Activity Details
Title: Continuing Education workshops
Narrative: These Continuing Education classes were offered in person in half-day or full-day workshops. They covered a wide range of subjects relevant to library work, including Technology, Cataloging, Programming, Public Speaking, Customer Service, Leadership/Management, Financial and Legal Literacy, Grant Writing, MS Office applications and WordPress. Workshop offerings are based on feedback from the library community and trends or movements from the library profession. The majority of classes were held at the Middletown Library Service Center, which is centrally located in the state. Classes were also held at four public libraries around the state.
The Division of Library Development purchased video capture and streaming hardware and software in order to film some of the workshops, where permitted by the instructor. These recordings are posted on the Continuing Education webpage after the event.
Intent: Improve the library workforce.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 180
Number of sessions in program: 48
Average number in attendance per session: 12
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 126
Academic Libraries: 21
SLAA: 3
Consortia: 3
Special Libraries: 6
School Libraries: 32
Other: 3
Activity Details
Title: Professional Development collection
Narrative: The circulating professional development collection supports the continuing education program with well-researched professional publications. The CT State Library is able to offer a much larger and richer collection of professional development materials than any single library could afford to acquire. The collection grows each year with a standing order of new ALA publications as well as orders of individual titles from other publishers and vendors. These materials are shelved at the two Service Centers, and they are discoverable through the online catalog for the Service Centers (http://www.consuls.org/). Often, participants who are attending workshops at the Service Centers will browse the shelves to select useful titles, or librarians will request them through the online catalog for delivery by Connecticar, another LSTA-funded project.
Intent: Improve the library workforce.
Activity: Content
Mode: Acquisition
Format: Physical
Quantity
Number of hardware acquired: 0
Number of software acquired: 0
Number of licensed databases acquired: 0
Number of print materials (books & government documents) acquired: 264
Number of electronic materials acquired: 0
Number of audio/visual units (audio discs, talking books, other recordings) acquired: 0
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Connecticut State Library
Address: 231 Capitol Avenue
City: Hartford
State: CT
Zip: 06106-1537
Activity Details
Title: Continuing Education webinars
Narrative: These Continuing Education classes were offered as one-hour webinars. They covered a wide range of technology subjects relevant to library work, including Apps, Tablets, Creating Effective Surveys, Top Tech Sites, Shopping for Technology, QR Codes, Mind Mapping, and Social Media. Workshop offerings are based on feedback from the library community and trends or movements from the library profession.
Intent: Improve the library workforce.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: Virtual
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 60
Number of sessions in program: 21
Average number in attendance per session: 20
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 70
Academic Libraries: 29
SLAA: 1
Consortia: 3
Special Libraries: 10
School Libraries: 28
Other: 0
