A statewide continuing-education calendar is maintained and published in the monthly newsletter. SCLC ReView A newsletter of the Council's activities, library news, continuing education, and job opportunities is sent monthly to members, library boards, friends of the library, and other interested individuals and groups. The Southern Connecticut Library Council annually publishes the Public Programming Catalog , Region 5 Salary and Benefits Survey , and the Directory of CD-ROM Databases in SCLC Libraries . The Cooperating Library Service Units also publish the Connecticut Library Atlas and Holiday Book Suggestions . Cooperative Purchasing Connecticut's Cooperating Library Service Units work together to coordinate group discounts for books, supplies, equipment, and more.
Libraries then deal directly with the vendors, eliminating complicated, centralized processing.
Pooling the buying power of libraries in this way results in significant savings. Packets are exchanged on a scheduled basis.