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Happy Birthday Connecticard!
June 11th, 2013 | Permalink | Comment?

The Connecticard Program began 40 years ago when the State Legislature approved the creation of this program on June 11, 1973. This program where Connecticut residents may borrow from any public library in Connecticut, received funding in 1975. There were less than 500 thousand loans that year. Currently Connecticard loans are averaging close to 5 million per year. This program, which includes reimbursements by the State Library, is the only one of its kind in the United States and is the cornerstone for our state’s efforts to provide equity of access to library materials for all Connecticut citizens.
Connecticard, Grants and Reimbursements
Ccard Expenditure Reports Are Due
April 4th, 2013 | Permalink | Comment?

2013 Connecticard reimbursement payments should go out this month. One of the requirements for receiving Connecticard payments is to file an expenditure report each year. Public libraries must now report how they spent the payment they received in April, 2012. Most libraries have already spent this money, so please go to this survey form and submit your figures.

You do not need to submit a paper form. Deadline for submission is Nov. 1.
Connecticard
Connecticard Reporting for 2013-2014
April 1st, 2013 | Permalink | Comment?
See the following announcements regarding this year’s Connecticard program:

1. There are no changes in how to report the Ccard statistics for the March 2013 – February 2014 reporting year. More information can be found here:

2. Reminders:
- Connecticard loans DO include renewals.
- Interlibrary Loans are not Connecticard loans
- The library cards you issue to your town’s residents must have an expiration date in order to be used for Connecticard borrowing.
3. Connecticard celebrates its 40^th anniversary this year. Legislation to establish the program passed on June 11, 1973 . Since the first couple years of the program, Ccard loans have increase from less than 1 million loans per year to close to 5 million.
Connecticard, Grants and Reimbursements
Connecticard Expected Payment Information Available
March 27th, 2013 | Permalink | Comment?

Connecticut public libraries lent 4,840,426 items to non-residents during the 2012-2013 year (which ended with February). This was down just slightly from last year.

Connecticard Payment, Net-Plus Loan, and Borrowing/Lending information is available on the Connecticard web page. Payments should go out to libraries during April. A reminder: by statute sec. 11-31b, the Ccard payment “may be used for general library purposes and no portion of the grant money shall revert to the general fund of the town or towns normally served by such library.”

Thanks go out to all those who provided Connecticard loan figures this year!
Connecticard
Connecticard Begins Another Year
February 28th, 2013 | Permalink | Comment?

The Connecticard reporting period for public libraries runs from March to February. February 2013 brings to a close the reporting period for the 2012-2013. Make it your New Year’s resolution to complete all your library’s reports for the past 12 months.

Go to the online report form to enter non-resident Connecticard loans for each month from March 2012 through February 2013. Or, if your library is using the Alternative Ccard Report Form (an Excel file), please send the completed form to me by email and I will confirm receipt. THE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 at 4 P.M. Though there is no formal “certification” required, you are required to have accurate and complete figures in place by the deadline, or you will not receive a reimbursement payment.

Please contact Tom Newman at if you have any questions.
CT Library Community, Connecticard, Library Development
E-Book Task Force White Paper
October 16th, 2012 | Permalink | 1 Comment

The Connecticut State Library’s Advisory Council for Library Planning and Development (ACLPD) created an ebook task force charged with examining library practices and license agreements, exploring issues of ebook compliance with Connecticard regulations, investigating the possibility of a state-wide ebook cooperative, and generating some best practice recommendations for Connecticut libraries looking to purchase ebook content. The E-Book Task Force White Paper is now available on WebJunction Connecticut.
Connecticard
Ccard Expenditure Reports Due November 1
September 24th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

This reminder goes out to all those public libraries who have not yet submitted their Connecticard Expenditure Report for payment received in 2011. In order to receive a Connecticard payment in 2013, libraries must submit a Ccard Expenditure Report form for the payment received LAST YEAR, i.e. April 2011.

Your library may or may not have spent this money, but the time to submit the report is now. Please see the Connecticard page on WebJunction CT for more information.

Libraries have until Nov. 1, 2012, to submit their reports.
Connecticard
Connecticard Monthly Report Form – Online or Offline
May 22nd, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

For those libraries that don’t already know, there are now two forms you can use to report your Connecticard Monthly loan figures. The online form is the same libraries used last year. But also, for this year we are allowing the use of an “offline” Excel spreadsheet which you may download, fill-out during the year, and then email to the Connecticard administrator when the Ccard year ends with February 2013. The offline form may be easier for some to use, especially for those who wish to copy and paste figures from a library system report. Just don’t forget to send in the form in March 2013! See the Ccard Monthly Report Form for more information.
Connecticard
Connecticard Expenditure Report Form Available
April 9th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

In order to receive a Connecticard payment next year, public libraries must submit a Ccard Expenditure Report form for the payment you received LAST YEAR, i.e. April 2011.

If you have spent this money, please go to this online form:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCardExpReport
and report now how the money was spent. The amount of the payment is available on the report form.

If you have not spent this money, you have until Nov. 1, 2012, to submit your report.
Connecticard
Connecticard Year Ends, Another Begins
March 30th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?
Connecticut public libraries lent 4,916,021 items to non-residents during the 2011-2012 year (which ended February 29). This was just about the same as last year. Some important announcements:

1. Connecticard Payment, Net-Plus Loan, and Borrowing/Lending information for 2012 is available on the Connecticard web page. Payments should go out to libraries within the next few weeks.

2. For the March 2012 – February 2013 reporting year, libraries have the option of using the same Bibliostat web-based online form used for last year. Or, starting this year, libraries may download and use an alternative Excel form which they will be required to email to the State Library as an attachment in early March of 2013. Information on both submission forms is available here on the Ccard report form webpage. Those libraries who can produce CSV-formated text files or Excel files when creating their Ccard reports on their circulation systems may find it easier to copy and paste their figures into the Excel form rather than hand-enter the figures in the web-based form.

3. Some reminders:
- Connecticard loans DO include renewals
- Interlibrary Loans are not Connecticard loans
- The library cards you issue to your town’s residents must have an expiration date in order to be used for Connecticard borrowing.
Thanks go out to all those who provided Connecticard loan figures this year!

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Breaking News from DLD, Connecticard

Happy Birthday Connecticard!

Connecticard, Grants and Reimbursements

Ccard Expenditure Reports Are Due

Connecticard

Connecticard Reporting for 2013-2014

Connecticard, Grants and Reimbursements

Connecticard Expected Payment Information Available

Connecticard

Connecticard Begins Another Year

CT Library Community, Connecticard, Library Development

E-Book Task Force White Paper

Connecticard

Ccard Expenditure Reports Due November 1

Connecticard

Connecticard Monthly Report Form – Online or Offline

Connecticard

Connecticard Expenditure Report Form Available

Connecticard

Connecticard Year Ends, Another Begins