Job Posting: Youth Services/STEAM Librarian Apologies in advance for cross posting. Come work at Middlesex Public Library! We're looking to hire a Youth Services/STEAM Librarian. Job description attached. Thanks, Chrissy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chrissy George Director Middlesex Public Library 1300 Mountain Avenue   Middlesex, NJ  08846 Ph. 732.356.6602 www.middlesexlibrarynj.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current ...Continue Reading

Fwd: Society of Illustrators event For those who might be interested in this upcoming eventAmy SearsHead of Youth ServicesTeaneck Public Library840 Teaneck RdTeaneck, NJ 07666amy....@teaneck.bccls.org 201-837-4171 x4www.teanecklibrary.org*2018 READING PICTURES* *The Artist’s Voice and Vocabulary in Picture Books* * * *Monday, November 12, 2018 * *from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm * *at the Society of Illustrators, * *128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY* * * *Join us for an in-depth exploratio ...Continue Reading

*Poetry Indeed!* Based on the success the students of New Jersey have had in the Library of Congress /Letters about Literature/ contest, the New Jersey Center for the Book will host an event, *POETRY INDEED!* on October 26, 2018, from 1 to 4 PM at the Livingston College Student Center of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in Piscataway. The event is free and open to the public. *POETRY INDEED!* will showcase students’ work in finding their voice through the use of poetry.  By empowering the printe ...Continue Reading

MentorNJ Technology Meetup / Friday Oct, 19th (10am-12pm) / Cherry Hill Public Library Hi all,Please excuse cross posting.The next MentorNJ Technology Meetup will be taking place at the Cherry Hill Public Library (1100 Kings Highway) on *Friday, Oct 19th from 10am-12pm.* For those unfamiliar, here is description of the MentorNJ initiative : MentorNJ: Linking Library Staff Statewide is a result of the MentorNJ Project funded by the New Jersey State Library and LibraryLinkNJ, in order to serve as a gateway to librar ...Continue Reading

FYI, *_ _* *_Statistics for the 2018 Statewide Summer Reading Program  Due October 12th_* All public libraries are required to submit their 2018 summer reading program statistics by October 12th using this link. If your library keeps track of reading using something different from the number of books read, such as hours or minutes, please convert the number using this formula: 1 book = 1 hour (or 60 minutes), 1 book = 100 pages, 1 day = 8 books. Please Note: Libraries will not receive summer reading m ...Continue Reading

FYI, The /STAR Net /team is thrilled to partner with the Collaborative Summer Learning Program (CSLP) to share activities and resources in support of CSLP’s 2019 space theme, “A Universe of Stories” in public libraries. Please join STAR Net and CSLP for our upcoming webinar to help you begin planning! When: Oct 23, 2018 3:00 PM EST (US and Canada) Topic: Bringing A Universe of Stories to Your Library Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dw-lGu_CR5ewi9UERowrqQ Are you read ...Continue Reading

Free professional development workshops Hi, Everyone, I don’t know if the message that Susan Conlon sent out yesterday on this listserv about several free professional development workshops in Princeton were easy to access. Just in case, I’m attaching the same information in a document about these workshops: one regarding historical context and impact of the shared history non-Native communities have with Indigenous peoples in New Jersey both past & present and the other called /Spotlight on Contemporary An ...Continue Reading

FYI, The /STAR Net /team is thrilled to partner with the Collaborative Summer Learning Program (CSLP) to share activities and resources in support of CSLP’s 2019 space theme, “A Universe of Stories” in public libraries. Please join STAR Net and CSLP for our upcoming webinar to help you begin planning! When: Oct 23, 2018 3:00 PM EST (US and Canada) Topic: Bringing A Universe of Stories to Your Library Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dw-lGu_CR5ewi9UERowrqQ Are you read ...Continue Reading

fw: Dyslexic Librarian's Alliance Hello all, I sent this out over the summer and I'm still looking for ten participants. Please email me or call for more information and to get your name on my list! Brianne M. Mintz Children's Librarian Springfield Free Public Library 66 Mountain Avenue Springfield, NJ 07081 (973) 376 4930 (ext. 232)  bmi...@sfplnj.org www.sfplnj.org *From*: "Brie Mintz" <bmi...@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> *Sent*: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 10:12 AM *To*: njy...@njstatelib ...Continue Reading

Free professional development workshops Sharing info on two upcoming professional development workshops:Decolonizing the Classroom*Thursday October 44:00 pm - 6:30 pm/*Updike Farmstead354 Quaker Road - PrincetonEventsMap data ©2018 GoogleTerms of UseLocationUpdike Farmstead, Princeton NJTeachers will learn the historical context and impact of the shared history non-Native communities have with Indigenous peoples in New Jersey, both past and present. Videos featuring contemporary Native American Chiefs will be sho ...Continue Reading