Red Hot CHILIS News
is a publication of the
Children's Librarians of New Hampshire
SPRING/ SUMMER 2009
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CALENDAR
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- August 1, 2009: CLiF Applications due
- August 15, 2009: Deadline for LIBRI applications
- August 28, 2009: KBA Evaluations are due to Ann Hoey.
- September 18, 2009: Strengthening Your Library in Challenging Times Conference for Library Staff, Trustees & Volunteers. Sponsored by CLiF
- September 30, 2009: Fall Conference Registration Forms Due
- October 15, 2009, 9am - 4pm: CHILIS Fall Conference in Lebanon at the Fireside Inn. Anita Silvey will be the featured speaker.
- October 18-20, 2009: NELA Conference at the Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT. NERTCL will be there! Click here for program.
- October 31, 2009: Nomination deadline for GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens
- November 6, 2009: NHLA Fall Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua.
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- Ongoing events in the North Country: Arts Calendar
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2009
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Summer Reading Program Poem and Song
Barb Ballou offers a poem and song to energize your summer reading program!
Evaluations from libraries that received a Kids, Books and the Arts grant are due to me at the State Library by Friday, August 28, 2009. If you cannot find your evaluation form, please contact me and I will email you a copy. Libraries that do not return a completed evaluation form will be ineligible to receive a Kids, Books and the Arts grant in 2010. Thanks for your cooperation.
Some of you have asked me what next year's summer reading program theme is. Because CHILIS has joined the Collaborative Summer Library Program, you can find information about future programs along with other topics on its website at http://www.cslpreads.org/
For 2010: The Children's slogan is Make a Splash - READ / The Young Adult slogan is Make Waves at your library - READ / The general theme for both programs is 'water'.
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CHILIS members vote to join CSLP
CHILIS members voted (91 to 25) at the Spring Conference to join the Collaborative Summer Library Program, effective 2010, for a two-year commitment. For information about upcoming CSLP programs, including the theme and slogans for 2010, please visit http://www.cslpreads.org/upcoming.htm
Editor's note: One of the disadvantages mentioned in the discussion that took place before the vote was that CHILIS members have not been sharing the program workload, leaving it to the same people to work hard every year to put it together. If you are mourning the loss of our unique New Hampshire Summer Reading Program, consider getting actively involved. One comment made over and over was that the CSLP is cheap and easy. To that, I say- so is Kool-Aid!
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Presenters for Children Directory
I recently updated the Presenters for Children directory on the state library website at http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/youth_services.html
This directory offers a list of presenters available to perform for young audiences in NH public libraries. If you know of a presenter not currently listed in the directory, please send me his/her contact information.
My apologies also go to Carol Sanborn, a puppeteer from North Hampton. She was inadvertently omitted in the last version of the directory, but her listing-- under Carol and Crew-- has been re-added to this most recent directory.
I hope you are all enjoying the summer.
Best wishes,
Ann
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Late Summer Fun for Kids! @ Your Library
Were you in the audience at the Authors Readers Theatre program in Chicago at ALA hosted by the ALSC Public Awareness Committee? If you were, then we hope you're charged up about doing a readers theater program at YOUR library after seeing the performance by Avi, Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick, and Sarah Weeks.
If you weren't at ALA Annual, no worries because new toolkit additions are online! Take a look at the Kids! @ Your Library headquarters to find the following FREE resources:
- Readers/Story Theater scripts from "The Library Card" and "Bud, Not Buddy" plus a Readers Theater How-To Guide "Summer at the Library" Mad Lib download
- Fabulous new campaign artwork from children's illustrator David Diaz featured on bookmarks and a poster (PDFs)
- Plus much more!
Check out the link for late summer ideas and inspirations: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidstoolkit.cfm
Michele Farley
- Children's Services Consultant
- Professional Development Office
- Indiana State Library
- (317) 234-5649
- mfarley@library.in.gov
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2009 Great Web Site for Kids
The Great Web Sites for Kids committee has selected 19 sites as a 2009 Great Web Site for Kids. These sites have been added to the Great Web Sites for Kids page. See the annotated list below, or go to the website: http://www.ala.org/greatsites. Great Web Sites for Kids are those considered the best web sites for ages birth to 14, outstanding in both content and conception. As applied to web sites for young people, "great" should be thought to include sites of especially commendable quality, sites that reflect and encourage young people's interests in exemplary ways.
Meagan Albright & Sharon Haupt
Co-chairs of the 2009 Great Web Sites for Kids committee
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Kids Bowl Free!
