Oh, wow, Katrina, what a surprising and much appreciated shout out to read this morning. Jenny and I had an incredible day talking to tons of supportive and appreciative Superintendents and
Board of Education members, including some in places like Bridgeport that recently let go of all of their LMSs, and want them back. They know the value of certified library media specialists. We are absolutely rallying the troops. Get ready. Stay informed and maybe consider participating in a micro-volunteer opportunity as we create them?!

We ended the day with a full room of attendees at our presentation. If you’re curious to see what we shared, take a peek here: bit.ly/CTSchoolLibraries (Apologies, need to clean up the sources a bit. We’re all a work in progress . . . and volunteers!) Actually, it was a very interactive presentation with so many excellent questions and comments from the audience, that it made super fun and easy sharing about all the work that our CT  LMSs do.

Good luck to Tess and Lindsay though they don’t need luck. They’re terrific presenters and I marvel at their knowledge.

Appreciative,
Val

Valerie DiLorenzo
CASL President
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Connecticut Association of School Librarians'​ Organization Address:​

4 Wotton Lane

Burlington, CT 06013


P.S. Katrina: we talked to so many fantastic Board members from Windsor!


On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM Wicks, Katrina <kwicks@windsorct.org> wrote:
Good morning, Library Media Specialists!

Sending a "thank you" to Jenny, Val, Tess, and Lindsay, who are presenting today at the CABE Conference and getting the word out about issues that are important to all of us: 21st Century School Libraries and the Freedom to Read.
  • Jenny Lussier, Elementary School Librarian, Region 13 Public Schools; President, CT Association of School Librarians
  • Val DiLorenzo, Library Media Specialist, Danbury Public Schools; Vice President, CT Association of School Librarians
  • Tess Mawhinney-McCool, Library Media Specialist, Suffield High School Public Schools, CT Association of School Librarians
  • Lindsay Delligan, Director, Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon; Co-Chair, Intellectual Freedom Committee, CT Library Association
Thank you again for taking time away from your schools and libraries to do this important work.

Katrina

Katrina Palazzolo Wicks
Instructional Technology Specialist
860-687-2000, x1270
kwicks@windsorct.org
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