Nominees to be voted on April 2014 are:

Enclave, by Ann Aguirre
Witchlanders, by Lena Coakley
In a Heartbeat, by Loretta Ellsworth
Losing It, by Erin Fry
The Warrior’s Heart, by Eric Greitens
Origin, by Jessica Khoury
Insignia, by S.J. Kincaid
Crazy Dangerous, by Andrew Klavan
The Killing Sea, by Richard Lewis
Throne of Glass, by Sarah Maas
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
Ghost of Graylock, by Dan Poblocki
Auracle, by Gina Rosati
Revolution 19, by Gregg Rosenblum
Endangered, by Eliot Schrefer

Visit the Isinglass site for a printable brochure, booksmarks, tally slips, and more info.

Across the Universe – Beth Revis
Ask the Passengers – A. S. King
Code Name Verity – Elizabeth Wein
Death Cloud – Andy Lane
The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
Heist Society – Ally Carter
Monument 14 – Emmy Laybourne
Raven Boys – Maggie Stiefvater
Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
Shadows on the Moon – Zoe Marriott

Flume Award Timeline of Events for Librarians

September-March
Promote the following year’s list of ten books selected in April. Using templates, make and distribute bookmarks, do a display, etc.

November-January
Solicit nominations from teens for the next Flume Award cycle (two calendar years from December.  So, if it is December 2013, you will be asking for suggestions for the 2015 nominees.)

February-March
Continue to promote the current Flume Award list of nominees.

March-April
Encourage teens to vote for their favorite book on the list. Create your own ballots/voting system.

April-May voting deadline
Tally votes and send vote tally to Ann Hoey.

May
Winner of current year’s Flume Award announced.  Next year’s list of nominees announced and promotional materials are put up on website.  Order new titles.   Collaborate with school/public library counterpart to plan promotion and voting.

National Library Legislative Days are a chance for librarians from across the country to come together and petition their representatives in the House and Senate for renewed federal funding and to gain attention for the issues that most affect libraries. ALA Washington, D.C. hosts the event, provides training opportunities and social activities, and supplies packets of materials for librarians and legislators about key issues. Here’s what my experience was like:

Monday May 6^th kicked things off with a “pre-conference” training or “newbie” training for first timers to Legislative Days. In truth there were plenty of veteran attendees there, too. This meeting was held at the ALA Washington office (on NH Avenue!) and included speakers who had worked as congressional staffers. It was very helpful to learn the do’s and don’ts for meetings with representatives. They told us to prepare ourselves for the youth of the staffers (seriously, I don’t think I saw any one of them over 25), research our legislators on social media, and don’t forget to actually ask for what you want.

Tuesday, May 7^th was a day of briefings on all the issues of concern to libraries on a national level.  I have to confess that this was a little overwhelming. (For anybody who wants to see what we were doing–video briefings, PDFs with key issues are available at the National Library Legislative Day Web Site http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld There was a speaker from the Pew Research center, and several people and panels stressing the importance of federally funded programs. SO much info. Lots of homework for me.

Wednesday, May 8^th Meetings Day. Michael York had arranged our meetings and we were fortunate to see somebody in all four of our Congressional Representatives’ offices.  In speaking with other attendees of Legislative Days, I know not all visitors were so fortunate. We had a brief meeting with Senator Jeanne Shaheen and a follow up meeting with one of her staff assistants. Later, we met with legislative correspondents in Congresswoman Shea Porter’s office, Congresswoman Kuster’s office, and Senator Ayotte’s office. In each case I feel we were able to impress upon them the crucial role of federal funds (LSTA monies) to NH libraries. In all but one case the person was from NH.

Since our meetings, Senator Shaheen’s and Congresswoman Kuster’s offices have “liked” NHLA on Facebook and begun to follow NHLA on Twitter.  Senator Ayotte’s office said they would consider itJ. I have received warm follow up emails from all four staff people with whom we met. I hope that this is a sign of positive connections made during our brief stint in the Nation’s Capital. Many thanks to Michael York, NH State Librarian and Randy Brough, NHLA Legislative Liaison, for their help and support throughout the happenings.

I met many wonderful people from all over the country last week, and heard about their organizations. It was a terrific experience, and I am fortunate to have had this great opportunity. I was honored to be representing NHLA at this important event.

Diane Lynch, NHLA President, 2013

Click here to learn more about the entry and the award.
See Niki’s video, as well as the winning videos from other states, by visiting the CSLP website.

Deadline for nominations is June 1, 2013.  The award will be given at the READS Fall Meeting on October 25, 2013.

An application form in pdf format can be downloaded here: 2013 Award of Excellence nomination form

The afternoon will feature the Great Stone Face Tea and book talks by Chris Rose. Attendees will also be able to visit the exhibits, the Children’s Book Review and the bookstore.

Cost of registration is $35 for CHILIS members only. Number of registrants is limited, so send your registration form along with a check for $35 payable to NHSLMA to Ann Hoey at the State Library by April 30, 2013.

There are now 100 different kit titles in NHU-PAC! How awesome is that?

For more information, click here.

Now being housed in Effingham–read all about it here.