For those serving children and young adults, the N.H. State Library has added some new books to its professional collection that may be of interest. Please remember that if you would like to borrow any of them, you can request materials through Interlibrary Loan and they will be sent on the van service or by U.S.P.S. If you have questions, you can call the circulation desk at 271-2616. The following titles are now available

The 101 Best Graphic Novels (Weiner, NBM, 2001). LIS 016.7415 W424
Includes a short history of comics and graphic novels as well as an annotated bibliography of top picks.

Books for the Teen Age (New York Public Library, 2001). LIS 028.5 B724t
Annotated bibliography of selected young adult novels published in 2000.

Guideline for managing e-mail (Consulting editor, Mary Lea Ginn. ARMA International, 2000). LIS 004.962 G946

The Information-Powered School (Public Education Network, AASL, 2001). LIS 027.8 I4341
Outlines a specific plan for school media specialists and teaches to share the duties of planning teaching and assessing student learning.

Introduction to technical services for library technicians (Kao, Mary Liu. New York; Haworth Information Press, 2001) LIS 025.02 K168

The Invisibile Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children (Paterson, Dutton Children's Books, 2001) LIS 808.06 P296
A compilation of lectures and speeches by Katherine Paterson.

Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty (American Library Association, 2001) LIS 021 A512L

Library disaster planning and recovery handbook (edited by Camila Alire. New York : Neal-Schuman, 2000) LIS 025.82 L697

The Preservation Program Blueprint (American Library Association, 2001) LIS 025.84 H635

Scholarly Work in the Humanities and the Evolving Information Environment (Digital Library Federation, Council on Library and Information Resources, 2001) LIS 025.067 S368

Protecting library staff, users, collections, and facilities: a how-to-do-it manual (Pamela J Cravey. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001) LIS 025.82 C898

Bringing order to the chaos: using search engines efficiently (videorecording). (Soaring to Excellence, 2002 Jan 18: Glen Ellyn, Ill). LIS-VC 020.7 S676 no. 12

Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification (9th ed. Arlene G. Taylor. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 2000) LIS 025.3 W985