I’m forwarding this for informational purposes only, if anyone’s interested in participating. ~Sharon   Hello,   Is teen mental health something you are thinking about? Would you like to gain skills in building positive teen well-being? As a part of the IMLS-funded /Nourishing Minds/ initiative, The Seattle Public Library is seeking six U.S. public libraries to participate in a series of activities over the next year that will give library staff the opportunity to: Build strategies for proactively creating ...Continue Reading

*Bechtel Fellowship - Apply Now*   /Now is the time to get lost in a good book (or a few thousand of them)! Applications for the Bechtel Fellowship are now being accepted. / /The Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship provides a grant up to $7,500 to a qualified children's librarian to spend up to four weeks reading and studying at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville. The Baldwin Library contains a special collection of 130, ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just passing the information below along 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:* Kathryn Weidener <kwei...@comcast.net> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 12, 2023 ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone,   Just a few updates to share from various organizations, like CSLP, YALSA, etc. * * *Spotlight News – Hoboken Book Sanctuary* At a time when books are being challenged across the country for LGBTQ-related and other content, Hoboken City Council has voted to designate Hoboken a sanctuary city for books. Joanna Gagis has a report on what exactly that means. Check out the story here. *Book Fest@ Bank Street* The Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Presents: Virtual BookFest @ Bank Stre ...Continue Reading

Good evening Sharon, While I know this isn't something that can be done for this year's survey, I wanted to ask if it was possible for future surveys to have the option to email our responses (this is an auto feature in google forms).  In the case of my library (and many other local libraries), my director requires a copy of the survey for their state report. As is, the only way to receive a copy with the answers filled out is to print each individual section. In years prior, if I forgot to do so, I would then hav ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings * * *2023 Summer Reading Program Survey Deadline Sept. 8th* Attention all public library staff who played an active role in administering 2023 summer library programming! Please fill out the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) summer reading survey. This survey was created so CSLP can better assess the usefulness of the materials offered by the program on a national level to better serve you, CSLP public library members! The deadline to complete the survey is *September 8, 2023 ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI, Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) Program for NJ Libraries With funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Space Science Institute, through its *Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL)* program*,* has provided the NJ State Library with solar science kits, and information and activities to share with public libraries for their library patrons. Public libraries are encouraged to borrow these kits, *click to learn more a ...Continue Reading

FYI, Every Child a Reader is inviting libraries to apply to have Meg Medina to come to your public and school library for an author visit as she begins her second year of travel as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. They will begin accepting proposals for 2024 on September 6 and closing on October 5. Because the proposal form is extensive and requires that a school and public library work in partnership for an event, they invite you to review and begin gathering your proposal details now. Visit the ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I am sharing this request on behalf of Emily Witkowski, Teen Services Supervisor at the Hunterdon County Library System.   They have received a Project Award from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative to develop a pilot training module for youth-serving public library staff about fitness/health and expanding the fitness/health offerings in their facility. To help guide them in the development of that training, they have set up a survey to ask youth-serving public library staff some questions a ...Continue Reading

FYI, *SEEKING LIBRARY WORKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN SURVEY ON * *PERCEPTIONS OF IMMIGRANT ACCULTURATION* * * Library workers in the U.S. are welcome to participate in a 20-minute survey, and respondents will have the option to take part in a 20-30 minute follow-up interview study. Interviews will be transcribed and audio recorded, and participants in the interviews will earn a $25 Tango card to be distributed in 2-4 weeks. The data from the study will contribute to the improved knowledg ...Continue Reading