• Voting During COVID-19 State of Emergency

    Memorandum from NH Secretary of State Gardner
    and NH Attorney General MacDonald

    Information also available at your library





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    RESOURCES AVAILABLE







    • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) REALM report 
    • NH Libraries Task Force Best Practices on Reopening NH Libraries (PDF)
    • Sample Library's Reopening Plans: Portsmouth Public Library
                                                                   Nesmith Library, Windham
                                                                   J.A. Tuttle Library, Antrim
                                                                   Walpole Town Library
                                                                   Jaffrey Public Library




  • NH COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Libraries


    Governor's Economic Reopening Taskforce
    June 29, 2020: Updated guidelines which apply to libraries that are re-opening their physical locations and resuming in person operations include employee protection, consumer (patron) protection and business process adaptations. Download PDF

    NHMA Call-in Service
    Every Thursday at 1:00 pm until further notice
    Local officials (includes library trustees) and employees are urged to join the NH Municipal Association     on a weekly call to learn about issues and matters arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Call-in information HERE.



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NHLTA Virtual ROUNDTABLE
"Reopening Libraries Follow-up"
Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020 • 2–3:00 pm
This is an opportunity for trustees and library directors to discuss safe reopening, share experiences and ask for advice.

Online REGISTRATION required. Deadline Friday September 18 at Noon.

This will be a ZOOM meeting with a limit of 100 participants. If you have specific questions, concerns, or topics for discussion, contact Katrinka Pellecchia.

WEBINARS
Orientation
NHLTA presents a three-part webinar series that covers the main elements of the orientation workshop. More >

The Other Money
NHLTA webinar presented by Terry Knowles
Library funds: how to legally accept, administer, and expend all private and non-tax categories of money given to your library. More >

VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES 2020
Notes from April 24 & 28 meetings
Notes from May 28 & June 4 meetings

NHLTA CIRCULATING VIDEO COLLECTION
Four videos that were recorded at NHLTA Annual Conference sessions are available for circulation from the Manchester City Library.

For descriptions and circulation instructions, Continue Reading.

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 RESOURCES
• Governor's Safer at Home Guidance
• Governor announces "STAY AT HOME 2.0" a new, modified Stay-at-Home Order.
• Governor's Emergency Order #12 PDF regarding meetings of public bodies
• DOJ Guidance & Checklist PDF on holding electronic meetings
• FBI warning of teleconferencing hijacking PDF
• Dept of Health & Human Services (NHDHHS) Div of Public Health Service
  FAQs and definitions of Public Health Terms
• NH Libraries Task Force Best Practices on Reopening NH Libraries (PDF)
• NH Librarians Association (NHLA) clearinghouse of pandemic resources
• NH Municipal Association (NHMA) COVID-19 Resources
• NH State Library (NHSL) pandemic resources
• NH: Jaffrey Public Library Pandemic Policy
• NH: Jaffrey Public Library Pandemic Interim Service Plan

US GOVERNMENT
• Center for Disease Control website (CDC)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) News Releases
• Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Department of Labor Coronavirus Resources (DOL) Wage & Hour Div (DOL/WHD)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Ready.gov
• Government Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

INTERNATIONAL
• World Health Organization website (WHO)

OTHER RESOURCES
American Library Association (ALA)
Tools for pandemic preparedness.
REPORT of the ALA Council Annual Meeting (virtual) July 1, 2020

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine website