[Conntech] Legislative Breakfast reminder

[Suzanne Maryeski]

The second biennial Legislative Breakfast Reception will be held in the Executive Dining Room next to the cafeteria of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Wed., March 5 from 8:00 - 9:30 am. At 8:45 a.m there will be a brief presentation of CLA's legislative agenda, focusing on the Connecticut Library Consortium.

The Governor's budget includes a $50,000 reduction in the CLC budget, from $350,000 in FY2008 (this year) to $300,000 in FY2009. All other lines, including InfoAnytime and public library construction funding, remain the same as this year.  Invitations were sent out to all 187 legislators, but it is especially important that our message is heard by the 55 members of the Appropriations Committee, whose names and the towns they represent are listed below. If your legislator is on this committee, please make a special effort to invite them to the breakfast. Perhaps if they are not available that morning they could designate a staff person to represent them. 

There is no fee for you or your legislator to attend, but please register by calling the CLA Office at 860-346-2444. Reservations must be received at the CLA office by Monday, March 3. 

This event is co-sponsored by CLA, the Friends of Connecticut Libraries the Association of Connecticut Library Boards. 

      Members of Appropriations Committee    
      Name Office Party Towns 
      Adinolfi, Alfred Rep. R Cheshire, Hamden, Wallingford 
      Backer, Terry Rep. D Stratford 
      Boucher, Antonietta Rep. R Norwalk, Wilton 
      Burns, Ron Rep. R Bristol 
      Candelaria, Juan Rep. D New Haven 
      Candelora, Vincent Rep. R East Haven, North Branford, Wallingford 
      Cappiello, David  (Ranking Member)  Senator R Bethel, Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman 
      Chapin, Clark Rep. R New Milford 
      Clemons, Charles Rep. D Bridgeport 
      D'Amelio, Anthony Rep. R Middlebury, Waterbury 
      Debicella, Dan Senator R Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford 
      DelGobbo, Kevin (Ranking Member) Rep. R Naugautuck 
      Dillon, Patricia Rep. D New Haven 
      Duff, Bob Senator D Darien, Norwalk 
      Feltman, Art Rep. D Hartford 
      Ferrari, Richard Rep. R Barkhamsted, East Granby, Granby, New Hartford 
      Fleischmann, Andrew Rep. D West Hartford 
      Freedman, Judith Senator R Bethel, New Canaan, Redding, Westport  
      Genga, Henry Rep. D East Hartford 
      Geragosian, John Rep. D New Britain 
      Gomes, Edwin Senator D Bridgeport, Stratford 
      Gonzalez, Minnie Rep. D Hartford 
      Hamm, Gail Rep. D East Hampton, Middletown 
      Harp, Toni         (Co-Chair)  Senator D New Haven, West Haven 
      Harris, Jonathan Senator D Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington, West Hartford  
      Hartley, Joan      (Vice Chair)  Senator D Naugatuck, Prospect, Waterbury 
      Heinrich, Deb      (Vice Chair)  Rep. D Guilford, Madison 
      Hewett, Ernest    (Vice Chair)  Rep. D New London 
      Hovey, DebraLee Rep. R Newtown, Monroe 
      Kane, Robert Senator R Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford,  Roxbury,  Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston,  
       Watertown, Woodbury 
      Kirkley-Bey, Marie Rep. D Hartford 
      Lewis, Joan Rep. D Columbia, Coventry, Vernon 
      Malone, Jack Rep. D Canterbury, Norwich, Scotland, Sprague 
      Maynard, Andrew Senator D Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, 
       Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown 
      McCrory, Doug Rep. D Hartford 
      Merrill, Denise   (Co-Chair)  Rep. D Chaplin, Mansfield 
      Nafis, Sandy Rep. D Newington 
      O'Connor, Brian Rep. D Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook 
      O'Neill, Arthur Rep. R Bridgewater, Roxbbury, Southbury, Washington 
      Orange, Linda Rep. D Colchester, East Haddam 
      Perillo, Jason Rep. R Shelton 
      Prague, Edith Senator D Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, 
       Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville, Norwich, Sprague 
      Reynolds, Tom Rep. D Gales Ferry, Ledyard, Montville, Preston 
      Ritter, Betsy Rep. D Montville, Waterford 
      Roy, Richard Rep. D Milford 
      Ryan, Kevin Rep. D Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville 
      Slossberg, Gayle Senator D Milford, Orange, West Haven 
      Stripp, John Rep. R Easton, Redding, Weston 
      Tercyak, Peter     (Vice Chair)  Rep. D New Britain 
      Thompson, Jack Rep. D Manchester 
      Truglia, Christel Rep. D Stamford 
      Urban, Diana Rep. D North Stonington, Stonington 
      Walker, Toni Rep. D New Haven 
      Wasserman, Julia Rep. R Newtown 
      Willis, Roberta Rep. D Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington  
        


Information about the CLA Legislative Agenda:               http://www.ctlibraryassociation.org/legis.htm 

Directions to the Legislative Office Building:                     http://www.cga.ct.gov/capitoltours/directions.htm

Legislators' phone numbers & emails:                               http://www.cga.ct.gov/maps/townlist.asp

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For more information, contact either of us (see below) or either co-chairs of the Legislative Committee:

Mike Moran (Asnuntuck Community College, 170 Elm Street, Enfield 06082; 860-253-3171; mmoran at acc.commnet.edu)
&
Peter Ciparelli (Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington Street, New London 06320; 860-447-1411; peterc at lioninc.org)

Co-Chairs, Legislative Breakfast 2008:
Suzanne Maryeski, Farmington Library; 860-673-6791; smaryeski at farmingtonlibct.org 
&
Robert Walsh,Three Rivers Community College; 860-383-5276;   rwalsh at trcc.comment.edu 

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