NHLA also offers an “Extended Membership” with the New England Library Association (NELA). If paying by check, make it payable to NHLA and send to Marilyn Borgendale, NHLA Past President.

"To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists, for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve. [1], NHLA became a state chapter of the American Library Association in 1941.

Governance of library will also affect how this issue is treated. ", [see CIPA toolkit in links section for more], ["protect" is not prevent, "visual" is not text, "all" includes staff], [see the NTIA report in the links section]. My Account To access your account, open the library’s catalog where you will find an account log-on box in the upper right hand corner.All library cardholders may sign up for an account. [1] It was founded in 1889 by an act of the legislature with the stated goal "to promote the efficiency of libraries and to cultivate fellowship among its members. make sure all library staff from director to shelver understand appropriate responses to requests for information from police and FBI to media people, make sure the library has written policies that back up the decisions your library has made, connect with regional, state and national library and civil rights organizations for sample policies, legal implications and camraderie, focus less on "us vs them" and more on "your library is protecting your privacy" messages, remember it's an acronym, not patriotic, always spell it in all caps: USA PATRIOT Act, Know the decision: CIPA requires protection against visuals, all computers filtered, staff must unblock according to Kennedy's concurring opinion [or possibly face an "as applied" lawsuit], Know your filters: there is no such thing as a "CIPA compliant" filter as of this writing. [technically it's a contempt of court citation]. Questions? "[1][2] A group of 49 library trustees and one librarian met for the first time on September 12, 1890, at the American Library Association meeting in the White Mountains. Remember where you were October 2001? Less wiggle room in terms of responses, but fewer people know about CIPA compared with USAPA. costs, voice or data lines. Please refer to the  NHLA Cancellation Policy. Registration can be paid with a credit card or PayPal. NHLA New Hampshire Library Association. Treats citizens and non-citizens diferently as far as what's required to justify an investigation. Each attendee will receive an Advocacy Bootcamp workbook, and we strongly encourage each library to send one library employee and one trustee. Browse then CONTACT YOUR LIBRARY TO RESERVE KIT The READS-TO-GO: A Section of NH Library Association's book group collection has 195 titles.

FCC is in charge of regulating CIPA.

Advocacy is a joint effort that can only be successful if carried out by both employees and trustees, and this workshop will provide the tools for increasing advocacy in your community. CIPA applies when using E-rate discounts for ISP costs, LSTA funds for net access costs, or for buying net-ready PCs; doesn't apply to telecom.

… This workshop, presented jointly by James LaRue (Director of ALA’s  Office of Intellectual Freedom) and Marci Merola (Director of ALA’s Office for Library Advocacy), will show attendees how to re-think library advocacy, re-define the library community, and expand the way we have been advocating for libraries.

There is a not-at-all-fine line between sticking up for the right to read and. If you know the kit that .

Make sure you have policies outlining your Internet access policy and filtering policy, if you have one. This presentation was created in HTML using CSS. FAQ on E-rate Compliance with CIPA from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Walt Crawford's Cites & Incites CIPA Issue, CIPA Study of Technology Protection Measures by NTIA, they require an organized response, doing nothing is not an option, passed nearly unanimously by the Senate 98-1, and 357–66 in the House. Click GO to see a list of the kits. NHLA Advocacy Bootcamp Monday, March 12, 2018 1-4:30pm @ Hooksett Public Library Cost: $25.00 NHLA Members, $30.00 Non-Members Registration can …