Today [Monday, Sept. 15] we need to cancel two van routes due to staff shortage, the north country route, and the southwest route. Libraries on the north country route that won’t see delivery today are:. Lyme. Lebanon. Grantham. Plymouth. Campton. ...
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No NC, SW vans Mon 9/15 and more...


No NC, SW vans Mon 9/15

Today [Monday, Sept. 15] we need to cancel two van routes due to staff shortage, the north country route, and the southwest route.

Libraries on the north country route that won’t see delivery today are:

Lyme
Lebanon
Grantham
Plymouth
Campton
Thornton
Lincoln
North Woodstock

Libraries on the southwest route that won’t receive delivery today are:

Walpole
Keene
Rindge
Peterborough
New Boston
Goffstown

Sincerely,
Jill M Witham
Van Service Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library
 

   
 

Want to Save Money with Group Purchases?

There are 3 different group purchases for which Bobbi Slossar is currently collecting information from libraries who are interested in participating. Each has its own survey that needs to be completed ASAP if you want your library to be included. 

AncestryLibrary Edition Survey

The survey will determine whether NHSL will pursue a group purchase of Ancestry Library Edition on behalf of interested libraries. Your participation on the survey matters greatly – particularly if you are a current subscriber.

    • For comparison purposes, partial-year statistics from 2024 have been included. Statewide we have seen a significant decrease in usage: ALE Statistics (Jan-Aug 2024)
    • Since Proquest stats do not always fall under the NHSL “umbrella,” if you do not see your statistics here – or feel that they are incorrect – please run the statistics though your own IP address. Here are the instructions and link from the LibGuide.
      • As always, if your IP address has changed, please visit https://whatismyip.com to find your new IPv4 and send it to Bobbi who will submit a support ticket with Proquest on your behalf.

Please review your statistics and take a moment to indicate your interest in joining the group purchase by completing the survey.

2026 Mango Languages Survey

This survey is to determine which libraries would like to participate in a group discount for Mango Languages. If the prices below look reasonable to you and you are seriously considering subscribing, please fill out the survey.

With this group discount, the vendor issues the subscription cost. There may be a minimum number of libraries needed to buy into this discount purchase. 

 How much will it cost? These are the costs for our current 2025 subscribers based on their populations.

Town Population

2025 Quote

3400

 $                  942.38

2500

$                  977.50

5200

$                  942.38

34,000

$               2,979.13

3500

$                  942.38

15,000

$               1,786.80

2400

$                  655.92

18,000

$               1,611.16

8500

$               2,415.57

33,500

$               3,174.38

33,500 - American Sign Language

$               1,050.00

5600

$                  942.38


2026 Movie Licensing Survey

The purpose of this license is to allow you to legally show movies at your library. Pricing info for each library that participated was sent out this week to the NHAIS-L list.  If you are interested in resubscribing or starting a subscription to Movie Licensing, please take a moment to fill out this survey.


   
 

POSTED! The 2024 Public Library Statistics Excel spreadsheets

The “2024 Complete Library Statistics” spreadsheets have been posted to the NHSL website.  There are 12 tabs full of delicious Public Library Survey data within one Excel workbook. You’ll find them on the following page: https://www.nhsl.dncr.nh.gov/librarians-library-staff/library-statistics.

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing the information.

Enjoy!
Jennifer M. Finch, MSLIS
Reference Librarian and State Data Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library
Office: 603-271-2060
Ref Desk: 603-271-2144
Jennifer.M.Finch@dncr.nh.gov

   
 

Missing Close button found

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2:05 p.m.: The Close button has been restored to the NHAIS ILL System screens where it should be. If you find otherwise, please get in touch with the NHAIS Help Desk at 603-271-2141 or nhu-pac@dncr.nh.gov.

   
 

Missing Close button

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m.: Several libraries report the Close button is missing from some screens in the NHAIS ILL System, including the Lender's Pending List. There's an X in the upper right you can use to close the screen but it takes you to the main system page rather than the Request Manager page. Auto-Graphics is working on a fix.

   
 

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