New Hampshire Library Association - NHLA

Wanted: Great Librarians ...
 
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Emerson Greenaway Award, which recognizes individuals who have had a "demonstrated impact on the library field in the New England region."
 
Established by the New England Library Association in 1988, the award honors Emerson Greenaway, an innovator in library organization and practice in the 1940's and 1950's. Mr. Greenaway received the first award, and subsequent recipients include Eleanor Hashem, Donald Vincent, Ann Flowers, Richard Olsen, Ching-Chi-Chen, Liz Futas, Anne Reynolds, Patricia Klinck, Marshall Keyes, Margo Crist, Kris Kardokas, Shirley Adamovich, Nolan Lushington, Lucy Gangone, and last year’s recipient Melody Allen.
 
Nominees must be, or have been, members of NELA. He or she should have made a major contribution to the field of librarianship in New England, such as:

* Development of outstanding services in a field of expertise, such as administration, reference services, technical services, etc.
 
* Involvement with developing library cooperation in New England
 
* Outstanding leadership in the field.
 
Nominations include a written statement chronicling the nominee's achievements, his or her resume, and three letters of support, at least two of which are from persons outside the nominee's home state. The award may be given posthumously.

Nominations must be submitted by June 1, 2009. For more information see the NELA website: http://www.nelib.org/
or
Emerson Greenaway Award forms:
http://nelib.org/greenaway

Posted by Judy H. at 12:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I am looking for several kind individuals to assist with conference registration and sign-in on Tuesday, May 19th and Wednesday, May 20th. If you are available to help from 7:30 to 9:00 on either of those mornings, please e-mail me at judynhla@gmail.com.  And if you're going to be at Attitash on Monday afternoon and think you'd enjoy helping me put together conference packets sometime around 4 p.m.,  my gratitude will know no bounds.

Posted by Judy H. at 12:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

So you think reference service is on the way out. Well think again. Take a look at what they are doing at Yale, or more specifically, read this abstract of a conference program Yale librarians are giving at the upcoming ACRL New England conference...

"The Yale University Library has well-established research education programs for undergraduate students at the junior and senior level, but programs for first- and second-year students have been hit-or-miss at best. To reach out to lower-level undergraduates in a systematic way, we developed the Personal Librarian (PL) Program. At the beginning of the fall 2008 semester, all 1,320 incoming students in the Class of 2012 were assigned their own Personal Librarian or “PL” – one of 32 Yale librarians who serves as the students’ primary point of contact in the library. This presentation will describe the Library’s experiences in the first full academic year of the PL program, some of the challenges we face in trying to make sure all Yale undergraduates are served equally, and how we are working to develop assessment tools and generate policy recommendations for this effort."

What do you think about Yale's approach? Have reference librarians at your library provided anything similar to this? Tell us in a comment. The first five commentors will win a prize!

Posted by Steve B. at 10:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

ALA and ALA Chapters, including state and regional associations, are very interested in are interested in finding out more about "millennial" generation needs and wants from a professional association.

If you were born after 1978 we want to hear from you! You can get to the survey by clicking here.

We invite you to spend the next 15-20 minutes completing a brief 35-question survey about ALA and ALA Chapter membership.  All responses to the survey will remain absolutely confidential and will be used only in aggregate with all other responses received.

Posted by Rob S. at 10:17 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This comes from ALA's blog District Dispatch which provides news for librarians and friends of libraries from the ALA Washington Office.

Best Buy Children’s Foundation: Community Grants Program
The Best Buy Children’s Foundation strengthens communities through the support of national, regional, and local grantmaking programs. The Foundation’s Community Grants Program, led by employee committees in each of the company’s eight territories across the United States, provides support to local nonprofit organizations that work to build social, academic, leadership, and/or life skills in early adolescents (primarily ages 13-18). Grant amounts average $5,000 to $7,000, and do not exceed $10,000. Eligible organizations must be located within 50 miles of a Best Buy store or distribution center. Requests may be submitted between May 15 and June 15, 2009. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the program.

If any NH libraries or library friends groups apply for the grant and are selected, please let me know!

Posted by Steve B. at 05:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"Judith F. Krug, who led the campaign by libraries against efforts to ban books, including helping found Banned Books Week, then fought laws and regulations to limit children’s access to the Internet, died Saturday in Evanston, Ill. She was 69."

Read more of the article here, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/us/15krug.html.

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Spend the day in Hanover on Saturday, May 2 and enjoy a free public lecture by artist and writer David Macaulay at 3:00pm, Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center. Please spread the word to library staff, trustees and the public. We have beautiful posters from Dartmouth to promote the event. Let us know if you would like us to send a poster to you on the van.

Howe Library, Lebanon Public Libraries, Norwich Public Library (VT) and The Friends of the Dartmouth College Library invite you to attend a public presentation by David Macaulay. The four libraries are cooperating to sponsor this event and to bring together as wide an audience as possible to enjoy David Macaulay’s program.

David Macaulay, MacArthur Fellow, Caldecott Award Medalist, and acclaimed artist and writer will present a public program about his work on Saturday, May 2 at 3:00pm in Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College in Hanover. A reception and book signing will follow at the Top of the Hop. This event is free and open to the public. We encourage all librarians, trustees and members of the public to attend.

David Macaulay’s books highlight art, architecture, history, engineering and design with a generous measure of humor and have broad appeal for adults and children. His work attracts the curious mind of any age and intrigues those who love to learn and explore. David Macaulay’s modest description of himself as an “explainer” belies the ease with which he conveys complex ideas through his detailed illustrations and precise use of words.

Macaulay's most recent book is The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body. Other well known titles are Cathedral, City,  Mosque, Pyramid and The Way Things Work.

David Macaulay’s books highlight art, architecture, history, engineering and design with a generous measure of humor and have broad appeal for adults and children. His work attracts the curious mind of any age and intrigues those who love to learn and explore. David Macaulay’s modest description of himself as an “explainer” belies the ease with which he conveys complex ideas through his detailed illustrations and precise use of words. Macaulay's most recent book is Other well known titles are , ,  , and .

Note: Hanover parking garage on Lebanon Street is near the Hopkins Center.

For more information please contact Howe Library at 643-4120 or visit the web site: www.howelibrary.org or contact Lebanon Public Library at 448-2459 or visit the web site: www.leblibrary.com

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I've finally uploaded more photos from the November 2008 Annual Business Meeting Conference. Here is one showing Deborah Ross Wilcox's reaction when she'd learned she'd won the Ann Geisel Award. It's a keeper. See the new photos at NHLA's Flickr account.

Do you have photos from other NHLA, READS, CHILIS, etc. events? If so, let me know so we an upload them.

Posted by Steve B. at 08:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

We all know that library usage is up as the economy has headed south. Has your library been featured in local press stories? If so, leave a comment telling us about it and include a link to the story if it is online.

Here's one article featuring my Portsmouth Public Library and several other libraries on the Seacoast, "Bookin' it, More people are making their way to area libraries"

"Robin Smith of Portsmouth uses the Internet at the Portsmouth Public Library to check her e-mail and print some documents, as well as to prepare for a presentation this month. Seacoast library staffers say lately, they’ve seen more people taking advantage of library resources." Rich Beauchesne photo

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