Just wanted to pass this on in case anyone hadn't heard about it. One of my library families passed this on so I could give this information out to Summer Reading kids or patrons: http://www.kidsbowlfree.com
The above site has all the information for kids to bowl for free. There are two bowling alleys in NH that are participating- one in Keene and one in Manchester.
- Georgi Connor
- Ingalls Memorial Library
- Rindge, NH
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CHILIS owns three Accucut machines, which are currently housed at the following locations: Bedford Public Library, Franklin Public Library, and the Weeks Memorial Library in Lancaster. Die cuts of various themes are available at each location (the same die cuts are available at each library). As the machines are too delicate to travel via the van, they must stay at the host library and be available to anyone coming to use them during the library's operating hours. If you wish to use the machines and die cuts, please make arrangements with the host library to visit and please bring along your own paper. Here is a list of the die cuts available: CHILISaccucutdies.doc
At the recent conference, Chris Tarrio passed out a sheet listing all the images available at the Bedford Library, and they include a popsicle, sailboat, seashell and many other relevant SRP images.
Ingalls Memorial Library/Rindge has an Accu Cut Machine. Dies that would work for Summer Reading are: Camera, Frog, Turtle, (4 from one piece of 8x11), Butterfly Bookmark (2 from one piece of 8x11.) They have others, too, that possibly could work. Anyone is welcome to come use their machine, just bring your own paper. Give them a call, 899-3303, to let them know when you would like to come. Their hours are: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10-5; Tues. & Thurs. 2:30-8 PM; Sat. 9-12
Here is a list of dies that several libraries are willing to lend via van to other libraries. Please note: these are NOT the CHILIS-owned die cuts that must be used at the three locations where CHILIS owns machines. If you have any questions about this loan program, please contact the library that owns the die-cuts.
Hampton Falls Free Library's list is available, and Seabrook Public Library also has an extensive list.
If you would like to go to any of these libraries to use their machine, please call ahead and also, please bring your own paper.
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Program Resources - Kids! @ Your Library
It's spring - and that means thinking towards summer and Summer Reading Program. The Kids @ Your Library Campaign has resources to make your planning easier. Check out "A Dozen Ways to Use Kids! @ your library(r) Materials to Spruce Up Your Summer Reading Program" at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidspublicityprogtk.cfm
While on the website, take a look around at the many other resources available to you through the Kids Campaign. From graphics to readers theater scripts to tattoos (temporary, of course!), there are terrific resources to help you promote your library. And don't forget the launch of the grades 5-8 resources at ALA Annual Conference this summer. Our launch "party" will happen at a program involving authors you love in their Authors Readers Theater program. Watch for more details!
- Michele Farley, Children's Services Consultant
- Professional Development Office
- Indiana State Library
- (317) 234-5649
- mfarley@library.in.gov
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GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens
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The Rainbow Project is pleased to announce its second annual annotated bibliography of recommended titles for youth from birth through age eighteen. The Rainbow Project is a joint undertaking of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table and the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. The annual Rainbow List presents current well-written and/or well-illustrated books, with significant and authentic GLBTQ content, which are recommended for people from birth through eighteen years of age.
We are currently looking for suggestions for the 2010 list. Books should be published between July 2008 and December 2009; October 31, 2009 is our nomination deadline and suggestions should be submitted to the list by the end of September. We invite you to keep track of our discussion and add your own comments at http://rainbowlist.wordpress.com . Also, we invite you to join us at MySpace www.myspace.com/rainbow_list and Facebook http://tinyurl.com/bmetcc
- John Andrews
- Chair-elect, Rainbow Project
- Senior Center Librarian
- 1155 E. 9th Street
- Reno, NV 89512
- (775) 328-2586 (Library)
- (775) 327-8315 (Office)
- jandrews@washoecounty.us
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CLiF Library Sponsorships
Both the Libri Foundation and the Children's Literature Foundation (CLIF) offer grants to small, rural libraries for new children's books. Please find information about these grants at http://www.librifoundation.org/ and http://www.clifonline.org/. The next deadline for the Libri grant application is August 15, 2009 and for CLiF it's August 1, 2009. CLiF no longer requires matching funds for its grant award. I encourage rural NH libraries to look into these grants--the applications are pretty easy to complete!
If you have any questions about these grants, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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CLiF Rural Library Conference
Register now for the 2009 CLiF Rural Library Conference! Last year the conference sold out six weeks in advance, so early registration is recommended. The cost is only $10 per attendee and includes a full breakfast and lunch. Maximum of two attendees per library, please. If you have any questions, you can contact Duncan or Suzanne at 802-244-0944 or clif@clifonline.org
Strengthening Your Library in Challenging Times Conference for Library Staff, Trustees & Volunteers Friday, September 18, 2009 Hotel Coolidge- White River Junction, VT 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Sponsored by the Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF)
In many libraries usage is up and funding is down. Attend this conference and hear dozens of ideas from librarians across New Hampshire and Vermont on ways to survive and succeed in such promising and challenging times. Special lunch presentation by children's book author and illustrator Donald Johnson! You'll end the day with inspiration, many examples, and tangible steps you can take. Our panelists are experts from small and medium-size libraries across the Twin States. Their ideas will be the starting point for a lively day of sharing stories about what works and what doesn't. Come with stories, suggestions, and questions.
The cost is only $10 per person. Space is limited to the first 90 people to register. Maximum of two attendees per library please. CLiF conferences sell out early, so register soon! REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
To view the Conference Agenda and to register click on http://www.clifonline.org/index.cfm?pg=conferences2§ion=programs
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NHLA Membership has added YALS Section
Many of you may have recently received your NHLA renewal membership form, or an invitation to join NHLA as a new member. You may not be aware that this fall YALS became an official section of NHLA and as a result is now on your membership application. This section supports those serving young adults in NH libraries, including librarians, library assistants, and administration. We meet four times a year to support and promote library services for young adults throughout the state of New Hampshire. The foundation of YALS meetings is the free exchange of ideas with an optimistic and can-do attitude. Even if you are not able to attend the quarterly network meetings there are many ways you can be involved and/or benefit from this membership. Service to young adults is one of the fastest growing areas in libraries today. For many small libraries that don't have a dedicated young adult librarian this is a great way to gain knowledge and ideas about how to best serve this population for little or no money.
If you would like more information about this section please visit our website: http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS
The url for the YALS section of NHLA has been updated. If you have this page bookmarked or linked on your website please take this opportunity to update.
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The CHILIS Executive Board meets on the second Friday of each month at the Local Government Center in Concord (behind Home Depot). The next CHILIS Board meeting is scheduled for September 11.
We are a friendly bunch and our meetings are informal and fun. Please consider doing your part for children's librarians in New Hampshire and volunteer to take up a board position for a year. Please let Ann Hoey know if you are interested. Thank you!
Minutes from our meetings are now posted on the CHILIS homepage and here for members to read. Please note that in order to post them in a timely fashion, they may not have been approved, as approval occurs at the following month's meeting.
CHILIS Board members 2009
Chairpersons 2009
Handbook (in Progress) Describes the duties and responsibilities of each position.
Minutes 2009:
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Save the date of Thursday, October 15, 2009 for the CHILIS Fall Conference.
Please join children's and teen librarians at the CHILIS Fall Conference on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Fireside Inn in West Lebanon, NH. Kathy Tracy of the Tracy Memorial Library and Amy Lappin of the Lebanon Public Library will host the conference, which features programs by Mary Danko, librarian, and Anita Silvey, author, publisher and reviewer. The all-day conference costs $35 for CHILIS members and $45 for non-CHILIS members. Registration forms are available now on the CHILIS website. Please complete the registration form and return it no later than September 30, 2009 to Nancy Lang, Dunbarton Public Library.
If you wish to stay overnight at the Fireside Inn & Suites, you can take advantage of discounted room rates. To reserve a room, call 1-877-258-5900. Reserve early as rooms are limited.
Enjoy these remaining summer days
Ann
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CHILIS Spring Conference
The CHILIS Spring Conference, featuring the Kids, Books and the Arts Showcase, was held on Tuesday, March 24 at Southern NH University in Manchester. We had a great time, as usual, and enjoyed the many talented performers we hosted. 
Fragrant bouquets of blossoming thanks go out to Gail Drucker and Ann Hoey, and all the other CHILIS members who pitched in to make the day a success.
CHILIS Spring Conference slideshow
CHILIS Spring Conference Reports
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Flume Award Announced!
The 2009 Flume Award winner was recently announced at the NHLA Conference. Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes captured this year's award with 132 votes. I have listed the number of votes for each of the nominated titles below.
Thank you to all of you who promoted the Flume Award and encouraged teens in grades 9 to 12 to cast their votes. Next year's list of nominees will be posted to the Flume website soon at http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/Flume.htm
Ann
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- Tasting the Sky 17
- Road of the Dead 33
- City of Bones 103
- Glass 101
- Raven's Gate 35
- Death Note, Vol. 7 59
- Big Papi 48
- Nineteen Minutes 132
- Terrier 25
- Harmless 19
- Snowflower and the Secret
- Fan 12
- Story of a Girl 64
- Memoirs of a Teenage
- Amnesiac 38
- Total Votes 686
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The Great Stone Face Award (4th - 6th grades) Winner Announced
The winner of this year's 2009 GSF Book Award, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, was announced at the NHEMA conference. This book and its several sequels have been very popular at all libraries. Congratulations, Jeff, and thanks to all the libraries who participated in the voting!
