FYI, Happy Thursday!  Time is running out for the DOGOnews Library Edition promotion for NJ schools and libraries--/promotional offer expires on August 31st./* We all know that this next academic year is going to be different.  Are you considering adding more distance learning content that engages your students while supporting reading fluency? This is a top priority for school, district and library leaders with an urgency to implement and provide online content to support distance/remo ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, */SLJ Virtual Day of Dialog: (October 15, 2020) /*Now fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will keep you informed, inspired, and entertained. Resilient Together: Building School and Public Library Partnerships: Join Library Journal, School Library Journal, and school and public leaders from across the country for a three-week long virtual course on school district and public library partn ...Continue Reading

 FYI,   From an author & MLIS grad student who’s offering free virtual author visits:   Hello Everyone! As everyone is preparing for the new virtual school year, I just wanted to let you all know that I am currently booking FREE virtual author visits for this Fall 2020. More information at:  www.auntkatiesplace.com/virtualvisit The visit is entirely FREE (did I say free already? free, Free, FREE!) and I provide an interactive Zoom presentation for children ages pre-k through 7th grade ...Continue Reading

The panels from the July 30, 2020 Virtual Library Comics Convention are available to view if you missed watching the live sessions. See below.   ~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 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 609-278-2650 – fax / / *From:* Virtual Library Comic Convention <i...@biblioboard.com> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2020 2:57 PM ...Continue Reading

Call for Proposals! NJASL (NJ Association of School Librarians) Virtual Event   In lieu of our annual in-person conference, NJASL is committed to providing high-quality PD in a virtual event December 4-5, 2020. Please consider sharing the good work you do in the areas of: ❖ Social Justice ❖ Social / Emotional Learning ❖ Leadership and Advocacy ❖ Remote Learning   Submit your proposal by August 15, 2020 by completing this form. Non-member presenters will have to pay the $65 registration fee. Members attend fre ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Forwarding information about these upcoming webinars.   ~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 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 609-278-2650 – fax / / *From:* First Book Partnerships <part...@firstbook.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 4, 2020 2:05 PM*To:* Sharon Rawlins <sraw...@njstatelib.org>*Subject:* Join First Book f ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   (Just in case you haven’t already registered for this….I attend every year and it’s one of the highlights of the summer for me).   *_SLJTeen Live,  Our Voice, Our Time - Free Virtual Event, Wednesday, August 5th_*   Often thought of as quiet places, libraries are, in fact, hotbeds of passionate communication, dialogue, and activity. Young adult fiction has always been about finding and raising your voice. Like Greta Thunberg, Emma González, and other ...Continue Reading

Sorry, about that. The correct date is this Saturday, August 1, 2020.   ~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 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 609-278-2650 – fax / / *From:* Sharon Rawlins *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2020 3:33 PM*To:* NJ YAC <njy...@njstatelib.org>*Subject:* Virtual ALSC 101 Live! August 8th 7 PM ET FYI,   The ALSC Membership c ...Continue Reading

FYI,   The ALSC Membership committee invites you to join us this Saturday, Aug 1. at 4 PM (PST), 7 PM (EST) for Virtual ALSC 101, via Zoom!  ALSC 101, which is usually held every June at ALA Annual, is a great opportunity to learn more about ALSC, our current projects, and connect with others! This virtual event is free and you don't need to be a current member to attend.    You can register here and find more information about Saturday's event in this ALSC Blog Post.   Please fe ...Continue Reading

FYI,   In 1939, five Black men walked into the all-white Alexandria (Va.) Library and asked for library cards. When they were turned down, each of them silently took a seat and began reading. Learn how the library commemorated the 80th anniversary of this historic protest in a free webinar from ALA’s Public Programs Office / Programming Librarian.   *“ALA’s Excellence in Library Programming Award Presents: We Are the Alexandria Library Sit-In”* *Wednesday, August 5* *1-2 p.m. CT, 2-3 pm ET* *Cost: Free* &mi ...Continue Reading