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If you missed the READS-To-Go sessions at NHLA's conference, then all I can say is you missed out on a lot of fun. Even though this new READS program alone would get any librarian excited, RTG's creators outdid themselves donning costumes and performing numerous outlandish skits based on such famous gameshows as Family Feud and Lets Make a Deal to outline the rational behind READS-To-Go and its many well thought out features and processes.

But perhaps you still aren't familiar with RTG. Never fear, READS-To-Go has its own new website that is rapidly adding more information. Right now, you can browse a list of the more than twenty popular book titles that will be available in book bags along with kits including discussion questions and much, much more. So please visit the new website regularly and get your book groups ready to participate in this enthusiastic, innovative program.

READS-To-GO website address: http://www.nhlibrarians.org/reads/rtg. 

Posted by Steve B. at 08:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What an informative, elegant, and just plain fun (and funny) conference last week at the Mount Washington Hotel. I learned a lot more that I expected, and laughed while I was learning, which is by far my favorite method.

I have a suggestion for a "track" for the 2008 NHLA Conference, and after several discussions with various other people in other roles within their libraries, think that it would be fairly popular. It would start with

1. Hiring the right person for the job and the library
go to...
2. Training for excellence
3. Evaluations of staff and directors by directors and trustees
4. Raises (scales, COL's merit?)
and end with... 
5. Dealing well with personnel problems  

Any comments?
Thanks committee!! Mary Ahlgren

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If book discussion groups are your bag, then you will want to learn more about READS-TO-GO! 

Join us at the library conference for the best time you've had in years!  There'll be music, there'll be laughs, there'll be surprises, there'll be raffles and there'll be all the information you'll need to fall in love with this great new program!  Librarians will be talking about this one for ages!  You'll never forgive yourself if you miss it!

READS-TO-GO LAUNCH PARTY THURSDAY 9-10AM, FRIDAY 2-3PM

Posted by Amy T. at 09:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Spring 2007 Newsletter is now available on the NHLA website. Just click on the link for Current Newsletter on the left-hand side of each webpage. The newsletter includes articles on the following topics:

• READS: 20 Years and Still Kickin’
• Ladybug Picture Book Award
  
• NH Summer Reading Program 2007
• CHILIS Spring Conference
• Calling All Academic Librarians
• Online Health Information You Can Trust
  
• Month of the Military Child
  

Posted by Steve B. at 02:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The winner of the 2007 Flume Award winner has been announced, and it is Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.  Twilight garnered 129 votes out of the total 531 votes cast.  The other titles earned the following votes:

The Truth about Forever  -- 82
Velocity -- 53
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment -- 41
A Great and Terrible Beauty-- 38
Haunted -- 37
Tithe -- 35
The Burn Journals -- 29
Powder Monkey -- 24
Looking for Alaska -- 23
I am the Messenger -- 19
The Geography Club -- 15
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp -- 8

Thank you to all of you who promoted the Flume Award titles and accepted and submitted votes from students.  Check the Flume Award website in a couple of weeks for the new 2008 list!  http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/Flume.htm

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