BlogJunction Connecticut
A weblog for the WebJunction Connecticut community
Providing innovative programming for the school-age crowd during the school year can be a challenge, especially when libraries are competing with children’s busy after-school schedules. Participants in this webinar will learn how to provide fun and educational programs for children ages 5-12 that will have them running to your library after the school bell rings. [...]
The CT Association of School Librarians (CASL) is extending the deadline from December 31, 2009 to March 1, 2010 for the Bunny Yesner School Library Media Program of the Year Award
The Bernice “Bunny” Yesner School Library Media Program of the Year (BYSLMPY) Award is modeled on the American Association of School Libraries [...]
Awards of up to $250,000 will be given to community-based organizations working to develop or implement local policy initiatives that address childhood obesity in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color program.
Deadline: February 25, 2010.
The program is designed to [...]
Deadline: April 30, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applicants must be current ALA members, and 2010 proposals must address one of three topics:
Upward mobility of Library Leaders from Underrepresented Populations
Information Services and Collections for Diverse Children and [...]
How green is your library, anyway? While there is a broad spectrum of ecological sophistication within libraries nationwide and some regions are at the forefront of sustainable design and operations, others are just beginning or have yet to integrate materials recycling into their daily practice.
Ned Himmel and Sam McBane Mulford are the [...]
Alert your patrons! The Connecticut Money School (CMS) provides free, volunteer-led financial education courses for adults in Connecticut.
The current course listings include these topics:
Debt, Saving, Credit, Loans, Health Care, Homeownership, Senior Issues, and State Benefits.
And are offered in these communities:
Bridgeport, Darien, Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, North Branford, Orange, West Haven, and Westport.
Connecticut Money [...]
It’s not easy to keep up with new technology. By the time you’ve learned about the latest free application or cool gadget, you discover there are dozens of new tools that could help your patrons and library staff.
We’ve invited two tech savvy librarians, one public and one academic, to share some of their favorites. The [...]