Connecticut Library Resources

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• Older Adults
• Policies
• Standards & Competencies
• Statistics
• Technology & Automation

Blogs & Feeds

• Connecticut Library Jobs, the latest job openings in Connecticut libraries

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Books

• Book Discussion Sets in Connecticut
  A directory of libraries with collections of books intended for Book Group discussions.
• Book Sale Leftovers
  What to do with books left over from book sales. Compiled by the Public Library Section of CLA, January 2005. (3 pages, in PDF)

Buildings

• Resources from CLC's "Nonprofit Facilities Planning and Management" program, presented on May 11, 2007:

  1. Workshop Agenda (download in MS Word)
  2. Presenters:

     Kevin Galvin, President, Connecticut Commercial Maintenance, Inc., West Hartford. 860-523-1028; ConnecticutMaintenance@comcast.net; www.ConnecticutMaintenance.com

     Kate Busch, Strategic Management Consulting, 860-232-3398, KBusch@StrategicManagementConsulting.org; www.StrategicManagementConsulting.org

     Melissa Lefebvre, Bibliomation, Inc., mlefebvre@biblio.org

  3. Workbook (download in MS Word)
  4. Kevin and Kate's presentation (download in MS PowerPoint)
  5. Details about CREC's Energy Savings Program (link)
  6. Melissa's Disaster Recover PowerPoint: Is Your Library Ready for a Disaster? (download in MS PowerPoint)
  7. Melissa's Examples of DRP forms (download in MS Word)

Children & Youth

• "Best Books for Children: A List for Holiday Giving" - compiled annually by CLC librarians
  • 2007 lists
    Babies & Toddlers (ages 0-3) (PDF, 496 KB)
    Young Readers & Listeners (ages 3-8) (PDF, 904 KB)
    Middle Readers (ages 8-12) (PDF, 416 KB)
    Teens (ages 12+) (PDF, 460 KB)
    For library staff: Master list (in Word - text only)
  • 2006 lists
    Babies & Toddlers (ages 0-3) (PDF, 496 KB)
    Young Readers & Listeners (ages 3-8) (PDF, 904 KB)
    Middle Readers (ages 8-12) (PDF, 416 KB)
    Teens (ages 12+) (PDF, 460 KB)
  • 2005 lists
    Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers (ages 0-4) (PDF, 3.9 MB)
    Young Readers & Listeners (ages 4-8) (PDF, 4.2 MB)
    Middle Readers (ages 8-12) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
    Teens (ages 12+) (PDF, 3 MB)
  • 2004 list (PDF - 340K)
  • 2003 list (PDF - 476K)
• Children and Youth Services
  Links to services in Connecticut for librarians serving children and young adults. From CT Webjunction.
• Children's & Young Adult Fiction Set In Connecticut
  Compiled by Linda Williams, Children's Services Consultant, Connecticut State Library.
• Connecticut Children's & Young Adult Authors & Illustrators
  Children's book authors & illustrators who live or have lived in Connecticut. Compiled and regularly updated by Linda Williams, Children's Services Consultant, Connecticut State Library.
• Ellison Machine
  Locations of Ellison Machines for statewide use:
  • Former CRLC machine:
    South Windsor Public Library: Hours | Directions
    Available for use any time the library is open (located in private study room). To reserve a time, call the Children's Dept. at 860.644.5404. Please bring paper.
  • Former WCLC machine:
    Woodbury Library: Hours | Directions
    Call the Children's Department at 203.263.3502 with the day/time you will be coming. Please bring paper.
  Library-owned machines available for use by other libraries:
  • Pequot Library, Southport: Hours | Directions
    203.259.0346, ext. 18
• Nutmeg Children's Book Award
      • 2007 Nominees

Continuing Education

• CLC Events & Continuing Education
• Connecticut Courses
  From CT Webjunction, links to Continuing Education opportunities and related resources for library personnel in Connecticut.
• CT Library Continuing Education Calendar
• Continuing Education Catalog for Connecticut Libraries
• Continuing Library Education Certificates (CLECs)
• Current Connecticut Workshops
  All workshops currently being offered by the CT State Library's Division of Library Development.
• Online Courses
  Free self-paced, online WebJunction courses for Connecticut library staff.

