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Connecticut Library Consortium
The Newsletter of the Connecticut Library Consortium
September 2009 VOLUME 7 y ISSUE 3
Highlights y Roundtable News page 4
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Connecticut Libraries Triumph Over Proposed State Budget Cuts
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ow did that happen? How did ALL statewide library programs that had been zeroed out in the Governor's second budget proposal continue to be maintained in the Democrats' budget passed on Monday, September 1 (which will become law without the Governor's signature)?
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y The Latest CLC News and Discounts page 6
y Photos from Take Me to Your Leader page 7
y New LROC Performers page 7
y 2009 Professional Development Schedule page 8
In Every Issue
It wasn't just because these are good and worthy programs; most state spending is for a good cause and has a dedicated constituency. In the end, we maintained the network of statewide library programs that Connecticut librarians have been building since 1976 because of the leadership of the Connecticut Library Association. CLA hired Bobby Shea, the best lobbyist at the Capitol, and members of the association embraced his plan of systematically educating and influencing the leadership of the General Assembly about the importance of libraries and state-supported library programs.
y Library Happenings & Member News pages 2 and 3
y September Calendar page 3
Bobby Shea said, "Contact legislators." He told us whom to contact when and gave us their email addresses and phone numbers. We wrote and called our own Reps and Senators, the leadership and committee chairs, both Dems and Republicans, and even the Governor.
Contact Us 860.344.8777 (Middletown) 860.344.9199 (Middletown Fax) 860.465.5001 (Willimantic) 860.465.5004 (Willimantic Fax) 860.529.2938 (Donohue Group)
Toll-Free Numbers 800.304.5403 (Middletown) 800.260.5427 (Willimantic)
www.ctlibrarians.org
Bobby said, "Get articles in the local papers." We got the most extensive positive press coverage libraries have ever had. Bobby asked, "Can you put together some rallies?" We held rallies in Meriden, Fairfield, West Hartford, Waterbury, Wilton, New Britain, Bridgeport, and Durham, in academic and public libraries, with homemade signs, buttons, and lots of spirited supporters. Bobby said, "Say thank you." He told us who to thank and why, and we have, haven't we?
Librarians Rally for Support Sue Smayda of Southington PL and Linda Gabianelli of Prosser PL (Bloomfield) at the library budget rally at the Bishops Corner branch of West Hartford PL on Thursday, August 20. Turn to page 6 for more photos. . .
In the beginning, Bobby said that his goal was to take libraries off the table when the budget cutting starts again next year, as we know it will. If we are to meet that goal, it will be because we never surrender, and we cannot forget. We cannot forget the brave Senators and Reps who stood up for us and never let go through the most difficult budget process this state has ever seen. And we cannot forget the Connecticut Library Association. If you are not already a member of CLA, go to www.ctlibraryassociation.org/member.htm and join—so that this does not have to happen again next year.
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Library Happenings and Member News Connecticut librarians are invited to the New England Independent Booksellers Association annual meeting on Saturday, October 3 at the CT Convention Center in Hartford. It kicks off with a breakfast at 8 am featuring speakers Diane Ackerman, Adam Haslett and Gail Collins. There will be hundreds of publishers displaying their new titles for fall. The registration deadline is September 18. For more info go to www.newenglandbooks.org. Download the librarians' registration form at www.ctlibrarians.org. Asstistant Head/Youth Services Librarian Kathi Gordon wrote a song about getting creative for Derby Neck Library's summer reading theme, Get Creative at the Derby Neck Library. She wrote the words and music, learned the guitar chords and made a video for the library website that encourages children to be creative. Check out the video by visiting www.derbynecklibrary.org or search Derby Neck Library at www.youtube.com to see Kathi’s performance. In keeping with the Get Creative at the Library theme, Windsor Public Library staff and volunteers literally "wrapped" the library (photos right and below) with a mural in the style of the American environmental artist Christo. It took almost 150 people to wrap the 610 foot mural around the library. Afterward, everyone cooled off with ice cream sundaes.
The Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (CACLD) presented The Ferguson Library with a generous donation of materials for its Special Needs Center to supplement the center's mission of serving parents of children with disabilities. (photo left to right): Ferguson Library's Barbara Klipper, Youth Services Librarian; Caroline Ward, Supervisor of Children's Services; Susan Baldwin, Harry Bennett Library Branch Supervisor; and Ernie DiMattia, Jr., President; along with Beryl Kaufman, Executive Director of CACLD. The Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature will be held on October 22, 23 and 24. This year the focus is on writers of creative biography and historical events for students in middle school. Featured authors include: Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Tonya Bolden, Candace Fleming, Dennis and Judith Fradin and Gary D. Schmidt. For more information go to www.westportlibrary.org/rabbithillfestival. The festival is free and open to the public. The libraries in the towns of East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, Montville, Mystic, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Salem, Stonington, and Waterford invite you to join them in thanking the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut on Friday, October 2 at Groton Public Library from 4-6 pm. The event is in recognition of the Community Foundation’s Love Our Libraries Initiative, their generous 25th Anniversary gift to the libraries and to residents of the region. The Friends of Bethel Public Library present "Simply Sinatra, A Salute to Ol' Blue Eyes," on Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 pm at the Ives Concert Hall in Danbury. It will be a music-filled evening with Las Vegas/ Atlantic City headliner Steve Lippia as he reinterprets the classic ballads of Sinatra and others. All proceeds from this special concert will go to complete the library renovation. Call 203.794.8756, ext. 3 for more information.
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Happenings and Member News Killingworth Library will host a reception, book sale and signing with author and children's librarian Gayle Byrne on Sunday, October 11. The reception is to celebrate the publication of Gayle's children's book, Sometimes It's Grandmas and Grandpas, Not Mommies and Daddies. The One Book Every Young Child (OBEYC) Committee has selected Nancy Tafuri's new book, The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book, as the inaugural book for its project. OBEYC is a project of the libraries of Southeastern CT, funded by the Southeastern CT Community Foundation. The libraries in Southeastern CT are looking forward to a September 10 visit from author David Benioff, who wrote their One Book, One Region selection, City of Thieves.
Send Us Your Library’s Latest Happenings & News! Submit your library’s news, ideas, photos, etc. to CONNtext editor Kathy Charbonneau at kcharbonneau@ctlibrarians.org. The deadline for submissions is the 20th of each month.
All are invited to share Common Ground at the Middletown International Film Festival. Russell Library has partnered with the Middletown Commission on the Arts, Middlesex Community College, Green Street Arts Center, and Wesleyan University to select and screen six internationally acclaimed films on Thursday evenings this fall. The festival provides an opportunity to learn more about the community's diverse cultures and to gather together on 'common ground' to celebrate the global human spirit. For more information about the films and featured speakers visit www.russelllibrary.org. Give your staff something to cheer about and your colleagues something to inspire them by nominating your library for CLA's 2010 Excellence in Public Library Service Awards. These awards will honor public libraries that have provided outstanding service to their communities. They will be given in 2 population groups (under 15,000 and over 15,000) for one specific library service or program. Nominations are due by noon, November 6, 2009. For more information and to download entry forms visit http:// tinyurl.com/6p9vd6.
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September 2009 Calendar of Events MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Children's Librarians' Roundtable: Northwest, Sherman Library, 9:30
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Services to Older Adults (SOAR) Roundtable Fairfield PL, 9:30 coffee
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Young Adult Librarians' Roundtable: Capitol Region West Hartford PL, 11:30 AM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Library "Newbie" Roundtable New Britain PL, 9:00 OCLC Update: Making the Knowledge Connection through Library Cooperation Wilton Library, 9:30
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Adult Programming Roundtable Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton, 9:30 Public Library Directors' Roundtable: Northwest Southington Library, 9:30 CLA Children's Section Annual Meeting, Wallingford PL, 9:00
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Northwest DVD Circuit Harwinton Town Hall, 9:00
Comings and Goings . . .
