Conference Resources
Materials From Conferences
Additional materials are available on the general RESOURCES page.
2026 NHLTA Conference
Presentation slides and handouts.
- Keynote: Live Free and Grow: How the New Hampshire Library Community Will Survive and Thrive / Mindy Atwood
- #1 Grant Writing: A Practical Guide for Grant Writing Success / Caitlin Frost
- #2 EmPowering Your Library / Clean Energy NH
- #3 Navigating Difficult Conversations with Confidence / Carol Kilmister, Primex
- #4 RSAs & Hot Legal Topics / Jonathan Cowal, NH Municipal Association
- #7 Onboarding Your New Library Trustee Presentation / Marcia McLaughlin, NHLTA
- #8 Risk to Resilience: Cybersecurity Defense ans Fraud Prevention Controls / Katherine Heck, Toronto Dominion
- #9 Artificial Intelligence Demystified through Public Libraries / Kingston Community Library
- Sample AI Policies may be found on the Resource Materials page
- #10 Raising Big Money in a Small Town / Andrews Coaching and Consulting, Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation
- #12 Caring for Your Historic Library Building / NH Preservation Alliance
- #13 2026 Legislative Update / NH Municipal Association
- #14 The Library Trustee’s RFP Cookbook: Writing a Request That Works for You / Placework
2025 NHLTA Conference
Presentation slides and handouts.
- #1: Book Censorship … Beyond What You Might be Familiar With (Kelly Jensen) [Slides]
- #2: Disaster Planning: Preparing Your Library for the Unexpected (Mark Glisson & Heather Rainier) [Slides]
- #3: Effective Employee Handbooks: Best Policies and Practices (Hannah Devoe) [Slides]
- #4: Legislative Tracking & Policy Advocacy (Brodie Deshaies) [Slides]
- #5: Reducing Operating Costs through Energy Savings with NHSaves Grants (Jessi Dustin & Nancy Ladd) [Slides]
- #6: Book and Curriculum Challenges in 2025 (Chris Erchull & Henry Klementowicz) [Slides]
- #7: How to Maintain the Building HVAC System through Preventative Maintenance and Capital Planning (Brittany Durgin & Tom Betteridge) [Slides]
- #8: Legislative Tracking & Policy Advocacy (See workshop #4) See #4
- #9: Policies and Procedures that Support and Promote Safety in the Library (Mindy Atwood & Sheryl Bass) [Slides]
- #10: The Facts about Accessibility: What you Need to Know (Ron Lamarre & Megan Brown) [Slides]
- #11: AI in Libraries: Policy Considerations for Trustees (Bobbi Lee Slossar) [Slides]
- #12: Getting Grounded: Conflict Management Styles (Melinda Gehris & Greg Eaton) [Slides]
- #13: Library Trustees Law, Responsibilities and Donor Gifts (Amy Nichols, Mary Ann Dempsey & Jared Davis) [Slides]
- #14: Meetings and Nonpublic Sessions Under the Right-to-Know Law (Cordell Johnston) [Slides]
- #15: Successful Succession Planning for Libraries (Lara Berry) [Slides]
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