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JobNow is coming!

To complement all that Connecticut's libraries are already doing to assist residents in their job searches, CLC will launch JobNow statewide on July 1, 2009!

Powered by Brainfuse, JobNow is an online chat resource that will help people review their resumes and cover letters and practice interviewing online. In addition to live, interactive online help, a variety of online resources will guide patrons through the necessary tasks to get a job.

JobNow is available to CLC member public libraries for just $50 or $100 (depending on size) for FY 2009-2010. A Train-the-Trainer Workshop for JobNow libraries is scheduled for July 22; register online now or Learn more!

Call to Action: Governor's Budget Proposes Draconian Cuts for Connecticut Libraries; CLC, iCONN could disappear

When Governor Rell announced her second proposed budget for 2009-2011, librarians and library supporters around the state were shocked to see how hard Connecticut's libraries were hit. Although she said that she was not cutting aid to municipalities, most of the cuts to the State Library's budget were aimed at programs that directly serve municipal libraries and the citizens who use them, as well as at cooperative programs that save money for all types of libraries.

Join the many librarians across the state who are mad as heck and not going to take it anymore! Calls and letters to the Governor and key legislators are needed to save these important programs.

Read more about the cuts and what they mean, whom you should contact to make the greatest impact, and see a sample letter in support of library services at our new (and hopefully temporary) 2009-2011 state budget information for librarians page.

Be the First Leadership Fellow in CT!

CLC and the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) are co-producing the first Connecticut Leadership Institute, which will take place on Friday, August 14, 2009 at the University of Hartford. Register now online - the deadline for registrations is June 30, 2009. Learn more!