STATE LIBRARY BOARD
Monday, January 22, 2024 - 1:00 p.m.
Hybrid meeting
Held via Teams w/ in-person meeting location option at the
Middletown Library Service Center
786 S. Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
+1 860-840-2075
Phone Conference ID: 586 728 21#
Agenda
I CALL TO ORDER
II CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
A. November 27, 2023 Meeting Minutes
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Author: CT State Library
CSL Website Refresh Changes Update
Connecticut State Library is updating its website to a new platform. It is a work in progress and some links on pages in https://ctstatelibrary.org will point to the new website at https://portal.ct.gov/csl.
Both websites are available while the new site is under construction:
Original website: https://ctstatelibrary.org
New website: https://portal.ct.gov/csl
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1964 Transcripts Now Open: Norwich Police Department Alleged Misconduct
Transcripts of witness testimony gathered during a 1964 investigation by a Special Investigating Committee of the City Council into alleged misconduct within the Norwich Police Department are now open to the public. Digital copies of the records are available through the Connecticut Digital Archive, at this link.
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LBPH Announces Expansion of Services
LBPH Expands Options for Pick up/Drop Off Services
LBPH patrons wishing to drop off or pick up equipment or reading materials will no longer be tied to one location. To arrange for pick up or drop off at any of the locations listed below, please contact your Reader’s Advisor at 860-721-2020 or 1-800-842-4516.
LBPH Pick Up/Drop Off Locations
75 Van Block Avenue, Hartford
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Third Thursday Presentation: The history of the American Legion
Presented by William Frazier Brinley
Connecticut Centennial Chairman William Frazier Brinley gave a talk on the history of the American Legion. The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponso...
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Third Thursday Presentation: Preserving Your Family’s Letters and Documents
Donia Conn is a book and paper conservator as well as an independent consultant for small and mid-sized cultural heritage institutions. She has worked in the fields of conservation and preservation for over 20 years. She teaches and consults on the full spectrum of collections care topics and is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Hist...
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Third Thursday Presentation: Connecticut History Day Discussion
On September 19, 2019, State Coordinator, Rebecca Taber-Conover, led a panel discussion with longtime teacher Jennifer Hunt, contest judge Allen Ramsey, and Margo Pedersen, a high school student who was placed first at the 2019 National Contest in Senior Papers. Learn how Connecticut History Day impacts students throughout the state and how you can get involved.
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Third Thursday Presentation: Robert Kinney
What Newly Digitized Newspapers Can Tell Us
Since 2013, the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project has been scanning historic state newspapers and making them available to the public via the Library of Congress’s database Chronicling America. This talk highlighted important moments in our state’s African American history that are detailed in newspapers published from the ...
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Third Thursday Presentation: Gail MacDonald
University of Connecticut Journalism Professor Gail MacDonald discussed her research book, Morton F. Plant and the Connecticut Shoreline, at the Connecticut State Library.
Gilded Age financier Morton F. Plant, inherited his father's transportation empire and was determined to improve his community. A dreamer eager to invest in innovative technology and grass-roots commu...
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