Dear All, Watchung Library's water-themed summer reading clubs and programs kick-off today, and like many libraries across the country, Watchung will be celebrating the oceans and sealife.    Hearing the news about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and understanding that it is human nature to want to help in some way, I am attaching a flyer that you may want to offer patrons who are looking for a positive way to help.  The flyer, compiled with the ki ...Continue Reading

What happens when the public libraries can't afford it either? ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Jeff & Karen Walstein *To:* njy...@njstatelib.org *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 4:53 PM *Subject:* [njyac] Re: EbscoHost Joan, Ebsco contact me.  The price was too much for my budget.  We are going to have the students go to the public library site and use ebscohost from there. Karen Karen Manassa-WalsteinTeacher-Librarian      Old Bridge High ...Continue Reading

Joan, Ebsco contact me.  The price was too much for my budget.  We are going to have the students go to the public library site and use ebscohost from there.   Karen   Karen Manassa-WalsteinTeacher-Librarian      Old Bridge High School - Grade Nine CenterOld Bridge, NJmet...@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Joan Vicari *To:* njy...@njstatelib.org *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 9:08 AM *Subject:* [njyac] EbscoHost Hello everyone, As fa ...Continue Reading

Thank you so much Cheryl! I just contacted Erin and she immediately provided me with quotations. Thanks again! I appreciate your help! My best to Dan too! Have a wonderful summer! *From:* Cheryl O'Connor [coco...@infolink.org] *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 9:28 AM *To:* njy...@njstatelib.org *Subject:* [njyac] RE: EbscoHost Dear Joan, To receive the pricing options from EBSCO for FY11 you should contact:   Erin Cheever EBSCO Publishing 1-800-653-2726 x2202 eche...@ebscohost.com Many, many public and school librari ...Continue Reading

*Let me know what you find out.  I am still doing my orders but I don’t think I can order EBSCO for next year due to pricing.* * * Elisa DeNicholas *Elisa DeNicholas, School Librarian* *Wallington JR/SR High School* *234 Main Avenue**, Wallington, NJ  07057* *973-777-0808 X32* *From:* Joan Vicari [mailto:JVic...@ocean.city.k12.nj.us] *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 9:08 AM *To:* njy...@njstatelib.org *Subject:* [njyac] EbscoHost Hello everyone, As far as I understand, the public and school libraries ...Continue Reading

Dear Joan, To receive the pricing options from EBSCO for FY11 you should contact: Erin Cheever EBSCO Publishing 1-800-653-2726 x2202 eche...@ebscohost.com Many, many public and school librarians have spoken with Erin since March. In the meantime, the New Jersey Library Network continues to advocate for restoration of funds for statewide services. Cheryl O'Connor Executive Director INFOLINK, the Eastern NJ Regional Library Cooperative (Tel) 732-752-7720 coco...@infolink.org www.infolink.org 2009 NJLA Librarian ...Continue Reading

Hello everyone,   As far as I understand, the public and school libraries in NJ that were receiving the EbscoHost online free will no longer do so after June 30, 2010. I am still working on my orders for next school year. Has anyone contacted Ebsco for pricing? Are you ordering it on your own now?   Thanks, Joan Vicari Ocean City High School Library ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You ...Continue Reading

Hi, there!\xA0 We offer small weekly incentives to the kids and then bigger prizes are given away at the end of the summer party.\xA0 In the past, I would put 10-20 bags together with 5-7 things in each bag.\xA0 We had so many finishers, though, we felt bad that only a handful were getting big prizes, so we're spreading the wealth this year.\xA0 Now each winner will get 1-2 things, depending on price, so we can have between 50-100 winners. Educational Warehouse (?) in Parsippany has a sale twice a year and I often get ...Continue Reading

The screens and CPU are separate – and they have been working beautifully – not one hitch in almost a year with any of the 3 stations.  My staff is thrilled with them – before we had some old pc’s and we had to change discs for each game – so it involved a lot staff intervention and monitoring.  So this was a huge improvement – and with 40 some programs installed, I haven’t gotten one single complaint about not having enough games. Pat *From:* Leah Kloc [mailto:lkl...@lmxac.org] *Sent:* Wednesday, June 16, ...Continue Reading

FYI, Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), will launch a new blog this fall focusing on young adult literature, with our own NJ librarian Sarah Debraski (2008-2009 YALSA president) at the helm. In addition, YALSA is currently accepting nominations for the new blog\x92s name through June 30. \x93It makes sense for YALSA to have a literature focused blog, and I\x92m thrilled to be a part of its launch. I love young adult literature and I love ...Continue Reading