[CASL-L] Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today

[CASL Vice President]

This level of advocacy is really amazing, thank uou for representing school
librarians and for the incredible presentation!

~Audra Good
Vice President
CT Association of School Librarians

Connecticut Association of School Librarians'​ Organization Address:​

4 Wotton Lane

Burlington, CT 06013




On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM CASL President <president at ctcasl.org> wrote:

> One additional shout out to these amazing people who did a presentation in
> 2022 at the CABE/CAPSS Convention. We started with their presentation and
> updated, added, adjusted, as needed. That's what is so great about CASL.
> Many devoted, passionate volunteers have created the foundation that we can
> continue to build upon to advance school librarianship in CT. Yes, as you
> look at the names below, Jenny, was part of the 2022 presentation too!
> [image: image.png]
>
> *Valerie DiLorenzo*
> CASL President
>
> Connecticut Association of School Librarians' Organization Address:
>
> 4 Wotton Lane
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4+Wotton+Lane+Burlington,+CT+06013?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> Burlington, CT 06013
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4+Wotton+Lane+Burlington,+CT+06013?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM Shannon McNeice <shannon_mcneice at whps.org>
> wrote:
>
>> This is a phenomenal, inspirational, and information-packed presentation!
>> Thank you for taking the time to curate and share this look at the lives of
>> library media specialists. I am THANKFUL for this work!
>>
>> Shannon
>>
>>
>> Sedgwick Middle School Library
>> <https://sites.google.com/whps.org/sedgwicklibrarylearningcommons>
>> Instagram @sedglibrary <https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM CASL President <president at ctcasl.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, wow, Katrina, what a surprising and much appreciated shout out to
>>> read this morning. Jenny and I had an incredible day talking to tons of
>>> supportive and appreciative Superintendents and
>>> Board of Education members, including some in places like Bridgeport
>>> that recently let go of all of their LMSs, and want them back. They know
>>> the value of certified library media specialists. We are absolutely
>>> rallying the troops. Get ready. Stay informed and maybe consider
>>> participating in a micro-volunteer opportunity as we create them?!
>>>
>>> We ended the day with a full room of attendees at our presentation. If
>>> you’re curious to see what we shared, take a peek here:
>>> bit.ly/CTSchoolLibraries (Apologies, need to clean up the sources a
>>> bit. We’re all a work in progress . . . and volunteers!) Actually, it was a
>>> very interactive presentation with so many excellent questions and comments
>>> from the audience, that it made super fun and easy sharing about all the
>>> work that our CT  LMSs do.
>>>
>>> Good luck to Tess and Lindsay though they don’t need luck. They’re
>>> terrific presenters and I marvel at their knowledge.
>>>
>>> Appreciative,
>>> Val
>>>
>>> *Valerie DiLorenzo*
>>> CASL President
>>> ​
>>> Connecticut Association of School Librarians'​ Organization Address:​
>>>
>>> 4 Wotton Lane
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4+Wotton+Lane+Burlington,+CT+06013?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>
>>> Burlington, CT 06013
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4+Wotton+Lane+Burlington,+CT+06013?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>
>>> P.S. Katrina: we talked to so many fantastic Board members from Windsor!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM Wicks, Katrina <kwicks at windsorct.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good morning, Library Media Specialists!
>>>>
>>>> Sending a "thank you" to Jenny, Val, Tess, and Lindsay, who are
>>>> presenting today at the CABE Conference and getting the word out about
>>>> issues that are important to all of us: 21st Century School Libraries and
>>>> the Freedom to Read.
>>>>
>>>>    - Jenny Lussier, Elementary School Librarian, Region 13 Public
>>>>    Schools; President, CT Association of School Librarians
>>>>    - Val DiLorenzo, Library Media Specialist, Danbury Public Schools;
>>>>    Vice President, CT Association of School Librarians
>>>>    - Tess Mawhinney-McCool, Library Media Specialist, Suffield High
>>>>    School Public Schools, CT Association of School Librarians
>>>>    - Lindsay Delligan, Director, Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon;
>>>>    Co-Chair, Intellectual Freedom Committee, CT Library Association
>>>>
>>>> Thank you again for taking time away from your schools and libraries to
>>>> do this important work.
>>>>
>>>> Katrina
>>>>
>>>> Katrina Palazzolo Wicks
>>>> Instructional Technology Specialist
>>>> 860-687-2000, x1270
>>>> kwicks at windsorct.org
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>>>> <https://helpdesk.windsorct.org/selfservice/index.aspx>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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