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Volume 7, Issue 6 - February 12, 2010 Welcome to e-CONNtext!
No, we're not going to call it that, but CLC is pleased to bring you the very first issue of CONNtext - online! No more PDFs to download - just read and click, and print if you like. Our stories will be abbreviated, with links to ctlibrarians.org for more information. CLC would appreciate your feedback on our new endeavor. Please contact Christine Sarrazin at csarrazin@ctlibrarians.org.
Our New Features  On March 1, CLC will unveil some new features to our web site.
On our home page, you'll see a link to your "member portal." If you receive this newsletter, you will be eligible to log in. Click the "member portal" link. For username, enter the email address where you receive this newsletter. Enter the password "library" - you will be prompted to change it the first time you log in.
If you are logged in, you will be able to register for events quickly and easily - the registration fields will be "pre-populated" with your information. If you are your organization's primary contact, you can pay CLC-related invoices online, or print out invoices and pay by mail. You can update your interests and preferences, tailoring the mail you receive to what interests you most. We hope you like our new features!
We are shutting down CLClist and our Google Groups, and using our new database to communicate more effectively with you. But to facilitate the interactive discussions that do take place among CLClist subscribers, we will have member forums available on a variety of topics.
The rest of our site will remain essentially the same. You may notice that the program registration process is a bit different. You may see some other subtle differences. But it will still contain the resources you like most, with the same look and virtually the same navigation system.
Comments? Questions? Email Christine Sarrazin at csarrazin@ctlibrarians.org.
 The Southington Library held a "Sam Spade Soiree" to kick off their 2010 BIG READ celebration featuring The Maltese Falcon. Lending Services Dept. Head Michelle Lord (2nd from left) and her family won the "best 1930s fashion" contest, and will be featured on a "Tough Guys and Gals DO READ" poster.
ALA members: Do you know a new librarian or library student who would like to attend the ALA conference for the first time? Nominate him/her for the Kate McLelland & Kathy Krasniewicz Memorial Scholarship, presented by Random House.
Congratulations to the winners of the Excellence in Public Library Service Awards, sponsored by the CT State Library and CLA: Essex Library Association for their GirlZone program, and Fairfield Public Library for their Jobs 2009 program.
 It's a pig ... it's a bee ... it's Pigbee, the Saxton B. Little Library's new mascot and spare change collector! | |  Killingworth Library's Gayle Byrne shows off her new book, Sometimes it's Grandmas and Grandpas, Not Mommies and Daddies, at Laurelton Hall's "Christmas in the Mansion" event.
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Elvis @ Your Library - To commemorate the 75th birthday of "The King," December was Elvis month at the Groton Public Library. Features included an exhibit of Elvis memorabilia, a performance on the history of rock and roll, a children's program featuring velvet painting, a tribute performance by a teen band, an Elvis movie marathon and a birthday party.
 In December, State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (R-23) invited librarians to her Shoreline Conversations cable program to discuss libraries in the 21st century. L-R: Rep. Giuliano, library directors Michele Van Epps (Old Saybrook), Mary Fiorelli (Old Lyme), Lou Daniels (Westbrook) and Theresa Conley (Lyme) shared insights and strategies on delivering services to their communities.
TODAY (Friday, February 12) is the last day to register for Leadership and the School Library Media Specialist, Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Fairfield University. Sponsored by CASL and featuring ALA Presdential Candidate and former AASL President Sara Kelly Johns.
  Ellington goes to ALA - 12 library staff and library lovers from Ellington HS, Center School, and Hall Memorial Library boarded the CLC bus to ALA Midwinter and had a great time in the exhibit hall! Left: Cheryl Chamberlin (Hall) and Pat McAuley (Center School) with the Emery robot. Right: High School Llbrary Interns and the Hall YA Advisory Group compare their finds.
Right: The Elementary School Librarian-Teacher Roundtable Fairfield County at a recent meeting!
COMINGS & GOINGS
Best wishes to two beloved Capitol Region children's librarians, Karen McNulty (Avon Free Public Library) and Ruth Whinnem (Plainville Public Library) on their retirements.
Discounts 
- Text-a-Librarian - CLC members get 10% off the Text-a-Librarian service! Take your reference desk to your patrons, wherever they are. Read more ...
- Nutmegs - Children's, YA & school staff, download CLC's 2011 Nutmeg Price List
 for the best deals on Nutmeg books in a variety of formats from all of CLC's contracted vendors!
- Hill-Donnelly Directories - Update your collection of Connecticut directories with CLC's super discounts. The New Haven and Meriden editions have just been published! Read more ...
- Conference Discounts - Save on registration for the Computers in Libraries and Internet@Schools East conferences, to be held in April in Arlington, Virginia. Deadline for payment or P.O. is February 24, so don't delay! You must register through CLC to receive the discount. Contact Pattie Noren.
- Preschool CDs by "Go Fish" - "Party Like a Preschooler" and other popular CDs are just $5.00 when you order through CLC! Read more ...
Coming Events 
- Library "Newbie" Roundtable - "Career Day" is coming! Join the Library Newbie Roundtable on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Farmington Library for a special "Career Day" program. Hear about "a day in the life" of a variety of librarians - from YA to academic; special to tech services. What a great opportunity to hear about all of your career possibilities! Please register online for this special event. Read more ...
- Children's Librarians' Roundtable Northeast - Don't miss the next CLR-NE on Friday, February 26 at the Willimantic Library Service Center to learn about a program for libraries and schools called Mixing in Math. Kim Flynn from Killingly Public Library will discuss her experiences using this program and the benefits of using math and math literacy in the library. Please register online. Read more ...
- Children's Author Showcase - Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 9 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Waterford Library for our annual Children's Author Showcase, sponsored by the Children's Librarians' Roundtable Southeast! Hear Bob Crelin, Cat Urbain, Kay Kudlinski, Leslie Bulion, Karen Romano Young, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, Gayle Byrne, and Michael Albert discuss their books. Read more ...
New & Noteworthy from CLC & our Partners
InfoAnytime is back! CLC has negotiated a 6 month deal with OCLC's QuestionPoint to provide 24/7 virtual reference service to participating member libraries. Nine academic and 32 public libraries will have a live librarian available around the clock with a simple click of the mouse. OCLC's QuestionPoint is a unique virtual reference service, supported by global network of cooperating libraries worldwide ready to answer your patrons questions at any time - day or night! More information ....
Participating JobNow! libraries: When your patrons login to JobNow, they will see a new feature/resource: The Adult Learning Center, or ALC. The Adult Learning Center draws from many of the successful services in JobNow but has been specially designed for the needs of an adult population. It offers test preparation (including the GED and the USCIS citizenship test), and a unique academic skills center featuring live, online tutors. More information ...
To get up-to-date information, sign up for the WALDO News feed: http://waldolib.wordpress.com/feed 
- Wilson is offering a 20% discount for their Retrospective files until March 26, 2010. More information...
- OVID has extended its offer for both the Lippincott/Springhouse Nursing Ebook Collection and the Nursing Made Incredibly Easy Ebook Collection to March 15, 2010. More information ...
- Cambridge Histories Online - Special low purchase pricing is available through June 30, 2010 to 4-year academic libraries under 2,500 FTE and ALL 2-year academic libraries. Contact WALDO for details.
- Oxford University Press - Additional discounts available for Digital Reference Shelf, Oxford Scholarship Online and Oxford Handbooks Online.
For more information about the above offers, contact:
Joanne Montgomery, Senior Electronic Resources Specialist
E: joanne@waldolib.org V: 800.326.6495 x2 F: 914.729.1985
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