[Conntech] Congratulations to Preston Public Library

[Douglas Lord]

Congratulations go out to the Preston Public Library and Director Denise
Bachand for being selected to receive the Institute of Museum and
Library Services' Connecting to Collections Bookshelf.  

The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a blue ribbon panel of
conservation experts and includes an essential set of books, online
resources, and a user’s guide that can profoundly impact the ability
of small libraries and museums to care for their collections.  

To see the list of other Connecticut recipients, go to
http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/021908_list.shtm#CT.  

Preston is one of 851 recipients nationwide; 236 are libraries or
archives and 615 are museums. Most of the recipients have small budgets
and staffs and have demonstrated an urgent need for this permanent
resource. History museums, historic houses, and academic libraries with
special collections are especially well represented among the
recipients. Thirty zoos, aquaria, botanical gardens, and nature centers
are also represented.  

The last application period for the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) Bookshelf is March 1 - April 30, 2008, with recipients
announced in July 2008. Instructions, qualifications, and the content of
the IMLS Bookshelf, along with the online application form, can be found
at www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. Applicants may begin applying on March 1,
2008.  

Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but large museums and
libraries with special collections are also eligible to apply. For more
information, please contact Terry Jackson at jackson at aaslh.org or
615-320-3203. 

The IMLS Bookshelf was made possible by a cooperative agreement with
the American Association for State and Local History (www.aaslh.org) and
with support from the Getty Foundation (www.getty.edu/foundation), the
Henry Luce Foundation (www.hluce.org), and the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation (www.kressfoundation.org). It is part of Connecting to
Collections: A Call to Action, a strategic initiative by IMLS to address
the challenge described in A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health
Index Report on the State of America’s Collections.  

Good job, Denise!


Douglas C. Lord
Division of Library Development
Connecticut State Library
Middletown Library Service Center
786 South Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
1-800-437-2313 (in CT only)
860-704-2204
http://ct.webjunction.org
dlord at cslib.org