[CASL-L] This week in CT Libraries: 7.15.24

Ellen Paul epaul at ctlibrarians.org
Mon Jul 15 07:02:20 PDT 2024



Good Morning CT Libraries, here's what's going on this week.

CLC HAPPENINGS

Have you heard?  CLC is giving away 5 scholarships to the Library Advocacy and Funding Conference.<https://www.lafcon.org/>  Want to attend?  This opportunity is open to library staff of CLC member libraries.  We encourage staff of all types and positions at any type of library to apply!  Don't delay!  Fill out this easy application<https://forms.gle/E5Qb59Je6fjLvMe27> by this Thursday, July 18th!

First ever meeting of our new Library of Things Roundtable this Wednesday<https://www.ctlibrarians.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1872593>!

NEWS OF NOTE

Public Libraries Magazine has a seven page article about Take Your Child to the Library Day written by our own Amanda Stern! <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LAYwRnAWaTj4SDkPpas6MX3vxueWzS3S/view>  We are so proud!!  Scroll to page 18 for the article.

Prisons in Connecticut are missing their librarians. <https://www.capeandislands.org/2024-07-12/connecticut-prisons-hiring-more-teachers-to-address-shortage>

WSHU profiles the State Library's eGo platform<https://www.wshu.org/connecticut-news/2024-07-08/ct-free-ebooks-reading-libraries>.  Great job, Brad!

The Wood Memorial Library and Museum in South Windsor discusses Connecticut's history of slavery with CT Insider. <https://www.ctinsider.com/journalinquirer/article/ct-south-windsor-slavery-history-wood-library-19560636.php>

Beloved Canton Library Staff Member Honored with Memorial.<https://patch.com/connecticut/canton-ct/beloved-canton-library-staffer-honored-outdoor-memorial>

If you or your library is in the news and I miss it, drop me a line!

Have a good week,
Ellen


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Ellen Paul
Executive Director
Connecticut Library Consortium

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