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The application deadline for the New England Library Association's leadership symposium, NELLS, has been extended to February 29th.

NELLS will be held July 28th through August 1st at the Rolling Ridge Conference Center in North Andover, MA.

Who can attend? NELLS students will be library professionals, paraprofessionals, or volunteers (Trustees, Friends, etc.) in mid-career (3 to 15 years experience in or with libraries). Attendees may be recommended by someone or may make their own application for this leadership training. Each student must be a member of his or her state association or NELA in order to apply.

More information about NELLS and the application are available at: http://www.nelib.org/nells/

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The first organizational meeting for the newly forming Information Technology section will be taking place on Tuesday, January 29th at the Bedford Public Library from 10am-12noon. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the section's mission and goals, and to brainstorm ideas for future events, workshops, conference sessions, etc. If you haven't already contacted Steve Butzel about your interest in the section, it isn't too late. Just send him an email. Your input is enthusiastically welcomed even if you can't make the first meeting.

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The Flume Award Committee met recently and discussed the Flume 2009 nominations.  We culled the list and now we need folks to read the remaining titles and share their thoughts about the books and whether they think they would be worthy finalists.  We aim to provide a range of reading levels as well as a variety of genres for teens in grades 9-12  We are interested in whether you think the book is well-written, whether it will appeal to this age group, how the book compares to other titles nominated, etc.  In April, the committee will select the final 13 titles based on everyone's input.

To facilitate on-line sharing in the next few months, Sara Zoe Patterson has created a wiki for discussion of the titles.  It's easy to use, and we hope people will add their thoughts as they read nominated books. (You do not need to sign in or join the wiki.)  On the homepage of the wiki, you will find the list of nominated titles.  Just click on one of the titles, and when you get to the next page, click "Edit this page."  Then in the page that comes up, type your comments and please add your name and date.  After you have finished, click "Save."  All of these instructions can also be found on the wiki homepage.  Visit http://flume.wikispaces.com/ and begin discussing the Flume titles today!

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Reminder! 2008 brings a new round of a loans and scholarships available to fund graduate study in library science.

Qualified applicants are residents of New Hampshire, enrolled in an ALA accredited school of Library or Information Science, and members of NHLA.

The F. Mabel Winchell Loan Fund is a $1,000 interest-free loan to be repaid within 5 years. The Rosalie Norris Scholarship is a $1,000 grant.

The next application deadline is April 1, 2008.

Download the Application Form at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/gradstudy.html

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The second application for the Bookshelf will open March 1 and run through April 30.  AASLH are striving to contact qualified institutions so that they will not miss out on this opportunity. If you are unfamiliar with the Bookshelf opportunity, please visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf and the Institute for Museum and Library Service’s website www.imls.gov.  Information has also been placed on the South Carolina Library Association website at. www.statelibrary.sc.gov   about the who, what and where of this program.

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Members of the NHLA  are cordially invited to a one-day conference “Music Librarianship: Just the Basics” to be held at the Hyatt Regency Newport (1 Goat Island in Newport, RI) on Feb. 20, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.  A glossy brochure can also be requested from me directly (see address below).

The Education Committee of the Music Library Association and the Music OCLC Users GROUP are very excited to have the “gurus” in our profession teaching the conference sessions including Jay Weitz (Music sound recordings cataloging and video cataloging); Jeanette Casey (Music Reference); Marci Cohen (Music Collection Development/Acquisitions); and Joseph Hafner (Client Services). Please see complete bio information in the brochure. Cost for the conference is $90 and the registration deadline is January 31, 2008.

I hope you will consider attending this workshop if you have an interest in music librarianship or have recently taken on new responsibilities in the area of music as part of your position. Library School students are also welcome.

Questions can be directed to me, Holling Smith-Borne at holling.j.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu <mailto:holling.j.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu>.

Holling Smith-Borne
Director, Anne Potter Wilson Music Library
Blair School of Music
Vanderbilt University
2400 Blakemore Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 322-5227
holling.j.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu

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It's winter and we have several feet of snow outside, but it's time to think "Summer Reading Program!" The 2008 SRP theme is "G-Day for Reading" -- a celebration of all things Australian. Artist Stephanie Piro has designed colorful and whimsical bookmarks, reading logs, reading certificates, and a poster. You may get more information (including a link to view the artwork) and an order form for all of these materials at the CHILIS website at www.chilisnh.org. T-shirt orders will be taken at a later date. The deadline for materials orders is Friday, February 15, 2008. All materials orders should be sent to Amy Lappin at the Lebanon Public Library. All checks must be made payable to "CHILIS." Sorry, but we cannot accept purchase orders or credit cards.

All public libraries will receive a free poster and a manual, but you must send in an order form to Amy.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Ann Hoey at 271-2865 or at Ann.Hoey@dcr.nh.gov

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