FYI,   Just sharing this in case you might be interested. T. Thomas Fortune is a character in the HBO series The Gilded Age. ~Sharon   -----------------------------------------   *The New Jersey Center for the Book Will Present Its Literary Landmark Award to the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center in Red Bank, New Jersey* The New Jersey Center for the Book (NJCB), an affiliate of the United States Library of Congress, will bestow its coveted Literary Landmark Award upon the T. Thomas Fo ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, together with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information, is honored to welcome the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture presented by bestselling and award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia. Last held in Pittsburgh in 1989, the ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture is an annual event geared toward adults who work with children and/or who have an interest in children’s ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   I’m just passing this opportunity along. I know some NJ library staff have attended in the past. ~Sharon --------------------------   Hello Teen-Serving Librarians! It’s thaaaat time again! Whaaaat time? Time to register for the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) Teen Services Meetup on April 30! It’s free (bring your own lunch), it’s informative (we invite librarians from five states), and it’s fun (last year we had live goats)! See all the details below. As always, ...Continue Reading

**please excuse the cross postings**  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me off list at jfit...@sclibnj.org. Thank you! :)____ __ __ Standing Up for Intellectual Freedom - Tell Us Your Stories____ The rise in attacks and challenges on library collections and programs have led to unwarranted attacks on library workers – but New Jersey library workers set an example every day by their steadfast determination in support of intellectual freedom. ____  ____ The NJLA Intellectu ...Continue Reading

*FYI,* *_ _* *_Summer Reading Workshops for Public Library Staff - Registration Open_* The Statewide Summer Reading Committee’s 2024 Summer Reading Workshops for public library staff will be held: Friday, March 1st – Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill (in-person) Friday, March 8th – Livingston Public Library (in-person) Wednesday, March 13th  – Virtual Idea Sharing  (10 am – noon) The in-person workshops will start at 10 am, with registration at 9:30 am. The virtual session will start at 10 a ...Continue Reading

Just forwarding this in case anyone’s interested.   ~Sharon     All the best, *Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers)*/Youth Services Specialist/ /Library Development Bureau/*New Jersey State Library* *P.*  609-278-2640 x116    *E.*  sraw...@njstatelib.org*W. * www.njstatelib.org   185 West State StreetP.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625 *From:* Pamela Gunter <pamg...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Sunday, February 25, 2024 4:36 PM*To:* NJASL-Members <njas.. ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings Miss Rumphius Award – Deadline to Apply March 15, 2024    The New Jersey Center for the Book proudly presents the annual /Miss Rumphius Award, /based upon the title character of the National Book Award winner by Barbara Cooney. In the spirit of Miss Rumphius, we seek to amplify the work of exemplary librarians, library staff, library students, and school librarians who implement creative and engaging programs to improve their environments. We hope the /Miss Rumphi ...Continue Reading

FYI,   See Read Aloud Month information below. Just sharing for informational purposes only.   ~Sharon   All the best, *Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers)*/Youth Services Specialist/ /Library Development Bureau/*New Jersey State Library* *P.*  609-278-2640 x116    *E.*  sraw...@njstatelib.org*W. * www.njstatelib.org   185 West State StreetP.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625 *From:* Kendle Bryan <ken...@readaloud.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, Febru ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I’m just passing this along for informational purposes only. ~Sharon ____________________   I am the editor in chief of Ig Publishing (www.igpub.com). Ig is a New York-based award-winning independent press dedicated to publishing original literary fiction and political nonfiction. Our IgKids imprint publishes a carefully curated list of children's picture books and middle grade titles.    In May, we are publishing an illustrated middle grade book for kids ages 9-13, */Hand ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Public Library Staff,   This is a reminder that your suggestions for the slogan for the 2027 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) theme of /Mystery/Detective/Suspense/ and a new theme for 2028 are due *Feb. 16, 2024*. Please submit your suggestions here: https://forms.gle/ertcz2EMkqtvcVC49.   *Some tips for themes and slogan suggestions:* *--*Adaptable for all ages (children to adults) --Translatable into Spanish --Avoid puns and wordplay --Catchy, memorable, c ...Continue Reading