READS Award of Excellence 2017 Winner
kmatera | 
October 12, 2017 |
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READS Award of Excellence 2017
Every Spring we post to our website and send out notification that we are accepting nominations for the READS Award of Excellence. The purpose of the Award of Excellence is to recognize outstanding contributions by an individual who has been instrumental in improving library services to adults. The nomination process involves filling out a three-page form. We appreciate all the directors, department heads and coworkers who take the time to fill out a nomination form.
After the forms are filled out, our Award Selection Committee carefully evaluates the nominees. The Award Selection Committee consists of the last two READS Past Presidents and the last three READS Award of Excellence recipients.
Last year we filled all the spaces on our Award of Excellence plaque with the names of our recipients. This plaque is now being housed at the State Library. This year’s winner will be the first name on our new plaque.
Every one of the nominees for the READS Award of Excellence has dedicated themselves to their communities above and beyond their share. Their passion for and commitment to helping others is truly inspiring.
This year’s winner is Roger Robbins from the Stephenson Memorial Library in Greenfield. The following is an excerpt from his nomination, submitted by Stephenson Memorial Library Director, Beverly Pietlicki:
2017: READS Secretary, Kersten Matera (left) presents the READS Award of Excellence to recipient, Roger Robbins (center). Roger was nominated by Beverly Pietlicki (right), Director at the Stephenson Memorial Library.
Roger has 17 years NH library experience. He has worked as a Reference librarian at Colby Sawyer College, Concord Public Library and Lebanon Public Library. He taught bibliographic instruction, developed research guides and supervised Interlibrary loan. Roger headed the migration of an ILS system to an open source system, has managed web pages and has been head cataloger. He has continually stepped up to the plate in assisting with Adult Services such as Reader’s Advisory, technology troubleshooting, managing adult volunteers, and coordinating outreach to a local adult independent living facility. He has created useful tools to train new employees and has developed special collection areas such as local and New England specific history collections. Having been a long time resident of New England, and accumulated experience working for several libraries, he is extremely resourceful in a meaningful and personal way with our patrons. He knows how to deal with the spectrum of our small town population with enviable grace and poise.
Congratulations Roger Robbins!
YALS Fall Conference
bballou | October 11, 2017 |
via YALS: Young Adult Library Services of New Hampshire
Thanks to everyone who attended our YALS Fall Conference. If you could take a moment to please take this brief survey to help us plan next years conference, it would be greatly appreciated. Your feedback is very important to us!
Click here.
Best,
The YALS Board
2017 Fall Conference
bballou | October 2, 2017 |
via YALS: Young Adult Library Services of New Hampshire
On Thursday, September 28, YALS held their annual Conference at the Local Government Center in Concord. A brief business meeting was held, the August meeting minutes were accepted as amended and new Officers were voted in. Ann Hoey, our amazing Children’s and Youth Consultant at the New Hampshire State Library was honored with flowers and gifts in recognition of her upcoming retirement.
We will miss you greatly, Ann!
A Mental Health discussion was led by Rebecca DeHass, Psychologist at Change Direction NH. Tanya Ricker (Flume chair), Julia Lanter and Katherine Bollenbach (Isinglass Chair) updated us on the changes with our teen book awards. The Featured Speaker, Lisa Bunker, author of Felix YZ, spoke about her new book and how to make libraries a safer place for LGBTQ teens. A Safe Spaces panel – Lisa House (Rye Public Library) and Heather Ouellette-Cygan (GLSEN – NH Chapter) continued the conversation of how libraries can be safe spaces for teens. Staff members of the Portsmouth Public Library, Laura Horwood-Benton, Mollie Mulligan and Andrew Greenlaw-Houldsworth, shared how they currently use Social Media and how we can effectively reach teens with social media.
Conference Handouts – click here.
Quite a full day and definitely one of the best conferences we have ever held. If you missed this one, I hope you will consider joining us next year. Also, please consider coming to a YALS meeting. The next one is Thursday, November 9 at the local Government Center in Concord. Networking at 9:30 am, meeting begins at 10 am.
Flume/Isinglass Nominees Needed!
bballou | September 15, 2017 |
via YALS: Young Adult Library Services of New Hampshire
From Katherine Bollenbach, the Isinglass Chair:
I’ve gotten some displays for the Flume/Isinglass awards up in both my libraries (Belmont and Salisbury) and am sending pictures along in hopes of inspiring more displays! They’re simple but they’re working. I’m also attaching the simple poster I used – in Word format, so it’s editable if you’re only working with one of the awards. If you have a display, please send me pictures!
