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LIBRARY CAMP IS BACK!
LAST DAY FOR REGISTRATION: July 30, 2025 REGISTER BY JULY 8, 2025 TO RECEIVE A CAMP T-SHIRT
The NHSLS (formerly NHSLMA) is excited to bring back a favorite annual back to school tradition - Library Camp. Join your fellow NH School Librarians to get a great boost of energy and new ideas to kick off your school year.
We will have author/illustrator Marty Kelley with us to kick off the day. We will also have speakers from New Futures with us sharing information about the NH Legislature works.
We are looking forward to what has become a great networking event to share ideas with your colleagues from across the state, hear about new books in our Book Slams, and just enjoy the company of your fellow school librarians.
We hope you will join us for Library Camp at Laconia High School, 345 Union Avenue, Laconia NH 03246
Registration Open June 1 - July 30, 2025. Registrations completed by July 8th will include a Library Camp T-Shirt.
Member rates*: $75
Non-member rate: $110
*Please note that the membership rate is for any NHLA membership level. You must be a current active NHLA member at the time your registration is completed to receive the Member rate.
Payment: Payment must be made at the time of registration, online with a credit card. We are not able to accept Purchase Orders or checks. No check payments will be accepted. Please be aware that your registration will be cancelled if payment by credit card is not made within 15 minutes. Please email conference@nhsls.org with questions about registration.
Registration Cancellation Policy: In order to receive a refund, written cancellation of Library Camp registration must be received by July 30, 2025 to past-president@nhsls.org . Refunds will be handled on a case by case basis.
ADA Compliance: If you require special assistance, let us know at least 6 weeks prior to the conference. We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification. Please email past-president@nhsls.org at time of registration.
Please contact past-president@nhsls.org with any questions.
We are not accepting any mail-in payments for this event.
PREPARING YOUR PARALIBRARIAN APPLICATION WORKSHOP (2 hours)
NHLA Paralibrarian Certification is a voluntary professional development portfolio for those working in NH libraries who do not have MLS/MLIS degrees. These library workers can use professional opportunities to advance through four levels of certification.
This workshop allows an in-depth look at the guidelines, with the opportunity to ask questions of knowledgeable Paralibrarians, including those on the Certification Committee .
This session is not eligible for Paralibrarian Certification credit and is free.
Questions? Contact Hope Garner, NHLA Paralibrarian Education Chair at libraryadvocate62@gmail.com
Registration is limited to 20 in person attendees
WEEDING WORKSHOP
Love it or hate it, weeding is an essential task of any well-managed library collection.
Matthew and Erin will walk you through:
why we weed,
when we weed,
who is involved in weeding,
what we consider when we weed (and why it’s not just about the numbers),
what resources we use,
how weeding data can inform collection development strategy, and
how we talk about weeding to others.
We’ll spend time discussing how to make weeding work for a library’s unique circumstances.
You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of the weeding process, resources to turn to for more information, and language you can use to speak confidently about weeding to critics and questioners.
Erin Garzia is the Director of the Sutton Free Library. She started her library career at Tracy Memorial Library in New London, NH where she was the Collection Development Specialist and where she may have driven her supervisor crazy with her passion for weeding (hello, color-coded spreadsheets!!!). At SFL, she has refocused that enthusiasm toward crafting weeding guidelines that fit the unique challenges of a very small library that has only recently transitioned to an ILS. Erin has a BA in Urban Studies from Brown University and is currently pursuing an MLS with a concentration in Leadership & Administration from Emporia State University.
Matthew Gunby is the Assistant Director of the Tracy Memorial Library in New London. Shortly after graduating with an MLIS from Syracuse University in 2011, he began working at the Meredith Public Library, starting as a circulation assistant and departing as the head of circulation ten years later. Matthew has been at Tracy Library for approximately two years. At both libraries and for various reasons, weeding had been pretty limited prior to his arrival, so he may have gotten a reputation as a scourge to books. Genuinely Matthew feels that the library is an ecosystem, so as new materials get added there is a need to make space for them and he is committed to doing so in a thoughtful and comprehensive manner.
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: Pam Macdonald at Amherst Town Library
Registration deadline: September 4, 2025
Payment must be received prior to the start of class
Please read the NHLA Cancellation policy before registering.
Interested in adding a sustainable title to your library’s book club? Join us Wednesday September 24 at 12pm to discuss our experiences, and how partnering with a local conservation group can help.
Mary Cronin of the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth will share “Climate and Community” book discussions that the library has hosted in partnership with Chocorua Lake Conservancy. Meg Murphy of the Jackson Public Library will talk about a discussion of Everyone’s Trash by Duncan Watson in partnership with Tin Mountain Conservation Center. There are many more sustainable titles perfect for book clubs, so we encourage attendees to share their own experiences and questions.
Contact Tess Kimsey at nhlasustainability@nhlibrarians.org for questions!
The Reference Interview and the Art of Asking Questions
The reference interview is a fundamental service that information professionals provide to library patrons. By asking questions, librarians can help patrons refine their search query and locate useful information sources. Not only does this reduce the time a patron might spend on unfruitful searches, it also increases patron satisfaction in the service they receive. This workshop will give an overview of why and how we conduct reference interviews, and give special focus to the types of clarifying and sense-making questions information professionals can use to conduct a successful interview.
Presenter:
Susan Harmon is the Head of Information & Technology at the Manchester City Library in Manchester, NH. She started her career in 2012, graduated from Simmons in 2013, began working at the Manchester library in 2015, and rose to lead her division in 2025. She’s been a programming librarian since 2019, and a new mother since September of 2024. She’s excited to share her knowledge with everyone passionate about program planning!
This workshop is limited to 20 people in person.
This presentation is sponsored by the READS Section and is open to members and non-members.
Cost: $15 NHLA READS members $25 NHLA members/guest
Payment can be made via credit card online.
Registration deadline: September 18, 2025.
Questions? Contact Jane Martina READS President at readspresident@nhlibrarians.org.
CLNH and YALS are coming together for a combined Fall 2025 conference!
Join us for conference presentations, network, the announcement of the YALS Teen Librarian of the Year and more!
Our Keynote will be given by Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
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