BlogJunction Connecticut
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Wondering what all those people do on Twitter and Facebook? Not sure how you would use them in your library? Join Meg Canada, Senior Librarian, Social Media and Public Training Coordinator at Hennepin County Library (MN) to learn about Twitter and Facebook and how they can fit into your library’s outreach, marketing, and programming efforts. [...]
The Chase Community Giving Summer 2010 program plans to donate $5 million to 200 charities. Facebook voters will determine which charities receive grants ranging from $20,000 to $250,000.
Chase Community Giving provides an opportunity for small and local organizations to build awareness of their causes on a national level.
Eligible charities – 501(c)(3) public non-profits with [...]
How long does it take to get a book sent on Ccar? Based on business day calculations the answer is an average of 1.66. Many more results are now available, including a comparison to the results from a similar study in April 2008. Thank you to all the libraries participating in this [...]
There is now an online version of the recent workshops on “Using Statistics to Make the Case For Your Public Library.” This workshop is available in abbreviated form in three short Online Tutorials. The tutorials available are:
How to Make the Most of the Statistical Profile of Connecticut Public Libraries (approx. 15 minutes)
Chart-Making Tips to [...]
The town of Plainfield passed a budget last week that eliminated town funding to the Plainfield Public and Central Village Libraries. It is likely that both of these libraries will close, leaving the Aldrich Library (the principal public library) to provide service for the entire town.
The budget cuts the town tax appropriation by 2/3 (the [...]
Three Connecticut libraries received $1,500 in LSTA funding to assist them in performing community needs assessments that assist in planning projects.
The South Windsor Public Library received a community needs assessment to help determine the best approach for services for its growing non-English speaking community.
The Hartford Public Library will be focusing on young adults.
The Ferguson Library [...]
TechSoup’s product donation program includes easy-to-use Flip video cameras that allow you to share your library and community stories. Find out how public libraries are using this technology as a tool for making connections, recording library events, and sharing knowledge. Flip Video’s simple camcorders can be used by people with [...]
The United Methodist Church is offering Youth Violence Prevention Grants to address the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse, and relationship abuse.
PDF application.
The maximum grant amount is $4,000; the average grant is $2,500. Small-scale, community and church-based programs and projects are [...]
The 2010 Playaway PICTURE THIS Photo Contest gives libraries using Playaways a shot at winning $10,000. Don’t have them? Not to worry – the Service Centers do.
To enter, send up to 3 photos of Circulation Station materials implemented in your library. 10 semifinalists will be chosen by judges; participants then vote on those 10 entries. [...]
The West Hartford Public Library will receive $17,020 for the FAIR @ Your Library project, which will enable persons with disabling conditions fuller, easier, and more independent access to library resources. People with visual, hearing, and mobility impairments face special challenges when trying to access the library’s collections, services, and programs.
The library will acquire assistive [...]