SAILS provides responsive support, resource sharing, technology services, and collaborative opportunities to strengthen member libraries and ensure equitable access to information for the communities they serve.
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SAILS, Inc. runs and supports the Enterprise Online Catalog and Circulation systems for 70 libraries and branches throughout 39 communities in Southeastern Massachusetts.
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“Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy— where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.”
—Carla Hayden
News
- Read-alikes Made Easy with the SAILS Online Catalog!Done with your current read and want to pick up something similar? Interested in discovering a new genre but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you need a cover to grab you before you’ll even consider picking up a…
- Discontinued DatabasesAs you may have heard, due to federal funding cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has had to make the difficult decision to cut certain services it provides across the Commonwealth. One…
- Partner Libraries in Overdrive and LibbyCold weather is the perfect time to curl up with a good book! If you can’t make it out to your local library, you can borrow e-books and e-audiobooks from Overdrive (https://sails.overdrive.com/) and through Libby either online (https://libbyapp.com/library/sails) or by…