“Mama, Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away” Gaps in the Technology Continuum by William Uricchio My father had a love affair with cameras and I picked up the bug while still in short pants. The family L-shaped castle went on the market this past fall and in the... »

TREMENDOUS, EXCITING, AMAZING CLA Conference, 2010 by Randi Ashton-Pritting If I was to type one word that would describe the 2010 conference it would be tremexcamazing.   Not a word you say?  Actually, one word would not describe the conference.  Tremendous, exciting, amazing would describe it.  But I... »

Technology & Media Prioritizing Library Website Development by Sharon Clapp The big project that I’m working on right now is the reengineering of the state library’s website. I say reengineering because we’ve already done a couple of “site refreshes” in recent years. This project is on a... »

Technology & Media When to Say Good-bye by Bruce Johnston When considering our budget for the near future, the situation is not encouraging. Most libraries are reigning in spending on expensive new technology projects in order to protect jobs and collection budgets, and rightfully so. But that... »

Excellence in Public Library Service Awards Jobs 2009: A Special Series at Fairfield Public Library by Judy Sparzo A new year is often a time for reflection, both personal and professional. If you had asked me a year ago to reflect on what 2009 would bring... »

Excellence in Public Library Service Awards Collaborative Programming and the GirlZone at Essex Library by Jenny Tripp In a perfect world, libraries wouldn’t have to compete for anything but awards. Grants would write themselves, and we’d have unlimited resources to put toward building great collections, booking... »

New @ CLA: The Resource Sharing Section by Stephen Cauffman CLA has a new section dedicated to Resource Sharing. The section was created in response to a need for more professional development opportunities in Connecticut concerning resource sharing issues. Born from discussions at CLC’s Interlibrary Loan... »

2010 Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference “Our Common Ground”: the 119th Annual Conference at Mohegan Sun Monday, April 19 & Tuesday, April 20, 2010 From a baby at a lapsit program in a public library, to a student in a school library, on to the academic library... »

2010 Annual Friends of Connecticut Library Awards Nominate your Friends group or an outstanding individual from your group The Friends of Connecticut Libraries is pleased to invite all Friends Groups to participate in our 2010 awards. This is an opportunity to recognize talented people in... »