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GELS: Creating a Trauma-Informed Library Environment

In this webinar, we will unravel what creating a trauma-informed library environment looks like. Participants will be able to identify potential triggers within library spaces and discuss strategies...
Date:
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
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DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 9 seats left

Keeping Staff Happy and Motivated: Supervision and HR Basics

Knowing the fundamentals of staff supervision as well as the cycle of Recruitment: Orientation & Training; Evaluation and Discipline is critical to your success as an administrator. This overview of...
Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 23 seats left

Assistant Directors Roundtable

Scheduling and Training & Professional Development Join us for our next meeting of the Assistant Directors Roundtable as we discuss scheduling & staff training/Professional Development, especially...
Date:
Friday, May 3, 2024
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

GELS: Becoming and Planning for Trauma-Informed Services

Embark on the journey of becoming and planning for trauma-informed services in your library. This webinar will guide libraries in assessing their readiness for trauma-informed services, and learn the...
Date:
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
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DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 13 seats left

Readers' Advisory Roundtable

Genre Study: Horror (at your own speed) & Summer Reading Join us for our May 14 meeting of the Readers' Advisory Roundtable. We will provide a genre study on Horror, an often overlooked genre. We'll...
Date:
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Adult Programming Roundtable

Westport Library Tour At this roundtable, we will network and enjoy light refreshments and then take a tour of the building. In addition to light refreshments, you are welcome to bring your own lunch...
Date:
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time:
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road Westport, CT 06880,
Categories:
CLC Events

Eastern Connecticut Library Directors Roundtable

Library Renovations & Discussion Join your fellow Eastern CT library directors for a morning at the recently renovated and expanded Jonathan Trumbull Library in Lebanon! We'll tour the building and...
Date:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time:
9:30am - 11:30am
Location:
Jonathan Trumbull Library, 580 Exeter Road, Lebanon, CT 06249,
Categories:
CLC Events

Construction Grant Information Session

If your library is thinking of applying for a construction grant from the CT State Library, this webinar will walk you through the process. You'll learn what you need to do before applying as well as...
Date:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 21 seats left

Social Justice Roundtable

Becoming a Book Sanctuary Library The latest high-profile library news about Julie Styles resigning as the director of the Suffield Public Library raises many issues that affect all. Our guest will...
Date:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Building the Metaverse in the Library

Building the metaverse in the library explores the possibilities of designing augmented and virtual reality experiences. The session will examine how libraries can leverage the technology to provide a...
Date:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Time:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 52 seats left

MLSC Appointments

Starting June 1, the Middletown Library Service Center is open by appointment only.

Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities

We want to provide what you need to participate!

If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.

You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.

Registration Eligibility

To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:

  • current library staff member
  • undergraduate or graduate library student
  • Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
  • retired or unemployed library staff

Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.

*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.

Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.

Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.

Inclement Weather Policy

For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:

If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.

For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.

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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.