Urban Libraries Professional Development Symposium POSTPONED
This event will be postponed to a later date. More information soon.
Based on findings from CSL’s Urban Library Task Force identifying specific areas of need for professional development for librarians serving urban communities, the Urban Libraries Professional Development Symposium was created.
Keynote: David Perez, MSW Library Social Worker, Social Work & Diversity Services Manager Long Branch Free Public Library, NJ. David Perez is the first social worker hired directly by a public library in the state of New Jersey.
Lunchtime Speaker: Bridget Fox, Chief Impact Officer & President, Stamford Cradle to Career United Way of Western Connecticut
Other presenters/panelists throughout the day.
- Date:
- Thursday, March 26, 2020
- Time:
- 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Hartford Public Library, 500 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103
- Categories:
- Event Cancelled
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.
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.