FYI,   Bilingual Spanish/English Solar Science Kits Libraries with a large percentage of Spanish speakers (or patrons of Hispanic/Latinx descent) are invited to apply to receive a Solar Science kit from NASA@ My Library. Thirty libraries will receive a kit meant to support the October 2023 and April 2024 eclipses, and other astronomy/solar science activities. The draft kit list is as follows: 4.5" Dobsonian Telescope with solar filter and moon filter 2 ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Happy Summer! This is for you and for you to share with your communities: * * *2023 Statewide Summer Reading Program in New Jersey Public Libraries* * * Everyone of all ages is encouraged to read “All Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora” at their local public library this summer. * * This year’s summer reading theme for all ages is kindness/friendship/unity with artwork by Frank Morrison, whose many illustrated children’s books include RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, by Carole Bosto ...Continue Reading

ALA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation invite public libraries to apply for a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit, a collection of expertly vetted programming resources to help libraries offer financial education for children ages 3 to 12, both in the library and in children's homes. The programs will allow kids to create their own farm, participate in a puppet show, learn about adopting pets and become party planners, all while learning about personal finance topics like saving, spending and budgeting. ...Continue Reading

FYI, The NJ Stem Pathways Network shared this information that I’m passing along: CSI: How STEM is Used to Solve Crimes The National CSI Camp, LLC. is offering a CSI 7.5-hour online class June 26th - June 30th  from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm each day that examines STEM principles relating to forensics and solving crimes. The presentation, labs and exercises will cover the following topics: Make a magnifying glass, take and identify and collect fingerprints, create & examine blood spatter patterns, identify an unknown ...Continue Reading

FYI, YALSA Teens Top Ten Top 25 List Now Available!   In case you missed last week's newsletter, the top 25 titles are out now. Read the list here. ----------------------------   I received this information from a colleague so I’m passing it along to you in case you might be interested.   The San Diego County Public Library recently did a presentation at a library association conference in Sacramento, CA. It included a number of well-organized suggestions for programming for local libraries and librar ...Continue Reading

FYI,   *Statewide Services Info Sessions*   Learn more about services available to all NJ libraries and their patrons! All are welcome to these virtual information sessions, hosted by the New Jersey State Library. For comments, questions or feedback, please reach out to Michael Maziekien, Shared Services Project Specialist in the Library Development Bureau, at mmaz...@njstatelib.org.   *Back-to-School with EBSCO* Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM It’s back-to-school, so let's review the ways in which ...Continue Reading

FYI,   *Baker &Taylor, Children’s and Teen Services is Hosting An Afternoon with Meg Medina! * Tuesday, June 20 · 4 - 5pm EDT- Online with Zoom You're invited to a conversation on reading, connections, and community with Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 from 4- 5 pm via Zoom. Please feel free to spread the word to your colleagues, your teen advisory boards, or share during in-person programming. Some libraries even work this into their library programmi ...Continue Reading

FYI,   *Actor Kirk Cameron’s Publisher Brave Books Organizing Storyhours at Public Libraries on Saturday, August 5th.* * * You may have already heard or are aware, but the publisher Brave Books and Kirk Cameron are organizing a nationwide story hour at public libraries on August 5. They are encouraging the public to request library meeting rooms to host this event. You can find more details in this Book Riot piece - https://bookriot.com/kirk-cameron-public-library-events-august-5/   Brave Books titles ...Continue Reading

/**Please excuse cross-postings**/ Hello! The Piscataway Public Library is hiring a full time Teen Services Librarian. Please see the attached posting and share with anyone who might be interested in joining our team. Thank you! -- Erica Krivopal  Supervisor of Youth Services Westergard Branch Manager  Piscataway Public Library 732-752-1166  ekri...@piscatawaylibrary.org /(she/her/hers)/ ...Continue Reading

FYI,   See message below.   ~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 Street P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625 *From:* School Library Journal Events <slje...@schoollibraryjournal.com> *Sent:* Thursday, May 25, 2023 10:33 AM*To:* Sharon Rawlins <sraw...@njstatelib.org>*Subject:* Don’t Mis ...Continue Reading