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Arts Briefs: Hampshire College grad wins top prize in environmental film competition

Hampshire grad wins top prize in film competitionAMHERST Tim DeBlois, a 2021 graduate of Hampshire College, has won the $1,000 first prize at the postgraduate level in the annual One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest. DeBlois’ stop-action film,.

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Westfield virtual history tours document 350 years of civic pride

Westfield virtual history tours document 350 years of civic pride Updated Feb 21, 2021; Are parents hearing that perennial question from their children more than ever during the pandemic? Here’s a new response for parents – and teachers – who are looking for an enriching online experience, one they too can enjoy: virtual history tours of Westfield. “With the pandemic, we saw a need to provide things for teachers to use with their students and families to do together,” says Cynthia P. Gaylord, one of the volunteers working on the project. “While I am the chair of the Westfield Historical Commission, these tours really came out of discussions from our Historic Education Subcommittee from Westfield’s 350th celebration in 2019. With everything else we had planned for the 350th, we never had the time to work on them in 2019.”

Libraries see big increase in digital check outs, but physical books hold appeal

Libraries see big increase in digital check outs, but physical books hold appeal Richard Duckett, Telegram & Gazette © ASHLEY GREEN, T&G Staff/Ashley Green WORCESTER - Executive director Jason Homer shows off renovations to the children s floor at the Worcester Public Library on Thursday, February 4, 2021. The ceiling will replicate the sky and change to resemble day and night throughout the course of the day. It s an interesting reading item. According to CW MARS, a library consortium whose members consist of many local area libraries including the Worcester Public Library, there was an increase of 34% in checkouts on digital content in member libraries in 2020 over 2019.

Libraries, including Worcester, see big increase in digital lending as physical books drop