We also need more nominations – there’s only 4 up on the wiki at the moment, and I’ve already read 3 of them. As a reminder the criteria are:
Titles must be nominated by teens in grades 7-12, can be fiction or nonfiction books, with appeal to this age group. They must have a publication date within the last two years (no older than 2016). If the book is part of a series, it must be able to stand alone, meaning a reader doesn’t have to read the other books in the series to understand what’s going on. Forms and brochures available on the Flume and Isinglass websites: http://yals.nhlibrarians.org/book-awards/flume/ and http://www.barringtonlibrary.com/isinglass.asp. Flume brochures are here: http://yals.nhlibrarians.org/book-awards/flume/winners-2/
Teen Awards (.pdf)
CHILIS Fall 2017 Conference
jrussell | September 12, 2017 |
via CHILIS: Children's Librarians of New Hampshire
CHILIS FALL 2017 CONFERENCE
Storytimes and Early Literacy – Playful Learning For All
Please join us on October 19th, 2017 at the Fireside Inn in West Lebanon, New Hampshire for our annual CHILIS fall conference. As usual, we will conduct our business meeting, have raffles, food and drinks, and plenty of time for connecting with our colleagues.
This year, we have engaged the fabulous Saroj Ghoting to lead an exciting, interactive workshop called “Storytimes and Early Literacy – Playful Learning For All.” Be sure to bring a few of your favorite storytime books to work with. You can learn more about Saroj here: http://www.earlylit.net/ and you can see the day’s schedule HERE.
The conference will start at 8:30 and wrap up at 4:00 p.m. Please familiarize yourself with the NHLA conference/class cancellation policy and let us know of any food allergies or considerations you may require.
You may register via Wild Apricot at this link: https://nhla38.wildapricot.org/event-2661977
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 12!
CHILIS Members $50 | Nonmembers $60
If you need to pay by check, please fill out this form and make check payable to NHLA/CHILIS. Send both by van to Portsmouth Public Library attn: Susan Laun or mail them to Susan Laun c/o Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Thank you.
See you there!
Flume/Isinglass Promotion Ideas
bballou | September 11, 2017 |
via YALS: Young Adult Library Services of New Hampshire
Do you have an amazing promotion idea for the Flume/Isinglass Awards? Something that really gets the teens reading?
Click on the Programming link to share. 
YALS Fall Conference 2017
bballou | September 11, 2017 |
via YALS: Young Adult Library Services of New Hampshire
READS Fall Conference 2017
egilbert | August 31, 2017 |
via READS: Reference and Adult Services
Tuesday October 10, 2017 9am-3:30pm
NH Audubon McLane Center 84 Silk Farm Road Concord NH
Day’s Schedule and Presenter Information (Word)
Day’s Schedule and Presenter Information (PDF)
PRESENTER NOTES AND SLIDES
Transforming Stacks for Better Book Discovery Amy Lapointe and Sarah Leonardi, Amherst Town Library
Presentation slides
Comics in the library Robin Brenner, Brookline (MA) Public Library
Presentation slides
Core Titles
Marketing collections through social media
Lunch with a local author Virginia Macgregor
Presentation slides
De-Deweying: How one library moved away from decimals to natural language and lived to tell the tale Natalie Ducharme, Laura Stevens, and Alison Baker, Kelley Library, Salem
Presentation slides
Examples
Four of our presenters are published authors!
Know their work beforehand.
Falling for Collections Author Reading List (Word)
Falling for Collections Author Reading List (PDF)
Local Author Collection Development Policy Samples (Word)
Local Author Collection Development Policy Samples (PDF)
2016 READS Annual Meeting Minutes
2017 Proposed Bylaw Changes
2017 Fall Conference and Business Meeting Registration Opening Soon!
Marina Buckler | August 30, 2017 |
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Engaging Your Community
9:00 Coffee and Registration
9:30 Jeremy Johannesen:Everyday Advocacy
10:15 Awards and Recognitions
11:00 Erica Freudenberger: Community Engagement
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Workshop with Erica Freudenberger
Erica will guide a hands-on workshop using ALA community engagement tools.
2:00 Business Meeting: Marilyn Borgendale, NHLA President
2:45 Laura Horwood-Benton: Social Media Best Practices
3:30 Raffle with Cookies and Coffee for the Road
Full conference details
Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mt. St. Mary’s Way, Hooksett NH 03106
Carpooling is strongly encouraged. Everyone who arrives in a car with two or more people will be entered in the carpool raffle which will be drawn at the business meeting.
Members $30. Non-members $40. Register by October 20, 2017. Please refer to the NHLA Cancellation Policy.
Questions to Sylvie Brikiatis, NHLA Vice President, sbrikiatis@nesmithlibrary.org, 603.432.7154
Register here
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