FYI,

Dear Librarians,   

This is a reminder that  The New Jersey Center for the Book is  
currently seeking nominations for its 2012 Miss Rumphius Award.    

As another school season is about to begin, please give thought to nominating  
yourself or someone you collaborate with for this New Jersey Center For the  
Book award. 

 
Based on the title character of Barbara Cooney's wonderful book, Miss  
Rumphius, which won the National Book Award in 1983, this award honors  
librarians, school media specialists, and educators who are stellar in  
spreading ideas and literacy. 

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, November 2, 2012. The  
nominee must be employed in New Jersey as a professional librarian or  
certified educator, and must have developed creative activities  
using Internet resources for learning and literacy.  The activity should be  
collaborative, innovative, and able to be replicated by other librarians and  
educators.

Please consider nominating yourself or someone you know.

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The nominee must be willing to help produce his or her program for other  
classrooms and/or libraries. The award will be presented at the New Jersey  
Association of School Librarians conference at the Ocean Place Spa and  
Resort, Long Branch on Nov. 30 or Dec.1, 2012.

The nomination shall include: the full name of the nominee and the place of  
employment; shall describe the activity or program in complete detail; shall  
describe the setting in which it takes place; shall indicate the  
collaborative aspects; shall indicate the innovative aspects of the program  
or activity and indicate how it can be replicated; shall include the full  
name and title of the nominator with address, email, phone number and fax  
number; shall include a letter of support from an administrator, from a  
former or current student, from a client or patron, or from a member of the  
staff..

*Nominations will be accepted until **Friday, November 2, 2012** 

Send to: Dagmar Finkle, 7 Bond Avenue, Lavallette, NJ 08735-2109   

Questions?  email: ...@verizon.net">dfin...@verizon.net 

*Miss Rumphius Award Winners: 

2007  Jacqueline E. Gould, Clearview Regional School; 

2008  Michelle Marhefka, Clearview Middle School; 

2010  Dana Sheridan, Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University;  

2011 Kim Zito, Crossroads Middle School, South Brunswick   

Forwarded by:

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Consultant

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2640 ext. 116 - phone

609-278-2650 - fax