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Reading on the Road " Reading o n th e Road " evolved from the earlier "Target 10 School New Haven's Pre-School Project," a program designed to pro­ Literacy Program Has Wheels vide bookmobile services to school age children. Ca thl een DeNigris, head of pubLc services, worked with ~)' Vince juliano ~nd children's outreach librarian Rachael Sherwood and Nancy Abbey, tech­ ual nical services and bookmobile super­ 1's ookmobile librarian Sharon Lovett-Graff could hardly be­ visor, to d evelop a program that mk would reach pre-school children. the lieve her ears. The teacher was tell­ Through her work o n the board of me ing her that one of the pre-schoolers directors of the local School Readi­ nd was reading, actually reading words ness Council, Cathy was aware that out of a bookI This was no t the child ny of a Yale professor, a youngster the resources at the 35 pre-school :he service providers varied greatly growing up surrounded b y books "Reading 011 the Koad" prot,jde.r ['.... ell) (or from site to site. Some pre-school and tutored by well-educated par­ Haven children lI'ilb a pOJiti!)c alld lal si tes had no books at ail. A number en ts. No, this youngster attended memorable prJI libra'J' exprrifl7Cf. an pre-school in the inner city and prob­ of pre-school teac hers lacked formal ite training in children's literature. x, ably did not have books at 8­ ho me. The child might not have Realizi ng that it would not be seen a book until entering pre­ hUP:!lela.ueon n.1 du = possible to reach every pre­ vi sc hool and may no t have been sc hool, the librarians targe ted read to until the arrival o f the the "Hill" section of N ew Ha­ N ew Haven Library's gleaming ve n, an area with many needs, white bookmobile. N ei th er including books for its pre­ teach er no r librarian claimed Connecticard Taskforce ...... 2 sc hool sites. Library director credit fo r training the precocious Looking At Books: James WeI bourne and city offi­ child to read. Still, " Reading on Execution : The Discipline of cia ls had already id enti fied the Getting Things Done ...... 2 the Road" may have provided Hill's need for improved Library From the President ...... 3 the stimulus for a young mind Executive Board Highlights ...... 4 services and were planning to to grow. Stocked with shelves Heritage: Hartford Public Library ...... 5 loca te a new branch library of reading "goodies" and staffed Treasures: Field Sports, there. The pre-school outreach by librarians on a mi ssio n, the Ch ildren's Literature, project that came to be kno wn "Reading on the Road" book­ The Holocaust ...... 7 as "Reading on the Road" would mobile teamed up with the New Technology: be a good way to serve the resi­ Involving Public Libraries in UTA ..... 8 Haven B oard of E ducatio n's dents o f the Hill and d emo n­ Spotl ight: CLA Children's Section ...... 9 School Readiness Council to in­ strate some of the services th ey troduce pre-school children to could expect at the new facility. books and to the joys of learn- The project received the enthu­ Ing. Conll'lII cd 011 page 10 onnecticard began in 1974 with ~300,00 0 in Con necti card statutes , funding le ve ls and funding. That year, libraries made 395,686 regulations, review the goals of the program, and Connecticard loans to non-residents. In FY 2002-3 funding had explore possible improvements to address the increased to o nl ), $676 ,028 w hil e loans had impact o n both net lending and net borrowing Taskforce increased to over 4.5 million. librari es and th e library patron w ith a A Progress Report Earl)' in 2003, the CLi\ E xecu tive Board preliminary report due to ACLPD by February debated a proposal to urge libraries to 2004." temporarily suspe nd their participation in The taskforce, with representation from CLA, b)' Sbaron Con necticard as a dramatic method of CSL, ail regions of the state, and including both Bre I Ix C/) JJ eide r publicizing the need for in creased funding. The net lenders and ne t borrowers, held its initial CLA Board did not endorse the proposal, but meeting in October 2003. l\·[embers reviewed the the di sc ussion demonstrated a hig h level of Connec ticard s ta tu tes, regula tions, hi s rory, and frustration over the l:lck of adequate state statistics, as we ll as the di scussions of the CLA support for the program. The State Library also proposal to suspend Connecticard participation has heard from several libraries express ing and the input CSL had received. After arri ving concern over the burden Connecticard places at a preliminan' consensus o n the iss ues, the on them, leading them to consider withdrawing task force decided to gather in put from the library from participation. communic:' through a series of four hearings. In In response, the Advisory Council on Library addition, the taskforce held a special meeting at Planning and Development (ACLPD) and CLA which the four top net lending and net borrowing appointed a Connecticard Taskforce in October li braries were invited to present their concerns, 2003 with the charge to: "Examine the H ea rings were held in D ecember and J anuary C0l11il111{'d 011 /, ,'(gt' 3 Execution: The Disdpline of Getting Things IDone Lany Bossidy and Ram Charan (Crown Business, 2002)

In the fall of 2003, I received a free trial subscription to understand that subordinates ' perceptions, perspectives, the Wall Street Journal. Over the months of my subscription, I limitations, and interests color information they give to their noticed that several book titles stubbornly held their places on superiors. So, good ,leaders go where the action is. Leaders l the Joumal's best seller list, so I decided to check out a few. I must insist on realism and be realistic themselves. Managers almost skipped Execution because it was co-written by the are often excellent at articulating their organization's strengths, chairman of one large corporation for the CEO's of other large but blind to its weaknesses. Selling clear goals and priorities corporations. Still, there was something about that subtitle, requires that goals be few in number. More than three or four "The Discipline of Getting Things Done;' that appealed to the goals cause staff to compete with each other, slowing progress. library administrator in me. Failure to follow through is a major cause of poor execution. Larry Bossidy is chairman and fonner CEO of Honeywell When a meeting ends, the leader must make certain that International and past chairman and CEO of Allied Signal. Co­ everyone knows what decisions were made and who is author Ram Charan is a consultant and advisor to senior accountable for doing what by when. Leaders must rewaJd executives of Fortune 500 companies. If you filter out issues Ule doers.While public institutions complain about the difficulty like profit, Six Sigma, revenue stream, and the like, the authors of doing this, apparently, for-profit companies do not do much have something to offer to library managers. While organizations better. Leaders not only set priorities and give orders, but also regularly blame failure on poor strategy, the authors believe use their experience to expand people 's (apabilities through that, in most cases, poor execution, not strategy, is the problem. (oaclling Great leaders help staff correct problems and learn They use examples of business successes and failures over from the experience. the past decade to bolster their view. Knowing yourself is the authors' final essential behavior. Bossidy and Charan have little tolerance for leaders who They describe it as "emotional fortitude" and see it as comprised formulate visions, but leave it to others to carry out those of several core qualities. Authenticity means that you, as a visions. They are critica'i of business leaders who are not leader, are the same as what you do and what you say. deeply engaged in their organizations. While "disengagement" Leaders have self-awareness : they know their strengths, but is a luxury few library directors or department heads can also deal with their behavioral blind spots and learn from tlleir enjoy, they may still appreciate the authors' three building mistakes. Self-mastery helps lleaders keep their egos in check, blocks to execution: I) Practicing the leader's seven essential take responsibility for their behavior, and maintain their behaviors; 2) Creating the framework for cultural change; and integrity. Good leaders exhibit humility. They listen to others 3) Having the right people in the right places. because they do not have all the answers, and they share credit. Let's start with essential behaviors. Knowing your people Building block number two is creating the framework for and your bUSiness comes first. Leaders must stay in touch cultural change . Not surprisingly, the authors' approach is

