Children's Librarians of NH (CLNH)
This list is used by the Children's Librarians for sharing resources and opportunities.
The purpose of this list is to provide the NH school library community a forum for discussion and a means for dissemination of school library-related issues.
Senior Services Group
This list is used by the Senior Services Group for sharing programs and ideas to meet the needs of our older adult library patrons.
YALS-L
A list for New Hampshire librarians serving teens
Nhais-l
This list is for general discussion of library issues among NH libraries. Interlibrary loan requests should NOT be sent here, but should go to the NHAIS-ILL list. Announcements of items offered or needed should NOT be sent here, but should go to the YardsaleNHAIS list.
Nhais-ill
This list is for discussion related specifically to interlibrary loan among NH libraries. Requests for loans, based on NHU-PAC holding information, may be sent to this list.
YardsaleNHAIS
This list is for NHAIS libraries to offer duplicate/discard materials to each other, for sale or for free, and to ask for things they want for their libraries.
NHDB
A list for librarian members of the NH Downloadable Books Consortium.
PUBYAC
A great source for program ideas, reference stumpers, and solutions to library problems
The Library Trustee Manual and other resources can be found online on our website https://www.nhlta.org/. NHLTA members receive a quarterly newsletter and have the opportunity to attend workshops and an annual themed conference designed to address current issues facing public libraries.
Accessible and practical information about copyright – its protections, its limitations, and its role in encouraging creativity.
FREE lesson plans, videos, slides, visual aids and a professional development course for teachers can all be found at
Michelle Levell from Granite State Home Educators joined us on May 4, 2021 Tuesday Together Talk to chat about Granite State Home Educators, an all-volunteer, nonprofit homeschool support organization that serves New Hampshire families who choose to home educate their children.
Here is a free resource with books in over 500 languages, along with the ability to create your own book in that language.
One of the first tips we learn when reading during a story time is to share the name of the author and illustrator of the book. Don't let being unsure of how to pronounce their names stop this really important part of story time from happening. See the Author/Illustrator pronunciation guide at TeachingBooks.net, where you can hear the authors say their names.
November 20, 2024
THE NEW 1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN BAGS ARE IN!
PLEASE NOTE THAT ORDERS NOW GO TO CIRCULATION AT THE NH STATE LIBRARY - JANUARY 2025
Library GreenScapes: Cultivating Climate Resilience, Community, and Learning Outdoors
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Time: 1 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Webinar
No matter the size or the setting, landscapes around libraries can transform from a challenge to an opportunity for enhancing resilience and imparting knowledge. Professional landscape architect Lisa Giersbach from Massachusetts-based G2 Collaborative will discuss planning, implementing, and maintaining a landscape that meets sustainability, resilience, and education goals from the landscape architect’s perspective. Our panel of library directors, Margaret Woodruff of the Charlotte Public Library (VT), Jill DiPaolo of the Lewes Public Library (DE), and Kate Gomes of the Holbrook Public Library (MA) will discuss successes in fundraising for and creating spaces for community enrichment and enhanced resilience.
This event is part of the Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities, a collaboration of the State Libraries from Maine to Maryland. This webinar was planned by the Delaware Division of Libraries, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and the Massachusetts Library System.
Why Civic Education is Important?
Civic education empowers us to be well-informed, active citizens and gives us the opportunity to change the world around us. It is a vital part of any democracy, and equips ordinary people with knowledge about our democracy and our Constitution. Civics Academy
New Hampshire Civics programs help people understand how democracy works, how to find the facts, and how to be good and active citizens. Committed to non-partisanship, they believe people of varied perspectives and ages deserve high-quality information, hands-on learning that lasts, and a confidence that their voice matters.
In 2022, the Goffstown Public Library Community Conversations series focused on Civics: Get Engaged. Get Involved. The series was an investigation on how citizens can and should work together to solve public problems. For an extensive list of book and web resources on civics--see their Community Conversation web page https://www.goffstownlibrary.com/communityconversation/
Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.
The Better Arguments Project is a national civic initiative created to help bridge divides – not by papering over those divides but by helping people have better arguments.
Three dimensions and five principles of a Better Argument.
These resources are designed to help you learn more about the Better Arguments framework, and to help you put these principles into practice.
Our Democracy - a toolkit brought to you by Reading Rockets with support from the Park Foundation with books and activities all about our government voting and voting rights, and active citizenship for children 6-10 years old.
https://www.startwithabook.org/our-democracy-book-based-exploration-civics
Students are confused about how to evaluate online information. We all are. The COR curriculum provides free lessons and assessments that help you teach students to evaluate online information that affects them, their communities, and the world.
Let’s Go! is a community engagement initiative working with communities to create environments that support healthy choices. Evidence-based strategies are used to promote policy, systems, and environmental changes that facilitate healthy eating and active living (HEAL) in early care and education programs, schools, out-of-school programs and health care practices in Maine and Carroll County, New Hampshire. Out-of-School programs (OOS), like public libraries, support children and youth when they are not in school. The staff at OOS programs can establish healthy environments that encourage healthy habits. The Let’s Go! program is flexible and can be easily woven into your organization, whether a school-based, drop-in center, etc.
If you work with children and youth, you can help them develop the building blocks of financial capability—at school, at home, and in the community. CFPB's tools and resources can help you teach financial literacy across the curriculum, even if you’re new to the topic.
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/youth-financial-education/
The Money Monsters are a group of creatures who are new to our universe. That means they need to learn about many important things like school, friendship, and financial literacy. https://orders.gpo.gov/CFPBYOUTH/CFPB_YOUTH.aspx
EVERYONE in NH is a Mandated Reporter.
Using video apps and other technologies for telehealth can create risks to the privacy and security of your health information. This can include when you are accessing telehealth services on a website, through an app, or even through a patient portal. Consider these tips to protect and secure your health information.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/telehealth-privacy-security/index.html
Exciting news for New Hampshire library lovers—the University System of New Hampshire libraries are now offering free borrowing services to all NH residents! The libraries included in this program are UNH Durham and Manchester campuses, Plymouth State and Keene State.
“We welcome visitors to our campus libraries, and now we are extending free loans of books and other physical objects to Granite State residents. We hope more people will take advantage of the wealth of information available at our public college and university libraries across the state,” says Tara Lynn Fulton, Dean of the UNH Library.
Whether you want to visit, browse the stacks, or request a free borrower’s card, here are 5 things you should know before you start borrowing.
https://library.unh.edu/blog/2023/07/free-borrowing-usnh-libraries-nh-residents
PaintNPlay from the National Gallery of Art
Video of the short zoom informational
https://youtu.be/lwqzZavmyaM?si=UlgXQu_sW8iV_wOb
Website:
https://www.nga.gov/games/paint-n-play/
https://www.nga.gov/games/paint-n-play/kiosk/ (without right side options)
Please send feedback to John Gordy at j-gordy@Nga.gov
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the New Hampshire State Library.
