Archive: May, 2010

Four New RTG Kits!

author | timestamp May 25, 2010 | categories0 Comments

Announcing four new kits in the READS-TO-GO program:

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.

Host Library: Hooksett Public Library, 485-6092.

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.

Host Library: Bethlehem Public Library, 869-2409.

My Life in France by Julia Child.

Host Library: Ossipee Public Library, 539-6390, no online catalog.

Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.

Host Library: Nashua Public Library, 589-4600.

Check out the RTG blog at www.reads-to-go.org for more information.

 

Spring Conference Presentations NOW Online

author | timestamp May 21, 2010 | categories1 Comment

The 2010 NHLA Spring Conference presentations, handouts, and other documents have been posted to the spring conference website. To access the materials go to either Schedule or Program in the left menu and select a Session. The documents, which may be printed or downloaded, have been included as links under each corresponding presentation session. 

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, audio recordings of the Catherine Redden Lecture and Friday luncheon speaker are not available. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


 

NHLA Conference

author | timestamp May 20, 2010 | categories0 Comments

Thanks to all the conference planners and those who manned the tables and kept things running smoothly.  The READS-TO-GO committee enjoyed our discussion roundtable: Read Any Good Books Lately?  And, from the conference evaluations it seems that the participants did too!

 On the www.reads-to-go.org blog we have summarized our part in last week’s conference.  Check it out, and check back over the next week or so when we’ll be announcing the newest kit titles!

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We Have Winners!

author | timestamp May 17, 2010 |  via CHILIS: Children's Librarians of New Hampshire

The 2010 winners of the Great Stone Face and Isinglass book awards were announced at the New Hampshire Library Association’s annual spring conference on May 13th and 14th.  These awards are sponsored by CHILIS, and are chosen by youth from across the state.  The Great Stone Face Book Award winner, chosen by kids in grades 4 to 6, is Swindle by Gordon Korman.  The winner of the Isinglass Teen Read Award, chosen by teens in grades 7 and 8, is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

The Great Stone Face and Isinglass websites have further information, including:

  • lists of the 2010-2011 nominees
  • lists of past winners
  • award criteria
  • committee information
  • order forms for things such as bookmarks and posters

Those are just a few of the resources available, so do take advantage of those sites.  If you have additional questions or feedback, the chairs’ contact information is available here.

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SNHU Academic Archive Now Accessible Worldwide

author | timestamp May 10, 2010 | categories0 Comments

Here’s an interesting development in the world of NH libraries…

Student research from Southern New Hampshire University is now available worldwide in the SNHU Academic Archive, an online repository of student achievement, faculty research, and university archival material. It may be accessed from http://academicarchive.snhu.edu. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Alice Platt"The Academic Archive was created to make previously inaccessible faculty and student scholarly output freely available to anyone anywhere in the world," said Alice Platt, digital initiatives librarian. "Making papers and presentations from SNHU faculty and students available online is a great benefit for individuals conducting research; particularly those in rural areas who do not have research libraries nearby.”

The flagship collection is a selection of student thesis projects and dissertations from Southern New Hampshire University’s Community Economic Development program. Dating from 1983 to the present, the projects tackle a range of issues such as housing, local agricultural development, child care, and HIV/AIDS. Previously, the projects were only available from the Shapiro Library on SNHU’s campus. 

Read more in the press release, http://www.snhu.edu/10081.asp

Way to go SNHU, and Alice in particular!

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Raffle Basket Donations for Spring Conference

author | timestamp May 10, 2010 | categories1 Comment

The spring conference raffle is scheduled for both days, so thank you to everyone who is contributing to the raffle – and be ready to buy those raffle tickets!

Sean/NHLA Ways and Means

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Raphael elected ALA president for 2011-2012

author | timestamp May 3, 2010 | categories0 Comments

As you may have heard already…

ALA President-Elect Molly Raphael"Molly Raphael, former director of libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Ore., has been elected president-elect of the American Library Association, defeating Sara Kelly Johns, school library media specialist for grades 6-12 at Lake Placid (N.Y.) Middle/High School.

James Neal, vice president for information services and university librarian at Columbia University, was elected treasurer, defeating Alan Kornblau, director of the Delray Beach (Fla.) Public Library.

Raphael received 5,857 votes. Johns received 4,399 votes. Neal received 6,891 votes. Kornblau received 2,756 votes."

Read more of the ALA press release here…

For complete election results, go here…

To learn more about Molly Raphael, visit her website

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