FYI, Just passing this along: Do you work with kids ages 12-18? YALSA is trying to bring back /Teens Top Ten/. We are looking for nominations of books with July 2023 -July 2024 publication dates. Kids can nominate as many books as they choose. Nominations will close in October and further voting will eventually get us to the favorite 10 books in 2025. Please share the information found at the link below to the kids that you see in your libraries. Thanks!!! Elizabeth Kahn YALSA Teens Top Teen --------------- ...Continue Reading

FYI, Now is the time to get lost in a good book (or a few thousand of them)! Applications for the Bechtel Fellowship are now being accepted.  The Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship provides a grant up to $7,500 to a qualified children's librarian to spend up to four weeks reading and studying at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville. The Baldwin Library contains a special collection of 130,000 volumes of children's literatu ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I’m sharing this information I received from my counterpart at the State Library of Ohio.   *No Kid Hungry: Nutrition Programs in Libraries* Thursday, September 12, 2:00-3:00 pm ET (1:00 CT / Noon MT / 11:00 am PT) https://strength.zoom.us/j/97476976866?from=addon Meeting ID: 974 7697 6866   Public library staff are invited to join the upcoming meeting of an informal network organized by No Kid Hungry (NKH) that brings together state agency youth services consultants and public librarians and s ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   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 c ...Continue Reading

FYI,   See virtual events being offered from SLJ and LJ 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 StreetP.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625 *From:* Library Journal/ School Library Journal Events <ljem...@libraryjournal.com> *Sent:* Monday, August ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   The Caroline M. Hewins Scholarship Fund was established in 1926 as a tribute to one of the great pioneers in American Librarianship in special recognition of her creative work for children throughout the country.   The Scholarship is open to those who plan to specialize in library work with children; who have received or are about to receive a four-year undergraduate degree; and who have applied for admission to a library school or are already attending a library sch ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Everyone, It’s that time of the summer when I, as the CSLP State Representative, ask for those of you working in public libraries to complete the summer reading survey created by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) statistics committee. This survey was created so CSLP can better assess the usefulness of the materials offered by the program on a national level to better serve you, the CSLP membership!  Here is the link to the survey:_ __https://forms.gle/ByVXqjCaH ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   *CSLP Surveys for the 2027 Slogan and 2028 Theme & 2027 Slogan & Theme Listening Sessions*   Have you ever wondered how the summer reading themes and slogans are selected each year for public libraries? We plan several years in advance. We are currently working on the *2027 slogan *and the *2028 theme.*  (Want a little CSLP Theme/Slogan history? – 37 Years of CSLP History)   We would love to have you fill out these surveys to let us know what your favorite 2027 ...Continue Reading

FYI, 2025 I Love My Librarian Award Nominations Due September 30   Has a librarian made a difference in your life or your community? You can honor their contributions by nominating them for the ALA’s annual l Love My Librarian Award. The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users nationwide to recognize their favorite librarians working in public, school, college, community college, or university libraries for transforming lives and improving communities. Ten librarians will be selected to receive $5,000 for ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   *CSLP Survey for the 2027 Slogan and 2028 Theme and 2027 Slogan Listening Sessions*   Have you ever wondered how the summer reading themes and slogans are selected each year?  We plan several years in advance. We are currently working on the *2027 slogan *and the *2028 theme.*  (Want a little CSLP Theme/Slogan history? – 37 Years of CSLP History)   We would love to have you fill out this survey to let us know what your favorite 2027 slogan is! You can access the s ...Continue Reading