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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!
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
From ALA...
"Budget tight? Can't attend the ALA 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, DC? Going to DC and ready for more? Not a problem-just register for the ALA Virtual Conference, July 7 and 8, 2010.
A full series of 11 interactive one-hour Web sessions right at your own computer! The sessions are listed at www.ala.org/annual. Each interactive program session focuses on some aspect of how to do your job better, and you will learn creative solutions for working smarter in this economy. You will have the opportunity to interact with speakers and other attendees during each session..."
Learn more here, http://bit.ly/b7KQNU
Just a quick note to let everyone know how well the Small Libraries Summit went yesterday. We had a full room of over 70 attendees who participated in lively discussions throughout the day. All three sessions went well, and everyone enjoyed the children's book review, the book swap and even the food! Most importantly, the attendees unanimously expressed their hope that the event would happen again in the future.
I created a few pages on the NHLA wiki that contain my notes from the sessions and links to a number of the online resources that were mentioned. Here are links to the three pages.
Please come to the CHILIS Spring Conference on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Southern NH University in Manchester. This all day event will feature the Kids, Books and the Arts Showcase with 11 presenters. The morning will also include a CHILIS Business meeting and the presentation of the CHILIS Librarian of the Year Award.
The Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter presents its 2010 Spring Conference.Embracing Our Electronic World: Challenges and Promises for Academic Libraries
Friday, May 14, 2010 @ College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MASpend a day discussing the impact of our shifting information landscape, the evolving roles of academic libraries and librarians in a networked world, and the opportunities for innovation that come with rapid change. The conference will feature speaker, Lisa Hinchliffe (Vice-President/President-elect of ACRL), presentations from ACRL/NEC Special Interest Groups (http://www.acrlnec.org/sigs/index.php), and will offer opportunities to network with your colleagues and discuss the latest library products and services with our sponsoring vendors.
Registration will begin mid-January, 2010. For preliminary conference information please visit : http://www.acrlnec.org/springconf2010
I was asked by YALSA to post so here it goes. It's kind of long...
YALSA is coming to Boston! In addition to our special events at ALA Midwinter Meeting (see them all at http://bit.ly/yalsamw2010), we have two pre-Midwinter events on Friday, Jan. 15 that you can attend without registering for Midwinter.
Libraries 3.0: Teen Edition: Join YALSA from 9-4:30 p.m on Jan. 15 to learn how you can take advantage of free online tools and social networking options to enhance and expand the services for teens, discover strategies to gain funding for technology initiatives and buy-in from administrators, and hear speakers like Stacy Aldrich (futurist & acting California State Librarian), Cory Doctorow (BoingBoing.net, Little Brother), Laura Pearle, Wendy Stephens, and Buffy Hamilton. Lunch included! Libraries 3.0 costs $195 for YALSA members, $235 for ALA members, and $285 for nonmembers. Full details on this event, and all of YALSA’s plans for Midwinter, are available online at http://bit.ly/yalsamw2010.
Games, Gadgets & Gurus: Join us from 8-10 p.m. on Jan. 15! Spend a fun evening networking with colleagues and learning new skills to take back to your library! Come play games - both board and video; demo gadgets like e-readers, mobile phones, digital audio recorders, video cameras and the latest software; and take advantage of the opportunity chat one-on-one with a tech guru. Other participants include Galaxy Press, PBS' Digital Nation, and Tutor.com. Mingle with colleagues! Enjoy some refreshments! Play with neat tech toys! And go home with great swag! Tickets cost $40; full details online at http://bit.ly/yalsamw2010.
Sign up for both and save! Tickets for both cost $215 for YALSA members, students and retirees; $255 for ALA members; $300 for nonmembers.
If you have already registered and would like to add this special event to your registration, you have two options: (1) By phone: Call ALA Registration at 1-800-974-3084 and ask to add a workshop to your existing registration; (2) Online: Add an event to your existing registration by clicking on this link. Use your log in and password to access your existing Annual registration and add events in the “Your Events” section (screen 6). Then simply check out and pay for the events you have added.
