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May 2025

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Weeding in the Garden of Good & Evil

Weeding your library's collection can be a daunting task, but it is a critical component to providing excellent library service to your community. This workshop will give you the tools and...
Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 18 seats left

Special Libraries Roundtable

Special Libraries Roundtable - CLA Conference + Marketing Join us for our May meeting where we’ll recap key takeaways from the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference, and we'll also...
Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
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 14, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 29 seats left

Storytelling Roundtable

The Joys of Storytelling Are you a librarian with an interest in storytelling? Whether it's folk tales, literary stories, historical accounts, or personal stories, this is the place for you! Please...
Date:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Office Administrators Roundtable

Office Administrators Roundtable Join us for the next meeting of the Office Administrators' Roundtable. This meeting will be hybrid, join on Zoom or in person at Berlin-Peck Memorial...
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time:
10:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT 06037,
Categories:
CLC Events

Readers' Advisory Roundtable

Adult Graphic Novel Collections Let’s chat about how we can get more adults into graphic novels—how to display them, promote them, and make them accessible to a wider audience. We’ll also brainstorm...
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Welcoming Deaf Kids and Families to Your Library

In this interactive overview, you’ll learn communication tips for interacting with deaf kids and parents, information about American Sign Language and Deaf Culture, best practices for program access,...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 26 seats left

Eastern Connecticut Library Directors Roundtable

General Discussion Join us for a discussion on what's new in Eastern Connecticut libraries, what's on your mind as a library director and what's happening in the legislative session. PLEASE USE...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Library of Things Roundtable

Topic: Library of Things General Discussion Join us for our next meeting of the Library of Things Roundtable. This will be a general discussion about Libraries of Things. Please bring questions,...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Online event through CT Library Consortium,
Categories:
CLC Events

Youth Services Critical Conversations

Relationship-building, professional learning cohorts, and idea sharing are integral ways for library staff to stay inspired, engaged, innovative, and intentional. To this end, the Division of...
Date:
Friday, May 23, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 8 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.