FYI, I’m just sharing this request to complete this survey, if anyone’s interested.  ~~~~ Sharon Hello- Are you a *school or public youth services librarian* who has graduated from a library and/or information science master’s degree program *in the last 5 years?* If so, we would love to hear from you about how well you feel your master’s program prepared you for your job. If you are interested in participating, you can click below to navigate to the online survey. The survey is completely anonymous and sho ...Continue Reading

Forwarding a response that didn't go through. ~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 CSLP 2016-2017 President Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Brie Mintz <bmi...@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> Date: 3/20/19 4:01 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NJ YAC <njy...@njstatelib.org>, Liz H ...Continue Reading

Re: Early/intermediate chapter book section We did that a few years ago and it has proved to be popular.  We call it "Chapter Books" and put a sign describing the section as books for grades 2-4. We got "Chapter Book" stickers from Demco and put those on the books. The paperbacks are interfiled but still have the sticker. We found the kids were asking for  "Chapter Books" as a format. Our section is shelved in the same area as our longer Juvenile Fiction.Amy SearsHead of Youth ...Continue Reading

Early/intermediate chapter book section Hi all, I am exploring the possibility of creating a new children's section in between Easy Readers and Juvenile Fiction for early chapter books with larger font, more pictures, and fewer pages than the longer chapter books.  Do you have a section like this in your library? If so, what do you call it? First chapters? Intermediate?  Thank you in advance for your response! All the best, Liz Hoens Liz Hoens Children's Librarian Rahway Public Library 2 City Hall Plaza ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone, I know many of you are also participating in NJ Makers Day on Saturday March 23rd, but if not, I’m just sharing a STEM program at Kinnelon Public Library that’s being conducted by a high school student. The flyer is attached. (/I’m sending this out for informational purposes only and not endorsing this product or service/). Thanks. ~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 ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross-postings * * *FYI,* *_ _* *_Apply for the 2019 Best Practices in Early Literacy Awards – Deadline Extended to March 15, 2019_* The New Jersey State Library is accepting _application forms_ for the annual Best Practices in Early Literacy Award. The award honors up to four outstanding public libraries that currently provide exemplary literacy programs for children from birth to six years, their families and caregivers. The award provides a $1,000 honorarium, a certificate, and prom ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone, A colleague of mine is doing a research study with public library staff who work with children/youth/teens.  She’d love to get as many responses as possible from as many places as possible.  A lofty goal, I know!  She’s interested in hearing from you as library staff about how you think about your jobs. It’s a 5-10 minute survey.  It should be fun – there’s even a drawing part if you’re artistic because the survey has a drawing component – it may be easier to do on a smart phone o ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross postings.   The NJ State Summer Reading Committee’s 2019 Workshop season has officially kicked off, and we still have spots available for Mullica Hill (3/15), Franklin Township in Somerset (3/18), and Monroe Township (3/25). Not signed up yet?  What are you waiting for?  Here are our top reasons to attend: 1.        Less work for you.  Our awesome committee members have put together a wide variety of programming ideas for all different ages ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone, A colleague of mine is doing a research study with public library staff who work with children/youth/teens.  She’d love to get as many responses as possible from as many places as possible.  A lofty goal, I know!  She’s interested in hearing from you as library staff about how you think about your jobs. It’s a 5-10 minute survey.  It should be fun – there’s even a drawing part if you’re artistic because the survey has a drawing component – it may be easier to do on a smart phone o ...Continue Reading

FYI, Just sharing this information. ~Sharon _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My name is Sherin Motawea and I am promoting my educational ancient Egypt exhibit and classes called: “*Meet the Pharaohs”.* I have a Master of Arts in Museum and Heritage Studies from the U.K. Previously, I was the head of the Museums Department in Egypt for many years.  I have since moved to the United States and have started to use m ...Continue Reading