The library is currently open and masks are recommended.
Upon request, we continue to offer curbside delivery, contact-free services, and virtual patron support.
The library is prepared to move back to earlier service stages if we see that the health, safety, and well-being of our staff and community would require that action. To provide services, we need to stay safe.
Thank you for your continued support, patience, and understanding.
Post updated on August 1st, 2022
Upon request, we continue to offer curbside delivery, contact-free services, and virtual patron support.
The library is prepared to move back to earlier service stages if we see that the health, safety, and well-being of our staff and community would require that action. To provide services, we need to stay safe.
Thank you for your continued support, patience, and understanding.
Post updated on August 1st, 2022
211 RESOURCE
211 is New Hampshire’s first statewide, comprehensive, information and referral service. Thanks to a unique coalition of non-profit, government, corporate and volunteer partners, New Hampshire residents need only dial 211 to be connected, at no cost, with trained Information and Referral Specialists who can provide them with the health and human service information they need to get help, give help or discover options. - 211nh.org
211 NH is the connection for New Hampshire residents to the most up to date resources they need from specially trained Information and Referral Specialists. 211 NH is available 24 hours, 365 days a year. Multilingual assistance and TDD access is also available. For those outside of New Hampshire, call 1.866.444.4211. 211 NH is an initiative of Granite United Way and relies on the generosity of donors and partners like Eversource, the State of New Hampshire, Volunteer NH and local United Ways. - 211nh.org |
For more information on what they can assist you with, please visit: https://www.211nh.org/
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MORE HELP WITH RENT AND UTILITY BILLS
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FREE HELP SESSIONS FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION
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If you are a NH resident who cannot pay your rent and utility bills due to the COVID -19 pandemic, a new rental assistance program may be able to help. Apply beginning March 15, 2021 to see if you are eligible. Apply through your Community Action Partnership (CAP) at www.NHHFA.org/emergency-rental-assistance.
To be eligible, at least one person in the household:
Full program guidelines and the application information will be available by March 15, 2021 at www.NHHFA.org/emergency-rental-assistance or go directly to the CAP website at https://www.capnh.org/ . |
NO SIGN UP NECESSARY
Online – Every other Wednesday New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) and the Legal Advice and Referral Center (LARC) offer free online help sessions for tenants facing eviction. During these Eviction Clinics, legal aid attorneys and paralegals will explain tenants’ rights during an eviction and answer questions. They cannot provide legal advice for specific cases at the clinics. The sessions will be recorded and available on NHLA’s YouTube channel. When: every other Wednesday, from 2-3:30 PM Where: via Zoom. Get the link at nhla.org and NHLA’s Facebook page under ‘Latest News’ NH Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice and Referral Center have started a new online Eviction Clinic for tenants who are facing eviction or are confused about the eviction process. During the Clinic, lawyers and paralegals from both organizations will explain the eviction process and answer general questions. They will not be able to provide legal advice for specific cases. Housing discrimination: NH Legal Assistance sessions will explain tenants’ rights and protections. The Fair Housing Project also operates a Testing Program to identify and root out unlawful housing discrimination. For more information on the Fair Housing Project, visit nhla.org/legal/housing. More information: call 603-224-3333 or 1-800-639-5290 |
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Questions and Answers on Evictions and Foreclosures in New Hampshire during the Covid-19 State of Emergency (SOE)
Link to a fact sheet created by New Hampshire Legal Assistance: http://granitestateorganizing.org/covid-19-resources/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Hampshire Legal Assistance LEGAL LINKS: https://courts-state-nh-us.libguides.com/legallinks NH LAW ABOUT … courts-state-nh-us.libguides.com<http://courts-state-nh-us.libguides.com> ATTORNEY BORROWER FORM: http://bit.ly/1VCrvef |
If you or someone you know needs help with a federal agency, you can open a case here or by calling my office at (603) 647-7500.
https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/services/casework/open-case/ To get copies of divorce certificates and/or divorce decrees. The Law Library has a guide on what they are and where they’re to be found: https://courts-state-nh-us.libguides.com/divorcecertificatesdecrees. March 2, 2021
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HELPING CHILDREN UNDERSTAND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
This free online illustrated book for children talks about how 2020 was a different time that changed things, about the Covid-19 virus, and things kids can do to help prevent the spread of the disease to help end the pandemic. Simply click the button and then click on the storybook cover to start the book.
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION
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World Health Organization website for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
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Information changes quickly. Stay informed on #COVID19 activity in NH: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/ @NHDHHSPIO
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The Heritage Emergency National Task Force has a compiled list of links from its members and other stakeholders that are relevant to Coronavirus (CoVid-19). You can access the site with a list of helpful sites by clicking here.
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