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Annual International Edible Book Festival on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwood Masonic Hall, located at 158 First New Hampshire Turnpike. All registrations must be received by March 26.
Flume Award Voting: During the month of April: Votes are due in by April 30th
CHILIS board meeting: April 13th at 9:30 a.m. at the Local Government Center (behind Home Depot) in Concord.
Libri Foundation: The next round of applications is due April 15, 2007
The CHILIS conference on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Sawyer's Banquet Facility in Plaistow, NH. The Spring Conference is where we get to see and hear the talents of the performers on the Kids, Books & the Arts Roster. Registration deadline is March 27, 2007
Children's Book Review will be held at the Richard's Free Library in Newport from Tuesday, April 10 through Saturday, April 14.
Reading Road Trip T-shirt orders are due by Friday, April 13th.
The Kids, Books and the Arts grant application grant deadline is Wednesday, April 18.
The New Hampshire Library Conference (NHLC) will be held at the Mt. Washington Hotel on May 17-18, 2007.
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It's time to think "Summer Reading"! The order forms for "Reading Road Trip U.S.A." t-shirt and tote bags can now be found on the CHILIS website at http://www.chilisnh.org
Please send your orders with a check payable to "CHILIS" to Deb Hoadley at the Plaistow Public Library. The order deadline is Friday, April 13, 2007. Even though April seems like a long way away, don't delay - get your orders for t-shirts and tote bags in today!
We will be packing up t-shirts on Friday, May 4 and then they will be distributed via the van/mail that day and the following week.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me! Gear up for a great ride this summer!
Posters may be picked up at the Spring Conference, otherwise they will be sent out on the van, folded. If you do not want yours folded, please send me a mailing tube, via the van. Remember to include your address!
Tote bags will also be available at the Conference!
Deb Hoadley, Head of Youth Services, Plaistow Public Library, 85 Main Street, Plaistow, NH 03865, (603) 382-6011
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The Kids, Books and the Arts grant application for NH public libraries is available on the NH State Library website at http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/kids_books.html
Both the application and the Kids, Books and the Arts Roster can be downloaded from this page. The grant deadline is Wednesday, April 18. Don't miss the Kids, Books and the Arts showcase at the CHILIS Conference on Thursday, April 5 so you can see the ten artists on the roster. Please contact me if you have trouble downloading the grant forms.
Please note:
Print copies of the grant application and the Roster will not automatically be sent out on the van this year.
Ann Hoey, Youth Services Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library, 20 Park Street, Concord, NH 03301
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New library science books at the state library
Whether you work with children or teens in a public or school library setting, you will find some good new titles on youth library services at the state library. (Don't miss two new publications by NH librarian Nancy Keane!) These books can be requested through interlibrary loan. Here's a sampling of new titles:
Happy Reading!
Ann
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Over the next two-three weeks, you will be receiving your Summer Reading materials order:
Bookmarks, certificates, manuals and reading logs; posters will be given out at the CHILIS Conference on April 5 in Plaistow. If you are not attending the conference, please send a mailing tube to Pam Stauffacher at the Concord PL and she will send your poster via van. If you have questions about your materials order, please contact Pam at 230-3688.
T-shirt and tote bag orders are still being taken until April 13th. See the CHILIS website or http://www.plaistowlibrary.com/SRP2007/ChilisSummerreading07.htm
for more details.
Think Spring!
Postcards have been sent out to reminding libraries to access Spring Conference registration and SRP materials order forms online this year! This will save lots of time and energy. However, please do call me (603-271-2865) if you need printed materials sent to you.
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Looking for a chance to preview new children's and young adult titles? Come to the Children's Book Review which will be held at the Richard's Free Library in Newport from Tuesday, April 10 through Saturday, April 14. The Review will be held during library hours (Tues. & Thurs. 10:00-8:00, Wed. & Fri. 10:00-6:00, Sat.10:00-2:00) The library is located at 58 N. Main St., Newport, NH. Directions can be found on the following page (scroll down): http://www.newport.lib.nh.us/hours.html
Those who attend the Review will receive some free books (via van) for their library collections. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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Young Heroes Prize and Free Educational Materials
Do you know a young hero who is doing great work in your library or community? Recognize him or her with a nomination for the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes! Let's get the word out to the world about the great things our kids and teens are doing! See info below.
