Connecting NH Libraries – May
17 and 18, 2007 at the Mount Washington Hotel
Thursday’s Schedule of
Sessions
with Links to presentations, handouts, etc.
Friday Sessions with Links to presentations,
handouts, etc.
Thursday’s
Schedule of Sessions
8 am
•Continental
Breakfast with the Vendors
9 am – 4 pm
•Book Review
with Ann Hoey
9
– 10 am
•Guerilla Marketing Roundtable with Dianne Hathaway (Goffstown Public Library)
Show us your guerilla! Come
share your marketing successes and failures. Bring along examples and
handouts and email your photos for display to dianneh@goffstown.lib.nh.us.
Sponsored by GMILCS
•RDA and FRBR Cataloging Update with Linda
Kepner (
A brief introduction to RDA (also known
as “AACR3”) and FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and
their applications in our libraries.
•READS-TO-GO LAUNCH PARTY with the
READS-TO-GO Steering Committee including Claudia Mayer (
If book discussion groups are your bag,
then you will want to learn more about READS-TO-GO! This presentation will provide
•Targeting the Needs of your Users: Creating
Services and Spaces for a
Universal design is the idea of looking
at facilities and services for people of all ages, languages, cultures, learning
styles and abilities/disabilities.
Although libraries have been doing this for years in pieces, using
universal design provides an umbrella to look at these issues in a
comprehensive way. Come out of this
workshop with specific ideas that you can bring back to your library to make
your policies, facility, computers, information resources and events more
accessible to all users. Link to the PowerPoint
presentation.
•
•Ounce of Prevention: Children’s Health
Information on the Internet with Michelle Eberla (National Network of Libraries
of Medicine)
“An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure.” The current health care
system demands that patients take charge of their own health. We can empower patrons and ourselves to be
informed participants in wellness and disease management. Come learn about quality online
resources for children’s health information.
This presentation will focus on free online resources including
MedlinePlus.org, KidsHealth.org, and others.
User friendly information on health conditions, coping with chronic
illness, drug information, complementary and alternative medicine, doctor
finders and support groups will be demonstrated.
•NHEMA Annual Meeting with Linda Williams
(Past President of AASL)
NHEMA will hold a brief business
meeting to elect a slate of officers for next year and give a preview of
professional development opportunities for next year. There will be a small
gift for each attendee. Following the meeting we will welcome Linda Williams,
Past President of AASL, who will speak to us on a topic of national interest
and local application. School Library Media Specialists won’t want to miss this
wonderful opportunity! Linda’s PowerPoint
presentation is linked here.
Linda Williams, Past President AASL 2005 – 2006
10:15 – 11:15 am
•Disaster Planning Made Easy with Lori
Foley, Director of Field Service,
As stewards of our cultural resources, we
all recognize the need for disaster planning.
But this important activity is often put on the back burner as we juggle
our day-to-day tasks. Learn about dPlan,
a free, online tool that guides users through a fill-in-the-blank template that
will create a disaster plan specific to your institution. The resulting plan contains disaster
procedure checklists, salvage priorities, staff contact information, as well as
lists of supplies and suppliers. Don’t
wait for a disaster before deciding that you need a disaster plan.
•Newsletter Roundtable/Panel with Heather
Shumway (Hooksett Public Library) Share and
Learn! Trying to build a new newsletter, think your current newsletter
needs a little help? Or do you have an outstanding newsletter that you just
want to share with everyone! Bring copies of your print newsletters to share or
send an electronic copy to hshumway@hooksett.lib.nh.us
•Targeting the Needs of your Users: Creating
Services and Spaces for a
Continued
(see above under 9 - 10 am) Link to the
PowerPoint presentation.
•Sculpted Paper Illustration with Denise
Ortakales (author/illustrator)
Program covers Denise’s background, her
start in writing and illustrating and her paper sculpture technique. She will have slides of her illustration
process and original art to view.
•Shaping the Next NHU-PAC with David Harris
(NH State Library)
In Fall 2007, NHAIS will be sending an
RFP to vendors who wish to provide the next NHU-PAC. Join us to discuss what we have learned from
our spring survey about what users want to see in this next generation of
NHU-PAC and to tell us what you want included in the next system.
•Nuts and Bolts of Audio-books with Bobbi Slossar
(NH State Library), Sharon Silva (Merrimack Upper Elementary School), Nancy
Keane (Rundlett Middle School) and Dot Grazier (Winnacunnet High School)
Librarians explain the different
approaches to audio books: iPods, MP3 players, NH
Downloadable Audio Book Consortium, and Play-Aways.
