Early Literacy Station™ offers educational game solutions at a discount
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The Early Literacy Station™, from AWE, is a self-contained desktop computer educational solution for toddlers through second graders. Ready to use right out of the box, the ELS includes more than 37 educational software packages spanning seven curricular areas, top rated by Children's Technology Review. (Download the complete list of titles, in PDF.) |
AWE is extending a group purchase discount to CLC members from July 14 through August 11, 2008. If the total number of purchases during the special is greater than 9 ELS units, each library or school receives a 5% discount; if the total number of ELS units purchased exceeds 24 units, then each library/school receives a 10% discount; and so on.
Submit your orders using the online order form (in PDF), accompanied by a copy of your sales tax exemption form.
For detailed product and ordering information, download the order form and visit the ELS product web site.
Library Safety and Security Workshop
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wallingford Public Library (directions)
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Register online!
While providing services in an inclusive public library setting, workers encounter a broad range of patrons - some of whom may have behavioral or mental health issues. No matter what department you work in - frontline staff, manager, facilities - you'll be sure to take away tips from this all-day program.
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This seminar will cover the following topics:
- How to design/foster a safe library environment
- How to understand and recognize common mental health issues
- How to identify and distinguish between behaviors which are merely challenging, and those which may present a threat to library staff and library patrons
- Techniques to de-escalate a situation
- What to do in case of an emergency
AGENDA:
9:30 - Coffee and registration
10:00 - Welcome by Leslie Scherer, Director of Wallingford PL & Introduction of Panel Members
10:05 - Panel 1: Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals & Security Professionals. Moderator: Chris Bradley, Executive Director, CLC
1:00 - Panel 2: Library Professionals and Security Professionals. Moderator: TBD
Location: Wallingford Public Library
Fee - $15.00 (breakfast & lunch included)
Registration required
Pics from our Annual Party Meeting!
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Was this really a meeting? Yes, the business got done, but CLC's 5th Annual Meeting at Leon's in New Haven was mostly about celebrating our colleagues and our profession - and having good time doing it! Check out our Flickr photostream of the event - if you were there, chances are we snapped your photo ... and if you weren't, you can see all the fun you missed:
See the photos!
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Bernadette Baldino Receives Jan Gluz Cooperative Spirit Award
Congratulations to Bernadette Baldino, Director of the Easton Public Library and recipient of the 2008 Jan Gluz Cooperative Spirit Award! Pictured here, Bernadette (center) with Leslie Burger, ALA past president and keynote speaker (left) and Chris Bradley. |
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Summer Reading Booklists
Attention libraries celebrating summer with "Catch the Reading Bug" and "Metamorphosis" - your statewide collaborative summer reading lists are here! Download the files below (in PDF), print and copy away. Feel free to add your library's information. Thanks to all who contributed this year!
New Supplies, Equipment, Furniture & Shelving Discounts
| CLC is pleased to announce our new library supplies, equipment, furniture and shelving discount vendors for July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010! Library supplies vendors are all offering CLC member libraries percentage discounts off of their complete catalog of merchandise. (Some restrictions apply.) Equipment, furniture and shelving vendors offer a variety of products; see descriptions for details. For more information see the documents/links below or contact the CLC/Willimantic office. For the 36 page itemized supplies discount list, contact CLC/Willimantic. |
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- CLC Supplies/Equipment/Furniture/Shelving Discount Information
Ordering Procedures, Discount Summary by Vendor, and Vendor Contact Information  (3 pages)
All the information you'll need to use your library supplies, equipment, furniture & shelving discounts.
- Supplies - Brodart, Demco, Gaylord, Highsmith, and Vernon Library Supplies are all offering 20% off their complete catalogs (Vernon offers 20% off consumables and 10% off non-consumables). Some exclusions apply.
- Furniture, Equipment & Shelving
- Brodart - 15% off Furniture/Equipment/Machine catalog merchandise
- DuPont Systems - General library shelving discount: < $3,500=15%, $3,500-$10,000=20%, $10,000-$50,000=25%, $100,000+ =35% off list
- East Coast Storage Solutions - General library shelving discount: 30% AETNASTAK, 32% Mobilex, 20% Russ Bassett
- F.E. Hale Manufacturing - 46% off furniture or shelving
- Gaylord - 10% off library furniture, equipment & machinery
- Insalco Corp. - 40% discount on Bretford and/or Buckstaff shelving or furniture
- Salka Office Furniture - 34% off Agati furniture
- Systematics Inc. - Library shelving and furniture discounts: Spacesaver 47%, Oblique 20%, Goelst 20%, Russ Bassett 27%, Systec 15% off list
- Tucker Library Interiors - Library furniture and shelving discounts. Furniture: Worden 35%, Community 40%, Jasper Chair 40%. Shelving: < $5,000=32%, $5,000-$15,000=42%, $15,000+ =50% off list
- Vernon Library Supplies - 10% off furniture, equipment and machines
CLC Dues are Due!
It's that time of year! 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!
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Need to justify your membership dues to funding authorities?
Check out our list of member benefits.
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Locate your membership renewal application & dues invoice by type of library, below (all in PDF). Please print out and return. Questions? Contact Pattie Noren, Project Coordinator: pnoren@ctlibrarians.org or 860-465-5001.
Other 2008-2009 renewal forms you may need (all in PDF):
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