[CASL-L] Important: share stories | Upcoming Special Session of the CT General Assembly - November 12-13

[CASL President]

Hello Library Advocates,

Anything you do for this effort will help the CT State Library, and in
particular the Division of Library Development (DLD) and the CT Library for
Accessible Books (CT LAB). Kindly read the details highlighted below to see
what you can do to speak up for our CT State Library. Feel free to forward
this to others.

Kym Powe will attend our CASL November Board meeting if anyone has
questions. If you would like to attend CASL's November Board meeting, reach
out for the meeting link.

*Valerie DiLorenzo*
CASL President

Connecticut Association of School Librarians' Organization Address:

4 Wotton Lane

Burlington, CT 06013

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ashley Sklar <Ashley.Sklar at ct.gov>
Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Subject: NOTICE CT State Library Ambassadors | Upcoming Special Session of
the CT General Assembly - November 12-13
To: Ashley Sklar <Ashley.Sklar at ct.gov>
Cc: Dawn LaValle <Dawn.LaValle at ct.gov>, Kymberlee Powe <
Kymberlee.Powe at ct.gov>


Greetings,



As a partner and stakeholder of the CT State Library, and in particular the
Division of Library Development (DLD) and the CT Library for Accessible
Books (CT LAB), we were pleased to welcome you to our first CT State
Library Ambassadors meeting in August.



As promised, we have been awaiting news of *a special session of the CT
General Assembly* this fall and we have been developing resources for you,
as a CT State Library Ambassador, to share your support, stories, and
perspectives on behalf of the CT State Library when the time comes.  It
looks like a special session will be held on *Wednesday, November 12 and
Thursday, November 13, 2025*.



Towards that, we are sharing with you a new CT State Library Ambassadors
website <https://sites.google.com/view/ct-state-library-dld/ambassadors> where
you will find the following resources to provide you information for use in
your support:

   - Talking Points and Template Letter
   <https://sites.google.com/view/ct-state-library-dld/ambassadors/template-letter>
   - Spotlights on the Core DLD Services
   <https://sites.google.com/view/ct-state-library-dld/ambassadors/spotlights>
   - Social Media Graphics on “Where does Connecticut's federal library
   funding go?”
   <https://sites.google.com/view/ct-state-library-dld/ambassadors/social-media>



Once again, for reference, I am attaching the CT State Library Ambassador
Overview 2025 that we shared with you back in August as well as the slides
from that meeting.  In addition, I am linking to two documents that we
referenced during our time together that may be useful:

   - CT State Library Strategic Framework 2024
   <https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=79794419>
   - CT State Library | Library Services and Technology Act Five-Year Plan,
   2023-2027
   <https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=68091983>



As we hear additional information regarding the special session, we will be
in touch. If you have questions, please reach out to Dawn La Valle,
Director of the Division of Library Development at dawn.lavalle at ct.gov.



Many thanks!



Best,
Ashley





[image: Logo: CT State Library. Preserving the Past. Informing the Future.]



*Ashley Sklar* (she/ her) | *Adult Services & Community Engagement
Consultant* | Connecticut State Library

Division of Library Development | Middletown Library Service Center | 786
South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457

ashley.sklar at ct.gov | Office: (860) 704-2222 |
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld
<https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/home>
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