NOVEMBER 2000

Volume 2 Number 4

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IN THIS ISSUE

• The State Librarian's Column
  A short history of the growth of the Connecticut state library and its current space crisis

• Partnerships

  • Government Printing Office Budget Cuts
    The impact of much reduced appropriations for the Government Printing Office

  • CSL is looking for
    A search for missing documents in the Connecticut Documents Depository Library Program

  • Transitions
    Changes for the Connecticut State Library
  • Aetna Volunteers Show They Care
    Aetna and the Connecticut State Library, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped participate in the United Way Community Campaign, Day of Caring IX

  • State Library Board Notes
    Significant activities of the State Library Board discussed at the meeting of September 25, 2000

  • ODE: Opening Doors to Everyone
    Increase access to public libraries for people with disabilities

• Honoring the Past

  • Amariah M. Hills: Connecticut's Lawn Mower Man
    The legacy of Amariah M. Hills' reel-type lawn mower

  • Remembering One Connecticut War Casualty
    A short history of the life and tragic death of Petty Officer 2nd C. Harold Benjamin Irsh from the Connecticut State Library archives.

• Creating the Future

  • The Connecticut Digital Library Update
    Progress in the development of the Connecticut Digital Library
  • Connecticut Award for Excellence in Public Library Architecture 2000
    The winner and two honorable mentions of the Connecticut Award for Excellence in Public Library Architecture 2000 are featured

  • Twenty-one Libraries Receive LSTA Grants
    The Connecticut State Library announces the awarding of $215,281 in LSTA grants

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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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