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, founded by young adult author T.A. Barron, seeks nominations for its 2007 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service to people and our planet. Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. Nomination deadline is April 30. For more information -- and to request our packet of free heroes educational materials -- visit http://www.barronprize.org/
Maureen Ambrosino, Youth Services Consultant, Central Massachusetts Regional Library System, 8 Flagg Rd., Shrewsbury, MA 01545 508-757-4110, ext. 309
AIM: MaureenatCMRLS http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org
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The CHILIS Book Discussion Co-op continues to add new titles to its collection.
Any library willing to purchase at least 12 copies of a book suitable for discussion with kids or teens can join the co-op. You just need to let Ann know the title and author, and she will add it to the list. Then, you will receive a list of titles available for borrowing by other members of the co-op. You can contact the library with the multiple copies of the book you want, and make arrangements for the books to be sent via van.
Learning About Life in Afghanistan: Programs for Adults & Children
Rachel Lehr -- artist, scholar and founder of Rubia, the Afghan women's handwork project -- is available through April to present library programs for adults and children throughout New Hampshire. Rachel comes to libraries, schools, and community centers with beautiful photographs, video, and an Afghan Culture Trunk, filled with household artifacts from Afghanistan including clothing, books, money, utensils, pictures, and crafts, that help listeners think about how life is the same -- and different -- halfway around the world.
She focuses in particular on the lives of women and children, speaking with intimate knowledge gained from living with rural families as she works on her nonprofit project to educate and employ Afghan women.
Please call or email Frumie Selchen of the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire (323-7302, info@aannh.org) for further information or to book a program.
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Attention New Hampshire Libraries: CLiF (Children's Literacy Foundation) grant
If your library is located in a community of fewer than 5,000 people, please consider applying for this grant. CLIF is eager to receive applications from NH libraries; in recent grant rounds, more Vermont libraries have applied for this terrific grant. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact CLIF or me.
CLiF announces that it is taking applications for its Rural Library Program.
Twelve libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire will be awarded sponsorships this August!
The Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing a love of reading and writing among children throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. In particular, CLiF's programs target children in rural communities, and children who are at high risk of growing up functionally illiterate.
In one of our most successful programs, CLiF provides sponsorships for the purchase of books for children up to age 12 for public libraries in towns with populations under 5,000. CLiF has already awarded more than 162 sponsorships for rural public libraries in New Hampshire and Vermont – about 50% of the eligible libraries! The deadline to apply for the fall round of the CLiF Library Sponsorship is August 1st.
If you are interested in learning more about this sponsorship please visit us on the web at http://www.clifonline.org/ Click on 'Program' and then "Rural Public Library." The application form is also available on line in an easy-to-print PDF format. If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to call us at 802-244-0944.
Happy Reading!!
Karen Case, CLiF Program Coordinator, 802 244 0944 www.clifonline.org
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The Libri Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2007 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants.
Rural public libraries in communities serving fewer than 10,000 residents are eligible for grants for new children's books from the Libri Foundation. The next round of applications is due April 15, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.librifoundation.org/
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $3,000,000 worth of new children¹s books to more than 2,300 libraries in 48 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. More information...
Application deadlines for 2007 are: (postmarked by) April 15th, and August 15th. Grants are awarded April 30th, and August 31st.
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The New Hampshire Pants are Traveling to Libraries Around the State
January 2007 marked the release of the fourth book in the very popular teen series, "Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares!
Wendy Rowe of Barrington Public Library and Tim Shaheen of Derry Public Library have coordinated two pairs of state-wide traveling pants that are now being sent by van to participating libraries. Each library will keep the pants for one week, sign and embellish them, take photos for the scrapbook, and send them on to the next library. "Guidelines" are attached (as the girls do in the books). Once the pants have circulated, the scrapbook full of pictures and the notebook of programming events will be sent back around so everyone can see the finished product!
Update from Tim: I have completed an Excel spreadsheet schedule for the NH Traveling Pants. Because over 40 libraries have signed up, we decided to send out three pairs of jeans across the state in order for everyone to have access to them by the end of June.