•Developing a Parent/Child Book Club for
Students in Grades 4-8 with Nadine Clark and Carissa O’Gara (
This workshop presented by Nadine Clark,
LMS and Carissa O’Gara, reading specialist will provide the “how-tos” of
starting a book club for adults and children, a program to share and promote
the love of reading. Way to get started,
book choices, good discussion questions, format of meetings, funding and all
details to consider to have a successful experience will be covered. You will leave ready to start a book club in
your community!
•Follett Books with Terry Small
11:15 – 12 noon
Exclusive Vendor
Time
12 – 1:45 pm
Buffet Lunch
Luncheon speaker: Judy Schachner
http://www.judithbyronschachner.com/visits.html
Author
of:
Skippyjon Jones
in the Dog-House
Skippyjon Jones
in Mummy Trouble
Skippyjon Jones:
Up and Down
Skippyjon Jones:
Color Crazy
Yo, Vikings!
2 – 3 pm
•Children’s Literature with Judy Schachner
(author)
Our luncheon speaker gives her
thoughts on literature.
•Cochecho Readers’ Award with Debra Cheney (
The Cochecho Readers’ Award, created by
•Graphic Novels with Robin Brenner (
Join graphic novel, manga, anime
enthusiast (and librarian), Robin Brenner for a look into the world of graphic
novels, Japanese manga (print comics) and anime (animation). Learn about the history of the art form, the
elements that make it unique, where to find more information on it all, and how
to build the best collections for libraries. This workshop will concentrate on
both core collections, new titles great for libraries and will cover the latest
trends.
•Writing Groups for Beginners: 10 Steps for
Success! with Jo Knowles
Author Jo Knowles (Lessons from a Dead Girl, Candlewick Press) will discuss what a
writing group can do for you on the long and winding road to publication. In this interactive workshop, you will learn
first hand how to run a smooth and productive meeting in ten easy steps. We will discuss the highs and lows of being
in a group and discuss alternatives to meeting face-to-face. You will also learn how to find writing
groups in your area and how to start your own.
Participants should bring pen and paper for a fun writing exercise.
•Psychological Barriers to Effective Weeding
with Inside Joke Brain Trust: A Library Consulting Collective
Let's face it: lack of time isn't the
only thing that keeps us from our weeding duties. While book (DVD, CD, ...)
selection lures us like an outlet-shopping trip, de-selection is the
stay-at-home drudge. Discarding the icons of our profession can seem not only
dull, but also heretical. With invested faculty, critical patrons, and
Nicholson Baker looking over our shoulders, it's easy to become paralyzed.
Selection mistakes of the past can make weeding an emotional undertaking.
Anyway, isn't more better? In this workshop, we will face our deepest
psychological issues about weeding and learn to conquer them. Presented by
Inside Joke Brain Trust: A Library Consulting Collective. Handout from this session.
•The Learning Commons at
Fall 2006 saw the opening of the Learning
Commons at Lamson Library at
•Isinglass
3:15 – 4:15 pm
•Great Stone Face Tea with Adele Boeske
(Derry Public Library), Chris Tarrio (Greenfield Public Library), Luci
Albertson (Bedford Public Library), Susan MacDonald (Weeks public Library),
Sara Hydorn (Dover Public Library), Catherine Ryan (NEC/Danforth), Ellen
Zorowowicz (sabbatical) and Loreen Keating (North Hampton Public Library)
•The Round-Abouts of Library Construction
with Mary Ingham (
A public and school librarian who have just completed
construction on new library facilities tell of the challenges and joys.
•RSS for Librarians with Sara Zoë Patterson
(
This session gives an in-depth
introduction to RSS and feeds, focusing on the value of RSS as a free, time-efficient
method of keeping up with cutting-edge trends in technology, libraries and
education.
•What is your Library Doing on September 11
with Sandy Whipple and Jess Stevens (Goffstown Public Library)
What is the connection between libraries
and September 11th? What is
the September Project? What is Libraries
Remember? Have these questions
answered and be prepared to be inspired.
The staff from the Goffstown Public Library will share program ideas and
moving stories from their participation in these exciting grass-roots
initiatives. Learn what 1100 libraries
across the country and around the world are doing to promote dialogue about
important and timely issues and ideals.