To register only for the "Libraries 3.0: Teen Edition" Midwinter Institute, and/or Games, Gadgets & Gurus, please fill out the form at http://bit.ly/mwregform (skip Section I) and either mail or fax it to 800-521-6017 or mail it to: ALA Registration and Housing Headquarters
568 Atrium Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Questions? Contact us at yalsa@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390. Hope to see you in Boston!
Stephanie (Stevie) Kuenn
Communications Specialist
Young Adult Library Services Association
skuenn@ala.org
v: 312.280.2128
f: 312.280-5276
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Check out YALSA's new book, Cool Teen Programs for under $100, edited by Jenine Lillian
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2757
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO are partnering to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. The meeting takes place Jan. 15-19, 2010, and offers an opportunity for continuing education, meetings and interaction with colleagues.
Each EBSCO scholarship will be in the amount of $1,500, and one of the five scholarships will be awarded to a first-time conference attendee. The scholarship money is to be used for conference registration, travel and expenses.
Deadline for entry is Nov. 23, 2009, and the application information can be found at: http://bit.ly/28k8sJ.
Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than Dec. 15, 2009.
To apply, candidates must complete the application criteria and submit an essay that answers the following question: “What do you believe to be the biggest challenge in managing electronic resources in libraries today, and what solutions do you envision?” Essays and applications will be judged by a jury designated by ALA.
Source: http://bit.ly/1kg4DH
Ever thought about attending a CHILIS conference even though you aren't a children's librarian? If so, this is a great year to go. The day will feature programs by Mary Danko, librarian, and nationally acclaimed speaker Anita Silvey, author, publisher and reviewer. (Read more about Ms. Silvey below.) The all-day conference costs $35 for CHILIS members and $45 for non-CHILIS members.
You can find the registration form on the CHILIS website at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/chilis/. Send the registration form along with your check payable to CHILIS to Nancy Lang at the Dunbarton Public Library, Then email Nancy Lang chilisnews@aol.com to tell her you plan on sending your registration and check this week.
More about Anita SilveySource: http://www.anitasilvey.com/bio.htm. Photo by Todd France.
The number of donations for the spring conference raffle at Attitash was overwhelming! We had 15 raffle baskets, and we raised over $500 for the fall business meeting. Thanks again to everyone who contributed.
If you, your library, co-op or other organization would like to donate a raffle basket for the upcoming fall raffle at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel Thursday, November 5th, that would be great! You can bring them with you to the meeting or route them to me at:Lebanon Public Library
Van Stop: Lebanon c/o SeanThanks in advance! Any donations are appreciated...
Sean/NHLA Ways and Means
Coming up next week, I will be meeting with two members of NHEMA to begin discusssing a number of topics including the concept of holding a joint NHLA/NHEMA conference at some point in the future. The NHLA Executive Board has begun discussing this topic, but I would like to hear from as many NHLA members as possible. Just leave a comment to this entry, or if you would prefer sending me an email directly, send it to skbutzel at cityofportsmouth dot com. Why would you like or not like to see NHLA hold a joint conference with NHEMA? Be as specific as possible. If we were to hold a joint conference at some point in the future, how could it better than previous joint conferences? Finally, if you would like to be a member of a future NHLA conference committee, please let me know that as well.
Thanks,
Steve Butzel
The NHLA Fall Business meeting will be held on Thursday, November 5th from 9 to 3 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. Although the program hasn't been printed yet, the working title for the 1 day conference is "Relax, Respect, Reflect, Redux" - I use the term "working" loosely, because my primary goal is for us to mix business with pleasure, putting the emphasis on fun. More information will be forthcoming soon.
Hope to see your smiling faces there!
Judy Haskell
The North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc. (NAHSL) is holding its 2009 conference "What's Cooking? A Taste of the Future” October 25-27, 2009 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Register and learn more about conference details and accommodations at http://www.nahsl.org/2009/index.html.
Video recordings of the two keynote speakers (and their introductions) at the 2009 Spring Conference can now be viewed by clicking on the links below. I'm working on making them available on YouTube, but upon my first attempt, I was told that YouTube videos can't be longer than 10 minutes. If you know otherwise, please let me know.
