CLC Media Circuits

• Overview
• Region 1 (Northwest) Circuits
• Region 3 (Northeast) Circuits
• Region 4 (Southwest) Circuits
• Region 6 (Southeast) Circuits (including Shoreline PlayAway)
• Foreign Language & Independent Cinema (FLIC) Circuit
• Middletown PlayAway Circuit

Overview

Circuits are a means of amplifying your library's media collections at minimal expense.

Participating libraries join any of several circuits - video on cassette or DVD, audio on cassette or CD, and foriegn films. Usually there is a one-time "buy-in" fee plus an annual fee, which CLC staff use to purchase and maintain collections in these areas. Participating libraries meet periodically - usually monthly or quarterly - to exchange or "rotate" packets of materials. Thus, the materials make a "circuit" around participating libraries, providing a continuously updated selection at each location. This program is particularly popular with smaller libraries and those with limited non-print budgets.

For more information about circuits, contact Pattie Noren: pnoren@ctlibrarians.org.

Here are the basics for each type of circuit. Swap schedules for various circuits around the state appear below.

VIDEO on cassette

• 30 titles in each packet
• monthly rotation
• $250 annually per packet
• no setup charge

VIDEO on DVD

• 30 titles in each packet
• monthly rotation
• $250 annually per packet
• $250 setup charge (First year requires $250 setup plus $250 annual fee for a total $500 per packet)

AUDIO on cassette

• 30 titles in each packet
• quarterly rotation
• $250 annually per packet
• no setup charge

AUDIO on CD

• 25 titles in each packet
• quarterly rotation
• $250 annually per packet
• $500 setup charge (First year requires $500 setup plus $250 annual fee for a total $750 per packet)

Region 1 (Northwest) Circuits

NORTHWEST DVD CIRCUIT SCHEDULE
Swaps begin at 9:00 a.m. and take place at the Harwinton Public Library or the Harwinton Town Hall, as noted below.

Directions to the Harwinton Public Library

• Thursday, October 18, 2007 - Harwinton Town Hall
• Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Harwinton Town Hall
• Thursday, December 20, 2007 - Harwinton Public Library
• Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Harwinton Town Hall
• Thursday, February 28, 2008 - Harwinton Town Hall
• Thursday, March 27, 2008 - Harwinton Town Hall
• Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Harwinton Public Library
• Thursday, May 29, 2008 - Harwinton Public Library
• Friday, June 27, 2008 - Annual Meeting (joint meeting with Southwest Video Circuit), 9:30 a.m., Memorial Hall, Bethlehem

NORTHWEST AUDIO CIRCUIT SCHEDULE
Quarterly swaps take place at 10:00 a.m. at the Bethlehem Public Library unless noted otherwise.

• Thursday, November 1, 2007
• Thursday, February 7, 2008 (snow date: 2/14/2008)
• Thursday, May 1, 2008

Region 3 (Northeast) Circuits

REGION 3 CASSETTE, DVD & CD SWAP SCHEDULE
All swaps take place at 9:30 a.m. at the Willimantic Library Service Center. Click for directions.

• Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - DVD
• Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - CD, DVD, Cassette
• Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - DVD
• Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - DVD
• Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - CD, DVD, Cassette
• Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - DVD
• Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - DVD
• Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - CD, DVD, Cassette
• Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - DVD

Region 4 (Southwest) Circuits

SOUTHWEST DVD CIRCUIT SCHEDULE
Swaps take place at 9:30 a.m. at the Southbury Public Library unless otherwise noted. Click for directions.

• Friday, October 19, 2007
• Friday, November 16, 2007
• Friday, December 21, 2007
• Friday, January 25, 2008
• Friday, February 29, 2008
• Friday, March 28, 2008
• Friday, April 25, 2008
• Friday, May 30, 2008
• Friday, June 27, 2008 - Annual Meeting (joint meeting with Northwest Video Circuit), 9:30 a.m., Memorial Hall, Bethlehem

SOUTHWEST AUDIO CIRCUIT SCHEDULE
Swaps take place quarterly at 10:00 a.m. at the Wilton Library unless noted otherwise. Click for directions.

• Friday, November 2, 2007
• Friday, February 8, 2008 (snow date: 2/15/2008)
• Friday, May 2, 2008

Region 6 (Southeast) Circuits

REGION 6 CASSETTE, DVD, CD & PLAYAWAY/SHORELINE SWAP SCHEDULE
Swaps take place at 9:00 a.m. at East Lyme Library. Click for directions.

• Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - DVD, Playaway/Shoreline
• Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - DVD
• Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - DVD, Cassette, CD
• Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - DVD, Playaway/Shoreline
• Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - DVD
• Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - DVD, Cassette, CD
• Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - DVD, Playaway/Shoreline
• Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - DVD
• Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - DVD, Cassette, CD

Foreign Language & Independent Cinema (FLIC) Circuit

• 70 titles in each packet
• Quarterly rotation
• $250 annually per packet (First year requires $250 setup plus $250 annual fee for a total $500 per packet.)

Swaps take place quarterly at 10:30 a.m. at the Middletown Library Service Center. Click for directions.

• December 5, 2007
• March 5, 2008
• June 4, 2008

Middletown PlayAway Circuit

Playaway audiobooks are pocket-size and preloaded for people who just want to press Play and go. The collection includes more than 200 titles - new fiction, literary classics, books for kids, how-tos, humor, etc. Contact Pattie Noren at pnoren@ctlibrarians.org for more information.

• 10-15 titles in each packet
• Quarterly rotation
• Startup fee: $400 per packet (January 1-December 31, 2007)

Swaps take place quarterly at 10:00 a.m. at the Middletown Library Service Center. Click for directions.

• Wednesday, October 10, 2007
• 2008 swap dates will be announced soon.