APRIL 2000

Volume 2 Number 2

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IN THIS ISSUE

• The State Librarian's Column
  Connecticut's crisis in funding for document preservation and conservation

• Partnerships

  • Salient Sites.gov
    An annotated list of some databases that await the Internet searcher
  • Awards to Legislators
    Fourteen state legislators were recognized for their efforts on behalf of CSL at the annual Legislative Potluck Supper.
  • "Take a Talking Book"
    Outreach program promotes understanding of the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  • Gift to Archives:
    Elena Burr Tuthill donates a collection of letters dating from 1932 to 1936 to the State Archives

  • Summer Reading Programs
    Summer reading programs contribute to childrens' reading and summer retention skills

• Honoring the Past

  • In Memoriam
    A tribute to Warren Buchanan (1929-2000)
  • Hartford Flood
    Elena Fairchild Burr describes conditions in the city a week after the flood
  • An African-American Civil War Soldier
    A depiction of the story of William Webb, a private in the 29th (Colored) Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
  • Connecticut for the Union
    The Museum of Connecticut History plans to open its exhibit of Connecticut's involvement in the Civil War

  • Employee State Service Awards
    Presented on March 15, 2000 in Memorial Hall, Museum of Connecticut History

• Creating the Future

  • Chaplin Public Library
    The move from an old library with no parking, no meeting room, no staff working space and no running water to a modern building allows for much improved library service
  • Award for Public Library Architecture
    Information and entry form
  • The CORC Pilot Project
    240 international libraries are retrieving and describing outstanding Internet resources and are collectively improving access to Internet resources

  • Internet Privacy Protection for Children
    Commercial Web sites and online services that collect information from children under 13 are required to post a detailed privacy notice

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This newsletter is published quarterly in January, April, July, November. Your contribution and comments are welcome. The deadline for contributions is the 20th of the month prior to publication. Please send them to Editor, CSL, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106-1537 or email Bonnie Delaney.

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