[CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 11, Issue 316
Tess Mawhinney-McCool
tess.mawhinney at gmail.com
Sun Nov 23 08:42:19 PST 2025
Thank you, Katrina, for the shout out! I presented on Saturday with my L4L
public library counterpart, Lindsay Delligan, and it was well received. The
audience members asked a lot of questions throughout the presentation and
several came up after and thanked us and asked more questions. It was clear
that the vast majority of the people in our audience (minus definitely one)
were interested in how they can support school libraries and protect
students' right to read. If anyone would like to see our presentation, just
let me know.
Hope everyone has a wonderful and well deserved Thanksgiving!
Tess
On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM <casl-l-request at mylist.net> wrote:
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> 1. Sips & standards (My9lives124)
> 2. Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today (Wicks, Katrina)
> 3. Maker Space Cricut question (Alexandra Grundt)
> 4. Re: Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today (CASL President)
> 5. Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today
> (Pia Ledina)
> 6. Re: Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today
> (Mary Ellen Minichiello)
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: My9lives124 <my9lives1970 at gmail.com>
> To: "CASL-L at mylist.net" <CASL-L at mylist.net>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:03:50 -0500
> Subject: [CASL-L] Sips & standards
> Is anyone from the Manchester/ Andover area going to the sips and
> standards event that I could get a ride with?
>
> Ann Kauffman
>
> Ann Kauffman
> Library Media Specialist
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Wicks, Katrina" <kwicks at windsorct.org>
> To: "Casl-L at Mylist.Net" <casl-l at mylist.net>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:43:52 -0500
> Subject: [CASL-L] Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today
> 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
> Classlink <https://launchpad.classlink.com/> (Sign in with Google)
> ☆ Place a Support Ticket
> <https://helpdesk.windsorct.org/selfservice/index.aspx>
>
>
>
>
> Windsor Public Schools | 601 Matianuck Avenue | Windsor, CT 06095
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alexandra Grundt <aegrundt at gmail.com>
> To: CASL_L <CASL-L at mylist.net>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:57:11 -0500
> Subject: [CASL-L] Maker Space Cricut question
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We are starting to make vinyl water bottle stickers and would appreciate
> recommendations for waterproof, vinyl sticker paper that can be used with a
> laser printer. I accidentally ordered ones that are inkjet only.
>
> Thank you!
> Allie Johnston
> Har-Bur Middle School
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: CASL President <president at ctcasl.org>
> To: "Wicks, Katrina" <kwicks at windsorct.org>
> Cc: "Casl-L at Mylist.Net" <casl-l at mylist.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:25:26 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today
> 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
>> Classlink <https://launchpad.classlink.com/> (Sign in with Google)
>> ☆ Place a Support Ticket
>> <https://helpdesk.windsorct.org/selfservice/index.aspx>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Windsor Public Schools | 601 Matianuck Avenue | Windsor, CT 06095
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/601+Matianuck+Avenue+%C2%A0%7C+%C2%A0Windsor,+CT+06095?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Pia Ledina <pia_ledina at greenwich.k12.ct.us>
> To: President CASL <president at ctcasl.org>
> Cc: Katrina Wicks <kwicks at windsorct.org>, casl-l at mylist.net
> Bcc:
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:41:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE
> today
> Fantastic presentation… so glad the meeting went well!!
>
> ;) pia ledina
>
> typed on a tiny keyboard just for you...
>
> On 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
>
> 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
>> Classlink <https://launchpad.classlink.com/> (Sign in with Google)
>> ☆ Place a Support Ticket
>> <https://helpdesk.windsorct.org/selfservice/index.aspx>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Windsor Public Schools | 601 Matianuck Avenue | Windsor, CT 06095
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/601+Matianuck+Avenue+%C2%A0%7C+%C2%A0Windsor,+CT+06095?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> _______________________________________________
>> CASL-L mailing list
>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
>>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mary Ellen Minichiello <meminichiello at gmail.com>
> To: CASL President <president at ctcasl.org>
> Cc: "Wicks, Katrina" <kwicks at windsorct.org>, "Casl-L at Mylist.Net" <
> casl-l at mylist.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:43:24 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Thank you to LMSs presenting at CABE today
> 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
>>> Classlink <https://launchpad.classlink.com/> (Sign in with Google)
>>> ☆ Place a Support Ticket
>>> <https://helpdesk.windsorct.org/selfservice/index.aspx>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Windsor Public Schools | 601 Matianuck Avenue | Windsor, CT 06095
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/601+Matianuck+Avenue+%C2%A0%7C+%C2%A0Windsor,+CT+06095?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> CASL-L mailing list
>>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
>>>
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