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Volume 14, Number 2
Thursday, January 12, 2023
‘Right to Read’ legislation sparks concern By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff
After passage of ‘Right to Read’ legislation in 2021, the State Department of Education has approved the implementation of specific reading curricula and programs for kindergarten through third grade by July 1 of this year. However, many districts across the state are opting to submit a waiver to continue to offer their current curricula. See Read, A4
Cindy Haiken, readers’ advisory librarian, holds the book “Middlemarch” by George Eliot; the featured read for the Hibernation Book Club at the Wallingford Public Library. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Book clubs flourish at area libraries as new year begins By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff
With the new year in full swing, people may be looking for ways to get back into reading and one way to do this is through book clubs offered by area public libraries.
Cheshire Lauren Gledhill, head of adult services, said the Cheshire Public Library offers three book clubs — Books Over Coffee, Books Over Cocoa and Murder by the Book Mystery Book Club.
Lawmakers take oath, begin talks By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
Books Over Coffee and Books Over Cocoa read the same book, with Books Over Coffee taking place during the afternoon and Books Over Cocoa taking place in the evening.
The local area’s state legislative delegation took their oaths of office last week. They included two freshmen legislators in state Sen. Jan Hochadel, a Democrat representing Meriden, Cheshire, Middletown and Middlefield in the 13th Senate District, and Jonathan “Jack” Fazzino, the Berlin Democrat now representing the 83rd House District, which includes parts of Meriden, Berlin and Cheshire.
See Books, A2
See Law, A8
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