FYI,   Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS) Initiative Has the lasting impact of the pandemic had you reevaluating traditional services and programs? Does “equity” feel too big to tackle by yourself? Consider being a part of Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS). BEBS is an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) *grant-funded national initiative* focused on assisting public library staff in gaining the skills necessary to work with systematically marginalized communities. The NJ State Library is ...Continue Reading

FYI,   *_NJ State Library Awarded Grant to Help Prepare NJ Schools & Libraries for Upcoming Information Literacy Learning Standards_* The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, has announced a partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, and LibraryLinkNJ, to help New Jersey’s K-12 public schools and libraries prepare for the state’s forthcoming information literacy standards. *Click here to read the press release* ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   Sorry that I didn’t send this out sooner. It was in CSLP’s August newsletter. CSLP is doing a program submission contest for ideas for 2026’s Dinosaur theme with the slogan “Unearth a Story” with artwork by artist Kaylani Juanita. The details are below and also found here: https://www.cslpreads.org/submit-a-programming-idea/.    *DINOSAUR ALERT!*   Help us Unearth a Story for our 2026 summer reading theme by submitting your brilliant, fun, and "dinotas ...Continue Reading

FYI,   The State Library of North Carolina has generously offered to share their Leap Into Science online interactive learning modules to all library staff in any state through Niche Academy. There are 3 curriculum training modules available in the online modules: Balance, Light & Shadow, and Wind.   Developed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Leap into Science is a national program designed to build interest and skills in science and literacy for children ages 3 – 10 and thei ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   My colleagues from Hunger Free NJ shared this with me and asked that I share it with you.   Hunger Free New Jersey (HFNJ), in partnership with the Office of the Food Security Advocate, has launched a statewide school meal application outreach campaign to encourage parents to complete and submit the new “School Meal and Summer EBT Application”.    To that end, HFNJ has developed a School Meal Application outreach tool kit which contains: -social media graph ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings *_ _* *FYI,* *_ _* ***__* *_ _* *_Consider joining a CSLP committee!_*_ _ Our committees are the engine that keeps CSLP moving forward, and vibrant committees lead to a vibrant CSLP. That is why we invite all member public library staff members to join a committee annually. Only through your input can we continue to improve.   Sign-ups for 2025 CSLP Committees are open until October 15. While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just sharing this information with you: The 2026 Children's Literature Lecture Award Committee welcomes nominations for lecturers to present the 2026 Children's Literature Lecture! Please review the Children's Literature Lecture Award terms & criteria before nominating an individual for consideration. Due to time constraints, the nomination form closes Wednesday, September 18th. Thank you! ------------------------------ Casey O'Leary School Librarian Indianapolis Public Sch ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just passing this information along:   We, at the Center for Digital Literacy, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, hope you will share our newest free and engaging resources for school and public librarians who are interested in creating/sponsoring invention education resources for their young patrons. I am providing some information about these resources and where to find them below, as well as a flyer that can be sent out to your elementary-level school and children’s services public ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Everyone,   At the CSLP Annual Meeting last week in Denver, we responded to your suggestions for the 2027 slogan to go with theme of Mystery/Detective/Suspense and for your ideas for the 2028 theme for all ages.   All the state representatives voted and the winners for all ages are: The slogan for 2027 is “/Mysteries Await at Your Library/” The theme for 2028 is “Mythical Creatures” Thank you to all of you who filled out the surveys asking for your input or who atte ...Continue Reading

Please see the attached job postings for a part-time Youth Services Librarian and part-time Adult Services Librarian at the Piscataway Public Library. Please share with anyone who might be interested. -- Erica Krivopal  Supervisor of Youth Services Piscataway Public Library  732-463-1633 ekri...@piscatawaylibrary.org piscatawaylibrary.org /(she/her)/ ...Continue Reading