Hi, Everyone,

 

I know not all of you are members of the NJLA’s Diversity & Outreach section so I’m passing their announcement along to you in youth services in public libraries. They are hoping to get PSAs from a wide variety of library workers of color who work with all ages in their public libraries.

 

~Sharon

 

All the best,

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2640 ext. 116

609-278-2650 – fax

 

 

 

 

 

Hello all, happy Friday! We just wanted to remind everyone that we are still taking submissions for our PSA. We’re editing a video together of the experiences of library workers of color and we’re about halfway to our goal, so please consider participating. The prompts are below and the technical specification are attached. When you’re ready to submit, you can upload your files here. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Sharon Owens (...@npl.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">sow...@npl.org), who’s leading this project for us!

 

Also, we are still taking submissions for our Fine Free Survey. We want as much data as possible to build the best case possible, so if your library is fine free, we want to hear from you! The deadline is March 7^th. If you have any questions or ideas, please don't hesitate to reach out to Subcommittee Chair Tanya Finney Estrada (...@pennsaukenlibrary.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">dire...@pennsaukenlibrary.org)!

 

And please spread the word, thanks!!

 

Best,

Jeff

 

 

1. Were you a mentor/mentee?
2. What barriers did you encounter?
3. What got you into librarianship?
4. Why do you stay in librarianship?
5. If you left librarianship, why did you leave?
6. What has been the best thing about being a librarian?
7. If you could change anything about librarianship, what would it be?

 

 

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Jeff Cupo

Diversity and Outreach Section President

 

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness."

-Seneca

 

 

 

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Jeff Cupo

Head of Information and Adult Services

Elizabeth Public Library

11 S. Broad St. Elizabeth, NJ 07202

908-354-6060 ext. 7223

jcu...@elizpl.org

www.elizpl.org

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