[Conntech] Roundtables - Look what's coming in April & May...

[Kirsten Kilbourn]

CLC April & May 2008 Roundtables:

 

CLC's roundtables are a wonderful opportunity for people from different
libraries but with similar responsibilities and interests to come together
to share knowledge and ideas about a variety of professional topics. These
roundtables are open to all librarians regardless of geographic location or
job title!

 

Children's Librarians' Roundtable: Fairfield County

Chair: Tess Beck, Stratford Library Association

 

Are you interested in co-chairing this roundtable? Contact Tess at
tess at stratford.lib.ct.us.

 

Hang out with Jim Knox of Wild Zoofari and meet illustrator Leonard Everett
Fisher when CLR-FC meets next on Monday, April 7 at the C.H. Booth Library
in Newtown. Join the fun for coffee at 9:30, and to pick up your summer
reading program materials if you ordered any. At 10:00, Jim Knox with Wild
Zoofari will give a presentation. Jim Knox is a Zoo Keeper and Zoo Educator
with Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. Wild Zoofari is a new
live-action, high definition children's wildlife series filmed at the
world's premiere zoos and aquariums. The show focuses on fun, education, and
wildlife conservation for kids and families. At noon, guest Leonard Everett
Fisher will be joining the group for lunch and conversation. Leonard will
also sign posters. RVSP to Alana Bennison at Newtown for lunch
(chbooth at chboothlibrary.org); Cost is $10 per person, to be paid (cash or
check) the day of the event. All are welcome! 

 

Connecticut Library Association 117th Annual Conference

Conference co-chairs: Paula Cook, Manchester Community College and Randi
Ashton-Pritting, University of Hartford Libraries

 

Meet up with colleagues and friends at the 117th Annual CLA Conference on
Monday, April 28 - Wednesday, April 30 at the scenic Mystic Marriott Hotel &
Spa in Groton. This year's conference "Innovation, Transformation and Beyond
@ CLA" is packed with 3 days of extraordinary programs and superb authors.
All conference details are available at CLA's website -
www.ctlibraryassociation.org. Hope to see you there!

 

Children's Librarians' Roundtable: Northwest

Chair: Martie Smolka, Gunn Memorial Library, Washington

 

CLR-NW meets next at the Sharon Library on Monday, May 5. All meetings will
have coffee, tea and refreshments provided at 9:30 with the meeting to begin
at 10:00. 

 

Interlibrary Loan Roundtable East & West

East Co-chairs: Kim Farrington, Elihu Burritt Library, Central Connecticut
State University and Gail Avino, Hall Memorial Library, Ellington

West Co-chairs: Co-chair: Mark Gore, Housatonic Community College and Liz
Pisaretz, Norwalk Community College

 

Don't miss the May meeting when East meets West! Mark your calendars for a
joint roundtable on Thursday, May 8 at the Middletown Library Service
Center. Find out what the other side is doing! Registration and networking
begin at 9:30 a.m., with the program from 10:00 a.m. to noon. 

 

Young Adult Librarians' Roundtable: Eastern CT

Chair: vacant (presently kindly led by Linda Williams at the CSL)

Would you like to chair this roundtable? Please contact Linda Williams at
lwilliams at cslib.org.

 

Mark your calendar for the next meeting on Friday, May 9 from 10:00 to Noon
at the Thompson Public Library to discuss Graphic Novels. For the latest
info on the roundtable, or to contribute your YA-related musings, visit the
ECYA Blog at http://ecya.wordpress.com/.

 

Children's Librarians' Roundtable: Southeast

Co-chairs: Nancy Brewer, Ledyard Libraries and Linda Slate, Jonathan
Trumbull Library, Lebanon.

 

Save the date for a Children's Author Showcase on Tuesday, May 13 at Groton
Public Library from 1:00 to 5:00ish! Many more details to come - stay tuned.

 

Young Adult Librarians' Roundtable: Capitol Region

Co-chairs: Ann Marie Naples, West Hartford Public Library and Chris Angeli,
Scranton Memorial Library, Madison.

 

Check out the beautifully renovated Otis Library in Norwich when YALR-CR
meets there next on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Unless otherwise stated, all
meetings begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. Coffee, etc. will be served. 

 

Adult Programming Roundtable

Co-chairs: Karen Ronald, Fairfield Public Library and Cynde Lahey, New
Canaan Public Library.

 

The next APR will take place on Friday, May 16 at the Henry Carter Hull
Library in Clinton and will focus on publicizing your programs. More details
to follow - please save the date! 

 

Children's Librarians' Roundtable: Capitol Region

Co-chairs: Shelley Spoering, Simsbury Public Library; and Helen Aveline,
Lucy Robbins Welles Library, Newington

 

Don't miss your colleagues for a discussion of nonfiction & series
nonfiction when CLR-CR meets on Monday, May 19 at the Windsor Locks Public
Library. For more information about the books, contact Linda Gabianelli,
860-242-2972 or Cathy Nelson, 860-828-7125.  All meetings will be on Mondays
with coffee and networking at 9:00 a.m. and the meeting at 9:30 a.m. unless
otherwise specified. On-line registration for all meetings is preferred, but
walk-ins are always welcome. If you have any questions or concerns please
contact the co-chairs.

 

Children's Librarians' Roundtable: Northeast

Co-chairs: Ginny Brousseau, Tolland Public Library and Jennifer Needham,
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library, Coventry

 

Mark your calendars - CLR-NE meets next on Friday, May 23, location TBA.

 

Register online for many of these upcoming roundtables -
http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/register.html

 

Google Groups for the Roundtables:

If you're a regular participant in one or more of CLC's roundtables, you
already know how beneficial it is to gather with your colleagues to discuss
topics of mutual interest. But what if you have something pressing to
discuss that can't wait for the next meeting? What if you're rarely able to
leave your library to attend? Connecticut-based listservs exist for a
variety of librarianship's specialties, such as children's librarians, young
adult librarians, school media specialists, and the like, as well as
CONNTECH and CLClist for library staff of all stripes. But for contacting
local colleagues, or colleagues in your specialized area of expertise, we
have nothing but messy home-grown email address books-until now... Using the
elegant (and FREE) wizardry of Google, CLC has set up "Google Groups"
discussion groups for each of our roundtables. Each group has a home on the
web where anyone can view discussion topics and postings. 

 

To contribute to the discussions, or have postings sent to you via email or
RSS, just join the group. It's easy and you don't need a Google (or "gmail")
email address: 

. Visit CLC's roundtable page at
www.ctlibrarians.org/events/roundtables.html

. Scroll to your favorite roundtable, and enter your email address into the
appropriate "Google Groups" form

. Follow the link in the confirmation email you receive 

. Answer one question: What library do you represent?

. Wait for CLC staff to approve your membership request

. Become a member!

 

Once you're a member, you can post messages to the group, and see who else
has joined. Start discussions or contribute to them. How you use this tool
is up to you-but it can be a powerful way to network without leaving your
desk.

 

Join your Google group - http://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/roundtables.html

 

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Kirsten Kilbourn - Part-time Project Coordinator 

 <mailto:kkilbourn at ctlibrarians.org> kkilbourn at ctlibrarians.org

 

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