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COli/iII liN/ from ptl, ~ 1' 2 in Bridgepo rt, Litc h fi eld, Farming ton , and \XIillim antic, In a n nouncing the heari ngs, the ENT foll owing options we re posed: • Request a substantial increase in fu nding, • E liminate the program, "Celebrate Good Times .. :' J,CJ Ko zc ro1l'ilz Revise the form ula to reimbu rse net loans only, (Currently funding is spli t between all Prior to taking this office, I was told that I'd have a great time, meet Interesting loans and net loans,) people, and attend meaningful events in my capacity as CLA president Of course, this • E stablis h a minimum standard by per ca pita prediction came from Jay Johnston, who's never been right about anything! So this just su pport, coll ectio n suppOrt, libra ry use, or proves the old adage, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then ." othe r measure, as a requirement for participa­ This past month, ,I attended two noteworthy events, First, I testified before the State tIon, Legislature and had an eye-opening (and heart rending) experience as I listened to • Restrict borrowing privil eges by material type representatives from many social service agencies talk about the devastating effects of and all ow borrowing of books only, federal and state cuts on their programs and the people they serve, On a brighter and • raid the program into stare ai d and combine more uplifting note, I visited the Darien Library to partiCipate in a ceremony honoring the funding and requirements, 25 th anniversary of Louise Berry as library director, It was a lovely event, held by the Re p rese ntatives of twe nty- four li braries library board to recognize the a0hievements of aperson who has left an indelible stamp on testi fied a t the hearings in add ition to th ree a great library, libraries that tesrified at the special meeting o f Speaking of honors, please make a special attempt to attend the Awards Ceremony at the task force, The task fo rce also encouraged the Annual Conference on Tuesday, April 20 from 3:45-5:00, We don't do nearly enough ]jbraries to submit separate testimo ny in writing, to recognize and honor our colleagues, This year, we depart from the usual, and go to an At the end of the process, the tas kforce reviewed "Academy Awards" format to make it really speciaL All nominees will be invited, and the the comme n ts , d isc u ssed th e issues, and award recipients will not receive advance notice, I will be there to tear open the envelopes, p resen ted the fo ll owing p rogress report to wipe away the tears, and Cl'lt the acceptance speeches short so we can go to commerciaL ACLPD and C LA in F ebruary, The suspense builds as we try to guess which designer won the right to provide the gown and jewelry for Sue Smayda, this year's Awards Committee chair! Just preceding the Awards Ceremony is the "One ~ook-One Conference" program with II•• h ,"r 1I1'1 "~I , T estimonv m ade clear that the Connecticard Wally Lamb and several of his student-authors from the York Correctional Institution. I program should be preserved , It is a very popular wrote about it in last month's column, but it's such aspecial event that I want to mention it again, With the film Monsterfresh in memory, I think I'll be bringing an additional set of service wi th over 4 ,5 millio n loans made last sensibilities to this event I've recommended the book to a number of people, all of whom ye aL Connecticard is at th e core o f resource found it moving and compelling Please plan to attend, sharing in the state, However, it was clear from And finally, to complete aterrific afternoon, I invite you all to the President's Reception. the te stimony that the program is under-funded This gala event (which for the first time ever will feature not only fairly fresh Ritz crackers, and places a disp roportio nate burden o n some but three cannisters of Cheez Whiz as well!) will be held in my suite from 5:15 till the last of the heavier net lenders, bottles of cheap Chardonnay and warm seltzer are gone, I can't promise that state librarian Funding There was overwhelming testimony Ken Wiggin will once again don a lampshade and do his Liza Minelli impreSSion, but all th at funding for Connec ticard m ust be increased, things are possible, Clearly 7c for every loan and 17c for every net You are also invited to help BCALA-CT (Black Caucus of ALA-CT Chapter) celebrate their lo an is not e nough, However, there was n o fifth anniversary on Tuesday, April 20, 5: 15-7 PM and Wednesday, 10-11 AM in the consensus on an appropriate level of fun ding, In PreSidential Suite, For more information about BCALA-CT, whose mission is "",to serve as COIl /illller! 011 page 4 an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the state's African American community and their activities;' read Carol Connecticut Libraries solicits a rticles, news, Abatelli's "Spotlight" column in the March issue of Connecticut Libralies or visit their opinions, a nd photographs ab out m atters of website: http ://www,bcala-ct,orgr Let me also put in a plug for the group that works to interest to the state's libra ry comm u nity, promote the improvement of library and information services for Spanish speakers and Send contributions to: people of Hispanic/Latino origin, Their website, http ://www,reforma-northeastorg/, like David Kapp, Editor BCALA's, is a fount of information and lists some great resources for libraries serving a [email protected] multicultural clientele, Phone: (860)647-0697 Lastly, a word about a first-time event: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 marks the first ever Fax: (860)647-7826 National Library Workel5 Day This is the culmination of a movement from several years 4 lIynwood Drive ago to have a "Library Staff Appreciation Day;' and the slogan is : "Libranies Work Because Bolton, CT 06043 We Do," The aforementioned Ken Wiggin and I will present ajoint proclamation, and we Dwrl/l//(': Seco nJ encourage everyone to be especially appreciative that day, I:l'iJal'of the mo nd" Contact Les atleskoz@yahoo,com,

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COIII/Illlfd .Ii-oJJ/ p"/.t 3 Meeting of general, libraries fe lt th~t they sh o uld be 3/4/ 2004 reimbursed for the true CO~t o f Connecticard Danbury loans, espec ialh' tho se libr ~r i es that ue Public p Ubrary Sig nific a nt n e t le nd e rs . Again , there is no accepted standard o n how to calculate that cost. 11\ President les Kozerowilz testified at the Appropriations Committee public hearings on This same issue was rai sed before the legislature S February 11 . An invitation to attend the annual conference was sent to the president of at the start o f the program in the 1970's and was II d NE lA and the governor.The Connecticard Taskforce, at its February 18 meeting, recommended : nO[ adequateh- answered at tha t time. Ii "that a study by undertaken to determine the true cost or impact of a Connecticard loan for There fore, the tas kforce recomme nds that a fl the purposes of establishing a defensible request for additional funding:' (See the progress swdl' be undertaken to determine th e true cost report on page 2.) o r impac t of a Co nnec tica rd lo an for th e Treasurer As of February 29, the operational budget had abalance of $32,857, and the purposes of estab]j shing a defensible request for investment account showed abalance of $98,370. additional funding. (I\CLPD has si nce approved Vice President Chris Bradley has been going to the legislature on Wednesday afternoons funding for such a stud y.) This report will be with ClA lobbyist Barry Williams and others from the library community. She noted that completed before the start of the nex t legislati" e legislators want to know how state funding is helping public libraries and encouraged session so that CL\ can base its legislati,·e agenda librarians to talk to their representatives. Chris circulated a NOit/least Magazine article that item on this amount. The taskforce understands

