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Main Library Alliance

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The Main Library Alliance is a network of 53 public libraries located in New Jeresy's Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Union, and Warren Counties. Main's mission is to lead and encourage collaboration, resource sharing, staff development and innovation by providing high quality, cost effective shared services to member libraries for their communities. Created in 1979, the network has evolved to offer its members cost-sharing opportunities, library automation services, technical support, and an organizational structure conducive to collaboration and efficient management of tax dollars.

Principal Consortial Functions
Cataloging services
Collections sharing
Electronic content licensing
Electronic content loading/presentation
Interlibrary loan/document delivery
Training
Union lists/shared online catalogs
Other Functions
IT/network technical support
Continuing education
Group purchasing