Reference Services Group – Connecticut State Library

WINTER 2023 Third Thursday Program Schedule

Posted on January 13, 2023March 20, 2023 by Robert Kinney

WINTER 2023 THIRD THURSDAY PROGRAMS @ The CT State Library 12:00 PM by Zoom The January 19 program will be pre-recorded and premiered on Facebook January 19, 2023 Book Discussion: The Myth and the Reality of Slavery Author: Bruce Stark *Facebook Premiere https://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary February 16, 2023 New Lo...

Connecticut State Library’s CT in World War I Project selected as one of the 20 “Game Changers”to be Honored as Part of CT Explored’s 20th Anniversary

Posted on August 17, 2022March 7, 2023 by Robert Kinney

The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that our Connecticut in World War I (CTinWW1) project has been selected as a Game Changer by Connecticut Explored, the nonprofit organization that publishes Connecticut Explored magazine. This award is part of their “20 for 20: Innovation in Connecticut History,” a series highlighting 20 “Game Changers” whose work is advancin...

CT State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized

Posted on August 10, 2022March 7, 2023 by Robert Kinney

The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that with a fifth grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the following newspaper titles have been selected to be digitized for the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP) and to be made freely available online. These newspapers include: Bradley Beam (Bradley Field, Windsor Locks) 1943-1945 The Mess...

Jennifer Matos Joins the Connecticut State Library as New Administrator of the Museum of Connecticut History

Posted on January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 by Robert Kinney

Jennifer Matos has joined the Connecticut State Library as the Museum of Connecticut History’s new Museum Administrator. Matos has more than 20 years of experience in the museum profession and most recently served as the Executive Director of the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society from 2014-2023. “We are delig...

Connecticut’s Nicknames

Posted on March 13, 2015July 14, 2022 by Reference J

The "Constitution State" Connecticut's official nickname is the "Constitution State". According to the Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1998, p. 832: "Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. As early as the 19th Century, John Fiske, a popular historian from Connecticut made the claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638/1639 wer...

Connecticut State Library Releases Two Reports: “Connecticut’s Public Libraries: A Statistical Profile, July 2020 – June 2021” and “Statistical Trends in Connecticut Public Libraries, 2021”

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Robert Kinney

The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce the release of two reports, “Connecticut’s Public Libraries: A Statistical Profile, July 2020 – June 2021” and “Statistical Trends in Connecticut Public Libraries, 2021.” Following the end of each fiscal year, the CT State Library collects data from public libraries through the State Annual Report which includes a combinatio...

Connecticut State Documents Depository Libraries

Posted on March 30, 2015May 24, 2021 by .

Connecticut State Documents Depository Libraries Bridgeport Public Library 925 Broad Street Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Jay Aiken C-Car A-15 voice: 203.576.7034; fax: 576.8255 Charles E. Shain Library Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, Connecticut 06320 Andrew Lopez C-Car B-131 voice: 860.439.2656; fax: 439-2871 Connecticut State L...

Index to Hospital Reports

Posted on March 30, 2015August 4, 2015 by .

Hospital Reports is a 112-volume set of official reports from psychiatric hospitals in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and South Africa, covering a period from roughly 1830 to 1896. Forty-one U.S. states and five Canadian provinces are represented.These reports were collected by the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in Middletow...