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Social Media Update 2026

This presentation explores the continuing evolution of social media and its ongoing influence on library outreach and engagement strategies. The latest trends and platform updates across various...
Date:
Friday, March 27, 2026
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 10 seats left

Hands-On Legal Reference for Public Librarians (Virtual)

Does the thought of handling a patron’s legal question cause you to feel uneasy? Wouldn’t it be great to have someone coaching you on what to do? Then sign up for this interactive class with law...
Date:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 1 seats left

TIAL: Creating Accessible Digital Documents, Office Hours

Join Matt Geeza, director of the CT Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), for a 60-minute open Office Hours session. Office Hours are an opportunity to ask questions about digital document...
Date:
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 43 seats left

Construction Grant Information Session

Through its Construction Grant Program, the CT State Library (CSL) empowers libraries to develop library projects for Probable, Plausible, and Possible futures. Libraries are not just about...
Date:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 18 seats left

Day for an Informed Public @ CT State Library

For many, today’s information environment is characterized by bite-sized pieces of information from hundreds of content creators delivered through feeds designed to engage and enrage. Navigating this...
Date:
Friday, April 10, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 2:00pm
Location:
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown,
Categories:
DLD Workshop
Register! - 12 seats left

Demystifying Genre

Nothing is scarier than trying to help a fan of a genre you yourself don’t enjoy. You want to help that, for example, Romance reader, find the perfect book, but you are having trouble knowing where...
Date:
Monday, April 13, 2026
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 32 seats left

Stand Out Every Time You Talk

This is an in-person workshop at the Middletown Library Service Center. What happens when you have to make a presentation--whether to staff, the board or a room full of strangers? You get nervous...
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown,
Categories:
DLD Workshop
Register! - 22 seats left

Mapping Community Needs with Foresight, Empathy, and Data

Join DLD staff in person at the Middletown Library Service Center, and participate in exercises designed for a powerful community needs assessment. Integrating foresight into this process helps...
Date:
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown,
Categories:
DLD Workshop
Register! - 22 seats left

Construction Grant Information Session

Through its Construction Grant Program, the CT State Library (CSL) empowers libraries to develop library projects for Probable, Plausible, and Possible futures. Libraries are not just about...
Date:
Monday, April 20, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 30 seats left

TIAL: Hands Up!: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Beginner) with Kathy MacMillan - Session 1

Learn how to improve your service to deaf patrons in the first session of this interactive six-part series. We'll cover basic information about American Sign Language and Deaf Culture, as well as...
Date:
Monday, April 27, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Online - at your computer,
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar
Register! - 20 seats left

MLSC Appointments

Starting June 1, the Middletown Library Service Center is open by appointment only.

Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities

We want to provide what you need to participate!

If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.

You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.

Registration Eligibility

To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:

  • current library staff member
  • undergraduate or graduate library student
  • Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
  • retired or unemployed library staff

Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.

*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.

Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.

Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.

Inclement Weather Policy

For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:

If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.

For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.

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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.