Technology Roundtable Wallingford PL, 9:30
Patricia Rutkowski, formerly Head of Reference at New Britain Public Library, has been chosen as the new Library Director.
CLC Board of Directors Meeting Russell Library, Middletown, 2:00
Ruth Whinnem will retire as of January 8, 2010 after 24 years as the children's librarian at Plainville Public Library.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Southwest DVD Circuit Southbury PL, 9:30
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Interlibrary Loan Roundtable : East, Tolland PL, 9:30
October 2009 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Interlibrary Loan Roundtable: West, Darien Library, 9:30
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Fall Roundtable Schedule and Updates Children's Librarians’ Roundtable: Northwest
Adult Programming Roundtable
Chair: Marla Martin, Woodbury Public Library
Co-chairs: Karen Ronald, Farifield PL and Cynde Lahey, New Canaan PL
The next meeting takes place on Monday, September 14 at Sherman Library. Coffee and networking at 9:30 and meeting from 10 am - noon. Heather Baker of Canton PL will give an encore presentation of Musical Storytimes, which she originally presented at the CLA Conference. The meeting will also include a Summer Reading Show and Tell. Bring some of your SRP materials and ideas to share with the group. For more information email mmartin@biblio.org.
The next meeting takes place on Wednesday, September 23 at Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton. Coffee and networking at 9:30 and meeting from 10 - noon. The topic of discussion is Sharing Fall Program Schedules in the Midst of Budget Cuts. For more information email kronald@town.fairfield.ct.us, or CLahey@NewCanaanLibrary.org.
Public Library Directors’ Roundtable: Northwest
Services to Older Adults Roundtable (SOAR)
Chair: Linda Senkus, Beardsley & Memorial Library, Winsted
Co-chairs: Doug Lord, Connecticut State Library and Susan Hansen, West Hartford Public Library
The next meeting takes place on Wednesday, September 23 at the Southington Library. Coffee and networking begin at 9:30, followed by the meeting from 10 - noon. The topic is Long Range Planning. Email lsenkus@beardsleyandmemorial.org for more information.
The next meeting takes place on Tuesday, September 15 at Fairfield Public Library. Coffee and networking at 9:30 and meeting from 10 am - noon. Christina Crain, Director of Programs for the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging will speak about the CHOICES program and how libraries can help reach Medicare beneficiaries to help them understand the Medicare program and all the plan options available to them. (CHOICES is Connecticut's program for health insurance assistance, outreach, information and referral, counseling and eligibility screening.) For more information email dlord@cslib.org, or SHansen@westhartford.org.
Young Adult Librarians' Roundtable: Capitol Region Chairs: Ann Marie Naples, West Hartford Public Library, and Christine Angeli, Scranton Memorial Library, Madison
The first meeting of the year takes place on Wednesday, September 16 at West Hartford Public Library. The meeting begins at 11:30 am and runs about 2 hours. We will have a pizza potluck lunch. Topics include: Summer Reading Program recap, Teen Read Week and future meetings. All librarians who work with teens are welcome. RSVP to Ann Marie Naples at anaples@westhartfordlibrary.org and tell her if you are bringing a beverage, salad or dessert.
NEW Library "Newbie" Roundtable Chair: Leila Karimian, New Britain Public Library
The first meeting of the Library Newbie Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, September 22 at New Britain Public Library. Coffee and networking at 9:00 and meeting from 9:30 - 11 am. Created for current MLS students, recent graduates, and those new to the field, the roundtable's focus will be on issues, trends and concerns faced by those entering the library field. If you have any idea that you would like to have discussed contact Leila Karimian at lkarimian@nbpl.info.
