A Children's Book Review will be held at the state library beginning Tuesday, September 27 through Monday, October 3 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm. (The state library is closed on the weekends.) Preview new titles in picture books and juvenile and young adult fiction and nonfiction. All attendees will receive 1-3 new books following the Review as well as an attendance "freebie."
The CHILIS Fall Conference will be held on Thursday, October 20 from 9 am until 3:00 pm at the Salyards Museum in Conway. Hosted by the Conway Public Library, the conference will feature programs on enriching storytimes with music and puppets, developing parent/teacher collections and programs, and promoting library events and activities. For more information and to access the registration form, visit the CHILIS website at www.chilisnh.org/fall05.html
Fall 2005 Modules
Cataloging Overview (CAT-01)
9 contact hours (part 1 of the Cataloging Track)
intended for anyone working in a library and as a beginning course for catalogers
This course is designed to provide a general exposure to how we describe, catalog, classify, and otherwise organize materials in libraries. It is for those new to the library, without cataloging training, or a good refresher for those that "haven't cataloged in years!" (no prerequisite)
Section CAT-01-2005B
Site: Plymouth - Pease Public Library
Instructor: Linda Kepner
Dates: Thursdays 13, 20, 27 October 2005 9am – Noon
Tuition: $100.
Section CAT-01-2005C
Site: Stratham - Wiggin Memorial Library
Instructor: Linda Kepner
Dates: Tuesdays 01, 08, 22 November 2005 9am – Noon
Tuition: $100.
Juvenile Non-Fiction Collection Development and Management (CD-05)
9 contact hours - intended for children's librarians and elementary school library media personnel.
This course is designed for anyone who needs to make decisions on what to add to, keep in, or remove from their collection of J-NF. (no prerequisites)
Section CD-05-2005A
Site: Hancock Town Library
Instructor: Ann Hoey
Dates: Thursdays, 10 & 17 November, 01 December 2005 9am – Noon
Tuition: $100.
Weeding, Thinning, and Cultivating Your Collection< (CD-04)
9 contact hours - intended for public library staff.
This course is designed for those who need to evaluate existing collections of all media, stressing techniques, methodologies, and print & electronic resources for decision making. (no prerequisites)
Section CD-04-2005A
Site: Franklin Public Library
Instructor: Thomas Ladd
Dates: Wednesdays, 05, 12, 19 October, 2005 9:30am – 12:30pm
Tuition: $100.
Budgeting for the NH Public Library (BUD-01)
9 contact hours - intended for public librarians and trustees
This course is for those who want to examine the budget process, evaluate budgets by program, and learn to plan, analyze, prepare, and present a library budget.. (no prerequisite)
Section BUD-01-2005A
Site: Effingham Public Library
Instructor: Catherine Redden
Dates: Friday 04 November 2005 6pm - 9pm and Saturday 05 November 2005 9am - 3pm
Tuition: $100.
Librarian Orientation (ADM-02)
3 contact hours - intended for any public library staff member (no prerequisite)
This brief course is designed to make librarians aware of the organization and services of the NH State Library. While it is of primary interest to new librarians, it is open to any library staff member.
Section ADM-02-2005B
Site: Concord - NH State Library
conducted by a variety of NHSL staff
Monday 03 October 2005 9am - noon
Tuition: FREE (pre-registration required)
Further information is at www.nh.gov/nhsl/training/modules
Registration form is at:www.nh.gov/nhsl/training/modules
Questions to: tladd@library.state.nh.us Tom Ladd, NHSL tel: 800-462-1726
Also, please check the training calendar on the NHSL website for continuing education opportunities offered not only by the state library but also by other agencies in-state and out-of-state. To access the calendar, visit www.nh.gov/nhsl/calendar/calendar.htm
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LIBRARY TALKING BOOK SERVICE TO HONOR CENTENARIANS THROUGH 10² TALKING BOOK CLUB
WHAT: The New Hampshire State Library, the New Hampshire State Library Talking Book Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), and the Library of Congress will honor six centenarians of the New Hampshire 10² Talking Book Club at a ceremony Tuesday, September 13th. New Hampshire resident Mary E. Dalton of Danville will be among the newest inductees into the 10² Talking Book Club. (Please see below for a full listing of New Hampshire 10² Talking Book Club Inductees). The club honors New Hampshire residents 100 years of age or older who participate in the Talking Book national reading program administered by the NLS. Nationally, the 10² Talking Book Club will recognize the accomplishments of the 1,600 eligible program members through induction ceremonies in all states in 2005.
NLS provides a free national reading service to people who can no longer read the standard print of a newspaper or even the pages of a large-print book. The program loans members a wide selection of recorded books and magazines, Braille books and magazines, and music scores in Braille and large print. Members of the 10² Talking Book Club will receive first priority for books in high demand as recognition of their accomplishments. Specific information on who qualifies is also available at www.loc.gov/nls.
WHEN: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Check-in begins at 1: 30 p.m. Main presentation from 2:15 -2:45 p.m.
WHERE:New Hampshire State Library
20 Park Street
Concord, NH 03301
WHO: New Hampshire Centenarians To-Be Inducted
Leonore F. Bouchard of Berlin – 102
Bertha Carignan of Manchester – 102
**Mary E. Dalton of Danville – 102
Eleanor D. Furlow of Enfield – 101
Marion Greene of Concord – 101
Alma S. Vandervliet of Keene – 99 (will be 100 December 31)
** Scheduled to be at Induction
For more information Contact: John Barrett, 603-217-1498
