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

[Mary Ellen Minichiello]

Kudos to CASL for their strong advocacy.  I am so impressed.
Mary Ellen

On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 8:25 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
>
> Burlington, CT 06013
>
> 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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