All the remaining Spring Conference program audio recordings can now be listened to online. Here are links directly to the individual programs. If I've failed to upload your session, and you know it was recorded, just send me an email, and I'll take care of it.
Day 1, Session 4:
Day 2, Session 1:
Day 2, Session 3:
Audio recordings for three more Spring Conference programs are now available to be listened to online. Please leave us a comment or send me an email if you listen to them.
Here are the details:
The first batch of audio recordings from the 2009 Spring Conference is now available online at http://nhlibrarians.org/springconference09/day_one_session_one.html. The three sessions for which audio recordings are available so far are:
The 2009 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.
More documents may be added to the website as they are received from presenters.
Please contact Melinda Raupach at melinda.raupach@unh.edu if you have any problems downloading the files.
A transcript of the 2009 Catherine Redden Lecture presented by Jean Amaral on the first day of the Spring Conference is now available to be downloaded as a PDF. (The presentation was also video recorded and will eventually be made available on YouTube. I'll post an announcement on this blog when it is available.) I highly recommend that you download the transcript and read through it, and have a conversation with your colleagues about the issues she raised.
In the meantime, here are a few excerpts from her talk entitled "Follower is the New Leader, or Leading from Anywhere."
"I’d like to talk with you about leadership in the 21st century. It is said that Voltaire wrote, 'I am a leader, therefore I must follow.”' I think it’s time we turned this idea on its head. In the 21st century, our mantra should be “I am a follower, therefore I must lead.
But let me be clear: You might think with this call to action that I am a leader myself, that I have aspirations to become a library director or head of reference, that leadership comes naturally to me. None of this is true...But the truth is, leadership does not come naturally to me, and when in situations where it’s called for, I have to work hard and consciously at it."
"In servant leadership, the leader becomes a follower, and I would argue as well, followers are more likely to become leaders...Servant Leadership is not about a personal quest for power, prestige, or material rewards. Instead . . . leadership begins with a true motivation to serve others.
Rather than controlling or wielding power, the servant-leader works to build a solid foundation of shared goals by (1) listening deeply to understand the needs and concerns of others; (2) working thoughtfully to help build a creative consensus; and (3) honoring the paradox of polarized parties and working to create ‘third right answers’ that rise above the compromise of ‘we/they’ negotiations.
The focus of Servant Leadership is on sharing information, building a common vision, self-management, high levels of interdependence, learning from mistakes, encouraging creative input from every team member, and questioning present assumptions and mental models.” (p. 144) Now that’s leadership I can get behind, and leadership I want to strive for in my own actions as a follower."
You can download the full speech here and soon it willbe available on the Catherine Redden Lecture Series webpage as well.
Thanks to the generosity of New Hampshire librarians, $525 was raised through the spring conference raffle at Attitash. Thank you to all the libraries, individuals, sections of NHLA and co-ops that donated either items for the raffle baskets or entire baskets! Thank you also to the librarians who purchased tickets over the course of the two day event. Annually, the money raised is designated for a fall conference speaker. Thanks again!
Sean Fleming / NHLA Ways and Means Committee
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.
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.
Location: Lebanon
Van stop: Lebanon Public LibraryIf you could get them to me by May 18th, that would be great.
Thanks! Sean/NHLA Ways and MeanGood news! The Spring Conference Registration form is now available on the 2009 Spring Conference website. Please follow the instructions on the website or on the registration form itself for submitting the completed form and payment.
We hope to see you there!
The New Hampshire Library Association welcomes librarians from libraries of all types and sizes in New Hampshire and surrounding areas to the 2009 Annual Spring Conference on May 19th and 20th in Bartlett, NH at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center.
Check out the Spring Conference website for more information including program schedules and descriptions, accommodations, and vendor and registration information.
Please note: The website will continue to be updated as new information is made available, including the forthcoming registration form and instructions.
Bedford P.L. hosts one of the Three Cups of Tea kits, which is in VERY high demand at this time. Emily Weiss tells me that the kit is booked through the fall and she is refusing all NHU-PAC requests. But, she also wants to add requesting libraries to her holds list if they want to be added, so, this requires her following up on the refused request. This is quite a bit of extra work, so she is asking that those who wish to borrow the kit to contact her directly, and to NOT go through the NHU-PAC at this time.