Technology Roundtable Co-chairs: Nancy Haag, North Haven Memorial Library and Julie Lee, Russell Library, Middletown
The next meeting takes place on Thursday, September 24, at Wallingford Public Library. Coffee and networking at 9:30 and meeting from 10 - noon. The topic of discussion will be the ALPS print management system. For more information email nhaag@leaplibraries.org, or jlee@russell.lioninc.org.
Interlibrary Loan Roundtable: East Co-chairs: Kim Farrington, Elihu Burritt Library, and Gail Avino, Hall Memorial Library
The next meeting takes place on Tuesday, September 29 at Tolland Public Library. Coffee and networking at 9:30 and meeting from 10 - noon. For more information email farringtonk@ccsu.edu, or hall-ill@biblio.org.
Interlibrary Loan Roundtable: West Co-chairs: Mark Gore, Housatonic Community College, and Cathy Steel, Wilton Library Association
The next meeting takes place on Thursday, October 1 at Darien Library. Coffee and networking at 9:30 and meeting from 10 - noon. If you are interested in hosting a future ILL roundtable meeting at your library, contact either of the co-chairs, Mark Gore (mgore@hcc.commnet.edu) or Cathy Steele (ill@wiltonlibrary.org).
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WALDO offers the following Turnitin products for CLC Academic and Public Library members. CLC is currently working on offering Turnitin to our School Library members—stay tuned.
Alexander Street MARC records to be available from OCLC soon! Alexander Street Press is in the process of finalizing a new agreement with OCLC that will make their MARC records available through WorldCat. Alexander Street Press will continue to provide MARC records for free from their website, and going forward, if you subscribe to WorldCat Local or if you prefer to download ASP's records from OCLC, you'll also be able to do so. The OCLC version of ASP's records will include an OCLC number, making the records compatible with WorldCat Local. Alexander Street records should start to appear in the World Cat system within about three month’s time.
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• GradeBook—a tool that enables instructors to manage grades and assignments online with familiar, at-a-glance usability of a paper gradebook and the powerful flexibility of a computer-based grading interface.
• WriteCycle (Turnitin Suite)— includes all of the above. • Blackboard Integration—Turnitin offers tight integration with the Blackboard Learning System. This integration allows Blackboard users to check papers for originality using Turnitin's Plagiarism Prevention as part of their standard workflow without ever leaving the Blackboard environment.
• WebCT Integration—Turnitin offers enhanced integration with several versions of WebCT including Vista 3.0 - 4.0 and Campus Edition 6.0. Once integrated, the Turnitin Power-Link gives WebCT users convenient access to Turnitin's suite of learning tools without leaving the familiar WebCT environment.
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• ANGEL Integration—once integrated, the Turnitin dropbox gives ANGEL users convenient access to Turnitin's suite of learning tools without leaving the ANGEL environment.
• Moodle Integration—once integrated, the Turnitin dropbox gives Moodle users convenient access to Turnitin's suite of learning tools without leaving the Moodle environment. For more information on Turnitin, go to their website at www.turnitin.com.
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The Latest CLC Discounts and More The Newest Addition to the CLC Family Congratualtions to CLC’s Project Coordinator Kirsten Kilbourn and her husband Matt on the birth of their adorable son Aiden on August 2. Photo: The Kilbourn family visits the CLC office.
ByWater Solutions ByWater Solutions, founded by Brendan Gallagher formerly of Bibliomation and Middlebury Public Library, is a consulting company whose goal is "to empower libraries to explore, implement, and successfully use open-source solutions" such as Koha and Evergreen. They offer customized hosting, migration, training, support options and development according to customers' needs. They specialize in quality data migration, configuration and installation of enterprise class open-source library systems. Open-source programs are free for anyone to download and use, releasing many libraries from the restrictive licensing fees associated with proprietary software, but customers need a support system to make their software work for them. For more information, contact Nathan Curulla, ByWater Solutions' Director of Marketing and Operational Analysis Support and Consulting in West Haven at 203.823.5847 or go to their website at http://bywatersolutions.com.
