Please excuse cross posting Just forwarding this along. ~Sharon Best, Sharon Rawlins, MLS Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 - phone 609-278-2650 - fax /Pronouns: she/her/hers/ Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: *From:* Kate-Lynn Brown <kbr...@piscatawaylibrary.org>*Date:* September 16, 2019 at 10:38:49 AM EDT*To:* njla...@njlamembers.org*Subject:* *[njla-ya] ...Continue Reading

FYI, _Employment Opportunity_ _Job Description: Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Office Administrator_ We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed individual who is excited to join a hard-working, mission-driven team. This is a challenging position involving strong customer service skills, planning, office skills, technology, and financial knowledge. You must act as a positive agent of change and consistently demonstrate the ability to adapt to the changes; juggle and manage competing tasks and dema ...Continue Reading

*Youth Services Forum, Monday, October 7, 2019 – Online Registration Open!* **The /Annual Youth Services Forum: Youth Services are Lit!/, is a/ /day of hot topics and issues in library services to children and young adults, sponsored by The NJ State Library, The New Jersey Library Association and New Jersey Association of School Librarians. It will be held on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Monroe Township Public Library from 8:45 am - 3:00 pm.   Some of the scheduled sessions in ...Continue Reading

Greetings!   Please pardon the cross postings.   If you are a current member of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, please read on.  If you are not, feel free to delete.   Is it time for a “sabbatical” to recharge your experiences at work?  You should consider applying for the Bechtel Fellowship.  Note the change in terms.  It is now for study “up to four weeks” and prorated at $1,000 per week up t ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   *Youth Services Forum, Monday, October 7, 2019 – Online Registration Open!* **The /Annual Youth Services Forum: Youth Services are Lit!/, is a/ /day of hot topics and issues in library services to children and young adults, sponsored by The NJ State Library, The New Jersey Library Association and New Jersey Association of School Librarians. It will be held on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Monroe Township Public Library from 8:45 am - 3:00 pm. &nbs ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone,   Please see the message below concerning when registration will open for the 2019 Youth Services Forum on Monday, Oct. 7th at the Monroe Township Public Library. When Pat lets me and Sandi know it’s open, I’ll send out the announcement to let you know.   ~Sharon Best regards,   Sharon Rawlins, MLS Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 609-278-2650 – fax /Pronouns: ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings * * *FYI,* * * *Girls Who Code Free Clubs in NJ Application Open for 2019-20 School Year*   Girls Who Code is an international non-profit working to close the gender gap in technology.  We offer FREE after-school Clubs for grades 3-12. No computer science experience is required to run a Club.  We offer 3-5 grade Clubs and also 6-12 grade Clubs.  You can start more than one Club if you like. The application for the 2019-20 school year is open. Please submit the ...Continue Reading

Sharon, can you share this flyer with the NJYAC librarian list? This free family festival offers stories for kids and adults -- in a fun historical farm site!  Thanks! Carol Simon Levin 908 361-6519  tellingherstories.com_ carolsimonlevin.blogspot.com “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” /~  ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I’m forwarding this email to anyone in a public library who might be willing to answer this survey.   ~Sharon Dear Library Staff Member,   We are a group of researchers from Rutgers University, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Kentucky conducting a survey about library staff experiences with and attitudes towards drag queen storytimes.   Drag queen storytimes are a type of children’s programming that is becoming increasingly common in libraries. During these events, d ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone,   Public libraries are considered afterschool organizations so that’s why I’m sharing this information with you in case you’re interested. You do have to register for the site for the free KIND snacks (while supplies last) but even if it’s too late for that, it may be useful for you to see some of the other organizations in your area and the possible partnership opportunities (you don’t have to register first to see these). Piscataway Public Library has listed a teen program under events.   ~Sh ...Continue Reading