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Weekly Wrap-up | May 13, 2022
In honor of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month “When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.” ¯ Yo-Yo Ma People
Initiatives and Announcements
DLD represented at the 2022 CT Library Association Annual Conference last week. DLD Consultants had multiple breakout sessions on topics such as digital equity
and eGO CT with The Palace Project. In the Exhibit Hall, we had lots of activity at our table sharing loads of DLD and CT State Library for the Blind resources. We loved seeing everyone!
The new CT State Library effort to develop a coalition of libraries and partners to promote digital equity is well underway. In April, the new group, CT Libraries
& Partners for Digital Equity (CTLPDE), adopted a six-month plan to increase the awareness of libraries, community organizations, and the public regarding the need for coordinated state plans to deliver computers, low-cost broadband, and, most critically,
one-on-one and ongoing mentoring for unconnected or under-connected CT residents. Together, these three elements are described as the “three legs of the digital inclusion stool.” Along with the computer and internet connectivity, "digital navigators”
are mentors providing tech support, digital literacy training, and individualized assistance that can help a resident overcome their obstacles to internet use for health, job hunting, school, work, or other tasks. CTLPDE is now turning its attention to planning for a public presence at Juneteenth festivals and a full range of activities with partners for the October 2022
Digital Inclusion Week. Join CTLPDE
A Federally-Funded Mortgage Relief Program for CT Homeowners Financially Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic The
MyHomeCT
Program offers help to eligible Connecticut homeowners by paying mortgage and/or other qualified housing expenses. This can include a reinstatement, up to 12
months of forward payments, or a combination of both. Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Connecticut has been awarded approximately $123 million to establish MyHomeCT, a program funded by the Homeowner Assistance
Fund. The goal of MyHomeCT is to cure mortgage delinquencies and defaults, and prevent foreclosures among eligible homeowners that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program also includes assistance for qualified non-mortgage expenses including,
but not limited to, non-escrowed real estate taxes and insurance as well as condominium or homeowners' association fees. The CT Department of Housing is the responsible entity for the program, and has designated the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) to administer it on
its behalf. To learn more, please visit
www.chfa.org/MyHomeCT.
Access
MyHomeCT marketing materials to share with your communities. This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number HAFP-0206 awarded to Connecticut by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Place Workshops
Monday, May 16 | 2-3:30 pm Presented by Patrick Lloyd: Library Social Worker at the Texas State Library Archives and Commission Even before the events of 2020 and 2021, most of us had experienced trauma. Today, we are only beginning to understand the impact of recent events on the mental
and emotional health of our communities. However, research is indicating widespread trauma responses in our society including increased cigarette sales, rising opioid overdoses, and other societal ills. How can libraries continue to meet the needs of our communities
given these escalating challenges? This session will provide a brief overview of trauma and its subsequent behavioral responses in the library. We will focus on physically approaching patrons in
a compassionate, trauma-informed manner with the goals of increasing felt safety in our libraries and mitigating confrontation. GELS Postscript Tuesday, May 17 | 10-11 am With many GELS programs, we follow with a GELS Postscript session for small group processing, engagement, and action.
Tuesday, May 17 | 1-2:30 pm Grant writing is a skill required of many library practitioners in public, academic, school, and special libraries. The goal of this workshop is to provide practical
guidance on how to find available grants and how to write fundable proposals based upon library outcomes. Instructor Dr. Laura L. Summers is Assistant Clinical Professor and Program Leader for Learning Design & Technology at University of Colorado Denver.
Thursday, May 19 | 2-3 pm Come meet Ginny Sterpka, Program Manager for Creative Placemaking Programs at
Creatives
Startups to learn about
Libraries
as Launchpads. Libraries as Launchpads offers cohort-based training and project development planning for libraries to get involved in contributing to, and strengthening
the local support system for entrepreneurs and small businesses. We want to hear from you!
Our aim for this session is to share Libraries as Launchpads and begin to understand the interests and capacities of CT libraries to participate in this initiative. Together
we want to build a program to empower your library staff to further engage and grow your communities. Platform
CT Digital Library
Over 100 Items Added to Palace this Week! We continue to add new content to the Palace Project app to support the
29 public libraries that have now moved into production and are actively sharing this free content with their patrons.
View
the complete list of Palace participating libraries. This week we added
105 items including biographies, Connecticut authors, fiction, titles for librarians, and some popular items that we had to purchase again. We also have
All
CT Reads, the
Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge,
and the CT
Kid Governor Civic Kits titles available. Many of these items are available for simultaneous use, but the only way to access this content is through eGO CT and the
Palace Project app. The collection provided by the Connecticut State Library now exceeds 14,400 items! Browse
a sampling of titles available in Palace If you are interested in going live in the Palace Project app now, you can join upon request by contacting Brad Bullis at
bradley.bullis@ct.gov.
Please note, we are still waiting on OverDrive to allow us to add their content to the app. We will provide immediate access to the amazing
FREE content from the CT State Library and your OverDrive content can be added seamlessly at a later date. Children’s and Young Adult Services
Join Camp Sparkler 2022 for 8 weeks of free, virtual camp for CT families with children ages 1. 5 - 5. Sparkler is creating this fun summer
lineup in collaboration with partners including: The CT State Library, CT Office of Early Childhood, and 211 Child Development.
Get ready! Download and register for sparkler's mobile app. Use access code CT or a local code from your CT school/ program. 8-week virtual camp starts July 4, 2022 Starting July 4, children 1.5 through age 5 can play five new, off-screen camp activities each week with their grown-ups, plus attend virtual
story times with Connecticut librarians. Learn through play — together! Over 8 weeks, explore themes — from astronaut to zoologist — and practice important early childhood skills. Camp sparkler is designed by
early childhood educators to grow children's hearts, words, minds, and bodies. Rewards! Prizes for 2+ plays each week. (to be eligible, families must press "we did it" on camp activities, and submit a photo.) Questions: email
support@playsparkler.org
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Kym (she/her)
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