Emily asked the RTG committee if it has another way of handling requests. Good question. We believe the system as it has been set up works for most, BUT, we are open to discussing the issue. We have arranged to have a slot at the upcoming NHLA spring conference to meet with librarians to discuss RTG problems and solutions. Information will be forthcoming. If you are not able to partake in our discussion, please send your questions/concerns/comments directly to me:
Diane Mayr
Windham/Nesmith L.
dmayr@library.windham.nh.us
As I'm sure you all have written down in your calendar, NHLA's spring conference in 2009 will be taking place on May 19th and 20th in Bartlett, NH. However, there are many additional library conferences you might like to know about. Simply visit our "Other Conferences" page to get dates and links to conferences ranging from ALA Midwinter in January, to SLA in June, to ASIS&T in November. There's also another link at the bottom of the page that connects you to an uber-website for library conferences spanning the globe. So check it out!
And don't forget about the CHILIS and READS conferences for which dates will soon be announced!
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
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
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.
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.
The featured speaker for the mid-day session "Federated Searching Case Study: NELLCO" will be Roberta Woods, Assistant Professor of Research at the Franklin Pierce Law Center and Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian at the Pierce Law Library.
Besides selecting, evaluating and making electronic resources available online and in the Law Library, Professor Woods chairs a NELLCO (New England Law Library Consortium) committee working on a high-tech solution to create an open source search system that will enable researchers to search all of the library’s digital holdings with one search. The project was awarded a grant by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2007 and runs through Nov. 30, 2009.
Professor Woods is uniquely qualified to address the electronic resource needs of the Law Library. She holds bachelor’s degrees in computer and library sciences. From her perspective, solutions to the increasingly technical aspects of libraries require technological creativity and a willingness to open up to ever expanding possibilities. “Technology offers a wonderful tool for libraries and researchers.” Professor Woods is always on the lookout to bring the library closer to the realm of today’s electronic researcher.
Nancy Ladd, Library Director at Pillsbury Free Library in Warner NH since 1985, started adult literacy programming in 1999 at the library with the assistance of Louise Hazen, as volunteer coordinator, and an LSTA Literacy Program grant for materials and publicity.
Louise Hazen holds an M. Ed. with various certifications including Reading Specialist, General Special Education and Learning Disabilities. In addition to working part time at the Pillsbury Free Library, she volunteers as the Adult Literacy Program coordinator and as a literacy tutor. Prior to working at the library, she was frequently involved in volunteer adult literacy work during her career in teaching.
Started in 2000, the Adult Literacy Program at Pillsbury Free Library is volunteer-based, with library funding and grants providing materials and publicity as needed. Second Start Adult Tutorial Program of Merrimack County provides free G.E.D. pretest clinics, some materials, and Tutor education. They also partner with Kearsarge Regional High School’s Adult Diploma Program, which was begun in 2004. Some grants included funding for materials and programs in several other area libraries.
While many of you have already registered for NHLA's Annual Business Meeting (taking place on November 6th,) registration has been extended beyond the initial deadline so more of you can still come. Just download the event brochure/registration form, fill it out and send it in as soon as you can.
I hope to see you all there!
NELA Executive Board and NELA Conference Committee 2008 are planning a non-perishable food drive to benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank in Manchester, but we can’t do it without your help.
While you are preparing to pack for the Annual Conference, please consider setting aside some room in your suitcase for one or two non-perishable food items.
Urgently Needed Items
· Protein items such as canned tuna or chicken and canned stews
· Peanut butter
· 100% juice boxes (no glass please)
· Canned fruits in light syrup, applesauce
· Canned vegetables, tomatoes and tomato sauce
· Soups
· Healthy cereals
· Pasta, rice
· Dry beans
Donations may be left in the Conference Exhibit Hall. Arrangements are being made for Tuesday afternoon pick-up. Let’s work together to fill this Food pantry!
Also, the New Hampshire Electric Co-op has issued a financial Food Bank Challenge. Until October 31, 2008, they will match dollar for dollar all of the money raised through their Foundation. For more information on monetary donation, read the Food Bank Challenge website.
