ALA and Oprah want you to have these!
7 new, hardcover copies of The Story of Edward Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. First response, first served. Library and Van stop a must!
Amy Thurber
Director
Canaan Town Libary
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November 25, 2008
November 24, 2008
NELIG Event at Franklin Pierce, Dec. 5th
The Academic Section of NHLA has been asked to forward this information to NH librarians.
Strategic Collaborations to Promote Information Literacy Across Your Campus.
NELIG Quarterly Meeting
Dec 5, 2008, 9:00-noon (with networking lunch to follow) at Franklin Pierce University. Driving directions and parking information will be posted to the NELIG website (http://www.acrlnec.org/sigs/nelig/) before the event. This session will be video recorded and posted to the NELIG website.Agenda:
9:00-9:30: registration and refreshments
9:30-9:45: NELIG business items and updates
9:45-10:45: Panel presentations: Learn how your colleagues have initiated and developed successful and innovative collaborations with other departments, both academic and administrative, on their campuses.
11:00-12:00: Workshop: Develop an action plan for initiating a strategic collaboration on your campus.
12:30-2:00: Optional Pay-your-own-way Networking Lunch with NELIG colleagues
For more information and to RSVP contact Laura Robinson Hanlan: <mailto:lrob@wpi.edu> . There is a limit of 25 participants so please respond early. Indicate if you would like to participate in a pay-your-own-way network lunch to follow the meeting.NELIG is the New England Library Instruction Group, a Special Interest Group of the Association of College and Research Libraries - New England Chapter (ACRL - NEC).
Laura Robinson Hanlan, User Services Librarian
Gordon Library, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
November 21, 2008
NHLA Podcasts Up and Running
All of the presentations that were successfully recorded at the annual business meeting day are now available on a new NHLA Podcasts page, http://www.nhlibrarians.org/podcasts.html. Instructions on how to listen to the four recordings and how to subscribe to our podcast channel are provided on the page, but let me know if you have any questions. As more presentations at various NHLA and its sections' events are recorded, we will be sure to add them to our podcast page.
By the way, the software I used for editing the recordings and making them available online on our site as a subscribable podcast is completely free. If you'd like to learn more about recording presentations, speakers, performances and other events at your library and making them available online, I suggest taking one of Bobbi Slossar's classes at the State Library, or joining the Information Technology Section, or looking at our podcasts page from time to time because I hope to post some links to educational resources soon.
November 19, 2008
I Forgot to Mention
If you host a READS-TO-GO kit and it isn't circulating at the moment, feel free to contact me and I'll mention it here on the blog! Thanks!
--Diane Mayr
dmayr@library.windham.nh.us
Kit Available
Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers by Mary Roach is available for your book group to borrow. It's currently sitting on the shelf at the Nesmith Library and would love to take a ride in the van to your library.
from the Introduction to Stiff: "This book is not about death as in dying. Death, as in dying, is sad and profound. There is nothing funny about losing someone you love, or about being the person about to be lost. This book is about the already dead, the anonymous, behind-the-scenes dead."
One thing I'll tell you, the discussion of this book won't be dull! If you'd like to book this kit, contact Lois at lfreeston@library.windham.nh.us.
--Diane Mayr
November 17, 2008
Seeking New NHLA Bloggers
Do you have ideas about librarianship that you'd like to share with colleagues? Do you hear about news in the profession or trends that you'd like to discuss or debate with your peers? Why not contribute these ideas to the NHLA blog by writing your own entries. If that sounds like something you'd like to do, just complete the online form at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/blogsignup.html, and I'll get in touch with you to discuss possibilities. All are welcome!
November 15, 2008
Audio for Presentation #3: Louise Hazen and Nancy Ladd
Here is the audio recording for the third presentation in the adult literacy program session. Louise Hazen and Nancy Ladd speak about the adult literacy program they coordinate at the Pillsbury Free Library in Warner, NH
November 14, 2008
Audio for Presentation #2: Tammy McClure and Judy Fournier
Here is the audio recording for the second presentation in the adult literacy program session. Tammy McClure and Judy Fournier speak about the adult literacy program they direct at the Fuller Public Library in Hillsboro, NH
November 13, 2008
NHLA Fall Raffle - thanks!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the raffle - those who contributed baskets/items for the baskets, and also those who bought raffle tickets. We raised approximately $150 from the fall raffle, in addition to the $600 from the spring conference raffle. The NHLA Board recently decided to earmark this money for speakers at the fall conference, so you’ll see a direct benefit from this fundraising if you attend the fall conferences in the future. Thanks again!
Sean Fleming/NHLA Ways and Means
November 09, 2008
Audio for Presentation #1: Beth Sabol
Here is the audio recording for the first presentation in the adult literacy program session. Beth Sabol speaks about the "Learn To Read" program she directs at Manchester City Library.
November 08, 2008
2008 Ann Geisel Award Announced at Business Meeting
At the , Deborah Ross Wilcox was presented with the 2008 Ann Geisel Award for Distinguished Service to the New Hampshire Library Community. The Ann Geisel Award of Merit recognizes librarians, libraries and other individuals and organizations that have contributed to the Association or the New Hampshire library community. Through their efforts as library professionals, providing library services or advocating for library issues, they have improved all New Hampshire libraries.
Read more about Debbie and what her nominators had to say about her here.
Congratulations Debbie!
November 05, 2008
More Reports and Meeting Agenda
Here are two additional reports, along with tomorrow's meeting agenda.
Report for Annual Business Meeting
Hope to see you all tomorrow in Nashua. Thanks to Steve Butzel for all the hardwork putting this meeting together.
Amy Thurber
November 04, 2008
NHLA Annual Meeting Speaker Preview #5
The third set of speakers in the session on adult literacy programs will be Judy Fournier and Tamara McClure from Project LIFT (Literacy for Today) of the Fuller Public Library in Hillsboro, NH..
Judy Fournier has been Program Director for Project LIFT Adult Education in Hillsboro for the past 8 years. She has worked with families in many capacities including home visiting, parent educator and counselor. She has a master's degree in counseling and certified as a family life educator. As program director, she is responsible for recruitment of students and volunteer tutors, scheduling, program administration and also teaches basic adult education, GED preparation and English as a Second Language. Project LIFT collaborates with social services agencies in the community and several school districts in order to provide students and their families with appropriate referrals for their needs.
Tamara McClure has been the librarian at the Fuller Public Library from 1989 to the present. Before coming to Fuller Library, she was the Media Associate at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School from 1980-1989. In 1993 Tamara was instrumental in applying for the original federal grant for literacy called Project LIFT which was granted again in 1994 and 1995. Since 1995 the Library has continued to fund Project LIFT.
More Annual Reports for the Membership
Here are two more reports for your reading pleasure. They are both Word documents.
2008 Annual Reports for the Membership
Here are links to a number of reports from NHLA officers, sections, etc. They are all Microsoft Word documents. More reports will follow.
November 03, 2008
NHLA Annual Meeting Speaker Preview #4
Our final speaker of the day on Thursday will be Heidi McCann. Her topic will be information literacy in the 21st century. Heidi is the Reference and Instructional Services Coordinator at Mt. Wachusett Community College Library in Gardner, Massachusetts. Before working at Mt. Wachusett, she worked at a number of libraries in Western Massachusetts including the University of Massachusetts Amherst DuBois Library, Amherst College's Frost Library, Holyoke Community College Library, and the Jones Public Library. Heidi has also worked in many different capacities within libraries such as Serials Cataloger and Weekend Circulation Supervisor. She has an MSLS from Simmons College and is a May 2003 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Management, having earned a Masters of Business Administration.