Massachusetts Performers & Programs Directory

Massachusetts Performers & Programs Directory
Submission Policy

The Massachusetts Performers & Programs Directory is provided as a service to the librarians in Massachusetts through a joint effort of the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. The directory includes performers in categories as diverse as authors and illustrators to clowns and jugglers. Programs for every age group, from preschool to adult, are included. Inclusion in the directory does not constitute an endorsement.

Submitters are asked to adhere to the following guidelines when adding performers to the directory:

• Performance content and format must be appropriate for a library setting.
• Performers must have prior experience performing in a library or school.
• A performer must either be submitted into the directory by a librarian or must provide at least one reference from a library or school (preferably in Massachusetts.)
• A number of other statewide organizations publish directories that may assist libraries with programming needs (e.g. the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Scholar Directory.) Performers whose programming is better suited for one of these directories should submit their contact information to the other directory. When possible, the Massachusetts Performers & Programs Directory will link to these alternate directories.
• Performances should be appropriate for the audience age. Please be as specific as possible about the age range for which your performance is intended.
• Please be as specific as possible when assigning categories to your performance.
• Submitters should not include programs that advocate any personal beliefs or doctrines.
• As the producer of the directory, the Southeastern Massachusetts Library System reserves the right to exclude any performer or program from the directory if it does not meet the above criteria.
  

Approved by the SEMLS Executive Board, 12/5/2003