featured the library collections of Frank Gagliardi and others. that 111 all likelihood this would mean a Southern cr State University Nancy Disbrow reported that Career Night at SCSU is substantial increase in funding and recommends being held on April 6 at 6 pm; she is looking for volunteers to talk to students regarding a multi-I"ear approach to increased funding. resume writing and interviews. Arlene Bielefield noted that the first annual Alumni Day will Publicity The taskforce recommends that a be held on October 2. An advisory council for the MlS program is being established and will major public relations effort be unde rtake n to meet once or twice a year. Approximately 150 students are accepted each year. Increase awareness of Connecticard am o ng Awards Sue Smayda proposed a change ,in the awards ceremony. Since there are many library patrons. Patrons general/I" kn ow they nominees in each category, all nominees will be invited to the event, but the winner will not be mal' use am' libran' in the state but are unaware notified in advance. les will serve as host of an academy awards-like presentation. The awards of the funding that makes thl S possibl e. The being presented this way are Special Achievement, Outstanding librarian and News Media. 11 taskforce recommends th e production of an Career Recruitment The section will host a reception in honor of the 5 ' anniversary of attractive bookmark with an explanatio n of th e BCAlA/CT in the President's Suite on Tuesday night. CEMA Aworkshop, "Graphic Novels: AMorning with Kat Kan;' will be held April 24 at the Connecticard program, w hich li b raries can MDC in Hartford from 9 am to I pm. (See http://www.ctcema.org;workshops.htmlfor insert into items lent to non-resid ents. After the informalion.) taskforcc has determined the level o f funding to CLASS The first "National library Workers Day" will be held April 20. Kendall Wiggin and be requested, the PR effo rt wou ld be aimed at les Kozerowilz will issue ajoint proclamation from the State library. encouraging patrons to contact their legisla tors. Conference Mary Ann Rupert reported that approximately 70 presenters have been LSTA funds could be used for the PR campaign, scheduled. There will be abook signing following Wally lamb's "one book" session. Following but no t for a legislative effort. a discussion about releasing the email addresses of conference attendees to exhibitors, the Restrictions on Material Type The task force board decided that this should not be done tllis year. Next year, a check box on the recommend s no change in Connec ti card registration form will allow attendees to indicate if they wish their email address to be reg ul;nions regarding the types of material that shared with vendors. The 2005 Annual Conference will be held at the Omni Hotel in may be borrowed. Current regul atio ns ~ tat e, downtown New Haven, April 11-13, coinciding with National library Week. " Parricipating libraries shall lend to no nresidents Connecticut State library Kendall Wiggin reported that the State library has asked for all ma terials loaned to res id e nt card ho ld ers." an additional $150,000 for the ClC and that bond funding is still an issue. He distributed a Insread , rhe taskfo rce recomme nds that libraries report with information on : the library Service and Technology Act, the CSl Sesquicentennial, experiencing hean' demands o n their no n-print library services to non-English speakers, Connedicut Education Network, icon, and the items restrict reSel'l'CS to reside nts only. This is Governor's Summer reading challenge. The report is available from the ClA oHice. allowed under current regulations. The taskforce NElA Kris Jacobi is seeking nominations for the Emerson Greenaway Award. (See Illlp:l makes this recommendatio n due to co ncerns o f Iwww.nelib.org;files/GreenawayAward2004.pdf for criteria and application form.) equity, the ADA, and possible difficulty in Legislative Mike Moran has heard, through our lobbyist Barry Williams, of potential defining "print" an d " n on-print" due to support on the Education Subcommittee for an increase in,the ClC budget to $300,000 next technological adl·ances. year. CLA members and links are strongly urged to let their legislators how much money Minor Changes in Connecticard Regulations they save through (lC membership. Kelly Browne has drafted anew Statute on Confidentiality to be discussed at a future (lA Board meeting. The taskforce recommends that Connecticard YA Dawn Higginson reported that Megan Humphries ,from ALA is looking for 25 students regulations be changed to aUow for "key chain" from each state to participate in the "Get on Board and Read @ your library" program. If you llbrar)· cards, which do not include an expiration have candidates, contad Dawn at the Oxford Public library, 203-888-6944. date or the patron's name, as valid ho m e town CO lllillllN} 011 pa, ~ " 6

CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES· APRIL 2004 • PAGE 4 ERITAGE ~II~~' Prepare to be wowed when you enter the new children's one of the first in the country. She traveled, wrote, and lectured wing at Hartford Public Library. Nine thousand square feet of in support of libraries and was recognized internationally as a soaring sunlit space greets you. Sleek electronics, critical tools pioneer in library service, advocating for the establishment of for a technological era, invite use. Past is present with a public libraries in communities throughout the state of display of antique dolls donated to the library by its first Connecticut. On the national level, she was instrumental in tile Hartford librarian Caroline M. Hewins, who collected these figurines formation of the American Library Association. from around the world for the children of Hartford. Tilis By World War II, the Wadsworth Atheneum was filled beyond Public engaging room proclaims the library's historic commitment to capacity and its occupants in search of new homes. Although the young of tllis city and its mission to go beyond the traditional the Hartford Public Library announced plans to build a new Library in providing library services. facility in the downtown area, they did not have tile means to Primed for the Tile recently completed addition to Hartford's central library, do so. Fortunately, the citizens of Hartford rose to the challenge 5 / tile 11Ub of il5 nine-branch system at 500 Main Street, exults in and approved a 1951 bond issue for $2,700,000. 27 Century tile realtor's mantra: "location, location, location:' In the new The 96,448 square foot building, designed by SchulZ a cllildren's library, acommanding view of the beaux-arts municipal Goodwin with H. Sage Goodwin, partner in cllarge, was finished uy Brenda Miller building and the historic Hartford Times Building lies to its in 1957 This new building included an inviting plaza leading north. To its east, Adriaen's Landing emerges from the cityscape. library customers to its door. Tile design for 500 Main Street When the library's capital improvement project is complete, a also allowed for one problem inherent to the site-it was split Chief Librarian three-story curved glass facade will open onto Main Street by the Conlan Whitehead Highway. The solution was asystem Louise Blalock and affirm the library's place in the Ileali of tile capital city. of five steel Vierendeel trusses to bridge the 104-foot span Architect The library traces its history to 1774 when a group of the fifteen feet above the highway. The basement is carried on the 1954 H. Sage Goodwin, city's financial leaders banded togetller as The Librarian lower chord and the first fioor on the top chord. Upper fioors were 1998 Fletcher, Harkness, Company. Incorporated in 1799, it soon cllanged its name to hung from the roof structure to ease tile load on the trusses. Collen aMoneyhun!Sevigny the Haliford Library Company and occupied space at various Community support for the library is still much in evidence Project Cost $42,000,000 locations throughout the city. today. It is through the leadersllip of tile mayor, the Court of State Grant $500,000 In 1838, the Hartford Young Men's Institute was fOlllled; it Common Council, and the citizens of Hartford in passing two Size 145,000 sq. ft, drew from tile city's leading financial citizenry and loaned bond referendums that this current capital improvement project Parking 92 cars books, scheduled lectures, and developed a collection that moves forward. Many individuals, corporations, and foundations Holdings 500,000 items absorbed the Hartford Library Company's volumes. Approximately have also generously supported the library's capital campaign. Annual visitors 600,000 half of the Liblary Company's original collection, cataloged in 1797, The project is being completed in two phases: 1) The Population 124,500 exists today as part of the archival Hartford Collection. construction of a44,000 square foot addition was just finished, Recipient IMLS National The Young Men's Institute moved to the newly built and 2) The renovation of the existing 1957 building is scheduled Award for Library Service WadswOlih Atlleneum in 1844 and remained there for 113 to begin early this year. By breaking the project in two, the years, operating alongside the Watkinson Library and the library library is able to operate without interruption tllroughout the of the Connecticut Historical Society. The institute changed its construction period. name to tile Hartford Library Association in 1878. Features of the library's expansion and renovation In 1892, with taxpayer support, the Library Association project include: was opened to tile general public. By a special act of the • Athree-story addition to the existing building thaI Connecticut General Assembly on May 9, 1893, its name was expands the back of the facility and adds a rear changed to Hartford Public Library. It was and remains today wing and aparking deck bridging the Ilighway. a private corporation, supported by the city. • Afour-story atrium linking the addition with exist­ Tile cllangeover to public use in 1892 was aided by ing space. substantial private pllilanthropy. Among the major gifts were • Tlle three-story curved glass Window of Light fac­ $100,000 from Junius S. Morgan, $50,000 from J. Pierpont ing Main Street. Morgan, $50,000 from H. aw. Keney, $25,000 from Rowland • A reference and inforlllation service center, front Mather, and $25,000 from tile Watkinson Library. Annual support and center on the main floor, and adjacent to an from tile city in the early years was between $9,000 and $11 ,000. area for consumer, jobs, and career information. Prior to 1892, the library was served by a number of • A50-workstation information center for electronic librarians, beginning with TimotilY Reed in 1838. But it was reference and Internet use. librarian Caroline M. Hewins, coming to Hartford in 1875 to Ajournalislll and news center housing nearly 800 work at tile Hartford Young Men's Institute, wllo became the titles. Ca/'ullllC' Hfll'IIIJ ' (/llllqllf dull first librarian of the newly deSignated Hartford Public Library. • A reading room that runs the length of the build­ (ollnlioll is r/i.lpl"),f(! II/ During her 50 years of service, the number of volumes ing, featuring world literature, poetry, and tile nar­ Harl/orr/ Pllbil,.'.• Ilfl/' increased from 20,000 to 150,000. Hewins' most applauded rative-histol}" biography, fiction. r/illdull '.• Ilb/,(//')'. initiative was the creation of the Ciliidren's Library in 1904, COlililllll'd 011 /''',Zf 6 P/lulo: 7lre!1r/cl jl filler

CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES • APRIL 2004 • PAGE 5 CONNECTICARD TASKFORCE ACLPD will also begin the process of modifying existing regulations in CO lllilllled FOil! page 4 rega rd to key chain cards and children in co-custody. The process to libr:u)' card s. further, th e taskforce recommends update regulations typically takes 18 months. Anyone wishing a copy of that c hildren of divorced parents in co-custody the tes timon y s ubmitted to the ta s kforc e m al' contac t m e a[ situati o ns be all owed to have two Connecticard­ [email protected]. • eligible ho metown library cards. S baron BrettsciJneidf}' iJ director of CSL 'J L ibral], D er'elopillfl1t Dil!lJioll Change in Reimbursement Formula The and repreJetiteri CSL Oil the taskforce. tas k fo rce recogni zes [hat [he Connec[icard Hartford Public Library p rogram PUtS a consid erable burde n on heav), net lenders, and ad justments to the formula may be necessar)·. There was considerable discussion o An area for literature in Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Russian, and other languages. of several options to change the current formula o A new book center for up to 5,000 new titles. (5 0% of funding is divided bl' ever)' loan; 50':;0 is o A flexible, 250-seat community room, with stage and state-of-the-art NY eqUipment. divided by net loans). However, it is not clear o Amedia center for videos, DVDs, feature films, and CDs. o Acraftery for adulls, equipped for cooking demonslrations and crafts. whether the problem IS due to the low level of o A learning lab for classes in technology literacy and ESOL, or other technology-based funding or with a n In equitable formula. The sessions. Eight private study rooms for tutoring and conferrals and a seminar room. ta skforce recommends postponing a 11\' change A children 's library with 16 electronic workstations, plus laptop computers, a multimedia of formul a until completion of the cost analysis. area for listening and viewing PCs, and a large collection of videos, DVDs, and CDs . Also Minimum Standards D oes Connecticard allow included is a nurturing space for children and their caregivers where they can gather with or e\'e n encomage towns to under-fund their books and toys, and for parenting workshops, story times, and crafts. libraries because resid ents can receive excellent o Acultural corridor housing the gallery of Connecticut authors and illustrators, the Hartford lIbrary se rvice from a n eighboring library) Room with its historic Hartford Collection, the Connecticut Center for the Book office, and the Con s iderable d e bate cente red on setting Wallace Stevens Writing Room . minimum s tandards libraries mu s t meet to o An art walk, a space in the Window of Light for exhibits. participate in Connec[ica rd , bur i[ was decided o A staff lounge opening onto a roof garden, a technical services center, an administrative that minimum s tanda rd s for participation in suite, and the boardroom, also with a roof garden.

Connecticard s hould not be addressed at this o The atrium cafe at the terrace level will be open all day and into the evening and is intended time. The variations in population, tax base, and as a gathering place for people to meet, use PCs, and browse new books. regio n make this very difficult to address. o Anew terrace, currently apopular locale for music and dancing and offering casual seating, The Connec ticard program is a reimbursement will remain an important destination on the beautiful public pathway to the Wadsworth program for se rvices rendered, not an incentive Atheneum and the city's cultural landmarks. grant program. ACLPD may wish to address A welcoming destination in the heart of our capital city, the library provides cutting-edge minimum s tandards separateh from technology, award-winning library and information services, and presents aregional stage for Connecticard, but the ras kforce felt that adecluate cultural arts and programming. From ils early origins to this spectacular 21 SI century facility, funding from th e state would reimburse libraries Hartford Public Library continues to deliver on its historic commitment to people of the City of without the need for minimum standards. Hartford and its unbroken legacy of service to the greater community. Several li braries testified that they were able Brenda Miller is media relations officer for the Hartford Public Library. to work toward improved lib raries despite mam' yea rs as net borrowers. If librari es fell beneath a LOOKIN(; AT BOOKS minimum standa rd and were no t allowed to COlllinller! from paSf 2 participate, it would be very difficult fo r [he activist, not philosophical. For them, cultural change gets real only when your organization 's aim re m ai ning participants to [urn away re sidents is execution. They say, tell people clearly what results you want and discuss how to get there. from those towns. Libraries te stified that the \, often Discussions should be robust and realistic, with open-minded people sharing honest opinions lend to people who work but don't reside in town and the leader modeling the behavior he expects of her/his people. When people are productive, and would continue to do so eve n if their the leader rewards them. When they come up short, the leader provides coaching, withdraws ho metown library withdrew from the program. rewards, reassigns them to other jobs, or, ultimately, lets them go. Combining Connecticard and State Aid The final building block is "the job no leader should delegate-having the right people in the Grants to Public Libraries There was no support right places." Bossidy and Charan note that leaders often claim that people are their most important asset, but fail to act accordingly. Leaders, too often, are not engaged in the people for this option. Those who addressed the issue process. They may be overly ready to select personnel with whom they are comfortable or pointed to the difference between Connecticard accept general recommendations from others without asking specific questions about the as a reimbursement for services and state aid as candidate's behavior and performance. Bossidy shows his belief in this building block by a grant program. personally calling references. He asks his own questions : How does the candidate set priorities? The ta skforce will continue its work through For what qualities is she/he known? What is his/her energy level? Does the candidate get completion of the cost study, afte r wh ich they excited about doing things, or prefer philosophizing~ Does the candidate include his/her people wtll report to ACLPD w ith recommendations in the decision-making process? Bossidy and Charan hire leaders who can execute.They advise on a proper funding level for Connecticard and all managers to do the same. correction s, if any, in [he funding formula. Read more reviews by Vince Juliano at http://wwwc/a.uconn.edu.

