Congratulations to EXCITE Cohort 2 !

The Connecticut State Library, Division of Library Development and our partner Innovation Builders are very pleased to announce the library teams selected to participate in Cohort 2 of the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program CSL grant project: "EXCITE Transformation for Libraries."

We received many creative application videos, it was a challenge to whittle it down to 6 teams, but we are very pleased with the diverse representation of libraries from across the Eastern United States that will be embarking on the EXCITE experience in September 2018. Cohort 2 sessions will take place at the Cranston Public Library in Rhode Island.

Cohort 2 Teams:

For more information on the project please visit our libguide: https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/EXCITE or contact Dawn La Valle at [email protected]  or 860.757.6665. 

"Reality Check": Augmented and Virtual Reality in Libraries

Date: Monday, August 13, 2018

Time: 10-1

Place: Farmington Library, Farmington, CT

More details and registration information coming soon.....

findIT CT Update

We continue to load holdings updates into the catalog. As of Tuesday, June 26, staff at Bibliomation have loaded the updated holdings of 143 libraries into the findIT catalog. 

Visit https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/finditct/librariesinfindit

for the list of libraries in findIT and the date that their holdings were updated. 

requestIT CT Update

We added a couple of The Do’s and Don’ts of requestIT CT sessions. The next three sessions are taking place on Friday, July 13 at Pomfret Public Library ;  Wednesday, August 8 at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton ; and Monday, September 17 at Goshen Public Library . (The links will take you to a page where you can register for the session.) We are working on an October date for the Public Library of New London.

The Do’s and Don’ts of requestIT CT session is for those who have been trained on and are currently using requestIT CT. Steve Cauffman will review the FulfILLment system and updating process, show some of the newer features, and talk about ILL workflow. The session will include demonstrations and will not be hands on like the requestIT training sessions. 

Development Update

 

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has launched its Open Bookshelf with more than 1,000 open access titles in it. The Bookshelf has been integrated into the SimplyE app for iOS and Android and so is available to users of those apps. The State Library is pleased to have contributed to the curation of open access titles in the Open Bookshelf and will continue to curate such titles going forward. We will also take up adding commercial content to the Bookshelf in the future. 

Professional Development & Training Opportunities – July

Managing Library Partnerships and Community Engagement (Library Management Series)

In person workshop

Monday, July 9, 9 am to noon

Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457

Cost: Free

For details and to register, visit https://cslib.libcal.com/event/4247589

Design Principles for Great Flyers Part 2

In person workshop

Thursday, July 12, 9 am to noon

Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457

Cost: Free

For details and to register, visit https://cslib.libcal.com/event/4244940

Basic Book Repair: Tools & Techniques

In person workshop

Friday, July 13, 10 am to 1 pm 

Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457

Cost: Free

For details and to register, visit https://cslib.libcal.com/event/4269941

Building Community Engagement with Burbio - a No Maintenance Community Calendar

Free Vendor Webinar

Wednesday, July 18; 10 am – 10:45 am

For details and to register, visit https://cslib.libcal.com/event/4275050

Advanced Book Repair: Hardcover Techniques

In person workshop

Friday, July 27, 10 am to 1 pm 

Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457

Cost: Free

For details and to register, visit https://cslib.libcal.com/event/4269942

Book Trailers for Beginners

In person workshop

Saturday, August 4, 9 am to noon

Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457

Cost: Free

For details and to register, visit https://cslib.libcal.com/event/4305863

For more professional development opportunities,

visit the Division of Library Development’s Continuing Education Calendar at

https://cslib.libcal.com/

Reminder: MLSC Hours – July 2018

A reminder that in addition to 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, the Middletown Library Service Center’s hours for July will include:

Thursday, July 5: Open 8 am to 8pm

Saturday, July 7: Open 9 am to noon

Note: MLSC will be closed on Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day.

Questions?

Contact us at 860-704-2200, our main phone number.

Contact Linda Williams ( [email protected] ) for specific theme/grade level requests.

Contact Grace Burchard ( [email protected] ) to reserve book sets.

Contact Grace or Judy Crooks ( [email protected] ) to pull general selections of children’s books or

Books on CD in advance of your visit.