CONN·text: CLC's Monthly Newsletter

About the Newsletter

CLC produces CONN·text, a monthly newsletter for staff of CLC member libraries with the latest news pertaining to CLC, our members, and issues affecting libraries in Connecticut and nationwide. The most recent twelve issues are available below for download.

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Online Issues

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December 2009

Features:

  • Farewell to Christine Bradley
  • CLC Revamps Communications

October 2009

Features:

  • InfoAnytime Eliminated Due to State Budget Holdbacks
  • WALDO: Consortial pricing on nursing resources, Boston Globe, LexisNexis Academic
  • CT Science Center offers discount coupons to library patrons
  • JobNow: 90 libraries and growing

September 2009

Features:

  • Connecticut Libraries Triumph Over Proposed Budget Cuts
  • 2009 Professional Development Outlook
  • Leadership Institute, Library Rally Photo Galleries

August 2009

Features:

  • JobNow: Fired Up! Ready to Go!
  • ConsumerReports.org and Movie Licensing USA offers
  • ALA photo gallery

July 2009

Features:

  • Scenes from our 6th Annual Meeting
  • CLC's 2009-2010 Professional Development Opportunities
  • New services from CLC partners Donohue Group & Miranda Creative

June 2009

Features:

  • Governor's Budget Proposes Draconian Cuts for Connecticut Libraries
  • 2009-2011 Book & Media Discounts

May 2009

Features:

  • Embracing Today's Technology
  • BookExpo America
  • Favorite Poem Project
  • CLC's 6th Annual Meeting Invitation

April 2009

Features:

  • Favorite Poem Project Kick-Off
  • YuFind Demo
  • CLA Conference Highlights

March 2009

Features:

  • Librarians Just Do It!
  • Darien Library Tour
  • Favorite Poem Contest

February 2009

Features:

  • Inauguration Day
    @ your library
  • Trendspotting IV Recap
  • Scenes from our Summer Reading Program Showcase

January 2009

Features:

  • Recipes for Lemonade, Part 2
  • Big Grants, Big Plans: How "The Thirteen" will spend $100K each
  • Greening Our Valley project

Submission Guidelines

CLC welcomes news about Connecticut libraries and librarians, ideas for feature articles, and other content of interest to Connecticut library staff. All submissions should be emailed to Kathy Charbonneau, Newsletter Editor, at kcharbonneau@ctlibrarians.org.

  • Text - Text may be emailed in the body of a message or sent as a Word document.
  • Graphics - Graphics should be 200 dpi, actual size, black and white or color (color preferred) in bitmap, tiff or jpeg format.
  • Photos - Photos should be 200 dpi, 2" x 3" or larger, in color if possible.

For more information, email the editor.


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