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Frederick Sprague Barbour Collection before tile invention of the long-range telephoto lens that today Norfolk Library protects photographers in the wild. In the pastoral northwest hills of Connecticut, the town of There is a Sizable body of works here devoted to animal Norfolk suggests an earlier lime, and its 115-year-old stone science and conservation. The folio Came Birds and Waterfowl library, filled with rich wood balustrades and Victorian-era of Great Britain and Ireland, written and illustrated by A. lighting, helps to preserve the illusion. It is difficult to imagine a Thorburn (London: Longmans, Green a Co., 1923), contains more fitting situation for the Frederick Sprague Barbour scores of detailed color plates rivaling the work of Audubon collection of works on field sports and the world they inhabit. himself (also represented here), and is one of only 155 copies j Frederick K. Barbour, father of the dedicatee and one-time published. The four-volume ANatural History of/fle Ducks, by president of the American branch of the Linen Thread Company, John C. Phillips (Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1922-26), is a massive and scholarly work boasting numerous black-and­ was an avid sportsman, and the FSB collection was his own . V] Earl R~y ) His son, Frederick Sprague Barbour, was aWest Point graduate white and color plates by noted naturalist illustrators. who later served as instructor there and died at the early age The Salmon Fly(1895), Deer Stalking(1838), Twenty Years of twenty-six Soon after, the father donated his sporting Snipe Sflooting(1899), Fisflerman's Pie: an Angling Symposium collection of approximately 300 works to tile Norfolk Library, (1926), and Wild SPOtts of Soutflern Africa (1852) are just a where it is maintained by director Mary Lou Wigley and her few more of the tantalizing titles to be found here. The Norfolk stafr. Library's web site is at www.norfolklibrary.org, and its catalog The Barbour collection is an invaluable resource for anyone is available online at www.biblio.orgfbibsearch.htm. The interested in field sports and their history, and in the fauna Frederick Sprague Barbour collection can be accessed through that are their concern. Gilded spines shimmer with images of a call number search of "FSB." salmon flies and game animals, the scrolled Children's Collections titles common to works Connecticut Historical Society of the late nineteenth and The Connecticut Historical Society is yet another beneficiary of early twentieth centuries Frederick K. Barbour, who donated his collection of early suggesting the long-lost Connecticut furniture to the institution . He might have been romance of the "s porting interested to learn that the Society also houses three Significant life." Captain R.S.S. collections of children's literature that represent the genre Baden-Powell, later to from the eighteenth century to the present day. found the Boy Scouts, Bates [oiled/on It is to former CHS librarian Albert Carlos expresses one of his Bates (1865 - 1954), an ardent bibliophile, that the society outdoor interests with owes its earliest juvenile works holdings. Bates assembled Pig-sticking or Hog­ approximately 2000 items, most published prior to 1835, IlUnling: a Complete that depict public attitudes toward the role of children in the Account for Spottsmen­ early days of the republic. Spellers, moral tales, picture books, and Others (London: Pig-s ticking or Hog­ and poems are all here, rife with charming engraved and Harrison a Sons, 1889), hunting: a Complete lithographed illustrations. The collection includes an example of a book that would no Account for Sportsmen­ the first publication of A Visit from St. Nicflolas by Clement C. doubt find a modern and Others Moore (New York H.M. Onderdonk, 1848), and, according to audience with some j-.'rakr/dc .\ jHa,~ m IJ aruoNr research assistant Martha Smart, one of the only existing " l"~"". , .""_" , .w, ,.. . Il.. . ~ ...... jl,.. i...... , ...... difficulty. Co IialioII, Norfolk copies of its probable predecessor, A New-Year's Present, to It_ ...... ~...... l,.oJ . "_ r. '~""''''''!f~'''''- It is not surprising L/hrarr tfle lillie Ones from Five to Twelve (New York: W.B. Gilley, that the incredibly prolific 1821). Beneath this slim volume's frontispiece of Santa in Ilis Theodore Roosevelt shares shelf space here. Before reaching sleigh, perched on arooftop, is the verse "Old Santeclaus with the apex of American political life, his role as an outdoorsman much delight I His reindeer drives this frosty night, I O'er chimney A New-Year's was well established, supported by works such as Big Came tops, and tracks of snow, / To bring his yearly gifts to you:' Present, to the l.i ttle Hunting in tfle Rockies and on tfle Creat Plains (New York : G.P. The imposingly titled The Famous History of Wflilling/on Ones from Five to Putnam 's Sons, 1899). In afrontispiece engraving, he stands and His Cat.Sflewing flow from aPoor Country Boy, Destitute Twe lve, COlilltdicul in hunting regalia, the unquestionable authority on his subject. of Parents or Relations, He Obtained Creat Riclles, and was f-I'Jlor/col Jor/elr Roosevelt introduces Camera Sflots at Big Came, by A.G. Promoted to 1/1e High and HonourableDignity of Lord Mayor Wallihan (New York Doubleday, Page a Co., 1901), which of London (Hartford Printed by Nathaniel Patten, 1788)

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CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES • APRIL 2004 • PAGE 7 R( ea pi 1' ( ex o GY Li l Li In the summer of 1996, I responded to acall for volunteers articles and reviews published in these periodicals are available w to work at the library and Information Technology Association's online at the UTA web site. All in all, UTA provides a lot of id (UTA) Internet room at the ALA conference in New York City. I technology related information and makes it easy for people to b( spent acouple of hours as avolunteer getting to know people, obtain it. ar Involving such as Karen Schneider and other technology oriented librarians Over the past several years, I have observed that UTA from across the country. That was my introduction to UTA; conference programs and its publications are oriented primarily Public te since then, I have enjoyed worthwhile UTA programs at every towards academic libraries and larger public libraries . At CI Libraries in ALA conference I have attended. president Pat Ensor's reception during the Toronto 2003 ALA th At its web site (www.ala.org/lita), UTA defines itself as : Conference, I mentioned this to her, and she recommended LITA Sl "the leading organization reaching out across types of libraries that 1discuss it with president elect Tom Wilson. pi to provide education and services for .. .new profeSSionals, My concerns were heard. In February 2004, I received an fc systems librarians, library administrators, library schools, email from Tom Wilson telling me that he has formed an R vendors and anyone else interested in leading edge technology Engaging Public Libraries in UTA Taskforce and inviting me to and applications for librarians and information providers. participate in that group. Our charge is as follows: rv Programs are offered for everyone from absolute beginners • Study the level of public library participation in the UTA Li to hi-tech professionals. Continuing education is provided membership and programming. t~ through workshops, institutes, and an annual National Forum. o Identify current and future UTA activities of interest to the R Guidelines offering practical experience with various public library community.

technologies are published regularly. The InfO/malion Technology o Investigate opportunities to collaborate with other divisions habet ))ol/forth n and libraries journal provides peer reviewed and divisional members. 'j 'echll%g)' C ()/;lIIltIist a articles ....Through UTA's Web presence you will discover a o Develop aplan to involve public library UTA members in the g divisional leadership. variety of services addressing trends and practical applications:' a The UTA website provides a number of very practical o Recommend services, programs, and outreach activities [The] UTA S resources for library workers. Since ALA Midwinter 1999, for that will increase the value of UTA for members from public a example, alist of top-ten new technology trends is produced at libraries and attract new members from these organiza­ {1vebsitej pro­ "I each mid-winter and annual summer conference. (www.ala.org/ tions. vides a lot of ala/lita/litaresources/toptechtrends/toptechnology.htm) . In The taskforce will work through January 2005. As chair of 2002, I attended apre-conference workshop entitled, What Is CLA:s Information Technology Roundtable, I plan to gather input techt/ology s XML? How Can XML be used in Libraries? Now, there is a from Connecticut's public librarians to share with the taskforce. I< related infor­ UTA publication on the topic available from the website. The As I get more specific direction from our chair, I will use 2 ConnTech to seek your ideas and identify your concerns. mation and UTA web site provides links to job information, UTA publications, ( an excellent "Toolkit for the Expert Web Searcher,' a link to Technology issues cover a wide range of ideas and have an ( makes it easy ALA's Taskforce on Privacy and Confidentiality in the Electronic impact on all libraries-small or large. Hopefully, we can all be a Environment, and more. represented and heard. for people to fl Besides presenting programs at ALA conferences, UTA Isabel Danfonl) was recently appOinted director of library obtain it. services at the International College ofHospitality Management publishes two serials: Information Tec/mology and Libraries c (lTAL) and Teclmology ElectroniC Reviews (TER). Many of the in Suffield.

