcome to come in to browse the Early Childhood Resource Center and select the items you want --- all you need is a SAILS library card. If you don’t have one, we’ll issue one to you. There is no charge to any Massachusetts resident.
- If you live or work in a city or town in the SAILS area, place a hold on the item(s) you want and they’ll be delivered to your local public library.
- If you have an Old Colony, Minuteman, CW-MARS, or other library card issued through a Massachusetts library network, find the items you want to borrow from our listing below (or use the on-line catalog I-Bistro), then request them through the Virtual Catalog. They will be delivered to your home library.
- Call the children’s department at 508-528-3380 x. 5 or send an email to Connie Jones cjones@virtualnorfolk.org with your request. You can request specific titles, authors, or themes. We’ll send them out through the library delivery system to your home library.
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Where are there other Early Childhood Resource Centers (ECRC)?
There are currently 5 Resource Centers in Massachusetts:
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Northeast area:
Haverhill Public Library
99 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 01830-5092
978-373-1586/1588 x630
Contact: Leslie Todd, Head of Youth Services
or Kathy Alexander
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Boston area:
Cambridge Public Library
Longfellow School
359 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-349-4038
Contact: Daryl Mark
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Southeast area:
Norfolk Public Library
139 Main St.
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-258-3380
Contact: Robin Glasser, Director
or Connie Jones
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Cape & Islands Area:
Falmouth Public Library
300 Main St.
Falmouth, MA 02540
508-457-2555
Contact: Leslie Morrissey,
Director
or Judith Blaisdell
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Western area:
Springfield City Library
220 State St.
Springfield, MA 01103
413-263-6828
Contact: Christin LaRocque
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