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   1. Re: SLJ Panel next Tuesday! (Katie Clancy)
   2. Re: ReCarpeting Help (Sarah Lynch)
   3. Fwd: Join our Team as a Library Media Specialist at BES
      (Melissa Thom)
   4. Next Week is CT Saves Week! (Gail Hurley)



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From: Katie Clancy <kfinlan@yahoo.com>
To: Cheryl Robertson <robertsonc@guilfordschools.org>
Cc: Melissa Thom <melissa_thom@whps.org>, casl list serv <CASL-L@mylist.net>
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 08:52:38 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] SLJ Panel next Tuesday!

Yay, Melissa!!

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 3, 2025, at 8:22 AM, Cheryl Robertson <robertsonc@guilfordschools.org> wrote:



INCREDIBLE!  Except when you realize it's Melissa.  Of course you're moderating!!  WooHoo!!!

Cheryl A. Robertson

Library Media Specialist

E.C. Adams Middle School

CURRENTLY READING

Let's Pretend This Will Work by Maddie Dawson

A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants by Ann Claire

The Librarian of Auschwitz (Graphic Novel adapted by Salva Rubio)

CURRENTLY LISTENING

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 

RECENTLY FINISHED

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

By Your Side by Kasie West

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

Need by Joelle Charbonneau

The Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:

Good Morning,

I am really excited about the SLJ panel that I am moderating next week (4/8) with Kate Messner, Renee Watson, and Leah Stecher. 

If you are interested, you can register here! :)

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Melissa Thom

she | her | hers    What is this? 

@MsThomBookitis

Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian

West Hartford Public Schools

Bristow Library Learning Commons Webpage: http://bit.ly/BristowLibrary

Follow us on Twitter: @bristowllc

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Join the Libro.fm ACL and receive free audiobooks each month! Use my referral code: lfm82519

Currently Reading:  

The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner 

Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns

Currently Listening:

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

Recently Finished:      

A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen

Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman

Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried by Cindy Rodriguez **CT Author

Julietta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendariz **CT Author

Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide

Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence and How It Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough

A Split Second by Janae Marks (out Oct. 1st, 2024) **CT Author

Hope to Read Soon:

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

SOOOO Many More....

Check out my Joyful Learning Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joyful-learning-podcast/id1637178531 

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From: Sarah Lynch <sarah_lynch@whps.org>
To: Liz Wright <liz.sarah.wright@gmail.com>
Cc: CASL <casl-l@mylist.net>
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 16:03:47 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] ReCarpeting Help

We had a company do it for my 13,000ish items before new carpet. I don't know how long it took them to pack the books up because they did it in the summer and I was not even in town to be able to oversee what was happening, but I know they had a crew of multiple people- maybe it was 4 or 5. They put books back wrong and we had to fix that and it took like a week just to try to fix everything. If you have a week and several people, I think you can do it if you're fully prepared ahead of time. best thing to do is label each shelf and start with something like A1, A2, A3, etc and then B1, B2, B3, etc. This means that someone who doesn't understand shelving can at least understand that the books on shelf A1 go in the boxes labeled A1. It won't keep them in perfect order, but you can get them packed up quickly. The unboxing will take longer in my experience and will require time to reorder each shelf.

Hope that is helpful.

Sarah

Sarah Lynch, National Board Certified Librarian
Wolcott Elementary- West Hartford Public Schools

71 Wolcott Rd., West Hartford, CT 06110
Telephone: 860-561-2300 Ext. 3637

On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM Liz Wright <liz.sarah.wright@gmail.com> wrote:

Good morning!

I was told we might be getting new carpet in my small high school library this summer if it’s in the budget. While that’s amazing, it would involve boxing up every book in the library in order to remove all the shelves (none of our shelves are on wheels) since the carpet goes underneath them. I have study halls assigned to the library all day. I’ve been told that I will have only 3.5 work days to box my 10,000+ books/items and “volunteers” who will help. These 3.5 work days include graduation in the afternoon. So for those of you who have had to box up everything and either move or renovate, how much time did it take you? I’m trying to convince my principal that I need to close the library at least during finals, which would give me a week and a half (the only students in the space would be those not in exams AND after exams for study sessions led by NHS), but I’m worried even that would not be enough time.

And this summer I’m NOT coming in even for pay. It’s been a CRAZY year (092 internship) and I cannot do it to myself.

So I need advice; please help!
Liz
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From: Melissa Thom <melissa_thom@whps.org>
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Cc: 
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 07:29:07 -0400
Subject: [CASL-L] Fwd: Join our Team as a Library Media Specialist at BES

Melissa Thom

she | her | hers    What is this? 

@MsThomBookitis

Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian

West Hartford Public Schools

Bristow Library Learning Commons Webpage: http://bit.ly/BristowLibrary

Follow us on Twitter: @bristowllc

Follow me on Goodreads 

Join the Libro.fm ACL and receive free audiobooks each month! Use my referral code: lfm82519

Currently Reading:  

The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner 

Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns

Currently Listening:

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

Recently Finished:      

A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen

Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman

Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried by Cindy Rodriguez **CT Author

Julietta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendariz **CT Author

Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide

Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence and How It Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough

A Split Second by Janae Marks (out Oct. 1st, 2024) **CT Author

Hope to Read Soon:

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

SOOOO Many More....

Check out my Joyful Learning Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joyful-learning-podcast/id1637178531 

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From: Regional School District 17 <noreply@rsd17.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Subject: Join our Team as a Library Media Specialist at BES
To: <melissa_thom@whps.org>

Greetings,

Regional School District 17 invites you to consider joining our dynamic, professional team by applying for our Library Media Specialist Teacher opening at Burr Elementary School! 

We are a high-performing district and enjoy a collaborative culture that supports all students. 

Please apply on our website and feel welcome to call me at 860-345-4584 if you have any questions. 

Thank you,

Brienne Whidden

Principal, BES

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 17:21:48 +0000
Subject: [CASL-L] Next Week is CT Saves Week!

 

April is Financial Literacy Month and Next Week is America Saves / Connecticut Saves Week   Coming up next week…. Keep an eye out next week on our social media for daily savings tips to share with your communities. For more than 10 years, the Connecticut State Library (CSL) has been a proud member of the CT Saves group along with UConn Extension, the CT Department of Banking, Better Business Bureau, Chelsea Groton Bank, Asset Building (formerly CAHS), and other partners. CSL will be promoting financial literacy with its partners in a lunchtime learning presentation for University of New Haven students on Monday and an in-person financial fair for UConn Hartford students on Tuesday. Visit the America Saves website to sign your library up to be an America Saves participant, access a financial literacy toolkit, find ideas to share for the week, and promote the CT Saves Pledge, a self-pledge to yourself to save to meet your financial goals. Studies show that if you write something down rather than just saying it, that you are more likely to DO it!  Visit the DLD Financial Literacy libguide for other ideas, put together an adult book display of your financial titles, or incorporate some picture books from the Money as You Grow bookshelf list into your storytimes!  Promote something for all ages this month!   For any questions, please contact Gail Hurley at Gail.Hurley@ct.gov or  860-704-2223    Follow CSLDLD Facebook     Follow CSLDLD Instagram

 

 

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