Thank you for your assistance in the effort to bring relief and aid to those much in need.
~NELA Executive Board and NELA Conference Committee 2008.
At our last NHLA meeting, the board decided to use the money that we raise from our spring and fall conference raffles to bring in speakers that we might pass on otherwise due to cost factors. If your library, group, or just you yourself can donate some items for the fall conference raffle, you’ll be helping to bring in some great speakers! You can therefore expect these pleas for donations every six months or so (my apologies in advance).
Thanks again to everyone who donated items for the spring conference raffle. We raised over $600 from that effort. Also, thanks very much in advance to anyone who can send items for the upcoming raffle.
The 2009 NHLA Spring Conference Programming Committee is seeking ideas for speakers and programs. If you have a good idea, please download this form and send it to Andrea Thorpe (athorpe at newport.lib.nh.us). This form will also be available on the Spring 2009 Conference web page. By the way, the conference will be at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center, a pretty nice place, so start thinking about making plans to attend.If your registration for "Taking Charge of Change", the 2008 annual NELA conference being held from October 19th to 21st at the Raddison Hotel in Manchester is postmarked by October 10th, you can receive a 25-30% discount!
Here are a few of the highlights:
Join us for all this plus award winners, discussion leaders, gamers, social hours, luncheons, exhibits, exhibits, and more exhibits!
Register by mail or online at www.nelib.org
The conference is hosted by Steffanie Smith of the Littleton Public Library.
Conference programs will include presentations/discussions on the following topics:
Evaluating children's materials about Native Americans
Bringing books to life with songs and sounds
Serving individuals on the autism spectrum.
The CHILIS Business meeting will open the conference with an election of board members and an important discussion about the fate of the Summer Reading Program. Fred Reidy of Puppet World will again be on hand to help you choose that perfect puppet.
For more information and to download an application form, visit the CHILIS website at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/chilis
The registration deadline is Friday, October 10. Please note that checks should be made payable to CHILIS and that the registration forms should be vanned or mailed to Gail Drucker at the Laconia Public Library.
READS members will meet at the Local Government Center in Concord for the annual Fall Conference. This year’s topic is "How to Best Serve Your Disabled Population." The annual business meeting and announcement of the READS Award for Excellence will also take place. 8:30am- 3pm, Friday October 24th.
Print or download a brochure here: http://www.nhlibrarians.org/reads/programs/READS.fall08.flyer.pdf
Danielle Fortin and Sarah Hebert have made available documents from their Children's Programming Display at the Spring Conference. To access these documents, please visit their Box.net account available at http://www.box.net/shared/75o3w18u8g. I'll also add this URL to the Presentations page.
Hello Conference Attendees,
One you of is waiting on a beautiful raffle basket. If you are the holder of raffle ticket number 4374879 -- you are a winner!
Please email athurber@canaanlibrary.org to make arrangements for van delivery, and congratulations!
Amy Thurber
President, NHLA
More conference presentation materials are now available at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/presentations.html. Darrell Eifert has made available several documents from his "Looking Good on a Budget" presentation, including PowerPoint and Open Office presentation files as well as Word and PDF files. I wasn't able to attend his session, but I am so glad that he has made his materials available due to my interest in library marketing and open source software. Kathy Tracy has also made available handouts from her two programs. So take a look! And if you have documents you would like me to add to the NHLA web page, send me a note at sbutzel at cwmars dot org. Thanks!
I encourage all speakers/presenters from this week's conference to send me their PowerPoint presentations or any other documents that they are willing to make available on the NHLA website. I will create links to these documents on this page, http://www.nhlibrarians.org/presentations.html. Send documents to sbutzel at yahoo dot com. Thanks!
Thanks to all the libraries, co-ops and groups within NHLA that contributed to the raffle baskets for this year's spring conference. We raised over $600 over the course of the two days of the conference. Thanks also to all the librarians who bought raffle tickets - we couldn't have done it without you too!
I have created a new page on our website where anyone can download presentation materials from the conference. The web address is http://www.nhlibrarians.org/presentations.html. (You can also get to the page from the Spring Conference webpage.) Right now the only materials posted are from my two sessions, but I will add others as I receive them.
