Join Mindy Atwood, NH State Library, Administrator of Library Operations and Amy Lappin, Lebanon Public Libraries, Deputy Director for an overview of Collection Development. We’ll look at how to make decisions about what to add to a collection, selection resources, and essential collection management policies.
We’ll also talk about weeding. When is it time to say goodbye to a book, format or resource? Why, when, and how should we make those decisions?
Bring your questions!
Mindy Atwood is the Assistant State Librarian for the New Hampshire State Library. She leads a team of 28 dedicated staff members who are committed to meeting the informational needs of New Hampshire state, county, and municipal governments and to promoting excellence in libraries and library services in the state. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Clarion University. She was the 2023 NHLA President and in 2024, received the Impact Award from the New Hampshire School Library Media Association for her work in that role.
Amy Lappin has been the Deputy Director of the Lebanon Public Libraries for the past 14 years where her work includes selecting adult fiction, DVDs, and audiobooks. She has worked as a children’s librarian, a school librarian, and an archivist. Amy is a past member of the American Library Association Executive Board and a proud graduate of the University of Rhode Island’s MLIS program. If she had to choose one aspect of librarianship to do 40 hours a week for the rest of her life, it would be collection management with a heavy emphasis on weeding!
This presentation is sponsored by the NHLA Paralibrarian Section and is open to members and non-members.
Cost: $15 NHLA Paralibrarian members $25 NHLA members/guest
Payment can be made via credit card online or check.
If paying by check, please make payable to NHLA Paralibrarians and mail to:
Tammy McCracken at Wadleigh Memorial LIbrary
Registration deadline: September 24, 2026
Payment must be received prior to the start of class
Please read the NHLA Cancellation policy before registering.
Questions? Contact Hope Garner, NHLA Paralibrarian Education Chair at libraryadvocate62@gmail.com
