**Sorry for any cross posts!** \xA0 Is there someone who's dedication has made a significant, positive impact on your library? A trustee, a local individual or organization?\xA0 Do you know a colleague you'd like to nominate for Librarian of the Year?\xA0 Do you have a staff member who's extraordinary publicity draws in a crowd to your library events?\xA0 Then nominate that person for an award!\xA0 The NJLA Honors & Awards Committee is taking submissions so we can highlight all the advocacy and work that goes into ...Continue Reading

I will be out of the library from Monday, December 13 through Friday, December 17. I will return on Monday, December 20. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] using exam...@example.com. You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some m ...Continue Reading

Please excuse any cross-postings The Garden State Children's Book Award Committee would like to encourage New Jersey school and public libraries to get out the vote!    Information on the Garden State Children's Book Award, the 2011 Ballot and Past Winners, can be found on the NJLA website at http://njla.pbworks.com/f/2011+GSCBA+Ballot.pdf If you do create a display of the 2011 GSCBA nominees and would like to share pictures of it with us, or if you have any questions, please email us at GSCB... ...Continue Reading

I will be out of the library from Monday, December 13 through Friday, December 17. I will return on Monday, December 20. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] using exam...@example.com. You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some m ...Continue Reading

We have some arriving this weekend and will be packaging the last to go out early next week.  Can you send them to us by George on Monday?  Thanks! On 12/10/2010 4:31 PM, Antonette D'Orazio wrote: re: [njyac] FW: Books for Kids donations Hi, Rekha-- I hope things are getting better for you over there. Do you still want books at this point and if so, should we send them to your attention or to Michele's?  I've copied Emily Weisenstein ont his email since s ...Continue Reading

Hi, Rekha-- I hope things are getting better for you over there. Do you still want books at this point and if so, should we send them to your attention or to Michele's?  I've copied Emily Weisenstein ont his email since she is the person who will actually be sending out the books. Thanks! Antonette K. D'Orazio Head of Youth Services Somerset County Library System Warren Township Branch 42 Mountain Blvd. Warren, NJ 07059 908-754-5554 ext 29 *From*: "rekha gandhi" <rgan...@npl.org> *Sent*: Frida ...Continue Reading

The NJ State Library BTOP Team was invited by staff of the NJ Dept. of Labor to discuss the web-based resources both agencies have, or will soon have, available to assist the residents of NJ with occupation, career and job-seeking skills. Department of Labor staff asked that NJSL "get the word" out about two of their newer resources (listed below). *NJ Next Stop (www.njnextstop.org) is a state site sponsored by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, State Employment and Training Commission, to ...Continue Reading

Flannel Kisses is a pretty decent book! *From:* Tamara Richman [mailto:tric...@sclsnj.org] *Sent:* Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:48 PM*To:* njy...@njstatelib.org*Subject:* [njyac] Looking for Flannel stories and action songs about giving or gifts  Hi all,I am doing a short preschool (ages 3-6) storytime about giving and gifts.  I have my books all lined up but I need a flannel story or two and some actions songs.  I do not want to do The Giving Tree. Other than that I would appreciate any and a ...Continue Reading

Hi all, I am doing a short preschool (ages 3-6) storytime about giving and gifts.  I have my books all lined up but I need a flannel story or two and some actions songs.  I do not want to do The Giving Tree. Other than that I would appreciate any and all suggestions.  Please reply to me me off list. Thanks so much, Tamara Tamara Richman Youth Services Librarian Mary Jacobs Library Rocky Hill, NJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a r ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-posting --Attending the NJASL Conference this weekend?  I hope you'll join us on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for "Get with the Program: Schools and Public Libraries Working Together," sponsored by the Young Adult Section of NJLA.Some of our very own NJ librarians and teachers will be sharing the secrets of how they worked together to create successful programs and tips for how you can implement their ideas.  Plus, there will be a discussion of pitfalls and other issues of working ...Continue Reading