B 0 Selling on the Intern G aphic ovel: A orning dnesday, May 12, 9:30 to 12:30 Wallingford Public Libra ith Ka an s turday, April 24, 8:30 to 1: 00 CLi\'s P ubli c Libr~ry Sec ti o n presents Lyn Dowler, eBar in s tructi o n consultan t. She w ill tell yo u how to use this MD(, artford new techniyue to r~i se fund s for your library. Register by Kat Kan, graphic novel reviewer and columnist for VOYA, the magazine mailing a check payable to CLA (members 55, o thers $1 5) that focuses on literature for young adults, is also alibrary consultant who j to H ali K eele r, Bill M em o ri al Li br8ry, 240 M onu me nt writes and presents on this popular genre. S tree t, GrOtO n, Connectic ut 06 340. In fo rma ti o n: H ali

K eeler, 860-445-0392 or hkeeler@billmemorial. org. See www.ctcema.org for registration information. 0 Cost : $25

CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES • APRil 2004 • PAGE B Rose Marie laharek and Suzanne Maryeskl didn't know The section's second conference olfering-" CensOlship : each other until they became the (LA Children 's Section 's firsl WI70se Problem? Intellectual Freedom: WI70se Responsibility )" SPorllJ (HIT pair 01 co-chairs. "When I was asked to chair the section, Isaid is being co-sponsored with the Young Adult Section. Scheduled I'd love to do it, but there would have to be two 01 us!" lor 2:30 on April 20, this program will leature Pat Scales, exclaims Suzanne, head 01 children's services at the Farmington director 01 library services at South Carolina Governor's School Library, adding: "I wasn't sure anyone would go lor the idea:' lor the Arts and Humanities and author 01 Teac/Jing Banned CLA Rose Marie, Ilead 01 children's services at New Canaan Books, who will address such difficult questions as "Why is Library, very much wanted to cllair the Children's Section, and book censorship rampant?" and "Has the Internet changed the e Children's was delighted to have Suzanne as co-chair. "It was a great way people view free speech?" )1 idea to have co-chairs lor this section;' she explains, "because One program that the Children's Section has not cut back Section o both Suzanne and Iwear so many hats as it is. Children's librarians for 2004 is its all-day preconlerence, Wllich it is co-sponsoring are such lront-line people that it's hard to get away, even lor (LA:' with the Young Adult Section . "We leel thai the preconlerence 1\ Elected in June 2002, Rose Marie and Suzanne have worked offers children 's and YA librarians a chance to really learn Y together to continue the timely and creative programming that about a topic in depth;' explains Rose Marie, whose personal it CLA members expect lrom the Children 's Section. They plan interest in children 's nonliction was the lorce behind last year's ~ the section's programs, guided by comments and programming highly success lui "Children 's Nonliction 101" preconlerence. j suggestions they receive lollowing the annual conlerence and This year's preconlerence, "Boys Read? It's No Laughing pre-conlerence programs and the annual meeting 01 the state's Matter" will take place on April 19. Three experts on the lour Children 'SLibrarians Roundtables: Fairfield County, Capitol reading habits 01 boys : Michael Sullivan, director 01 the Weeks Region, Soutllern Connecticut, and Eastern Connecticut. In PL in Greenland, NH, and author 01 Connecting Boys will1 addition to attending CLA Board meetings each month, Rose Books; popular children 's and young adult author Gordon I~)I Carol A bate/Ii Marie attends meetings 01 the Fairlield County Children's Korman; and Kathleen Odean, author of Great Books for Boys; Librarians Roundtable every two months, and Suzanne attends will present several programs about why so many boys dislike the monthly meetings 01 the Capitol Region Children 's Librarians reading and how to motivate boys to read more. Sullivan's talk Roundtable. will address the serious lile consequences tilat nonreading Once ayear, the section sponsors an all-day joint roundtable boys often lace and what librarians can do to help them . meeting, which leatures talks by local experts and authors Korman will present two separate talks : the first about Boys and a luncheon, in addition to the meeting itself. This annual authoring humor and adventure lor boys, with particular IfsNO get-together was lormerly held in June, belore Rose Marie attention to grades 3-6; the second on the growth 01 YA and Suzanne suggested switching the meeting date to literature aimed at male readers . Odean will also present two ughing September, when children 's librarians are more likely to be programs for the same age groups, lirst discussing "boy­ able to attend . "June was always dillicult;' Rose Marie explains, tested" books that work lor grades 3-6, and then CLA "because summer reading programs are gearing up then." recommending titles lor older boys. Please note tilat the Precon Ference Last September's Joint Roundtable Meeting lor Children's preconference requires separate registration and that attendees \pril 19 Librarians leatured Ron Roy, author 01 the popular children's receive Connecticut Continuing Library Education Certificates. series, Ato I Mysteries, and John McDonough, lormer Captain In addition to their programming responsibilities, Rose Marie Featured Speakers Kangaroo, as speakers, along with Linda Williams, chair 01 the and Suzanne also serve as CLA representatives to the Nutmeg 2003 Nutmeg Awards Committee, Chris Bradley Irom the Children 's Book Award Program and occasio nally attend other Connecticut Library Consortium, and Carol Taylor Irom (LA lunctions. Although taking on the co-chairmansilip 01 the Connecticut Services lor the Blind a Physically Handicapped, Children's Section has kept both librarians busy, both agree among others. About 100 children 's librarians attended, and that they will miss being co-chairs when their term ends this leedback on the program was excellent. June. "I have learned so much about what's going on around Planning the section 's programming lor CLA's annual the state;' Suzanne says, "and I'll miss going to the board conlerence is, 01 course, the most important responsibility of meetings each month " Mi(/J(/c/ S II/Iili(/n the co-chairs. For the 2003 conference, Rose Marie and Suzanne The co-chairs would like to thank thei r respective directors got together no less than eight separate programs, along with lor giving them the support required to chair the section over a lull-day preconlerence, prompting Chris Bradley, who wrote the past two years. They also want to urge all children's the children's services conlerence summary, to observe: librarians and other library staff who work with children to "There is no doubt that children's services ruled the 2003 join (LA and support the section, pointing out that (LA conlerence" (see Connecticut Libraries, May 2003) membership helps provide the financial support needed to In delerence to the CLA Board's request that all committees bring in top authors and speakers for the annual conlerence, Gordon Korman offer fewer programs this year, the Children'S Section has as well as keeping children 's specialists informed about political scaled back Irom eight programs to two lor the upcoming issues within the state. annual conference.After receiving numerous requests for more To join the Children'SSection or to obtain more inlormation inlormation on programming lor very young cllildren, Rose about this year's conlerence and preconlerence programs, Marie and Suzanne invited Kathleen Odean, autilor of "Great contact either: Rose Marie Zaharek, 203-594-5002, Books for Babiesand Toddlers: More Than 500 Recommended rzaharek@NewCanaanLibrary .org, or Suzanne Maryeski, 860­ Books for Your Child's First Three Years," to speak about the 673-6791, smaryeski @lannington.lib.d.us . J(aliJIee ll Od('(l17 best books for this age group. Her talk "Outstanding Books Carol Abatelli is head of public selvices at ECSU's Smith lor Babies and Toddlers," is scheduled for 9:15 on April 20. Library and a member of CLA 's Editorial Committee.

CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES· APRIL 2004 • PAGE 9 Connecticut library READING ONTHE ROAD the b ookmo bile. Teachers were d e lighte d to E Association Co n tin tied f rom p"ge / have a vari e ty of fresh materials to e nliven their C OFFICERS learning ac tiv ities. Li siastic endorsem e nt and support of the School President Les Kozerowirz Juni o r librarian Manuel Ro m ero o b se rved S Readines s Council a s a way to "incre a se Jcsk oz@ y ~ h o o.com tha t the bookmobile fit the childre n's sca le . f\ c children's lang uage and pre-literacy skills." Past President Karen McNulty vi s it to a large library building mig ht be kmcnu Ity @avo n.lib.cr.us The council is o ne o f several organizations intimidating to some three- and fo ur-yea r-o lds, h VP/President Elect that participa te in the State of Connecticut's Chri s Br~dley but th e youngsters readily ado pted the cozy I:: School R e adiness Initi a tive, which provides cb r~d ley @ c tl ib r~ ri a n s. li bcr. o rg qua rte rs inside the bookmobile as th e ir own funding to pre-school p rograms in high priority Treasurer Elect .I an fisher sp ecial, mag ical place. "Whe n w e first sta rted, a areas. N ew Haven 's School Readiness Council jfi $he r@ brdgprtpl.org som e o f the chil.dren did not know w ha t to expect. r Treasurer Veronica Srevenson fund s prog rams w ithin the school sys tem and The\' did not know w hat a library w as . Some vs [email protected] Lu s al so prog rams o uts ide the school system , like ALA Representative th o ~g ht they were going fo r a ride. So m e were a Head Start and o the r no n-profit and for-pro fit SU$a n Herzog little ca utio us . But, after the firs t v isit o r two, programs. T wenty-o n e o f its thirty-fiv e sites herzogs@eas rern c r. eciu the childre n were lined up and waving to us w hen ] NELA Representative were selected to pa rticipa te in "Reading on the we arrived." Kris Jacobi Road." Ro m e ro added bilingualis m to " Reading o n p [email protected] The Connec ticut State Library awarde d Region 1 Representative the Road." /\t some sites, the childre n spo ke little "Reading on the Road" a grant of $11,640 from v Mary Lo u Wigley o r no E ng]jsh. Romero introduced those children f mlwigley@ no rfo lklibrary.org the Library Services and Technology i\ct. The to th e bookmobile and told the m stori e s in (I Region 2 Representative LSTA grant permitted the hiring of a nineteen­ Spa nis h. At other sites, he and L o ve tt-Graf or T o n)' Bernardo hour per week libra rian, as weU as the purchase ano ther staff member would choose E ng li sh and c1ire [email protected] rg of story ho ur kits a nd picture books f o r th e Spanish versions of a book. The two wou ld take Region 3 Representative bookmobile. In additio n , it helped pal' for the Peter Ciparelli turns reading, p age-by-page, so that all o f the printing and dis tributio n o f a newslette r fo r pererc@li onine. org childre n co uld enjoy the sam e book togethe r. Region 4 Representative teachers and pa re nts. It is clear that "Reading o n the Road" g reatl y "Reading on the Ro ad" had se veral objectives. Bern ade tre Baldino e nhanced the pre-schoo l childre n 's love fo r bernacl en e@$ner.ner Library s taff soug ht to provide high quality books a nd kindled their d esire to read. One Region 5 Representative books, to)'S, and learning kits to pre-school si tes ('harle s Gerchell teache r m entioned that she m arked the dates of that lacked those resources. During the twelve­ cha rl es .gc rch ell0;LJu in ni piac.ed u b oo km o bile visits on th e c ale nd a r a nd the month grant p eriod, they lent of these ite m s Region 6 Representative 5,280 chil.dre n used the calendar, to co unt th e days to teachers for use with the children. Bookmobile T heresa Conky until th e next visit. Another teach e r reported rco nl [email protected] personnel set o ut to provide pre-school childre n that he r children were holding their own pre tend with a p ositive a nd m e morable first library CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES sto ry ho urs by "picture reading" to each o ther ex perience. They invited each class aboard the The newsleTter is published from books that had been read to them. M any eleven times eac h yea r. bookmo bile to see a nd handle an attracti ve childre n " d e manded" their own library cards so Subsc ription>: S35 in North collection o f picture books and other appealing Ameri ca; S40 el sewhere tha t they could choose books fo r the m selves materials. They introduced the children to books ISSN 0010-616X. rig ht o ff the bookmobile shelves. and le arning thro ug h th e same s tory h o ur Eclitor Dav id Karp T eache rs observed that the bookmo bile was a reading s, g ames, so ngs , and activities th a t el ka [email protected] welco m e change of setting fo r s tude nts w ith enchant and educate yo ungsters at Ne,v Have n's Book Review Ecli tor be havio r problems. These children enj oyed and Vin ce .Iuliano main library a nd bra nches. "Reading on the p a rticipated in "Reading on the R oad " s tory vjul.i [email protected] Road" deliver ed 528 pre-literacy programs to Technology Columnist progra m s , perhaps because the re w ere fe wer 3,700 childre n. Isabel Danforth di s tractions on the bookmo bde than in the The s tory p rogr a m s and carefully selected clan fo rth@ al umni.tufrs .eelu cl assroo m or because o f the coz y resources se r ve d a no th e r purpose. D e ni se Editorial Comm. Chair acco mm o dations and mag ical a tmosphe re. Barbara Bailey [email protected] Duclos , dire cto r o f th e Schoo l R eadiness " Inne r city pre-school s r e all y c anno t t a ke Council, explained tha t they served as lessons STAFF childre n o n field trips, but the 'Reading o n the Administrative Assistant to many pre-school teache rs . " Reading on the Road ' b ookmobile w a s jus t ld,e a fi e ld trip Ka ren Zoller Road" s ta ff m o d e led s tory hour techniques, bro ug ht right to our door ... a nd the childre n cl [email protected]. 0 rg introduced teac he rs to new books and activities, (p hone) 860-465-5006 loved it," observed Cynthia Olsen o f the Phylli s and demo nstra ted h ow to integrate stories , (fax) 860-465-5004 B o d el Center. songs, games, a nd o ther activities into themes Webmasrer Judy Smith Asked if s he thought " Reading o n the Ro ad" that could be carried o n after the story time had $mi rhjud),l @ myeastern.com e nco uraged visits to the library, Sharon Lovett­ ended. Cmthia Olsen o f the Phyllis Bodel Child G ra ff r ecounted the many war m s mil es and Care s aid that the teachers th e r e C ~ nt e r c h eery h ello's she had rece ived at th e main appreciated bo rrowing books and story kits from COl1 t/J1!II- d 011 p(/,~{ ' II

CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES· APRIL 2004 • PAGE 10 READlN(; ON THE ROAD Juvenile ColledlonlConnedlcut ImprlntsCHS maintains aJuvenile Collection independent COlllilliled frOIll pllge 10 of the Bates and Hewins Collections, which contains works dating from the eighteenth century lib ra ry from young children who recognized her. to the present Its collecting is not comprehensive in scope, since CHS defers to the University of Connecticut's stated mission to acquire children 's literature, but the society continues to Sharon might no t have been able (0 recall each of the you ngsters by name, but the pre-schoolers acquire juvenile literature by Connecticut authors and from Connecticut publishers .Titles from The HistOlY of an Apple Pie (London: J. L. Marks, [18-]) and Little Poems for lillie Readers, by remembered her and the fun they had when they Ann Taylor Gilbert (New York : Printed and sold by Samuel Wood, 1815) to Sky Sash So Blue, hopped aboa rd the "Reading on th e Road" by Elizabeth Hathorn (New York: Simon 8- Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998) and bookm o bilel • Amistad: a Long Road to Freedom, by Walter Dean Myers (New York : Dutton Children 's Books, Vince j IlIIClIIO, CL 's book revien! edltol; is IJlriling 1998) are represented. a .win oj arlicif.r jor CSL on programs Ihal have The Connecticut Historical SOCiety's catalog is available from its home page at www.chs.org. received L I'TA gral1lJ from the Il1slilute oj 1\;fllseul11 and Libr(/~y Services, (/ j ederal agent:)' Iha l joslerJ Holocaust Collection innovalion, leaderJhlp, (lnd a IIftime oj learning. Wallingford Public Library In 1984, loyal patron of the Wallingford Public Library Theodore Lendler established the Lendler TREASURES Family Fund on behalf of himself and his wife Bernice. As he explained, it was to be used "for COlilinltea ji0111 p",~e 7 the purchase of library materials broadly dealing with the events emanating from Europe during the period 1933-1946 known as the 'Holocaust; wherein some six million people were recounts that famous tale and thus convinces youth of the summarily put to death for having committed no crime other than that of being Jews :' The value of hope and hard work, while Stories about General La library has, in the following years, done much to Fayette, for the Instruction and Amusement of Children fulfill Mr. Lendler's terms by acquiring over 500 (Hartford: H. 8- EJ. Huntington, 1829) teaches loyalty, good fiction and nonfiction titles on the subject, including fellowship-and some history. audiotapes, videotapes, and various reference Caroline Hewins Colledion Loosely speaking, the Caroline materials, intended for all age groups. Reference Hewins Collection picks up where the Bates Collection leaves librarian Robert Nankin has prepared a helpful off; it includes works of children's literature from 1820 to bibliography entitled "The Holocaust: Those Who 1918. Caroline Maria Hewins (1846-1926) was instrumental Fought Back;' that is available to patrons as a in establishing the Connecticut Library Association, was the brochure. first chief librarian of Hartford Public Library (whose catalog, The library's Holocaust Collection is not an CarOline, is named after her), was the first woman to speak at archive of rare materials, but agathering of works an ALA conference, and wrote the first bibliography designed on the topic available in one public place-and 111 M emory 's Kllchell: a Legaq for children . Her therein lies its value. An example of a title not Ji'Olll Ihe IWomen 0/ Terezin collection of children's Hoiocausl Colleelion, likely to be part of most public library collections literature IF'allingford Publit' L ibra!]' is an interesting and poignant book, In Memory's (approximately 3000 Kitchen : a Legacy from the Women of Terezin, works) includes Cara DeSilva, ed. (Northvale, N.J.: J. Aronson, 1996), a compilation of rec ipes written by examples of moral women in the Terezin (or Theresiensladt) concentration camp and carried out at the time of their pedagogy such as liberation .These prisoners, who received almost no food, entertained thoughts of recipes from Biography for Girls, or, earlier times as a painful "act of discipline;' and the book is a tribute to them. Moral and Instructive The Holocaust Collection is intershelved with the general collection, but most nonfiction is Examples for the classified in and around 940.53 DDC. The library maintains aprint bibliography, shelved with Female Sex, by Mary reference, that is current to March 2004. Authors represented here include Simon Wiesenthal, Hopkins Pilkington Saul Bellow, Hannah Arendt, Primo Levy, Elie Wiesel, Raoul Wallenberg, and Nechama Tec (who (London : Printed for J. is a professor at UConn's Stamford campus), as well as juvenile literature authors Olga Levy Harris, 1809), Virtue Edith's Alpbabel (Lo ndon: Drucker and Uri Orlev. Among recently acquired litles are Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing in a Cottage, 01; The Frederick \Va rne & Co., ca. for Young People, compiled by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz 8- Irene N. Watts (Toronto :Tundra Books, HistolY of Sally Bark 1878). Caroline HelvinJ 2004 ), Holocaust Literature: an Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work, S. lillian Kremer, ed . (Hartford : Printed and Collection (New York: Routledge, 2003), Dissonance: a Novel, by lisa Lenard-Cook (Albuquerque: University sold by George of New Mexico Press, 2003), and The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, by Carol Ann Lee (London : Goodwin 8- Sons, Viking, 2003). 1822), and The School-fellows: A Moral Tale, by Elizabeth Reference works include the Historical Atlas of the Holocaust (New York: Macmillan, 1996), Sandham (Boston L.c. Bowles, 1822), and less canted and Encyclopedia of/he Holocaust (New York : Macmillan, 1990), and the four-volume The Holocaust: more prosaic ones, such as A Practical System of Modem a Grolier Student History: from Abwehr to Iyklon B (Danbury, Conn. : Grolier, 1996). Geography .. by Jesse Olney (Hartford: D. F. Robinson 8- Co. , Wallingford Public Library's web site is at www.wallingford.lioninc.orgl and its catalog can 1829) and Editil 'S Alphabet (London : Frederick Warne 8- Co ., be accessed through reQuest at rqst-ioI2.auto-graphics .com /wp20001 ca . 1878) One prize of the collection is Uncle Remus, His signin .asp ?cid=rqst8-lid=WAL8-mode=P Songs and His Sayings, by Joel Chandler Harris (New York: D. Earl Roy is catalog librarian for the Map Collection, HistolY and Social Sciences Team, Yale Appleton and Company, 1881), a first edition. University Library, and amember of the CL Editorial Committee. If you know ofacollection that would interest our readers, please con/act him at [email protected].

CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES· APRIL 2004 • PAGE 11 PERIOOI HILtOt­ S0U ! H~ ;Nf..W : leaders from the corporate world convened in Greenwich on February 26 as Henry A. McKinnell, Jr., chaimlan of Pfizer Inc, was presented with Greenwich Library's Peterson Business Award. McKinnell spoke to an audience of 500 corporate leaders and community residents, - stressing the need for people to become more knowledgeable about - their own health care. He praised Greenwich Library's new Health Infomlalion Center, filled with periodicals, databases, books and reference materials about health care, as a national model for other libraries to follow. McKinnell is a 33-year veteran of PUrer Inc, the world's largest research-based phamlaceulical company. During his tenure, he has been lauded for his efforts to lead the company In discovering, developing, and manufacturingdntgs while also helping to improve global access to Cc modem medidne. The Peterson Business Award Dinner is a biennial fundraiser aiding 51 the continuing renovation and modernization of the Greenwich library. The award was established by the library and the Peterson Foundation AI to recognize and honor an individual whose innovative thinking, Pictl/red lift to right: laney Heller, flle111 "o-chair, Mtlrio ,'1'/. 2( leadership, and sustained record of achievement have had aprofound GQ II ~/l/~iI GrUf//J.!irh L ibrtu), dirertor, Dr. McKinnelf, David C. Orlllsby, library board p reJidenl, {/Ilfl Roberta Dfllllin.g, impact on the national and global economy, and whose words and \IV film! co- ..hllir. deeds have demonstrated a commitment to intellectual freedom and open access 10 information. ­ Rc 11 AI Frankenstein Exhibit at ECS let of th Library director Patricia Banach helps ECSU's Smith Library prepare to host the exhibition "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature;' which ge opened at the library in March. The National Library of Medicine, in by collaboration with ALA, developed the traveling exhibition, which has been C( made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the m Humanities and the l'Jational Library of Medicine. "Frankenstein" will be at pc the library through April 30. (See http://library.easternct.edu/libraryl/ be frankenstein/frankenstein.htm) ­ at pI tb 511 f1.: Connecticut Libraries PRSRTSTD C( Volume 46, Number 4 U.S. POSTAGE PAID er CONNECTICUT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Hartford, a h, PO Box 85 Permit No. 945 b Willimantic, a 06226-0085 n tl \v If n tI e