This is posted on behalf of my co-worker Lucia Acosta at Princeton Public Library. Allison Santos *From:* Lucia Acosta *Sent:* Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:37 PM *To:* Allison Santos *Subject:* Jos\xE9 Luis Orozco Last week we had Jos\xE9 Luis Orozco performing to a packed house of pre-schoolers at our library. He was fabulous! Jos\xE9 Luis does a bilingual musical program with songs and body movements the children are very familiar with.  You probably all already have his CDs in your collections. He is based in ...Continue Reading

i will not be able to attend but please post as to when a download of the webinar will become available, thank youKimberle MaddenLibrarianOaklyn Public School858.0335 ext. 110----- Original Message -----From: "Sharon Rawlins" <sraw...@njstatelib.org>To: njy...@njstatelib.orgSent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:23:47 PMSubject: [njyac] Webinar with State Librarian An online conversation with Norma Blake   Please join NJ State Librarian Norma Blake for a webinar on Monday, May 3 at 1 pm. Norma will discus ...Continue Reading

An online conversation with Norma Blake Please join NJ State Librarian Norma Blake for a webinar on Monday, May 3 at 1 pm. Norma will discuss the latest news from the State Library regarding the budget. Following these updates, there will be a Q and A session. Register online at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/597256914 We look forward to meeting everyone online! -Nancy Nancy Dowd Director of Marketing and Communications New Jersey State Library 609-278-2640 ext 122 http://www.njstatelib.org ------------------ ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-postings. FYI, The Board of the New Jersey Center for the Book regretfully announces the postponement of the NJ Center for the Book/Princeton University collaborative program /'The Fluid Dynamic of Information Literacy: Harnessing the Challenge/,' scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., due to the economic crisis in the State of New Jersey and its impact upon the targeted audience of educators, administrators, and librarians. "We thank all those who have registe ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-postings. If you are a member of ALA, don’t forget to vote in the ALA elections! The deadline is 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, April 23, 2010, Central Time. If you are unable to locate your email ballot notification from ALA, you may have it resent by contacting ALA customer service at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5 or memb...@ala.org. ALA customer service can also answer any questions about the election process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following info ...Continue Reading

Dear Sharon,   Thank you for the current updates and I do hope the State of New Jersey will continue to value the services libraries provide for their citizens! With Kindest Regards,   Barbara Mease Youth Services Greenwich Branch of Gloucester County Library 411 Swedesboro Road Gibbstown, New Jersey 08027 *From:* Sharon Rawlins [mailto:sraw...@njstatelib.org]*Sent:* Wed 4/21/2010 2:16 PM*To:* njy...@njstatelib.org*Subject:* [njyac] Regional services Faced with the dramatic funding losses proposed and b ...Continue Reading

Faced with the dramatic funding losses proposed and being concerned about retaining core services for the field, the State Librarian has announced that effective May 1 she is continuing core services through one region. This is being done so that the remaining FY2010 money and regional carry forward left after meeting regional contractual obligations can be used by one region to provide core services for as long as possible.  Infolink was chosen, based on location, as the one region to be supported. It will provid ...Continue Reading

Thank you to everyone who participated in Conversation with State Librarian Norma Blake today. We had nearly 300 people online! The PowerPoint Norma used is on our webpage www.njstatelib.org. Norma will be speaking about the budget at NJLA during the Public Policy Meeting on Tuesday, 4/27/10 at 1:30. You can also meet with her and the NJSL staff members during the State Librarian\xB9s Continental Breakfast on Wednesday, 4/28/10, 8 - 9 a.m. and for both days at the State Library booth #201. We expect to host anothe ...Continue Reading

Hi Sharon, Could I have a copy of the files in a CD.  Thanks so much. Sally Shabouk Youth Services Librarian Glen Ridge Public Library 240 Ridgewood Ave Glen Ridge,m NJ 07028    (973) 748-5482 x 347ssha...@yahoo.com ****************************************************************************** "But that would be putting the clock back," gasped the governor. "Have you no idea of progress, of development?" "I have seen them both in an egg," said Caspian. "We call it Going ...Continue Reading

Sorry. The correct date of the Webinar by the State Librarian to discuss the budget is Monday, APRIL 19th from 1 – 3 p.m. Nancy Dowd Director of Marketing and Communications New Jersey State Library 609-278-2640 ext 122 http://www.njstatelib.org *From:* HEL...@aol.com [mailto:HEL...@aol.com] *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:53 PM *To:* NJ YAC *Subject:* [njyac] Re: Webinar with State Librarian to discuss budget Please clarify the date...April 22 is a Thursday.  Thank you. John In a message dated 4/15/2010 3 ...Continue Reading