March 13th Closing
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:51:26 +0000
All State Library facilities will be closed on Saturday, March 13th due to the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Filed under: updates       | State Agencies’ Records Retention Schedules
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:24:04 +0000
The Office of the Public Records Administrator has issued revised records retention schedules for state agencies in the Executive branch of Connecticut state government. These schedules list records series and indicate the length of time public records are required to be maintained, as well as the ultimate disposition of public records.
S1: Administrative Records (01/2010)
S2: Personnel Records (01/2010)
S3: Fiscal Records (01/2010)
S4: Health Records (01/2010)
S5: Higher Education Records (01/2010)
These schedules are available at: http://www.cslib.org/publicrecords/retstate.htm.
Filed under: public records Tagged: public records, retention schedules       | 2010 Marks 29th Year of Legislative Intern at CSL
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:04:22 +0000
This year’s session of the Connecticut General Assembly marks the 29th anniversary of the legislative internship program in the Bill Room at the Connecticut State Library. The legislative internship program is offered every year during the legislative session and is a unique cooperative effort with the Connecticut General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Management. In return for the CT State Library receiving legislative documents each year and archiving them for permanent public access, the legislature funds this position. Most importantly, this relationship allows the intern and two separate branches of government to mutually assist and benefit one another.
The legislative intern is paid as a seasonal employee by the Connecticut General Assembly but works exclusively at the Connecticut State Library. This year’s aide, Meaghan Murphy is pursuing a career in librarianship. In addition to working with us, she also works part time at the City of Springfield Public Library in Massachusetts.
Filed under: updates       | State Archives Mounts Exhibit of Presidential Signatures
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:55:19 +0000
The State Archives has mounted an exhibit of Presidential signatures from its collection. The exhibit is housed in two cases located in Memorial Hall of the Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library. It will run until the end of 2010.
One case contains signatures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and will not change. The other will contain signatures of the remaining Presidents and will rotate so that all are on display at some time during the year. Currently this case contains signatures of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Visitors will see the signatures on letters written on White House stationary, military commissions, appointments, certificates of appreciation, certificates of merit, letters patent for land, bounty land grants for military service, and Presidential pardons.
Two highlights include a short note from President Abraham Lincoln dated April 18, 1861 to Connecticut’s Gideon Welles, then serving as Secretary of the Navy, asking him to be at the Executive Mansion at 12 Noon to discuss political appointments in Philadelphia. Also, there is a letter from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Governor Wilbur Cross dated October 23, 1938 in response to Cross’s request for federal aid in clearing away “fallen timber” from the great hurricane that occurred on September 21.
The State Archives hopes this exhibit will provide visitors with a better sense of some of the many treasures in the Connecticut State Library.
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Breaking News from the Division of Library Development [from
CT BlogJunction]
Money for books and computersWed, 10 Mar 2010 19:25:31 +0000Be sure you are aware that USDA Rural Development has grants for improving public libraries! Grants can include anything from construction to purchasing computers, books, and equipment. The following towns are eligible- Ansonia, Derby, Killingly North Canaan, Plainfield, Plainville, Putnam, Sprague, Thompson, and Winchester. Branches and nonprincipal libraries should check the list to see if you are eligible. Read more about here.
Civitan InternationalTue, 09 Mar 2010 13:40:00 +0000Funding and other types of support and cooperation don’t always come from large corporations or charitable foundations. Many local groups, such as the Civitans, contribute time, expertise, and energy to local causes.
Civitans are “everyday citizens who come together in communities around the world to socialize, learn and serve their neighbors.” Their mission is to “build good citizenship” with volunteerism dedicated to serving individual and community needs with an emphasis on helping people with developmental disabilities.
Connecticut has groups in Windsor, Bloomfield, Simsbury and The Farmington Valley, Wethersfield, Middletown, Meriden-Wallingford, Torrington, and Waterbury
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation: Helping Children in Urban Poverty GrantsMon, 08 Mar 2010 14:24:18 +0000Because children are particularly vulnerable to harsh urban conditions that lack basic public and social services, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation seeks to fund projects that directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, childhood health and family economic stability.
There’s a helpful Foundation overview here; deadlines appear to be rolling.
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