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The article discusses the restoration of the papers of scholar and educator Samson Occom to Occom's Mohegan homeland in Connecticut from their previous location at Dartmouth College's Rauner Special Collections Library. Topics include an overview of the papers, the recommitment of Dartmouth to its founding intent to recruit and educate Native American and Indigenous students, and significance of returning the papers to Mohegan land.

Reports that the Bridgeport Public Library in Bridgeport, Connecticut has taken up a role as a depository for city papers dating from 1954 to 1980. Reason for the new role; Increased awareness of the importance of maintaining and preserving the city records; Case of lost government records.

Reports that Clint Eastwood, actor and politician, has given the original prints of his films to the Museum of Modern Art and his papers to the Wesleyan Cinema Archives at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.

Reports on the posting of jobs at the Special Library Association chapter in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

The article reviews the online resource Connecticut Digital Archive, located at bit.ly/2I17VKZ.

Reports on the Connecticut State Library Board's issuance of a list of members appointed to the Advisory Council for Library Planning and Development.

The article discusses the effort by the Canaan Library in Connecticut to lead the way to address human rights in the building product supply chain. Topics include definition given by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on forced labor, the priority given by the New Canaan Library, led by Executive Director Lisa Oldham on contributing to the green building movement to eliminate forced labor in building materials supply chains, and the partnership of the library with Design for Freedom.

The article refers to David Benioff's book "City of Thieves" and focuses on how the author planned a plastic egg scavenger hunt in Connecticut which gave the Darien Library and local businesses an opportunity to work together. The topics include organizing teams, defining guidelines for the event, and planning 12 clues as well as 12 stops for the hunt. The event's cost including prizes and refreshments is noted.

A review is offered for the Darien Library located in Connecticut.

Reports that the National Endowment for the Humanities has given Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut a grant amounting to one million dollars. Use of the money for the preservation of fragile and deteriorating volumes in the humanities.

Reports that the Friends of the Somers Public Library in Connecticut have created a fundraising strategy that is based on the Parker Brothers board game 'Monopoly.' Use of the names of local streets and businesses in the Monopoly-like board game developed by the group.

Reports that the Connecticut Library Association, a coalition of all types of libraries, automated systems, the state education department and existing library and planning groups have launched a campaign called Access 2000, for legislative funding.

Reports that Woodbridge, Connecticut-based Research Publications Inc. has published in microfilm, Indian history materials that were banned during the first half of the 20th century by the British raj.

Reports on the approach designed by the Capitol Region Library Council in Hartford, Connecticut to allow the return of overdue books without invoking the library equivalent of capital punishment. Reproduction of bookmarks for distribution in other libraries; Information on filing of orders.

Reports on the program between the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut, and the local public school system. Busing of elementary school students to the library for an orientation to library services; The vehicle which was donated by the library's Friends group.

Discusses key issues concerning library legislation in Connecticut. Key issues of interest; Analysis of pertinent issues and relevant topics; Implications on libraries and library science.

Focuses on the circulation of classic books at the Darien Library in Connecticut. Factors contributing to the popularity of classic titles in paperback or in deluxe editions; Arrival of backlists.

The article focuses on VERSO (Virtual Electronic Reference Source), a grassroots virtual reference service started at the Quinnipiac University's Arnold Bernhard Library in Hamden, Connecticut. The article talks about how the online reference works were not being accessed often and how VERSO made electronic references more available to users.

The author relates her experience as the first Louise Parker Berry Fellow at the Darien, Connecticut library. Created in 2004 by the Darien Library's Board of Trustees, the fellowship is a two-year, full-time position with the library. Her position is unique, somewhere between a library staff member and management, with access to Louise Parker Berry as a mentor. She participates in planning, reports from the "front line," and contributes to brainstorming of future planning.

Discusses the experience of Westport Public Library with DIALOG information retrieval services and illustrate the evolution of DIALOG as an effective ready reference tool. Benefits of DIALOG information retrieval services; Databases in which most of the research is conducted; Reason to train the librarians with DIALOG; Reason for success of DIALOG information retrieval services in Westport Public Library.

The article reports on concerns over incidents that took place at the Hartford, Connecticut, public library. According to reports in the "Hartford Courant" newspaper, the central library has been the scene of security breeches, sexual activity and public drinking. Efforts to remedy the situation proposed by police chief Darryl Roberts and chief librarian Louise Blalock are discussed.

Reports on the impact on the publishing industry of the Connecticut District Court's ruling in favor of several publishing firms that filed a copyright infringement case against Gnomon. Publishing firms involved in the case; Association of American Publishers' comments on the case; Exceptions in the decree prohibiting Gnomon from copying materials owned by the firms.

Reports on Stamford, Connecticut's Ferguson Library and its plan to offer access to JSTOR's online archive of scholarly journals. Features of JSTOR; Details on the Ferguson Library.

Reports on increase in publicity of Connecticut-based Woodbury Public Library due to a cat named Fred roaming in its premises. Popularity of Fred after eviction by a cat-hating patron of the library; Support rendered to Fred by cat lovers; Speculation of library trustees on keeping Fred at the library.

Reports on the availability of word processors for library users in Storrs, Connecticut-based University of Connecticut at $1.50 per hour.

Reports on Connecticut State Library's ground-breaking of a facility in Rocky Hill that is devoted to networking and service to the blind and physically handicapped.

Focuses on the Operation Identification, a police-sponsored program supported by a federal grant under the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Connecticut public libraries' lending of anti-theft marking pens in cooperation with local police departments; Total grant provided for the crime prevention program; Opportunity for citizens to engrave their valuables with their driver's license number prefixed by C for Connecticut.

Reports on the finance for the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, Connecticut. Finance for personal services; Public library construction grants; Installation of a security system.