Check out these great workshops and webinars brought to you by the Connecticut State Library!

Workshops are held at the Middletown Library Service Center unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, 2/3

Steve Cauffman will review the reQuest ILL system, particularly the Participant Record and the Lending Policy. You will be able to adjust your library's reQuest ILL settings during the session.

Wednesday, 2/4

9:30 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session
All libraries that plan to apply for an LSTA grant are REQUIRED to attend a one-hour session covering application instructions, regulations, and fiscal management. It is recommended that the person writing the application and the person managing the project attend.

10:00 AM-Wednesday Webinar: Top Tech Sites: DIY – Great Tech “How-To” sites (online)

In this webinar, we will explore some of the more useful websites for learning how devices work, to fixing them when they don’t.

Thursday, 2/5

9:30 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Waterford)

2:00 PM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Willington)

Friday, 2/13

11:30 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Willimantic)

Wednesday, 2/18

9:00 AM-Create Lists for Sierra Users (Bristol)
This workshop will show Sierra ILS users how the Create Lists feature works. The session will cover determining which parameters are needed to find the information you are looking for, creating lists of records, exporting the results and manipulating them in Excel.

10:00 AM-Wednesday Webinar: Top Tech Sites: Keeping up with Technology Trends (online)

In this webinar, we will highlight the best technology sites for staying informed on the latest gadgets and software, as well as how to evaluate their use in your library.

Thursday, 2/19

9:30 AM-Charts, Graphs, and Statistics in MS Excel

Learn how to organize and share your data more effectively using Microsoft Excel 2010. Class topics will include basic formula, charts, graphs, tables, and some of the new features in Excel 2010. Basic knowledge of Excel helpful, but not required.

Friday, 2/20

9:30 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Thompson)

2:00 PM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Bloomfield)

Wednesday, 2/25

10:00 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Harwinton)

1:00 PM-Aspen Institute: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries – CT Libraries Dialogues (Middlebury)
We are pleased to announce that Connecticut has been selected as a pilot state for the Aspen Institute: Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envision Public Libraries Dialogue. Setting the stage for a statewide event, the Division of Library Development is bringing the dialogue first to Connecticut Libraries. We want to hear how your library, your community, and your local policy makers are "rising to the challenge" to re-envision library service in your community. It is our hope that by sharing ideas, libraries throughout the state can fully realize a new vision for library service in Connecticut. Librarians, Trustees, Friends, community engagers, lawmakers are all welcome to join the conversation.

2:00 PM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Bethel)

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Julie Styles
Professional Development Coordinator

CT State Library | Division of Library Development
786 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457

860.704.2206
julie.styles@ct.gov

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