Town of Hampton - Lane Memorial Library

THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
The Friends of the Library continue to be an energetic, positive force for the Library! Thank you
Friends! They were responsible in 2006 for a reception for current and former trustees during
National Library Week; the purchase of all of our museum passes; the funding for programs such as
Peter Fletcher, classical guitarist, and Wayne from Maine; a donation of large print books in memory
of the Director’s mother; new furniture in the Children’s Room; and fundraising via book sales, bake
sales, and craft sales for new materials for the Library. In conjunction with the Children’s Room and
Centre School, the Friends invite all first grade students to come to a children’s book sale. They have
a tour of the children’s library which includes telling them how to get a library card if they don’t have
one; they attend a story time; and the big attraction is they are each given a quarter and allowed to pick
out and buy their own book at their reading level.
Trustees:
The Library was happy to have the support and assistance of an active Board of Trustees. The Board,
which meets the third Thursday of each month, consists of Sara Casassa, Bob Frese, Judy Geller, Mary
Lou Heran ,Bridgit Valgenti and Alternates Dot Gooby and Linda Sadlock.
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine Redden, Director
- MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSION -
Late in 2005, with the threat of another default budget being passed at the 2006
Town Meeting, the commission opted to obtain signatures for a citizen’s petition
for the funds needed to carry out a full- season larviciding program, and for
adulticiding from late July into September, when the mosquitoes that are
known carriers of West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis
(EEE) are most active. Fortunately for the residents and visitors of Hampton,
this article passed overwhelmingly. As a result, the funds were available when, in mid-July, the State
declared all of Rockingham County a “public health threat” for the spread of the previously mentioned
arboviral diseases, and our contractor was able to do the adulticiding (road-side spraying) that had
been removed by the Selectmen from the previous year’s budget.
Due to the number of human cases of EEE in NH, the State Legislature passed HB1464 in the spring
of 2006. This bill was designed to assist cities and towns with their battles against the mosquito
population, and is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services. In a nutshell, it
provides for up to 25% reimbursement of the mosquito-abatement funds expended by a municipality
once that municipality has been determined to be a “health threat”. In addition, the city or town must
deliver, and DHHS must approve, a “comprehensive mosquito control plan” and complete an
application for funds showing why funding assistance is necessary, along with proof of the money
already expended. We are happy to report that, with the assistance of our Town Health
Officer/Building Inspector/Code Enforcer, Mr. Kevin Schultz, we were able to complete all the steps
necessary to apply for the available funds, and DHHS approved our request, in the amount of $9,799.
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