The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) library network is a non-profit consortium of 35 member libraries and 38 locations throughout Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Since it was founded in 1988,[1] the number of items available has grown from 568,000 in 1991 to over 1.6 million in 2022.[2] Deliveries of materials between member libraries and other library networks in Massachusetts through an interlibrary loan program are made by the Massachusetts Library System located in Waltham.[3] The network uses the Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) for staff function workflows: acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, ILL, and serials and Aspen Discovery for their patron's Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).[4] The libraries provide access to reference databases, digital libraries, free music online, museum passes, genealogy, workshops, and other free services that vary from each location.
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Type | Nonprofit organization, Library consortium |
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Area served | Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard |
Members | 35 member libraries; 38 locations |
Digital services
editCape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing began a partnership with OverDrive in Spring 2008 to offer patrons 24 hours a day, 7 days a week access to a public digital library where they could check out ebook, audiobook, digital magazines, music, and video titles through the CLAMS OverDrive website. All of the public libraries participate in the OverDrive lending program. Cape Cod Community College is the only member of the CLAMS network that does not participate. However, students from the college are encouraged to obtain a CLAMS card from the library in the town that they live in. All towns on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket have at least one library that is a member of the Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing network, except for the town of Sandwich.[5]
The CLAMS library network is a participant in the state's Library eBooks and Audiobooks (LEA) program; it is a lending program that allows the patrons of one network to check out ebooks and audiobooks from the collection of another network. "This service is made possible by the CLAMS member libraries and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."[6]
Member libraries
editPublic
edit- Aquinnah Public Library[7]
- Sturgis Library, Barnstable[8]
- Jonathan Bourne Public Library[9]
- Brewster Ladies' Library[10]
- Centerville Public Library[11]
- Eldredge Public Library, Chatham[12]
- Chilmark Free Public Library[13]
- Cotuit Library (Barnstable)[14]
- Jacob Sears Memorial Library, East Dennis[15]
- Dennis Memorial Library, Dennis[16]
- Dennis Public Library, Dennis Port[17]
- South Dennis Free Public Library[18]
- West Dennis Library[19]
- Eastham Public Library[20]
- Edgartown Public Library[21]
- Falmouth Public Library[22]
- East Falmouth Library[23]
- North Falmouth Library[24]
- West Falmouth Library[25]
- Brooks Free Library, Harwich[26]
- Hyannis Public Library (Barnstable)[27]
- Marstons Mills Public Library (Barnstable)[28]
- Mashpee Public Library[29]
- Nantucket Atheneum Library[30]
- Oak Bluffs Public Library[31]
- Snow Library, Orleans[32]
- Osterville Village Library (Barnstable)[33]
- Provincetown Public Library[34]
- Truro Public Library[35]
- Vineyard Haven Public Library, Tisbury[36]
- Wellfleet Public Library[37]
- Whelden Memorial Library, West Barnstable[38]
- West Tisbury Free Public Library[39]
- Woods Hole Public Library (Falmouth)[40]
- South Yarmouth Library[41]
- West Yarmouth Library[42]
- Yarmouth Port Library[43]
Academic
edit- Cape Cod Community College, Wilkens Library[44]
See also
edit- C/W MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
- Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC)
- Minuteman Library Network (MLN)
- North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
- Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)
- SAILS Library Network
References
edit- ^ "About CLAMS", March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Cape Cod is Digging CLAMS", October 26, 2011.
- ^ "MLS Delivery- Index of Resources", [1], October 19, 2011.
- ^ "CLAMS Library Network is Live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions", March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Sandwich Library" Archived October 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, October 19, 2011.
- ^ CLAMS OverDrive page February 13, 2021
- ^ "Aquinnah Public Library". Aquinnah Public Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Sturgis Library". sturgislibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Bourne Public Library". bournelibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Brewster Ladies' Library". Brewster Ladies' Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Centerville Public Library". www.centervillelibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Eldredge Public Library". Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Chilmark Library". chilmarkma.gov. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "COTUIT LIBRARY THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE". cotuitlibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "JACOB SEARS MEMORIAL LIBRARY". jacobsearslibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Memorial Library". Dennis Memorial Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Public Library". dennispubliclibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "South Dennis Free Public Library". South Dennis Free Public Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". West Dennis Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Eastham Library | Cape Cod". easthamlibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Edgartown Public Library". www.edgartownlibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Falmouth Public Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "East Branch". Falmouth Public Library. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "North Branch". Falmouth Public Library. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "West Falmouth Library". West Falmouth Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Brooks Free Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". hyannislibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". marstonsmillslibrary. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Mashpee Public Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Nantucket Atheneum is the island's public library". nantucketatheneum.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Oak Bluffs Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Snow Library". snowlibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Osterville Free Library". www.ostervillefreelibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Provincetown Public Library". Town of Provincetown, MA - Official Website. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Truro Public Library | Books and More for Our community". trurolibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Vineyard Haven Public Library". www.vhlibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Wellfleet Public Library". Wellfleet Public Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home". wheldenlibrary. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to the West Tisbury Library". West Tisbury Public Library. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Woods Hole Public Library". woodsholepubliclibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "South Yarmouth Library - Yarmouth Town Libraries". Dec 14, 2020. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "West Yarmouth Library - Yarmouth Town Libraries". Dec 14, 2020. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "YARMOUTH PORT LIBRARY... WHERE YOU FIND MORE THAN JUST BOOKS FOR READERS YOUNG AND OLD!". yarmouthportlibrary.org. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.
- ^ "Wilkens Library". Cape Cod Community College. Retrieved Jul 6, 2022.