•Launching Library 2.0: Working in the
new Web World. Rob Favini, Porgram Director, Educational Services, Nelinet. favini@nelinet.net 1-800-NELINET *1938
Ther'es been a lot of buzz about the
emergence of the Web 2.0 and how it's changing everything that we do on the
internet. Launching Library 2.0 looks at how library systems and
services fit into this new suer-centric world where dynamic Web-based tools,
online communities, and the ability to personalize everything drives one's
computing environment. Come see how Library 2.0 is being envisioned, the
tools that make it work, and how it will affect everything that you do.
•Academic and High School Roundtable
Academic (NHCUC) and high school
librarians (NHHIGH) are invited to sit together for a discussion on mutual
concerns and supports.
•Director’s Roundtable with Janet Argus
Large library
or small, big staff or a "one-person show," library directors share
many common problems and issues. Join members of the Urban Public Library
Consortium for lots of helpful give-and-take about running a public
library. Bring your questions, your concerns, and your best practices to
this free-range discussion about library administration. (Sponsored by URBANS)
4:30 – 5:30 pm
•Vendor Time
•Great Give Away
The Great Give Away will be held in the
hotel lobby. You need not be present to win, but prizes must be claimed by 11
am on Friday at the Registration Desk. Any unclaimed prizes will be added to
the Friday Great Give Away.
•NH Summer Reading Kick-off with Deb Hoadley
(Plaistow Public Library) and the SRP Committee on the Front Porch
Get ready to take a "reading
road trip" as we kick off the 2007 NH Summer Reading Program. Don't miss out on the fun and adventure as we
begin our journey at the Mt. Washington Hotel.
5:30 – 6:30 pm
•Vendor Time & Reception
•Orient Express
This gathering is meant to welcome
and inspire first timers to the conference. Members and officers of NHLA and
NHEMA are invited to extend their greetings.
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Thursday Evening Dinner Speaker: Laura
Knoy
Laura Knoy's daily NHPR program, The Exchange, has helped us
all to grow in depth on such topics as Lynch's Educational Ammendment, How Are
We Growing Old - And Why?, The "Sandwich Generation" and The Exodus of
the Young? As a valued member of the NHPR staff she also produces Special
Features such as the Writers on a New Englnad Stage and NH best Companies to
Work For. She will be enlightening and entertaining us on Thursday evening at
the New Hampshire Libraries Conference.
Friday’s
Schedule of Sessions
8 am
•Continental
Breakfast with the Vendors
9 am – 4 pm
•Book Review with Ann Hoey
9
– 10 am
•Reading Dogs with Barb Burri and Hawke
(Therapy Dogs International)
Dogs that READ? The dog doesn't actually read, but is a
patient listener who happily listens while a child reads. Therapy dogs make a friendly, non-judgmental
audience for the hesitant reader, and are eager recipients of all kinds of
stories. They can help make reading more fun for a child. This workshop will
discuss therapy dogs, how to locate one for your library, what the dogs
actually do, and the benefits of Reading Dog programs. Hawke, a TDI certified reading dog will also
share some of her experiences.
•The Invisible Google with
Reg Aubry
In this session, you will
learn the basic and advanced functions of Google, the newest features added to
the site, how to research ready reference questions, and ways of keeping
informed of further advances to Google.
•Aesop in Goudy with Brendan Cornwell (
For centuries, Aesop’s fables have
amused, educated minds and warmed hearts. This program gives participants time
to discuss with the illustrator of this new book, his creative use of letters
and numbers to re-invent thirty-one of Aesop’s fables.
• Dr. Lyonel B. Tracy (NH Commissioner of
Education) and Linda Williams (Past AASL President)
In complementary presentations, Dr. Tracy
will speak on his Follow the Child
initiative to personalize education and follow each child from kindergarten to
graduation. Linda Williams will address the role of the Library Media
Specialist in personalizing education and assessing student learning.
Dr. Lyonel B. Tracy, NHDOE Commissioner
•Useful Social Software for Libraries with
Bobbi Slossar (NH State Library)
Libraries can save money and expand
their services by using the wealth of social software freely available
online! Learn how to make Web 2.0 work
for your library.
•
•Board Games: Playing to Win with Trustees,
Foundations and Others with Inside Joke Brain Trust: A Library Consulting
Collective
Is your library in good hands? A
productive board is one whose members are comfortable with and respectful of
each other and the library’s mission. In this program, discover the keys
to training new board members, handling communications, and working effectively
with difficult board members. Get re-energized before your next board meeting.
It’s all fun with Inside Joke! Handout from this
session.
