From: Sharon Rawlins <sraw...@njstatelib.org>
Subject: [njyac] re: Children's librarians' comments needed on role you play in early childhood education
To: njy...@njstatelib.org
Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 10:35 PM

Hi Emily,

Yes, this is just early literacy. I wish it also included older children as well but it doesn't.

Best,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS
Youth Services Consultant
Library Development Bureau
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



-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Crowell [...@eopl.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ecro...@eopl.org">mailto:ecro...@eopl.org]
Sent: Mon 6/6/2011 5:19 PM
To: NJ YAC
Subject: [njyac] re: Children's librarians' comments needed on role you play in early childhood education

Hello,

It looks as though this is limited to early literacy ?? I ask because there are so many middle school/teen students with limited literacy skills. Many of these teens are starting to lose the skills they may have had as younger children, because they refuse to continue to read and/or have difficulty doing so. It is truly troubling. A funded literacy coach in the library, to reach kids where they are hanging out anyway, and to formulate programming in conjunction with librarians, would be an incredible resource.

Emily Crowell
Teen Librarian
East Orange Public Library
21 S. Arlington Ave.
East Orange, NJ 07018
ecro...@eopl.org
973-266-5633/7049/


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From: "Sharon Rawlins" <sraw...@njstatelib.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 4:55 PM
To: njy...@njstatelib.org
Subject: [njyac] Children's librarians' comments needed on role you play in early childhood education



Hi Everyone,

I received this message from the Exec. Director of ALSC (ALA's Association of Library Service to Children). It's vital that you, as children's librarians' in public libraries, add your comments about the vital role you play in early childhood education activities in your libraries to the US Dept. of Education's Regional Advisory Committees that have been established to collect information on educational needs in the US . There are talking points below that you can use to let them know just how important the role libraries play in early childhood education.

Your comments have to be provided before the regional meetings and the ones for NJ start this week. There is one scheduled for Thursday, June 9th from 1 - 3 PM and another one Thursday, June 16th from 1 - 3 PM.

Please pass this along to your colleagues so as many voices can be heard as possible.

Thanks!


Best,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS
Youth Services Consultant
New Jersey 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
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From: Aimee Strittmatter [...@ala.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:astr...@ala.org">mailto:astr...@ala.org]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 3:33 PM
To: Aimee Strittmatter
Subject: Youth Librarian comments needed on regional education assessments



Dear State Youth Consultant:
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Education announced the establishment of 10 Regional Advisory Committees (RAC) to collect information on the educational needs across the country. Together, they will compile the information to create a report that will outline educational needs across the various regions and recommend ways to effectively address those needs and submit to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan no later than Aug. 1, 2011.  It is vitally important that the report clearly state libraries are an essential key partner in early education.  Doing so positions libraries as eligible entities for funding in future education-related legislation.
For a very brief time, RACs are soliciting comments and information from librarians, state and local educators, school officials, business leaders, state education agencies, parents, the community and others.
We need you and the children's librarians in your state to comment on the role they play in early childhood education activities in their regions using the talking points below.  To comment, visit http://www.seiservices.com/rac/ and select the appropriate region.  It is essential that comments be made prior to your RAC's first meeting (some start as early as this week, details in the federal register link below).
The RACs will each hold two meetings, to be convened via webinar. Registration for each meeting will be open two weeks prior to the scheduled date and time of the meeting. Visit http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/05/25/2011-12958/regional-advisory-committees-open-meetings#p-41 to view the dates of your region's webinars.
Meeting 1: The RACs will (1) review input received from stakeholders and, based on the information received, deliberate and make recommendations about the critical education needs of the region. The RACs will also (2) recommend how those educational needs could best be addressed.
Meeting 2: RAC members will meet to deliberate on and finalize the education needs assessment report for their region.
The public may register for any of the webinar meetings through the Regional Advisory Committee Web site at http://www.seiservices.com/rac/. The number of public registrations is limited to 300, and registration requests will be accommodated on a first-come first-served basis. Due to time constraints, there will not be an opportunity for public comment during the webinars.  A summary of each meeting will be available online at http://www.seiservices.com/rac/ within fourteen days of the final meeting for public inspection.
Talking Points:
\xB7         Public libraries exist (bricks and mortar) in almost every community and are primed to connect with parents before their children start school, serving as the parent's first teacher.  In fact, children's librarians reach and work with families and children in over 17,000 public libraries and 99,000 school libraries across the nation.
\xB7         Children's librarians are positioned to work with families across all socioeconomic statuses and cultural backgrounds.
\xB7         With the help of well-funded public libraries and pre-kindergarten programs, children's librarians are positioned to reach children before they start school and help develop their early literacy skills.  Reading is an essential life skill and learning to read begins at birth, before school.

\xB7         Children's librarians are motivators and help children develop their love of lifelong learning.
\xB7         The public library effectively engages in providing early literacy parent education and works with community partners to do so.


    Public libraries have early education resources and materials that will assist parents in becoming effective teachers for their children right from birth.
    Also, don't forget your own personal activities and impact stories are helpful too!  Talk about your work with schools, parent outreach, success stories, etc.
    Additional advocacy talking points may be found here: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/advocacyuniversity/additup/0to5/anntk_public.cfm


The press release about the RACs, including names of committee members, by region, can be found at: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-establishes-regional-advisory-committees-first-meeting-m
Thank you for your assistance!

Aimee Strittmatter, Executive Director
Association for Library Service to Children
50 E Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2163 (tel)| 312-280-5271 (fax)  |  astr...@ala.org




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