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What does your community really want? Target Audience and Empathy Mapping

Join DLD staff in this interactive zoom session and participate in some of the exercises that contribute to a powerful community needs assessment. This information session is designed to help...
Date:
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
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DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 6 seats left

How to Complete the FY2024 Public Library Annual Report

This webinar will provide an overview of the FY2024 Public Library Annual Report and introduce the new platform that all libraries will use to submit their data. We will also cover survey question...
Date:
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 2 seats left

Creative Community Engagement with the GIANT Room

Join us for a panel presentation with the GIANT Room and representatives from three of the six pilot libraries that participated in a year-long project addressing ways that libraries can enhance their...
Date:
Monday, August 5, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
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DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 80 seats left

Library Marketing with Canva Videos

Videos can be useful ways to share your Library’s story with your community. Use Canva videos to advocate for your library’s materials, services, programs, or even a fundraising campaign. In this...
Date:
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Time:
9:30am - 11:30am
Location:
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DLD Online Webinar
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Reimagining Library Outreach to Increase Community Access

In this session, we will reconceive the concept of outreach and identify a wide range of opportunities for libraries to increase community access. Participants will leave being able to confidently...
Date:
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Time:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
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DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 8 seats left

How to Wear Many Hats Without Losing Your Head

If you had a well-defined job, or if your job didn't shift the minute you thought you'd gotten your work done, life would be fairly easy. But when you're cataloging books, handling reference requests,...
Date:
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 48 seats left

New Librarians Roundtable

New Librarians Roundtable Are you new to libraries? A new librarian? New library worker? MLIS student? Join us for our first meeting of the newly revamped New Librarians Roundtable. We'll get to...
Date:
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
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CLC Events

How to Complete the FY2024 Public Library Annual Report

This webinar will provide an overview of the FY2024 Public Library Annual Report and introduce the new platform that all libraries will use to submit their data. We will also cover survey question...
Date:
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 51 seats left

Assessing External Community Assets, Needs and Barriers

In this session, we will provide strategies that support libraries in identifying their optimal role within their community based on local assets, needs, and barriers. Participants will leave with the...
Date:
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 15 seats left

Small Libraries Roundtable

Being a Small Fish in A Big Pond Are you the smallest library in your area? Are you surrounded by large libraries that have more resources, bigger collections, and bigger budgets? Let's talk about...
Date:
Monday, September 9, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

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.