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Public Library Construction Grants – Notice of Intent Forms Due by June 30
All those libraries considering applying for construction grants this year should complete the Notice of Intent forms and submit them by the deadline of June 30. Until the bond fund budget is passed by the legislature we won’t know how much funding will be available for grants this year, but there will be some funds available. Should the program receive the additional funding requested, we will be accepting grant applications from public libraries for library expansion, new buildings, major alterations, remodeling, accessibility, code compliance, emergency preparedness, and energy conservation. If no additional funding is forthcoming, there may be limits on the type of applications accepted and the eligibility of libraries applying.
Library construction grants fund one-half of total project costs up to a maximum of $1 million. Minimum total project cost must be $50,000. All interested libraries MUST submit a “Notice of Intent” form by June 30. The new “Notice of Intent” form and “Timetable and Guidelines” document explaining the grant program for 2017-2018 are available on our Construction Grants web page here:
http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/construction/constructiongrants
Please contact Tom Newman, Construction Grants, at 860-757-6573, tom.newman@ct.gov for more information.
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We added links to findIT CT from the researchIT CT lists of resources. The logo and link are in the "E-Reference Books & Reading" section on the Resources...for the Public; ...for High Schools; and ...for Middle Schools webpages. The link is in the "Books, History & Reading" section of the ....for Elementary Schools webpage.
We created a page at http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/finditct/maintenance to keep track of findIT CT maintenance and technical information. The page includes information on the findIT CT backup schedule and other maintenance information.
findIT keeps growing as we continue to add catalogs and library holdings. The catalogs has grown so much that free space on the server is low. We are beginning the process to upgrade the server.
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The requestIT CT pilot that began on April 12 continues. Due to the server space issue noted above we plan on delaying the roll out of requestIT statewide ILL and will begin training no earlier than the middle of July.
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The Governor's Summer Reading Challenge (GSRC), Connecticut Reads, was kicked off at the State Library on May 19, 2017. State Librarian Kendall Wiggin officiated the ceremony and Commissioner of Education Dianna Wentzell, and Governor Dannel Malloy spoke before handing out certificates to last summer's 27 top-performing schools' students and teachers.
As always, the GSRC website was updated at that time to show this summer's theme, and downloadable reading logs, poster, and summer reading information. Also posted were the annual summer reading lists compiled by Linda Williams at the State Library.
You can access that webpage here: https://goo.gl/z6HY35
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MLSC New Hours – June 2017
A reminder that in addition to 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, the Middletown Library Service Center’s new hours for June will be:
Thursday, June 1: Open 8 am to 8 pm
Saturday, June 3: Open 9 am to noon
Wednesday, June 7: Open 7 am to 4:30 pm
If you need Juvenile, YA, or Adult Large Print books and you would like to pick them up at MLSC during our new hours, please let Grace Burchard know by noon this Friday, May 26. She will retrieve the items from the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) in Rocky Hill in advance of your visit and will have them ready for you to pick up. Contact Grace by e-mail grace.burchard@ct.gov or phone 860-704-2212.
Questions?
Contact us at 860-704-2200, our main phone number.
Contact Linda Williams (Linda.Williams@ct.gov ) for specific theme/grade level requests.
Contact Grace Burchard (grace.burchard@ct.gov) to reserve book sets.
Contact Grace or Judy Crooks (judy.crooks@ct.gov) to pull general selections of children’s books or Books on CD in advance of your visit.
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Strategy. Communications. Results.
In person workshop
Wednesday, June 7, 1 pm to 4 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/3344719
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Thursday, June 8, 9 am to noon
Stratford Library Association, 2203 Main St. Stratford CT, 06615
Cost: Free
For details and to register, visit http://cslib.libcal.com/event/3344720
Budgeting and Financial Management (Library Management Series)
In person workshop
Monday, June 19, 9 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
For details and to register, visit http://cslib.libcal.com/event/3338471
Book Trailers for Beginners
In person workshop
Thursday, June 22, 9 am to noon
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: Free
For details and to register (limit of 12 attendees), visit http://cslib.libcal.com/event/3337600
For more professional development opportunities, visit the State Library’s Continuing Education Calendar at
https://cslib.libcal.com/
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