August 30, 2018

No van delivery Monday 9/3


Hi folks,
The state library will be closed this coming Monday for Labor Day, so there will be no van service that day.  Enjoy your holiday weekend.

Thanks,
Charles

Charles Shipman
Supervisor, Reference Section
New Hampshire State Library
603-271-2144

August 28, 2018

New Yardsale Listserv

Beginning today there is a new listserv for NHAIS libraries to use when offering items to their fellow libraries (for sale or for free) and where they can find what is being offered. It is called YardsaleNHAIS and is ready for subscriptions at http://maillist2.nh.gov/mailman/listinfo/yardsalenhais

This new list has been set up using the same administrative policies as other NHSL listservs and the same user guidelines should be followed.

Guidelines for use of NHSL listservs
• Always include a subject line that tells recipients what your message is about.
• Respond directly to the original sender and not the entire list whenever possible.
• Use a complete signature block that includes your name, library, town, phone number, and ILL van stop.
• Send messages only to the list on which they belong (cross posting is rarely appropriate).
• It is the responsibility of the members of the list to keep it on topic – let other subscribers know (politely, and directly rather than through the listserv) when they are posting in the wrong place.


Policies for NHSL administered listservs
• Only members of the NH library community may subscribe to these listservs.
• Subscription requests will be reviewed by a list administrator before being activated.
• Messages sent by subscribers to the list will be distributed automatically .
• The list messages are run through the state’s spam filters which can cause posting delays to subscriber’s messages. Quarantined messages will be dealt with by list administrators when the NHSL is open.
• List administrators are not monitoring the listservs to make sure postings from subscribers are on-topic.
• Messages sent by non-subscribers will be held for review by a list administrator and will be distributed to the list at their discretion. Postings from someone in the NH library community and on a topic appropriate to the list where the message was sent are typically distributed. Held postings are reviewed as time allows and only when the NHSL is open.
• By default replies to messages on the listserv will go to the poster, not the list.
• Listserv archives and subscriber lists are accessible only to subscribers to that list and a password is required to access this information.



August 24, 2018

No NC van Fri 8/24


The North Country route is canceled again today.  The van was supposed to be repaired yesterday afternoon but there’s still an issue with the brakes so it’s headed back to the shop.

For North Country libraries with one delivery a week that were missed yesterday or today, Heather will be stopping at your library on Tuesday to make up the missed visit.  That list includes:
Groveton, Stratford, Errol, Milan, Center Sandwich, Tamworth and Chocorua.

Charles Shipman
Supervisor, Reference Section
New Hampshire State Library
603-271-2144

August 23, 2018

No NC van Thu. 8/23


Due to mechanical trouble, the North Country (NC) Van Delivery Route is cancelled for today (Thursday, August 23, 2018).  The following libraries are affected:

Whitefield 
White Mountains Regional High School, Whitefield 
Lancaster 
Groveton 
Stratford 
Colebrook 
Errol 
Milan 
White Mountains Community College, Berlin 
Berlin 
Gorham 
Randolph 
Jefferson

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Rebecca Stockbridge
Reference Librarian
New Hampshire State Library
20 Park St. Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2239 www.nh.gov/nhsl
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August 20, 2018

Lakes Region van cancelled today Monday 8/20/18


The Lakes Region van route is cancelled today, Monday Aug. 20, due to mechanical problems with one of our vehicles.  We don’t expect this to be a long-term problem, the mechanic hopes to have the van back on the road either today or tomorrow.

We do have a substitute vehicle available tomorrow, so we will have Lakes Region deliveries tomorrow even if the repair is not done.

The affected libraries today are:
Tilton
Bristol
New Hampton
Ashland
Holderness
Meredith
Moultonboro
Ossipee
Wolfeboro
Gilford
Laconia
Bow
I’m sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.


Charles Shipman
Supervisor, Reference Section
New Hampshire State Library
603-271-2144


August 16, 2018

SW van now cancelled Thu 8/16


We were overly optimistic.  We won’t be able to get the van back on the road today, so unfortunately we won’t be able to deliver to the libraries listed below. 
Normal service will resume tomorrow barring unforeseen circumstances.

New London
Newbury
Sunapee
Newport
Washington
Hillsborough
Henniker


Charles Shipman
Supervisor, Reference Section
New Hampshire State Library
603-271-2144