Wendy Rowe of Barrington has donated one scrapbook for the project (Thanks Wendy!). We need two more scrapbooks (12X12 size plus refills) and three notebooks for the project. Please contact me if you have any of these items to donate to the project. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.
Mary Cronin of the Madison Library has created a blog for the NH Traveling Pants at http://nhtravelingpants.blogspot.com. Check it out for the latest info on the project. Post any comments and photos regarding the project at this blog. Thanks to Mary for taking the time to create and maintain this blog.
I hope everyone has fun with this project. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions/comments.
Tim Sheehan, Reference/YA Librarian, Derry Public Library, 64 East Broadway, Derry NH 03038-2414, 603-432-6140 tims@derry.lib.nh.us
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The next CHILIS board meeting will be held on April 13th at 9:30 a.m. at the Local Government Center (behind Home Depot) in Concord.
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At the CHILIS Fall Conference, members voted to accept changes to the by-laws. If you have any questions, please contact Ann Hoey.
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Please join us for the CHILIS Spring Conference on Thursday, April 5 at Sawyer's Banquet Hall in Plaistow, NH. The conference will feature the ten artists on the Kids, Books and the Arts Roster. Registration forms can be found on the CHILIS website at http://www.chilisnh.org/springcon.html
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The New Hampshire Library Conference (NHLC) will be held at the Mt. Washington Hotel on May 17-18, 2007. The hotel is extending special rates through the weekend, and all planning is in progress.
Conference goers are urged to reserve rooms now, especially if you want to stay in the Mt. Washington Hotel, and not in the "Lodge". Also, to avoid disappointment- doublecheck to make sure your room has the number and size beds that you really want. Before booking your rooms, you may wish to check out the "Above the Notch Inn", which is three miles up the road, and offers rooms that are about $30 cheaper!
Need help paying for the conference? Financial aid is available! Use the scholarship form at the CHILIS website.
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The CHILIS Fall Conference was held on Thursday, October 19th in Rindge. In addition to voting for a slate of officers and by-laws changes, members had the opportunity to learn about some wonderful programming enhancements, purchase Great Stone Face and Ladybug materials, take a chance on raffle items, talk with children's librarians from around the state, sample some of Wild Bill's pear pie, view the lovely Ingall's library, and see the latest Fred Reidy puppets- including his new Christmas tree! A good time was had by all, and the Rindge Meeting House was a delightful setting. A warm thank-you to all the folks who helped make it a success!
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The Ladybug Picture Book Award committee has once again provided us with a great list of books from which New Hampshire children will select the Ladybug Picture Book Award winner in November 2007. And the nominees are:
- Red Fox at McCloskey's Farm, Brian Heinz and Chris Seban, Creative Editions, 2006.
- Duck & Goose, Tad Hills, Schwartz & Wade Books, 2006.
- Library Lion, Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes, Candlewick Press, 2006.
- Not Afraid of Dogs, Susanna Pitzer and Larry Day, Walker & Co, 2006.
- I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track, Joshua Prince and Macky Pamintuan, Sterling Publishing Co., 2006.
- Pip & Squeak, Ian Schoenherr, Greenwillow, 2007.
- The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School, Judy Sierra and Stephen Gammell, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
- The Trouble with Califlower, Jane Sutton and Jim Harris, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2006.
- The Remarkable Friendship of Mr. Cat and Mr. Rat, Rick Walton and Lisa McCue, Putnam, 2006.
- Moose Tracks! Karma Wilson and Jack E. Davis, Margaret McElderry Books, 2006.
Voting materials will be posted at 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 anytime, there is an order form on the Ladybug web page. If you click on the 2007 nominees link, you will find all of the titles with their NHU-PAC entries. The entry will give you complete information about each nominated book, including title, author, publisher and ISBN.
Mary A. Russell, Director, NH Center for the Book at the NH State Library, 20 Park Street Concord NH 03301-6314 603-271-2866 mrussell@library.state.nh.us
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ALA announces award winners! For a list of the Newbery, Caldecott, and other award winners visit this link: http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/presscentera/piopresskits/alamidwintermeeting2007/YMA07.htm
During April, students in grades 9-12 are invited to vote for their favorite title on the 2007 Flume Award list. School and public librarians can provide ballots and collect votes. Librarians are asked to send their vote tallies to me by April 30th. You can find ballot bookmarks as well as an online vote tally form at the following website:
http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/Flume.htm
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Happy voting!
