THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2021 CLA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Hope to SEE you next year!

The Connecticut Library Association's 130th Annual Conference Virtual!

May 10th through May 14th, 2021

*Important* In order to access our LIVE sessions, you must have registered for the conference. Those that registered were emailed a full program booklet that includes links to each LIVE session and the passwords. If you registered for the conference and did not receive this email, please contact our conference helpdesk at:

cla-conference-help@ctlibraryassociation.org.

A message from CLA President, Tom Piezzo:

Welcome to the 2021 Connecticut Library Association annual conference. Obviously, things look a little different this year, but through all the challenges and changes, we are glad and grateful to be with you. Our theme, “Libraries Meeting Challenges in a Changing World” might apply to any year, but never to the extent as it does today. But challenges are also opportunities, and I am thankful for all the opportunities seized and mastered by our CLA team. Many of these are reflected in the content of the program before you, and some occurred behind the scenes, to make this week’s event possible.

We are pleased to welcome all our featured and keynote speakers, and recognize the support of our exhibitors and vendors, without whom we could not present this conference in the way we have come to expect. (Visit them virtually!)

Congratulations for a job well done to conference co-chairs Chris Hemingway and Susan Ray, who pivoted from pre-planning an in-person event back in early 2020 to presenting today’s slate of sessions. And where would we be without the tireless efforts of Alessandra Petrino and Kym Powe, our vendor and exhibits co-chairs, whose organization and energy extended well beyond their assigned duties? Special thanks are also due to Bob and Michele Scheier, who, in their work through the New England Library Association’s administrative services, brought experience and problem-solving expertise to this conference.

I hope you enjoy the sessions and find them informative, entertaining and thought-provoking. Let us know about your experience in the post-conference survey, or reach out to us directly.

Warmly,

Tom Piezzo, President, Connecticut Library Association

p.s. Are you a member? Please join CLA to keep us viable and engaged with our library community.

We hope you enjoy the conference!