Hi Sharon,

What information is available regarding the Symposium stated below?  Is these more information? (This is taken from the NJLA Young Adult Section Meeting on January 28, 2011 at South Brunswick Public Library.)

SAVE THE DATE: The New Literacies: Culture, Communication and Collaboration: An Early Literacy Symposium \x96 May 13, 2011

The New Jersey State Library is sponsoring an Early Literacy Symposium on May 13, 2011 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. This day-long program is for educators, librarians, caregivers and other professionals from organizations that provide early literacy training for children from birth to age 8. Lesley Mandel Morrow, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Literacy at Rutgers University and Chair, Department of Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education will be the keynote speaker. Other partners for this event include Head Start, the NJ Department of Education, NJPIRC at Prevent Child Abuse NJ, the Puerto Rican Action Board, New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, The Construction Industry Advancement Program of NJ, NJ After 3 and the Jersey City Public Schools Early Childhood Department. Registration information will be available soon. For further information contact Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, New Jersey State Library, sraw...@njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 ext. 116.

Thanks for your help,

Kim Luke

Youth Services Librarian

Hightstown Memorial Public Library

Mercer County Library System

114 Franklin St.

Hightstown, NJ 08520

609-448-1474

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