Ann
The thirteen nominees for the 2007 Flume Award are now available. An annotated brochure is also available. We hope you will join us in promoting this new book award among students in grades 9-12. Happy Reading!
The 2006 Isinglass Teen Read winner is One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones. It was VERY close this year and every vote counted! We had 17 communities vote with 952 total votes. If anyone is interested in reading and becoming one of our selectors for the list, please let Nancy Lang know. They always welcome new blood! Most meetings are held in the seacoast area in the late afternoons, but they also welcome those who wish to read and send feedback via e-mail on a regular basis. The new list of nominees is available, as are bookmarks, at $6.00 per pack of 100. Contact Amy Inglis to order, or visit www.barringtonlibrary.com
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The Great Stone Face winner for 2006 was announced at the NHEMA Conference... and the winner is The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer. Total votes = 7940. Last year we had 6124 votes. That's a 22.9% increase!! Your votes are very important!! Thank you to all who participate! If you would like to recommend a title, please email Adele adeleb@derry.lib.nh.us. The committee would like to have input from other librarians. The criteria for recommending a book is Writing Quality and Child Appeal for grades 4-6 with a copyright from 2003 to present. Hope to hear from you!
Adele Boeske, Derry Public Library, Derry, NH
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The Seabrook Library is starting a pretoddler and toddler storytime on Tuesday mornings at 10am on Tuesdays. From 4-5 pm, there will be an after school Library Club for all elementary ages. On Wednesdays, there's an infant toddler storytime from 2:30-3:30.
Megan Sprague Children's Library, Seabrook Library,
Megan is the new Children's Librarian at the Seabrook Library- we hope to meet you at the CHILIS Spring Conference!
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International Edible Book Festival
The Chesley Memorial Library is pleased to invite you to attend our Annual International Edible Book Festival on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwood Masonic Hall, located at 158 First New Hampshire Turnpike.
On the first of April each year cities around the world participate in the International Edible Book Festival. Festivals are held in many countries including Brazil, Germany, Japan, and Russia. Entries are displayed in edible form, often using wit such as 20,000 Leeks Under the Sea, Spamlet, Don Quicheote, Booklava, and Frank and Stein. Edible books may include anything from a scene or character from a book, book covers, or book structures. As long as the entry is made from food items there is no limit!
All registrations must be received by March 26. Space is limited and will be allotted on a "first come, first serve basis." To register, please stop by the library and pick up a registration form. You may contact Danielle Fortin or Sarah Hebert with any questions at 942-5472 or chesley1@worldpath.net. Attendance and registration are free.
Our Edible Book Festival will feature three categories: Businesses and Schools; Individuals under 18; and Individuals ages 18 and up. Judging will take place Saturday from 10-12 pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend and vote for his or her favorite entries during this time. Awards will presented at 12:15 pm and the eating of the books will take place after the awards are presented. Bronze, silver, and gold forks will be awarded to the winners in each category
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Phyllis Danko reports that Michael Sullivan came to her library recently for a discussion with kids about his new book called Escapade Johnson. She said it was a wonderful visit, and that Michael is available to visit other public libraries to discuss his book with kids. For more information about his author visits, go to http://www.talestoldtall.com/programs.htm and scroll down to the last topic.
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Dunbarton Public Library is sponsoring a quilt display for the month of March, in cooperation with the elementary school's artist-in-residence quilting program. When children come in (and all family members) to view the quilts, they can enter our ice cream raffle. The quilts are made by Dunbarton residents and me (from neighboring Bow). They are beautiful, and unique.
Andrea Douglas
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Please send any news, pictures, events, etc. that you'd like to include in the newsletter to me, Cathy Marciniak, at fullerlibrary@mcttelecom.com. Please include CHILIS in the subject line. I will add news items as they are received, and recommend using a news reader to keep abreast of breaking news (see the home page for more information).
The Red Hot CHILIS News is a web-only newsletter. If you have absolutely no Internet access, you may request a print copy. These will be sent only to CHILIS members who request it. Notices of new issues will be sent to the CHILIS listserve. If you don't wish to subscribe to the CHILIS list, you can request e-mail notification of new issues by sending a request via the above email address.
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