Archive: December, 2009

Apple Tablet and other NHLA Tweets

author | timestamp December 30, 2009 | categories0 Comments

Recent NHLA tweets on Twitter…

  • Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference, http://bit.ly/7mRBnX, reminds me of the upcoming Small Library Summit we have planned for April 2010 
  • RT @ALA_TechSource: Apple tablet announcement coming January 26th? http://bit.ly/53C3ax
  • Interesting analysis of the economics of ebooks, publishers and services like the Kindle. http://bit.ly/6CM9TR #kindle #ebooks

 Be sure to follow us on Twitter @nhlibrarians, www.twitter.com/nhlibrarians.

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New READS-TO-GO Kit

author | timestamp December 28, 2009 | categories0 Comments

We are pleased to announce another fabulous RTG kit: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.  Olive Kitteridge was the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. The kit is hosted by the Minot-Sleeper Library in Bristol.

 

 

Disaster Assistance Portal

author | timestamp December 22, 2009 | categories0 Comments

The following information is provided on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Assistance Improvement Program web site, DisasterAssistance.gov

"When disaster strikes, survivors need your help. Each year roughly 50 presidentially declared disasters cause injury and death, destroy homes and businesses, and disrupt the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation. DisasterAssistance.gov brings together all federal agencies that offer forms of assistance to simplify the process for disaster survivors.

DisasterAssistance.gov is a user-friendly web portal that consolidates disaster assistance information in one place. Individuals in need of assistance following a presidentially declared disaster designated for individual assistance can now go to DisasterAssistance.gov to register online.

Users can apply for DHS/FEMA individual disaster assistance and Small Business Administration loans through online applications and can also receive referral information on forms of assistance that do not yet have online applications. Local resources information to help keep citizens safe during an emergency is also available."

2009 Ladybug Picture Book Award Winner Announced

author | timestamp December 16, 2009 | categories0 Comments

Walking BeautyWaking Beauty by Leah Wilcox and illustrated by Lydia Monks was selected by New Hampshire children, from preschoolers to third graders, as the winner of the 2009 Ladybug Picture Book Award. There were 20,441 votes cast by children across the state this year at 149 voting sites.

A flyer of the voting totals, suitable for posting, is available on the Ladybug Picture Book Award webpage at www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/ladybug.html.

Here are the complete voting results:

  • Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox & Lydia Monks (3467 votes)
  • Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (3420 votes)
  • Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow & Macky Pamintuan (3003 votes)
  • Too Many Toys by David Shannon (2929 votes)
  • Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies (2043 votes)
  • Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus (1534 votes)
  • A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (1213 votes)
  • Bear’s Picture by Daniel Pinkwater & D. B. Johnson (1158 votes)
  • Big Chickens Fly the Coop by Leslie Helakoski & Henry Cole (1029 votes)
  • Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (645 votes)

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NHLA Membership Renewal glitch and what to do

author | timestamp December 4, 2009 | categories0 Comments

The Local Government Center, who takes care of our institutional mailings, mistakenly provided NHLTA envelopes for NHLA membership renewal. When I spoke with Christian at LGC, he apologized for the confusion and hastened to reassure me that all renewal checks go to the same mailbox and to the same person who keeps track of membership renewals. She has been alerted to the situation and, as long as the checks are made payable to NHLA, your renewal will be credited to the proper organization.

 

Another solution is not to bother using the incorrect envelope and provide one of your own addressed to LGC, 25 Triangle Park Drive, PO Box 617, Concord, NH 03302-0617 or send it on the van via Concord…just a Friday thought.

 

Thanks,

 

Judy Haskell