• VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE FOR TRUSTEES
    Wednesday, January 27  •  2 – 3:00 pm

    This will be a good time to check in with each other online and share our experiences during the pandemic — the good, the bad and even the ugly! All members (trustees and library directors) are welcome to attend.

    If you have any specific questions, concerns or any other issues that you would like us to cover during the roundtable, contact Katrinka Pellecchia.

    REGISTRATION required as we are limited to 100 participants. Deadline to register: January 22 at 12 noon.




  • NH Municipal Association Weekly Membership Call is Back!
    Every Friday at 1:00 pm

    Hosted by NHMA's legal services and government affairs attorneys, this weekly call will address other questions and concerns in addition to issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Open to NHMA members, officials (including library trustees) and employees are encouraged to participate using Microsoft Teams Meeting.

    Information and REGISTRATION on the NHMA Calendar of Events.


  • NHLTA AWARD LIBRARY OF THE YEAR
     






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    RESOURCES AVAILABLE






    • NH Government COVID Resources
    • NH Library Association COVID Resources
    • NH Municipal Association (NHMA) COVID Resources
    • 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



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VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
NH Center for Non-Profits presentation
Non-profit Legal Responsibilities & Requirements

January 28, 2021   •   9 –10:30 am

Presenters: Tom Donovan, Director, Charitable Trusts Unit, NH Attorney General’s Office and Assistant Director, Diane Quinlan
More info and online REGISTRATION.

VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES 2020
Video from September 22 meeting
Notes from September 22 meeting
Notes from April 24 & 28 meetings
Notes from May 28 & June 4 meetings

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 >


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