As promised, here is a link to the PowerPoint presentation given at the Interlibrary Loan Software session earlier today. I'll also be posting it, along with materials from other presenters, on the main Spring Conference web page over the course of the next week or so.
Andrea Thorpe asked me to announce one clarification to the conference program. The Wednesday morning program "How to Start a Parent/Young Adult Book Discussion Group & How to Keep it Going" was organized by Lisa Houde and was run by Sharon Taylor and Mary Coombs. Now you know!
Here is a copy of the Spring 2008 Conference evaluation form. Please download a copy and mail the completed form to: NHLA, attention Judy Haskell, NH Local Government Center, PO Box 617, Concord, NH 03302-0617.
We hope you enjoy the conference!
Please join NH youth librarians at the CHILIS Spring Conference on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Webster Hall at Southern NH University in Manchester. The conference will feature the Kids, Books and the Arts 2008 showcase. NH Summer Reading Program Artist Stephanie Piro will also be on hand to sign your "G'Day for Reading" poster. The conference will include morning refreshments, lunch, the showcase, time with the presenters and the SRP artist, and opportunities to spend money. The cost of the all-day conference is $30 for CHILIS members (please check your membership status before registering) and $35 for non-CHILIS members.
Conference information and online registration are available at the following page: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/chilis.htm. When you click on the online registration link, you will get a security box. Just hit "yes" as this is a secure site.Please note: Your registration is not confirmed until after Ann Hoey receives your check payable to CHILIS. We have limited seating this year, so please register early. Registration deadline is Thursday, March 20, 2008.
This time of year is a time of transition as the existing NHLA year comes to an end and a new one begins following the November annual meeting. The outgoing NHLA Executive Board will be meeting with the incoming board in December to hand over responsibilities and any wisdom they have to offer. That meeting takes place on December 18th, and we will post draft minutes from that meeting soon thereafter.
In the meantime, the planning of a new "Information Technology" section within NHLA is well underway as incoming NHLA Vice President Steve Butzel is networking with all sorts of interested and exciting librarians and developing a plan. If you are interested in participating in this process, please email Steve.
And finally, arrangements for the NHLA Spring Conference INNOVATE IN '08: Library Basics and Beyond which takes place on May 21 and 22 in Concord at the Grappone Conference Center are being finalized as we speak. Be sure to register early for this stellar event!
Thanks to everyone who attended the Fall Business Meeting this past Thursday, and thanks to Amy Thurber who put the entire event together! Now we all need to download the evaluation form, fill it out, and send it to Amy via email, (her email address is on the form.)
Here are some links to websites for projects mentioned in different presentations. If anyone else has additional links to suggest, please send them to steven.butzel at nashualibrary.org.
Wild and Wacky Programming
Casey Bisson
Be sure to buy your raffle tickets at the Common Man in Plymouth, Thursday, November 1st. You can buy tickets all morning, and the raffle will be held during the lunch break. Thanks to all of the groups that are contributing baskets or other items for the raffle. All of the proceeds go to NHLA. See you in Plymouth!
Join us on Thursday, November 1 at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth, NH for the annual fall business meeting -- The Modern Library: Service in the 21st Century. Programs include: Entice, Educate and Excel with Comics, presented by the Center for Cartoon Studies, a panel discussion titled Weird, Wacky and Wise ideas for those who've offered it all, a break out session for small libraries titled 12 ideas to get people in the door, and Scriblio and open source software for libraries, presented by Casey Bission of Plymouth State University.
You can find the registration form on the NHLA website www.nhlibrarians.org under the Conferences tab, or click here to go straight there. Deadline for registration is October 22, 2007.
Save the date: Thursday, October 18, 2007. CHILIS will hold its fall conference that day from 9:00 to 3:30 at the Portsmouth Public Library. Come and learn about dealing with special needs children during storytime, marketing your library collection, and drawing teens in with technology. Fred Reidy will be there with his puppets for sale, Ladybug stickers will be sold, and the new Flume Award poster will be available for purchase. The registration form will be on the CHILIS website and this blog soon.
See you in Portsmouth!