10:15 – 11:15 am
•The Price is right: Free and Low Cost
Services from NHPTV with Pat VanWagoner (NHPTV)
Public librarians – are you trying to
increase community outreach and bring into your library more parents, early
education professionals, home school families, and others who care for young
children? K-5 educators – are you
looking for a PTA program or family night to be held at your school? New Hampshire Public Television’s Ready to
Learn service provides a wide variety of parenting workshops and family events,
that include resources, activities, and theme-related books, anywhere in the
state. Learn about the opportunities and
many topics from which to choose.
•He said, She said: What’s New in YA
Literature with Nancy Keane (
Each year offers us a plethora of
good children’s fiction. Join Nancy
Keane and Michael Sullivan as they highlight an eclectic collection for grades
six through twelve publishing during the last year. Take a quick tour through the world of YA
literature.
•Cemetery Quest: Using burial grounds to teach and share local
history with Stephen Glazer (Valley Quest
Project)
The Cemetery Quest is an
interdisciplinary, standards-based project that helps participants learn to see
cemeteries as doorways into community history.
We’ll look at headstones; sort and interpret headstone data; “adopt” a
stone; learn more through primary and secondary resources; and go on a virtual
Cemetery Quest to see the culminating product of the Questing process. www.valleyquest.org
•Library as Commons: Making your Library THE
Place To Be with Cheryl Bryant (
Your users are demanding more from
their libraries. This workshop will
inspire planning teams to better understand user needs and design engaging
experiences while providing better customer service.
•Following the Student with the NHEMA
Information Power Committee
A poster session including the following
topics: assessment, ICT portfolios,
research strategy tools and NH Public School Survey results. Handout from this session in Word. Handout from this session in PDF.
•Follett Software Company with Wendy Wernick
11:15 – 12 noon
•Exclusive Vendor Time
•Great Give Away
The Great Give Away will be held in the hotel lobby. You must be present to
win.
12 – 1:45 pm
Buffet Lunch
Luncheon speaker: William G.
Tapply
“Collaborating on Mystery Novels for Fun and Profit”
Philip R. Craig, author of the
William G. Tapply, who writes the Brady Coyne series, have collaborated
on three novels. Collaborating is a peculiar process for these fiercely
independent and unapologetically opinionated writers that challenges
their friendship. Bill Tapply will discuss the genesis of their
collaboration and how he and Phil have managed to remain fishing buddies.
2 – 3 pm
•Writing for Reluctant Readers with Donna
Ciocca (
Author of two books written for
reluctant readers, Donna will share research about reluctant readers,
especially boys. Humor is an important part of this program.
•Bringing
Libraries and Communities Together Roundtable with Catherine Redden (Lane
Memorial Library,
Join us for a lively discussion how we
successfully bring our libraries and community organizations together!
•The Staff Book Club: Connecting Your
Students to Great Books with
Spread the word among your students
about great new books by involving classroom teachers in a monthly book
group. They will help create a vibrant
reading community!
•GLBTQ Young Adults: Serving gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens with Sara Zoë Patterson (
Outlines the most current research
into the information needs and information seeking behaviors of GLBTQ teens,
then provides suggestions for practical steps, including providing a fiction
and non-fiction booklist, for creating an informative, welcoming safe space
within your library.
•Introduction to Video on Demand with Susan
Adams (NHPTV)
Learn more about video on demand
services available to K-12 schools. You
will learn about and see demonstrations of United Streaming, Power Media, BBC
Motion Gallery and other free and fee-based video on demand services as well as
learn way to integrate online video into a curriculum.
•READS-TO-GO LAUNCH PARTY with the
READS-TO-GO Steering Committee including Claudia Mayer (
If book discussion groups are your
bag, then you will want to learn more about READS-TO-GO! This presentation will provide
•New Children’s Books with Christopher Rose
(
This session will provide a lively
overview of some terrific new children’s literature. Both recently published and forthcoming
titles will be highlighted. The session
will include new books from all genres, as well as a range of reading levels,
especially preschool to grade eight. See
– and hear- the latest books by your favorite authors; discover new
talent. Create a personal list for your
summer reading. Find “the” book to
recommend to a particular young reader.
This will be an enjoyable and informative presentation! A complete booklist is provided.
•Round Table Discussion on ICT Literacy,
Instruction, and Assessment with Cathy Higgins and a panel of library media
specialists.
This
is an opportunity to continue the discussions begun in May 2006 at our NHEMA conference
"Learn @ Your Library" and in October 2006 at the AASL Fall
Forum on library assessment. Cathy Higgins will bring an update on
the status of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in NH schools
and preliminary results from the 2007 NH school library survey. This
session is open to all school librarians.
www.nheon.org/oet/library