CLC Membership

Benefits of Membership
Membership Dues
Become a Member
Renew Your Membership

Benefits of Membership

Deeply discounted Books & Media
Deeply discounted Library Supplies
Database discounts
Academic and public libraries get great discounts on information databases through CLC's contract with WALDO. School libraries can also get big database discounts via CLC's contract with OCLC Eastern.
CONN·text (monthly newsletter) print & online subscriptions
Both the monthly newsletter CONN·text and www.ctlibrarians.org are the go-to source for information about Connecticut's libraries and librarians.
Free posting of library job advertisements on our job opportunities page and CTLibraryJobs RSS feed
This popular service costs $100 for non-members.
Continuing education opportunities, vendor showcases, and symposia on a variety of cutting-edge library topics featuring some of the most respected speakers/scholars in the field
The Library Resource Online Catalog
Access to the Library Resource Online Catalog includes library speakers & consultants, as well as discounted fees on programs by hundreds of performers.
Roundtables
CLC's very popular roundtables include Business Services, Children's Librarians, Interlibrary Loan, Library Directors/Managers, Reader's Advisory, Reference, School Media Specialists, Services to Older Adults, Technical Services, Technology, Web Librarians and Young Adult.
Human Resources Assistance
CLC is partnering with MRC Corp. to offer the services of Human Resources professionals at a group rate.
Consulting Services
Grants for library services
Audio and Video Circuits
These media cooperatives are available for sharing audio and video materials with other member libraries - a great dollar-stretcher for smaller libraries.
American Express Card - Need a credit card to make online purchases and other library expenses more manageable? Unable to get one through your parent institution (town, university, school, company)? Member libraries are eligible for an American Express card, billed through CLC.

Membership Dues

For FY 2007/2008, membership dues range from a minimum of $125 to a maximum of $650. Dues are calculated as follows:

Public Libraries:
Dues are based on Total Operating Expenditures (TOE) as reported in Connecticut Public Library Statistical Profile 2005/2006.

Academic Libraries:
Dues are based on the parent institution's student FTE in Fall 2006.

School Libraries:
Dues are based on the parent institution's total student enrollment in Fall 2006.

Corporate & Special Libraries:
Dues are based on the number of employees in the library's parent institution.

Become a Member

For information about CLC membership for your Connecticut public, academic, school, or special library, please contact Pattie Noren, Project Coordinator, at 860.465.5001 (Windham area) or toll-free 1.800.260.5427, or via email at pnoren@ctlibrarians.org.

Renew Your Membership

Invoices were mailed to member libraries in spring 2007 for dues payments by July 1, 2007. September 17, 2007 is the cutoff date for paying FY 2007-2008 CLC dues. Libraries that do not pay FY 2007-2008 dues will be ineligible for CLC discounts and publications, such as CONN·text. Remember that CLC is a statewide library cooperative whose operations depend on both an annual state grant and member libraries' dues and fees. So do the right thing - be cost-conscious, be informed, be cooperative, and pay up!

If your library is a CLC member and you did not receive a renewal form and invoice in the mail, please locate your membership renewal application & dues invoice by type of library, below. Please print out and return to the CLC office. If you have any questions, please contact Pattie Noren, Project Coordinator, at pnoren@ctlibrarians.org or 860-465-5001 or 800-260-5427.

Other 2007-2008 renewal forms you may need (all in PDF):

Last update: November 17, 2007