Directories

• Connecticut Library Consortium Members
• Connecticut Newspapers on the Web
  Links to home pages of Connecticut daily and weekly newspapers. Organized alphabetically by town.
• Connecticut Pathfinder: Finding Connecticut Content [on Webjunction CT]
  Webjunction CT is full of resources for Connecticut libraries. Use this pathfinder to locate the information you need. Categories include Policies and Practices, Technology Resources, Buying and Funding, Services to Libraries, Learning Center, and Community Center.
• Connecticut Public Library Directory
  Search for Connecticut public libraries by library name, town, or director's name.
• Directory of Electronic Discussion Lists
  Directory of electronic discussion lists of interest to Connecticut library staff, with instructions on subscribing.
• Email Directory of Connecticut Librarians
  Search for a library staff member by name, email, library, town, and more.
• Find a Library / Find a Book
  Links to Connecticut library web sites and catalogs. Includes public, academic, corporate, special, and school libraries.
• Jerry Dogherty's CONNECTICUT: Libraries Of Connecticut (History & Exterior)
• lib-web-cats: a directory of libraries throughout the world
• Library System Networks in Connecticut
  A listing of the Library System networks serving multiple libraries in Connecticut.

Grants

• Grants and Reimbursements
  Information on the various grants and reimbursement programs available to Connecticut libraries. From CT Webjunction.
• Grant Opportunities
  Describes other grant programs from government and private sources, including ALA, the USDA, Safeco, Citizen's Financial Group, ATT, and the US Dept of Education, and more. From CT Webjunction.
• Library Grants Blog

Human Resources

• CLC Personnel Manual (in PDF)
• "Herding Kittens: Managing Staff and Library User Conflicts" Handout (in PDF)
  

  Resources from the October 2, 2007 workshop at Farmington Library, presented by Pat Wagner of Pattern Research, Inc.

  See also:
  Twelve warning signs that you need to leave (in PDF)

• "Transforming Your Staff" Handouts (in PDF)
  

  Resources from the September 19, 2007 workshop at Wilton Library, presented by Maureen Sullivan Associates.

  Also see article recommended by Maureen Sullivan:
  Motivating B Players, by Mark Murphy, Chairman & CEO, Leadership IQ

Older Adults

• CLC's Services To Older Adults Roundtable (SOAR): Resources Page
• Library Services to Older Adults
  In this Webjunction forum, discuss programs, challenges and solutions to accommodate a growing retiree population and an ongoing need for adult education.
• Services to Older Adults
  Older adults are one of the primary users of public libraries. Find out how libraries are serving this growing population in this site from Webjunction.

Policies

• CLC's Snow Policy (for roundtables, meetings, etc.):
  If school is delayed in the town hosting the event, the event will go on as scheduled. If school is cancelled in the host town, the event will be postponed to the snow date.
• Policies (from CT Webjunction)
  How-to articles, best practices, and samples for all aspects of library policy.
• Weather-Related Closing Policies
  Over 30 libraries' responses to the following question: "Do any public library full time staff have to use vacation time if the library closes due to weather and Town Hall is open?" Compiled 1/2005. (PDF)

Standards & Competencies

• Public Library Standards
  From CT Webjunction. Provides links to standards published by various state libraries or other library organizations.
• Youth Service Standards and Service Philosophies
  Competencies, standards and service philosophies for service to children and young adults. From the CT Division of Library Development.

Statistics

• Public Library Statistics, Connecticut
  From CT Webjunction. Comparative Library Statistical Data for Connecticut Public Libraries.

Technology & Automation

• Academic Library Needs for the 21st Century (ILS and database vendor showcase), February 16, 2007 - Presentations
  
  • Elizabeth McKinney de Garcia, PINES Program Manager, Georgia Public Library Service
    Elizabeth spoke about Georgia Public Library Service's PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services), an open-source ILS that currently holds the collections of 265 Georgia libraries.
    Download presentation and notes
    (This is a zipped, or compressed, archive. Download and open using a freely available decompression utility.)
  • Michael Schneider, Director of Sales, Alexander Street Press
    Download presentation (in PDF)
  • ProQuest Curriculum Package
    Download presentation (in PDF)
• Conntech Listserv Archives
• Conntech Filtering Survey, July 2005 (in PDF)
  1-page summary of responses to a July 2005 CONNTECH query about best filtering software for computers in the children's department.