Fighting the Censor: The State of Censorship in Connecticut Public Libraries

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When considering the topic for my Master’s thesis, I knew one topic would be of utmost interest: censorship in Connecticut public libraries.  My background as an attorney piqued my interest in learning more about the nature and extent of materials challenges in Connecticut’s public libraries (including incidences of self-censorship) and how public libraries have...
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Emerging Technologies and Libraries

Connecticut Library Association College and University Libraries Section Fall 2010 Program Emerging Technologies and Libraries David Avery, Emerging Technologies Librarian, University of Connecticut Libraries Jason Eiseman, Librarian for Emerging...
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President’s Message

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As I am typing away, we are on the eve of the primaries. Although Election Day is still a few months away, this election year has been arguably the...
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DVDs @ Your Library – The 800 Pound Gorilla of Library Service

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A few weeks ago the Hartford Courant carried a story about Netflix’s Hartford distribution center.  I found it of interest for three reasons:  The Netflix operation was in Hartford...
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Recipe for Success

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A very wise person recently told me that the best way to plan was to know what it will look like when it’s done.  Then each step in the...
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Floating Naked Downstream?

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A few years ago I spent a summer in a small town in Germany, which was at the time suffering from what I suspect may have been a unique...
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Getting Strategic

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We all know that our libraries are suffering from a lack of resources at precisely the time when we need to be extending our digital services and collections. Librarians...
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Next CLA Meetup Scheduled

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The SEVENTH Meetup will be at The Place in Guilford – Thursday August 5, 2010 at 6:00 pm This Meetup is BYOB – “The Place” (901 Boston Post Road,...
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Darien Library KidLib Camp

Darien Library will host an unconference for librarians who work with children or who are interested in children’s services. Registration is free and lunch will be provided. The unconference...
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CT’s smallest library automates

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Windham Free Library is perhaps best known in Connecticut for being the library without a bathroom. It is believed to be the smallest library in the state and it...
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