CLC News Bits
Free @ Your Library; In Your Town With 250 million users, Facebook and other forms of Social Media represent a driving force that libraries and the business community can't afford to ignore. In follow-up to her lecture at the CLA Conference, and in response to member requests for presentations on a local level, Maria Miranda of Miranda Creative has packaged a social media lecture to the benefit of libraries, library staff and regional small businesses. Titled "Becoming an Alpha User in Social Media" this 1-hour lecture is available without fees to CLC member libraries that are seeking to host an informative social media presentation in partnership with the local business community. Whether a local BNI (Business Networking International), Chamber, or Rotary, Maria is offering CLC members an opportunity to learn more about social media, and to build relationships with local entrepreneurs for the long-term benefit of the library. More information, customizable flyers and other tools may be found at mirandacreative.com/evaluate/ buzz_facebook.html.
OCLC Update: Making the Knowledge Connection through Library Cooperation On Tuesday, September 22 from 9:30-noon at the Wilton Library, CLC members are invited to a free workshop learn what's new from OCLC:
y CLC membership and related fees for services (JobNow, InfoAnytime and Media) are due now.
y Make the Call!—a center for product support needs.
y CLC is looking into obtaining consortium pricing for RefUSA; keep watching CLClist for details.
y Web-based Training Portal—view trainings from OCLC and its partners.
y CLC has Demco's "Go Green" Recyclable Tote Bags available. The cost of the tote is $1 per bag including shipping. If your library is interested in purchasing some, please send orders to pnoren@ctlibrarians.org. y The CT Science Center has been added to CLC's Museum Pass List. The Science Center is in the process of creating new coupon books which will be distributed to Public Libraries this month. Each library will receive one coupon book, which will contain 50 coupons, each good for a group of 4. Additional books can be purchased at $75 each.
y New FirstSearch Platform—view a live demonstration of the new platform. Stay with the old or go with the new. You get to choose. y WorldCat Local "Quick Start"—a single search result for your library's or the world's holdings. y NetLibrary and Audiobooks—earn more about what's available for new subject sets This is a free event, but please register online at www.ctlibrarians.org/events/register.shtml.
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Library Events and New LROC Performers Take Me to Your Leader
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he first annual Connecticut Library Leadership Institute, "Take Me to Your Leader," a collaborative project of CLA and CLC, was an unqualified success!
Connecticut Librarians Rally for Support in Hartford
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The day began with an inspired panel of leaders including Darien's John Blyberg, UHart's president Walter Harrison, Queens' Tom Galante, New York's Bernie Margolis, and Purdue's Sharon Weiner.
any area librarians showed up at the Bishops Corner branch of West Hartford PL on Thursday, August 20 to support lawmakers who came to rally for the budget for both libraries and seniors. Lawmakers included Majority Leader Dense Merrill from Storrs and the entire West Hartford delegation: Rep. Andy Fleischman, Rep. Dave McCluskey, Rep. Beth Bye, and Senator Jonathan Harris.
Following the panel's presentation, the 55 fellows convened in four "color groups" for follow-up discussions with the presenters and each other. Everyone got back together for David Lankes, who was beamed in from Syracuse, followed by a sumptuous 1877 Club lunch. The jam-packed afternoon included a presentation on Gen Y from the Barney School's Annette Rogers, advice from labor attorney Lisa Lazarek, budget management from finance director Joe Swetcky, and an enthusiastic wrap-up from Queens Library Director (and Wilton Library Association board member) Tom Galante.
Photos, clockwise from top left: Ginny Vocelli of Avon PL and Laura Vasselle of Bloomfield PL; Nick Wharton of University of Hartford;
What's next for the fellows? They plan to stay in touch with newfound friends and colleagues—and to help plan for next year's institute! Photo, top right: Institute planners NVCC's Alison Wang, Farmington's Jay Johnston, CCC's Carl Antonucci, and UHart's (and CLA's president) Randi Ashton-Pritting; Photos, left, top to bottom: Color Groups 1 through 4.
