Good Morning CT Libraries, here is what is going on this week.

CLC HAPPENINGS

Small Libraries roundtable meets today at 10am to talk about fostering staff wellness. 

Thursday we have a vendor webinar with Junior Library Guild (JLG) where they’ll be sharing the children’s and YA titles that they’re excited about for spring and summer. 

Also on Thursday, I’ll be speaking a panel for ALA Core with other consortia leaders from around the country about library consortia as advocates.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

eBooks

• HB 6958 is in the Planning and Development Committee and could come up for committee vote at any time.
• S.B. 1234 was voted out of the Government Administration and Elections Committee it can now make its way to the floor for a full Senate vote.  As I recall from last year, the bill was taken up on the floor and then immediately sent to the judiciary committee before coming back to the floor later in session.  Will that happen again this year?  I don’t know, we’ll have to wait and see. 

Budget

• Nothing to note.

Freedom to Read

• SB 1271 was not voted on in the Children’s committee last week.  There is a children’s committee meeting on Thursday afternoon but I don’t see an agenda yet.  Again, my guess is that this bill will be amended in the children’s committee before they vote on it. 
• HB 7014 had another epically long public hearing last week.    You can see the video of the hearing here. 

NEWS OF NOTE

CT legislators consider proposals about what books would be allowed in public, school libraries.

CT library book banning bills raise concern among some lawmakers.    The same article is also published in the Courant.

Proposed Connecticut bill could solve the problem of rising eBook prices for libraries.

Massive new toy adorns Simsbury Library wall.   

Hartford Public Library receives $50K grant to enhance digital equity.

Fascinating article about the preservation of the Connecticut Charter at the State Library.   

CT Museum of Culture and History celebrates 200 years.

I wrote an opinion piece for this month’s issue of Connecticut Explored Magazine.  It is attached.  

Drop me a line if you or your library is in the news and I’ve missed it! 

Have a good week,

Ellen

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Ellen Paul | Executive Director

Connecticut Library Consortium

860-344-8777 | www.ctlibrarians.org

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