No NC van Wed 12/24 and more...

[In addition to the previously announced cancellations of the Southwest-B and Lakes Region routes today] the North Country ILL van delivery route is cancelled for today (Wednesday, December 24). Affected libraries are as follows:

1.    Plymouth
2.    Rumney
3.    Wentworth
4.    Warren
5.    Orford
6.    Haverhill
7.    North Haverhill
8.    Woodsville
9.    Bath
10.    Lisbon
11.    Littleton
12.    Bethlehem

Peace and goodwill,
Jennifer M. Finch, MSLIS
Reference Librarian and State Data Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library

   

Following Baker & Taylor's October announcement that it would wind down its business, we've still been able to search the BTCat cataloging database...until today (Friday, Dec. 19). We don't have any firm word from the company but this could be the end for BTCat as a source of MARC records.

   

I want to give you all a heads-up about the plans for deliveries next week, December 22-24, 2025.

On Monday, December 22, we will include Weare with the Southwest-B route.

Also on Monday, we need to cancel Monday's Southeast-B route.

On Tuesday, December 23, we will deliver to the Capital District route.

We will also deliver to Washington on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, December 24, we need to cancel the Southwest-B route and the Lakes Region route.

There will not be any makeup deliveries for any of the libraries that need to be skipped, or for any of the Thursday stops. 

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season.

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

   

I want to let you all know that I will be retiring as of January 1, 2026. 
It has been wonderful to have worked here at the State Library for the past 28 years. I have made some great friends along the way.
I hope you all continue supporting each other and be kind to your ILL van drivers and the rest of the staff at the State Library. They work incredibly hard every day.
We have been very short staffed for almost a year now, and to think of everything we have managed to do in these circumstances really leaves me in awe.
I wish you all the best.

Jill M Witham
Van Service Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library
603 271-2206
Jill.m.witham@dncr.nh.gov