Website Refresh

Notice something a little different at cslib.org? We’ve been “refreshing” the look of our web pages. We’ve added more persistent and consistent navigation aids in the form of menus at the top of most of our web pages. This is just the beginning of our work to improve the usability and management of our site. If you have any suggestions or feedback, we’d love to hear from you. You can either comment on this blog entry, at the CSL Webmaster’s Forum blog, (comments are moderated to avoid spam, so there may be a short delay in the appearance of your comment on the forum) or you can send email to webmaster@cslib.org. Thank you for visiting!

Public Acts Take Effect January 1st

Many laws take effect on January 1 each year. See Connecticut Public Acts Effective 1/1/08 for this year’s list. Passed by the Connecticut General Assembly during the 2007 session, the Acts include PA 07-168, banning pesticide use on school grounds; PA 07-116, appointing conservators and setting their powers; and PA 07-163, creating a new crime of firearm trafficking and requiring stolen or lost firearms to be reported within 72 hours of discovery.

Governor Samuel Huntington

A biographical sketch of Governor Samuel Huntington is the latest to be revised, digitized, and posted on our web site. The online biography includes an image of Governor Huntington’s portrait, which hangs in the Museum of Connecticut History.

The State Library has long had a set of typewritten biographical sketches of Connecticut’s governors. Written by various State Library staff and kept in a notebook in the History and Genealogy unit, these biographies cover the personal and political lives of our governors. We are revising, updating, and digitizing these biographies, and linking them to the images of the gubernatorial portrait if there is one.

Governor Wilbur L. Cross Thanksgiving Proclamation

In 1936, as was the custom, Governor Wilbur L. Cross issued a proclamation declaring a “day of Public Thanksgiving”. His eloquent and poetic proclamation soon became a classic, requested year after year by library patrons.

Museum Day in Connecticut, and around the Country

If you want to check out some great local museums for free (other than ours) this Saturday is the day to do it! Click on the link below to learn which museums are participating in the Smithsonian’s Museum Day event.

http://content.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/

New Resources @ CSL: Health Policy

Disease Prevention as Social Change; The State, Society, and Public Health in the United States, France, Great Britain, and Canada. Constance A. Nathanson. RA 427.8 .N34 2007

The Health of Sexual Minorities; Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations. Ilan H. Meyer, PhD, and Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH, editors. HV 1499 .H42 2007

Hospital-Based Emergency Care at the Breaking Point. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. RA 975.5 .E5 H64 2007

Sick; The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis - and the People Who Pay the Price. Jonathan Cohn. RA 395 .A3 C635 2007

Something Dangerous; Emergent and Changing Illicit Drug Use and Community Health. Merrill Singer. HV 5825 .S5344 2006

Join Us for the 300th Presentation of the Life of William Webb - January 11

Come celebrate with the Connecticut State Library as Kevin Johnson performs “The Life of William Webb - An African-American Civil War Soldier from Connecticut”! Kevin Johnson is an employee of the State Library’s History and Genealogy Unit. He has been presenting the life story of William Webb for eight years, inspiring audiences of all ages. On Thursday, January 11th, 2007, he will be offering his 300th presentation. The Connecticut State Library & Museum of Connecticut History cordially invites you to attend this landmark event.

January 11, 2007
5p.m. – 7p.m.
Museum of Connecticut History’s Memorial Hall
231 Capitol Avenue ~ Hartford, CT

Remarks by Diane Smith, Host of Positively Connecticut

$10 donation at the door is suggested
Donations will support the State Library and Museum of Connecticut History’s Outreach Programs
Light refreshments will be served

Hartford Marathon closes streets on Sat., Oct. 14th

On Sat. Oct. 14, Elm St. and Trinity St. will be closed for the running of the Hartford Marathon. 
If you’re coming from I-91, please take I-84 West and follow directions to the State Library.

Resource on Connecticut’s Constitutional Amendments

The CSL Law & Legislative Reference Unit have put together a comprehensive resource on Connecticut’s constitutional amendments. It’s available at:  http://www.cslib.org/constitutionalAmends/index.htm