The LBPH is steadily moving along with the transition to the new multiple-book cartridge distribution system and is expected to begin circulating these books in July. The primary difference between the old way of circulation and the new is that there will be multiple titles on one cartridge, as few as one book up to as many as ten complete books. Otherwise the system remains...
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The National Library Service has a New Name
On October 1, 2019, the National Library Service, which is the Federal program manager for the LBPH, will have a new name. The service will be called the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.
The acronym for the service will remain NLS.
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DLD Newsletters
Division of Library Development Newsletters
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Official Statistical Profile & Other Resources Just Released
The official version of “Connecticut’s Public Libraries: A Statistical Profile, July 2017 – June 2018” was just released. Only minor changes were made from the Preliminary Version. The statistics compiled in this report are based on the Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in the fall. Thanks go out to all those who helped complete the Annual Report for your library. ...
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Annual Report of Connecticut Public Libraries
Information on completing the 2018 Annual Report to the State Library is now available on our website. The Annual Report is critical for state and national data gathering on public libraries.
Libraries will again be using an Excel report form (an .xlsx file) which you will fill out and then send back to me. See the Annual Report webpage for:
A printable list of the quest...
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borrowIT CT Year Ends With February
February 2018 brings to a close the borrowIT CT (formerly Connecticard) reporting period for 2017-2018. Libraries should complete the report form (an Excel file) for their March 2017 thru February 2018 non-resident loans.
Please send the completed form by email as an attachment and receipt will be confirmed.
The DEADLINE for submissions is MARCH 16 at 4 P.M. Though there...
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Results of Budget Impact Survey, October 2017
The results of the survey conducted in October, 2017 are now available.
Budget_Impact_Survey_October 2017_Results (PDF)
See how public libraries in Connecticut have been effected by the delay in adopting a FY2018 State budget.
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borrowIT CT (i.e. Connecticard) Year Ends with February
Public libraries take note. February 2017 brings to a close the borrowIT CT reporting period for 2016-2017. Libraries should complete the report form (an Excel file) for their March 2016 thru February 2017 non-resident loans.
Please send the completed form to Tom.Newman@ct.gov as an attachment and I will confirm receipt. If you have any difficulty with the form or have que...
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Whitney Battle-Baptiste Third Thursday Video Stream
Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center Whitney Battle-Baptiste, discussed W.E.B, Du Bois’s connection to Hartford, CT February 18, 2016.William Edward Burghardt “W. E. B.” Du Bois was a leading African-American sociologist, writer, and activist. He was also a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and editor of its magazine. D...
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borrowIT CT (Connecticard) Year Ends with February
February 2016 brings to a close the reporting period for 2015-2016 borrowiT CT (formerly Connecticard) loans. Libraries should complete the report form (an Excel file) for their March 2015 thru February 2016 non-resident loans. For more information go to borrowIT CT Report Form.Please send the completed form to Tom Newman (tom.newman@ct.gov) as an attachment and receipt will ...
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