CLA's prez Randi Ashton-Pritting of UHart, and Judy Eisenberg and Susan Hansen, both of WHPL.
New LROC Performers Go to http://ctlibrarians.org/services/pubprog.shtml for more info on these new Library Resource Online Catalog performers and many more for your library program needs: Face-To-Face Communications and Training • Mark Robinson, author of Smoke, Fire and Angels (The Avon Mountain tragedy) • Arm of the Sea Theater • Jan Mann, author of Cruising Connecticut with a Picnic Basket • Mark Twain House • Ryan SanAngelo, author of Spaghetti Eddie • Richard Harvey—How to Play Blackjack • National Marionette Theater • Health, Healing and the Spiritual World—Richard Jackson • Performing Songwriter Donna Martin • Soup2Nutz • Cartoonist Rick Stromoski
Connecticut Library Consortium CONNtext • September 2009 Board of Directors Janet Woycik, Chair Cyrenius H. Booth Library jwoycik@biblio.org
Randi Ashton-Pritting University of Hartford Libraries pritting@hartford.edu
Anita Barney The Brookfield Library abarney@brookfieldlibrary.org
Gayle Bogel SCSU bogelgl@southernct.edu
Maribeth Breen Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton maribeth@hchlibrary.org Charles Marlor CCSU marlorc@ccsu.edu
Kevin McCarthy Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich kmccarthy@perrotlibrary.org
Arthur Meyers Russell Library ameyers@russell.lioninc.org
Clara Ogbaa Gateway Community College Library cogbaa@gwcc.commnet.edu
Ed O'Hara Ruth A. Haas Library, WCSU oharae@wcsu.edu
Amy Plympton LIMRA aplympton@limra.com
Roslyn Rubinstein Waterford Public Library rrubinstein@waterfordct.org
Sandra Ruoff Guilford Free Library sruoff@guilfordfreelibrary.org
Amy Terlaga Bibliomation aterlaga@biblio.org Carol Weinshel Helen Keller Middle School, Easton cweinshel@eastonps.org Christine Bradley, Exec. Dir. Connecticut Library Consortium cbradley@ctlibrarians.org
2009 Professional Development Schedule Update • Tuesday, September 22 OCLC's Making the Knowledge Connection through Library Cooperation —FREE 9:30 coffee/10 to Noon meeting Wilton PL, Brubeck Room OCLC has implemented new initiatives designed to benefit their members and to make participation in the world's largest library cooperative more effective. CLC members are invited to this free workshop learn what's new from OCLC:
• Friday, October 23 An Inside Look at University of Hartford’s Migration to Koha—FREE 9:30 coffee/10 to Noon meeting, University of Hartford How's it going? An inside look at the University of Hartford's migration to Koha with support from WALDO and LibLime. This is a chance for a collegial exchange with early adapters of an open source ILS in a consortium environment.
• Monday, November 9 Wikis for Libraries $65 CLC member libraries; $90 non-members 1 pm to 4 pm, Bristol Public Library computer lab A look at wikis from several perspectives—as reference tools and as collaborative working tools. You will learn how wikis are developed, constructed and edited, which wikis are of greatest value to researchers, and of greatest use to librarians, and how libraries can use wikis for internal operations.
• Tuesday, November 10 Google Advanced Tools $65 CLC member libraries; $90 non-members 10 am to 1 pm, Bristol Public Library computer lab Includes Google Scholar, Book Search, Blog Search, Customized Search Engines, Language Tools, Blogger.com, the Google home page service, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, and more.
• Friday, November 20 An Inside Look at Goodwin College's Migration to Koha—FREE 9:30 coffee/10 to Noon meeting Goodwin College Community Room How's it going? An inside look at Goodwin College's migration to Koha with support from ByWater Solutions (aka CT's own Brendan Gallagher!). This is a chance for a collegial exchange with an early adapter of an open source ILS.
Go to www.ctlibrarians.org/events for more info and/or to register for these great programs today!