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REMINDER: There’s still room to sign up for the 2020 Summer Reading Workshops (except Wayne location) and to Apply for the Best Practices in Early Literacy or Miss Rumphius Awards

 

Register for the 2020 Summer Reading Workshops, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

● Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Mullica Hill Branch of the Gloucester County Library System

● Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Bernards Township Library

● Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Wayne Public Library (Filled)

● Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Monroe Township Public Library (Middlesex County)

 

This year we have more teen and adult ideas than ever! Have some old prizes that you just cannot get rid of? Participate in our Incentive Swap! Bring your old prizes and walk away with something new. Do not miss out on this wonderful opportunity to get a head start on your summer planning. Register for the workshops on our website: https://njsummerreading.org/ . Access to our website requires authorization, so if you do not currently have a user name and password, make sure you sign up for one before registering. Questions? Please email ...@gmail.com" 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;">njla...@gmail.com.

 

2020 Best Practices in Early Literacy Awards – Deadline to apply is March 6, 2020

The New Jersey State Library is accepting applications from public libraries for the annual Best Practices in Early Literacy Award. The award honors up to four outstanding public libraries that currently provide exemplary literacy programs for children from birth to six years, their families and caregivers. The award provides a $1,000 honorarium, a certificate, and promotion of the winning library as a model program for other libraries. The winning libraries will be honored during the State Librarian's Breakfast at the 2020 NJLA Conference at Harrah's in Atlantic City. The deadline to apply is March 6, 2020. To apply, please complete and submit the application form after consulting the award guidelines. To see a list of previous winners, go to the following webpage and click on Award Brochures, then under New Jersey State Library Awards (for 2017 – 2019 winners) or under Best Practices in Early Literacy (for 2014-2016 winners). Those who applied last year but did not win can re-apply with the same program as long as it was held within the past two years. Libraries who have won twice previously are not eligible to apply. Please contact Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJ State Library, ...@njstatelib.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;">sraw...@njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 ext. 116 if you have any questions.

 

2020 Miss Rumphius Award! – Deadline Extended to March 6, 2020

The New Jersey Center for the Book is seeking nominations for its 2020 Miss Rumphius Award. 

Based on the title character of Barbara Cooney’s book, Miss Rumphius, winner of the National Book Award in 1983, this Award honors public librarians, school media specialists, and educators who are stellar in spreading ideas about literacy. The extended deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, March 6, 2020. The nominee must be employed in New Jersey as a professional librarian, library staff member, certified educator, or teacher assistant, and must have developed creative activities to enhance learning and literacy.  The activity should be collaborative, innovative, and able to be replicated by other librarians and educators. The nominee must be willing to help produce her or his program for other classrooms and/or libraries. A monetary amount of $200.00 and a NJCFB Miss Rumphius Award certificate will be presented to the recipient in 2020. 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.

Please submit your nomination (self-nominations are accepted) for the Miss Rumphius Award to Carol Phillips (...@gmail.com" 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">carolphillipslibrarian@gmail....@gmail.com" 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">com). 

If you have any questions, contact Carol Phillips, (...@gmail.com" 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">carolphillipslibrarian@gmail....@gmail.com" 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">com) or visit the NJCFB website: njcenterforthebook.org.

 

 

~Sharon

 

Best,

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

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 - phone

609-278-2650 - fax

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