As you all hopefully know, the READS Annual Fall Program and Business Meeting is taking place on October 26, 2007 at the New Hampshire Local Government Center, and the theme is "People, Places and Things: Security in Today's Library". And now, you can download the schedule of events and the registration form here. How convenient! So why not download the form, print it out, fill it in, and send it back to the Local Government Center right away! You are sure to get your money's worth.
Want another reason to attend? You will get to see the presentation of the 3rd annual READS Award of Excellence.
When discussing how great the recent conference in Bretton Woods was at the Seacoast Co-op meeting this morning, I remembered that I had promised to post the collective wisdom gathered at the program on libraries and community relations. Hope that you find these ideas as worthwhile as I do!
How to create and sustain positive Library and Community Relations
- newsletter for town department
- making pertinent statistics available on a regular basis
- showing a cost/benefit ratio for services
What to do if there are less-than-perfect relationships with town departments
- Show appreciation
- Ask advice
- Invite them to your library or to co-sponsor events
- Ask them to judge a contest
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Haskell
If you missed the READS-To-Go sessions at NHLA's conference, then all I can say is you missed out on a lot of fun. Even though this new READS program alone would get any librarian excited, RTG's creators outdid themselves donning costumes and performing numerous outlandish skits based on such famous gameshows as Family Feud and Lets Make a Deal to outline the rational behind READS-To-Go and its many well thought out features and processes.
But perhaps you still aren't familiar with RTG. Never fear, READS-To-Go has its own new website that is rapidly adding more information. Right now, you can browse a list of the more than twenty popular book titles that will be available in book bags along with kits including discussion questions and much, much more. So please visit the new website regularly and get your book groups ready to participate in this enthusiastic, innovative program.
READS-To-GO website address: http://www.nhlibrarians.org/reads/rtg.
Plan to join your counterparts from around New England on Friday, July 20th from 9 to 4 at Assumption College in Worcester, MA to hear Dee Kelsey of Great Meetings! Inc. and get a free copy of her book Great Meetings! Great Results! After lunch, enjoy time networking with your newly improved communication skills before heading home...more details and registration information will be available soon.
Sign up now! An extension has been arranged for registration at the spring NHLA Conference! Not only can you still register for the conference but you can register to stay at the Mt. Washington Hotel at a discounted rate through the weekend.
For more information about conference and hotel registration, visit http://nhlibconf.org
If you have questions, please email me at hshumway@hooksett.lib.nh.us
I hope to see you all there!
Heather
Today is the cut off date to reserve a room at the unbelievable rate of $119 a night! If you are coming to the New Hampshire Libraries Conference, you may not know that the hotel extends its $119 rate for the remainder of the weekend to conference attendees. Previously we thought the Taste of New Hampshire was following our conference which is a plus for some and a minus for others. It turns out that the Taste of NH is the weekend before, so we have most of the hotel to ourselves. There is a lap pool, a heated outdoor pool and a 6 person jucazzi at the hotel. There is also shuttle access to the Bretton Woods sports complex, all a part of your accommodations. The main dining room will be open all weekend that includes an ala carte menu and Stickney's on Friday night. The hotel also provides free shuttle service to Fabyan's restaurant (train station). It is also possible for you to get room service anywhere on the main floor, so you can eat by the fireplace if you want. Laura Knoy is our dinner speaker on Thursday night.
For more information on the conference go to http://nhlibconf.org/
Also, the CHILIS Spring Conference takes place next Thursday, April 5th at Sawyer’s Banquet Facility in Plaistow, NH. For more info, visit the CHILIS Spring Conference webpage, http://www.chilisnh.org/springcon.html.
As I'm sure many of you know, NHLA is holding a two-day conference on May 17th and 18th at the Mount Washington Hotel, and the theme is "Connecting NH Libraries". As has been the custom for some time, the conference is a joint endeavor with the New Hampshire Educational Media Association, and from what I've learned so far, the conference program is going to be outstanding. Session topics range from graphic novels to disaster planning to "nuts and bolts" of audiobooks to social software to serving GLBTQ teens. So if you haven't registered already and/or made your hotel reservations, head over to http://nhlibconf.org and get connected.
