Good Morning CT Libraries, here’s what’s going on this week.
CLC HAPPENINGS
This afternoon at 2pm we have a Set the Stage meeting to talk about collection
development.
Tomorrow, CLC’s latest RFP for discounted contracts on promotional supplies closes. We hope to have some new contracts for you this summer.
The program directory
surpasses 250 listings!
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Session ends on Wednesday at midnight.
eBooks:
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On Tuesday, the House took up House
Bill 5312.
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Representative Blumenthal, the key proponent of the bill, called an amendment striking all enforcement measures from the bill (e.g. this would be law but there would be no penalty for breaking the law.)
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The House debated the bill for 3+ hours at which point leadership abruptly decided to suspend debate. There are four articles below that explain what happened in more detail.
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Unless Republican Leadership backs down from debate and Democratic leadership calls it back for a vote, the bill is dead.
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If by some miracle, they call the bill back for a vote, it would need to be brought up and passed in the Senate before Wednesday when session ends at midnight to have a chance at this becoming law.
School Librarians:
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We have heard from Representative Currey, Chairman of the Education Committee, that this bill is dead. We will try again next year.
NEWS OF NOTE
New London Library Leader Named Top in the State!
Congratulations, Madhu! You’re doing amazing things for PLNL!
CT House kills bill allowing librarians to bargain
for expensive e-books after three-hour debate.
After Fierce Debate In House, Digital Books
Bill is Tabled.
eBook Pricing Bill Stalls after GOP opposes
contract limitations.
Influencer Mychal Threets brings viral ‘library
joy’ to the Connecticut Library Conference.
Stratford School Librarians Face
Unemployment as Town Weighs Budget Cuts. And
here.
East
Hampton launches: ‘MAY we see your dog?’ and it is just as amazing as it sounds.
Some Middletown residents balk at Russell
Library’s proposed $3.5M budget, citing high salaries.
In other Russell Library news,
the Library Building Committee recommends site for new building.
The future is Latinx at Hartford’s Park Street
Branch.
From Axios,
this is a pretty good run down of challenges around ebooks with a brief mention of the Connecticut bill.
Republicans
have slowed action at the Capitol and time is running out (brief mention of the ebook bill)
If you or your library is in the news and I miss it, drop me a line!
Have a good week,
Ellen
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