Selection of a winner for the 2009 READS Award of Excellence took a great deal of reflection. Nominees represented the best in library service all around New Hampshire. Pamela Smith, Head of Technical Services and Systems Librarian at Howe Library in Hanover emerged as this year's award recipient. She represents the highest ideals of READS, NHLA and the library profession.

According to her nominator, Mary White, Howe Library Director, Pamela makes public service her highest priority, leading the library staff with her technical expertise and commitment to services Hanover's tech-savvy patrons enjoy.

Pam served in the Vermont House of Representatives, and worked in the Acquisitions and Serials Department at the University of Vermont before joining the Howe Library staff. In her present role she has presented workshops at NELA and NH Library Association conferences as well as in her library. She is behind a long list of upgrades in technical services at the Howe Library, and makes full use of emergent technology whenever it is useful to the library community. Congratulations, Pam!

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If you are going to the NHLA Fall Business Meeting (a.k.a. Fall Conference) and plan on arriving bright and early, please consider volunteering at the Registration Table to assist attendees as they arrive. No heavy lifting required! If you're ready to commit, just send an e-mail to judynhla@gmail.com and I'll respond in a timely fashion.

Thanks in advance,

 Judy Haskell

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For those who would like to attend the NHLA Fall Business Meeting on Thursday, November 5th at the  Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside and haven't yet registered, please FAX your registration form to (603)224-5406 and mail your check to the Local Government Center, PO Box 617, Concord, NH 03302.

The last day to register is Friday, October 30th. The registration form can be found on the NHLA website.

I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

Judy Haskell

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Visit the RTG blog at www.reads-to-go.org for news about the RTG program.  Several new kits are soon to be announced, so if you want to be the first to know, you can sign up to receive notices of new postings.  Yesterday's post was about a kit title that would make interesting reading for any group meeting this month, plus, there's a link to recipes for treats to serve to your hungry readers.

If your library hosts a kit, and it is sitting on the shelf, send me a message at reads-to-go@comcast.net and I can post a little teaser to drum up some business.

--Diane Mayr

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For those of you working with teens here's your chance to be handsomely rewarded. I know many of you are producing some great teen programs and you deserve to be recognized. If the award below doesn't pertain to you, be sure to browse the YALSA grant website ( http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awards&grants) to see if something else is better suited to your situation.

From YALSA:

Win $500 and an additional $500 for your library with the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens

Here’s your chance to win $500 for your pocket and another $500 for your library!  YALSA members are eligible to apply for this award recognizing an outstanding reading or literature program for young adults.  If you have created an exceptional reading or literature program in the 12 months before December 1^st consider applying for the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens.  The MAE Award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust.  The winner receives $500 and additional $500 for their library. 

Application forms can be downloaded at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awards&grants and must be emailed to Nichole Gilbert at ngilbert@ala.org by December 1. 

Not a member of YALSA?  It’s not too late to join.   Please note that it may take up to 2 months for new memberships to be fully processed.  New members should send an electronic copy of their membership application with the grant application.

For questions, contact Alexandra Tyle-Annen at atyle@homerlibrary.org.

Reward yourself for bringing young adults and books together and encouraging the development of life-long reading habits.  Apply today! 

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    Outstanding librarianship is alive and well in New Hampshire. The READS Award of Excellence Committee thanks those who nominated candidates for the annual Award of Excellence. The 2009 nominees are:

         Sharon Duffy, Grafton Public Library Trustee; Lois Freeson, Head of Reference and ILL, Assistant Director Nesmith Library in Windham; Pamela Smith, Head of Technical Services and Systems Librarian, Howe Library in Hanover, and Meryl Zusman, Acquisitions Librarian and Webmaster, Derry Public Library.

Congratulations, nominees. You are all outstanding, as are many others we hope will be nominated next year. Selection of one winner was difficult this year -- you are  so professional!

Check the READS website for selection criteria. The Award of Excellence Committee is taking suggestions for revisions to make our guidelines as clear as possible. We want to help you participate so please help us do our job. See you at the READS Fall Conference October 23 at the Local Government Center in Concord!

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