The GSF Committee met in April to choose the titles for next year's (2010) list. Both the voting results sheet and the list of new titles are available at the CHILIS homepage http://www.nhlibrarians.org/chilis.
You can order GSF materials by sending me your order using the order form on the CHILIS website. Please remember to send a check with your order payable to CHILIS.
Just a reminder that we are always looking for librarians and teachers to read a lot of books! We meet at the Bedford Public Library on the 2nd Friday of the month (September - April, no meeting in December) from 1-4pm. If you would like to read and recommend titles but cannot attend the meetings, you can still participate. Please email me at adeleb@derrypl.org for more information.
- Great Stone Face Committee
- Derry Public Library
- 64 East Broadway, Derry, NH 03038
- Phone: 432-6140 Fax 432-6128
- E-mail: adeleb@derrypl.org
- Van Stop: Derry
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The 2009 Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominees!
The Ladybug Picture Book Award committee has chosen the nominees for the 2009 Ladybug Picture Book Award.
- Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies (Houghton Mifflin, 2006)
- Bear's Picture by Daniel Pinkwater & D. B. Johnson (Houghton Mifflin, 2008)
- Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow & Macky Pamintuan (HarperCollins, 2008)
- Big Chickens Fly the Coop by Leslie Helakoski & Henry Cole (Dutton, 2008)
- Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (Harcourt, 2008)
- Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus (Harcourt, 2008)
- Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (Clarion, 2008)
- Too Many Toys by David Shannon (Blue Sky, 2008)
- A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (Candlewick, 2008)
- Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox & Lydia Monks (Putnam, 2008)
New Hampshire children, from preschool to third grade, will select the winning picture book when they vote in November 2009. Voting materials will be posted on the Ladybug web page http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/ladybug.html in June. If you want to get ahead of the crowd you can go ahead and order your Ladybug Stickers http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/sticker_order_form.pdf anytime.
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Youth Media Awards Announced!
2009 YALSA awards, sponsored by Booklist, were announced at the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, January 26th.
- The Alex ten adult books with specific teen appeal
- Edwards for lifetime contribution to literature for teens
- Odyssey the very first Odyssey Award for the best audiobook produced for children and young adults
- Printz Michael L. Printz Award honors books for general excellence in young adult literature
Bookmarks will be available through the ALA Store in 100-bookmark packs. Check the ALA Store for details!
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The Cochecho Award (3rd-4th grades):
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If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do, and you'll be glad you did. Congratulations to Beth Krommes.
- Brian
- Brian D. Hackert, Reference Librarian
- Peterborough Town Library / 2 Concord St. / Peterborough, NH 03458
- Phone: (603) 924-8040 / Fax: (603) 924-8041
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Just released: Women of Granite: 25 NH Women You Should Know (Apprentice Shop Books, 2008)
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"Featuring profiles of 25 prominent New Hampshire women, Women of Granite is an easy way to introduce children to the study of biography. Each chapter features a short biography, historically accurate illustrations, a timeline, glossary of new words, and suggestions for further research. Fascinating additional facts called 'Tidbits' complete each woman's life story." Available at: www.ApprenticeShopBooks.com
Please send your news, pictures, events, etc. that you'd like to see included in the newsletter to Cathy Marciniak at fullerlibrary@mcttelecom.com. Please include "CHILIS" in the subject line. I will try to add news items as soon as they are received.
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Newsletters Online
- YALS: http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/index.html
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Red Hot CHILIS News archives: Please note that links may no longer be correct or active.
Cathy Marciniak, Editor
Fuller Public Library
29 School Street POB 43
Hillsboro, NH 03244
fullerlibrary@mcttelecom.com
Red Hot CHILIS News is a publication of CHILIS, the Children's Librarians of New Hampshire, a section of the New Hampshire Library Association . It is written by and for CHILIS members to exchange news and ideas. CHILIS membership information may be obtained from membership chair Kathy Tracy, Tracy Memorial Library, Ktracy@tracylibrary.org
Posted August 9, 2009; revised and updated regularly.
Peterborough's own Beth Krommes is the 2009 Caldecott Medal Winner (artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children) for "The House in the Night", written by Susan Marie Swanson, and published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
