Volume 3, No.6 | June 2019
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Service Spotlight
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EXCITE Kick-Off Tour around the U.S.! First Stop - - New Jersey

The Connecticut State Library, Division of Library Development was awarded additional funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to bring 5 additional three-day EXCITE Bootcamps around the country from June 2019 to February 2020.

We are pleased to be working with the New Jersey State Library to kick off the tour in their state from June 11-13 at the Monroe Township Public Library. Six teams will be participating from:

  • Camden County Library
  • Monroe Township Public Library
  • New Brunswick Public Library
  • New Jersey State Library
  • Newark Public Library
  • Palisades Park Public Library

The Bootcamp tour will continue in the Fall with the following schedule and locations:
September 24-26, 2019 Vermont
October 15-17, 2019 Arkansas
November 13-15, 2019 Minnesota
January 14-16, 2020 New Mexico

For more information on the EXCITE program, please visit our libguide at:
Service Spotlight
LSTA Grant Awards

As approved by the Connecticut State Library Board on May 20, the Connecticut State Library’s Division of Library Development is pleased to announce the following LSTA literacy and planning grant awards. These five grants total $32,307 in funding.
 
1. Danbury Public Library, $7,500
Learn English! Free Classes at the Danbury Library
 
2. Ferguson Library, $7,500
Road to Success starts at the Ferguson Library
 
3. Oxford Public Library, $4,807
Community Technology Access & Training Project
 
4. Russell Library, $7,500
Food as Fuel for Body and Mind: Russell Library’s Charlie Cart Project to Promote Children’s Health Literacy
 
5. Wallingford Public Library, $5,000
Planning = Success: A Strategic Plan for Wallingford Public Library
 
Congratulations to these libraries and their communities! You can read more about their projects at https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/lstagrants/lstagrantawards .
 
The State Library has approximately $40,000 in funding still available this year for LSTA planning grants in amounts up to $5,000. Applications for planning grants are accepted on a rolling basis every two months, with the next deadlines on June 24 and August 26. Information about the grants is online at https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/lstagrants/grantstolibraries , and the application and instructions are available at https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/lstagrants/grantapplication .
 
Principal public libraries as well as school, academic, and special libraries are eligible to apply, and libraries must attend an information session before applying. The next information session is scheduled for July 9 in Middletown ( register online ), with additional sessions planned every two months. 
Service Spotlight
eGO Soft launch Continues

With the May 15th release of the SimplyE app, the following Connecticut libraries were put into active eGO production status:

Beacon Falls Public Library
E.C. Scranton Public Library
East Lyme Public Library
Milford Public Library
New Britain Public Library
New Milford Public Library
North Branford Public Library
West Hartford Public Library

Those libraries' staff and patrons were invited to share their thoughts about the service in an online survey, with a conference call focus group to follow later.

Other libraries interested in participating in the soft launch of eGO contact:

Eric Hansen
860-704-2224
Service Spotlight
reQuestIT Update

Steve Cauffman will be offering another “Do’s and Don’ts of requestIT” session on Friday, June 21 from 10 am to 1 pm at Wilton Library. He will review the FulfILLment system and updating process, show some of the newer features, and talk about ILL workflow. This session is for those who have been trained on and are currently using requestIT CT. For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5401076

We will be billing libraries participating in requestIT CT $350 for Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020). We will be sending out the bills by late July. Please let Stephen Cauffman ( stephen.cauffman@ct.gov ) know by Friday, June 28 if your library plans on dropping out and not participating in requestIT for the coming fiscal year. If we know that you plan on ending participation, we won’t send a bill to your library.  
Professional Development

Professional Development & Training Opportunities – June 2019

Budgeting & Financial Management (Library Management Series)
In person workshop
Monday, June 3, from 9 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5358274

Customer Service in the Trenches
In person workshop
Wednesday, June 5, from 1 pm to 4 pm
Manchester Community College, Great Path, Manchester, CT
Cost: Free
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5258381

Grants Administration and Management
In person workshop
Tuesday, June 11, from 9 am to 12:30 pm
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5321472

Design Principles for Great Flyers Part 1
In person workshop
Thursday, June 13, from 9 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
Limit of 12 attendees
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5259228

Beyond An Apple A Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
In person workshop
Tuesday, June 18, from 9:30 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
Limit of 12 attendees
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5230536

Working with Patrons with Mental Health Conditions
In person workshop
Wednesday, June 19, from 9 am to 11 am
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
Limit of 12 attendees
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5403189

Human Resources (Library Management Series)
In person workshop
Monday, June 24, from 9 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5358280

Design Principles for Great Flyers Part 2
In person workshop
Thursday, June 27, from 9 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
Limit of 12 attendees
For details and to register, visit: https://cslib.libcal.com/event/5259235
Professional Collection

What's new in the collection?
Contact Judy Crooks judy.crooks@ct.gov if you are interested in borrowing any of these titles.

For more new books at MLSC , visit https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/professional
Hours Reminder
Summer space books
"A Universe of Stories"

MLSC Hours – June 2019

Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Thursday, June 6 (the first Thursday of the month): Open until 8 pm 
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