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TIAL: Creating Accessible Digital Documents, PowerPoint

Join Matt Geeza, director of the CT Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), for a 60-minute session that will cover the basics of creating accessible PowerPoint slides. This session will highlight the...
Date:
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 22 seats left

Academic Libraries: Special Collections and Archives Roundtable

Topic: Picture Perfect! Join Tasha Caswell, Digitization Lab Manager at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, for a presentation on photograph preservation and digitization. Tasha will offer...
Date:
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time:
10:30am - 11:30am
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Deep Dive: Writing

It’s been almost 15 years since the release of Every Child Ready to Read 2nd Edition. This edition included the introduction of the five practices: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing. T...
Date:
Friday, February 20, 2026
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 21 seats left

Library Engagement Platforms

In the last few years, there have been quite a few library engagement platforms that have appeared. Each of them does slightly different things, all with the goal of connecting with and engaging your...
Date:
Friday, February 27, 2026
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 34 seats left

How to Stop Burnout and Re-energize Your Work for Your Best Year Ever

Burnout is real and affects all industries and employees at every level from CEO's to administrative assistants. In some professions, like medicine, it's rampant and has damaging consequences. Learn...
Date:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 25 seats left

TIAL: Creating Accessible Digital Documents, Excel

Join Matt Geeza, director of the CT Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), for a 60-minute session that will cover the basics of creating accessible Excel spreadsheets. This session will highlight the...
Date:
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 35 seats left

Strategic Collection Development for Middle Schoolers

Middle school is a time of “inbetween-ness,” and the transition from childhood to adolescence can be tumultuous for even the most well-adjusted kid. The same can be true of middle schoolers in the lib...
Date:
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time:
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 11 seats left

TIAL: Growing Up and Growing Older: Confronting Ageism at Any Age with the CT Age Well Collaborative

Aging is a completely normal part of living, but because of ageism, some people believe getting older is a problem or something to fear. Negative assumptions about older adults are largely derived...
Date:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 40 seats left

Booktalk Your Way to the Friendliest Library in Town

Booktalking is at the heart of what we do with patrons at the public library. Whether we are sharing books informally at the services desk, presenting a prepared list of books, or posting information...
Date:
Monday, March 16, 2026
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 38 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.