Please clarify the date...April 22 is a Thursday.    Thank you.   John In a message dated 4/15/2010 3:38:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sraw...@njstatelib.org writes: A Conversation with State Librarian Norma BlakeAs you probably know, the proposed budget calls for a 74% cut to library funding and will eliminate all statewide library services. There are many questions in the field about what this will mean to NJ Libraries and what libraries and the public can do to help.State Librarian No ...Continue Reading

A Conversation with State Librarian Norma Blake As you probably know, the proposed budget calls for a 74% cut to library funding and will eliminate all statewide library services. There are many questions in the field about what this will mean to NJ Libraries and what libraries and the public can do to help. State Librarian Norma Blake will host a webinar on Monday, April 22 at 1 p.m. Norma will have a frank conversation about the present situation and will take questions via chat. To register for this meeting go to ...Continue Reading

Dear Sharon,   Looks like I will be able to attend the NJ Children and teen Author Conference at the Woodbridge Library, this Friday April 16, 2010!   With Kindest Regards,   Barbara Mease *From:* Sharon Rawlins [mailto:sraw...@njstatelib.org]*Sent:* Mon 4/12/2010 4:32 PM*To:* njy...@njstatelib.org*Subject:* [njyac] NJ Statewide Children's and Teen Author Conference - THIS FRIDAY- STILL TIME TO REGISTER Please excuse the cross-postings.   Hi Everyone,   I know that times are tough and many of ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-postings. FYI, Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library Greetings to all. My name is Jim Cruise, the "Spoon Man". I am trying to fill holes in my 2010 Summer Reading Tour. I am now offering one show at $330 with no expenses. It was $900 earlier this year. I have a few dates open that could work with my routing. I would rather be working then sitting in a hotel room waiting for the next day. Here are a few dates that could work depending on your location in the state ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-postings. Hi Everyone, I know that times are tough and many of you can’t get out of your libraries to attend events, but if at all possible, please try to attend the NJ Statewide Children’s and Teen Author Conference this Friday, April 16th at Woodbridge Public Library.  We don’t pay the authors anything. The only thing we can offer them is an audience.  The authors are very appreciative of the opportunity to talk about their books and to share their stories with librarians. This may ...Continue Reading

Hi Sharon,Most of our computers do not have DVD capability.  No need to send a CD now, as I can was able to get what I need from my home computer, but a CD would be nice for future summers!BTW, have you talked with ImaginOcean, the fish puppet show in New York, about offering  tickets as a prize, similar to what the Meodowlands does?With thanks,SharonSharon OrlandoYouth Services LibrarianWatchung Public Library12 Stirling RoadWatchung, New Jersey 07069908-561-0117sorl...@sclsnj.org *From*: "NJYAC" ...Continue Reading

Hi Sharon, I need the CD. Thanks, Mary Louise Helwig-Rodriguez Children's Librarian Little Falls Public Library 8 Warren St. Little Falls, NJ 07424 -----Original Message----- From: NJYAC [mailto:sraw...@njstatelib.org] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:12 PM To: njy...@njstatelib.org Subject: Deadline 4/19 to let me know if you need CD instead of DVD of summer reading manual Hi Everyone, I sent this message out in March but I need for everyone who hasn't opened their 2010 Summer Reading Manuals to do so by Monday, Ap ...Continue Reading

NJSL Marketing Update The State Library is promoting the value of libraries, encouraging people to become library champions and inviting people who out of work and looking for jobs to visit their local library for help. Look for a billboard on Route 29 and a series of commercials on NJN this month. We are encouraging all libraries to include the commercials on your web sites and include in any presentations you are making to community groups or elected officials. Download the commercials at: http://tinyurl.com/njslv ...Continue Reading

Hi Everyone, I sent this message out in March but I need for everyone who hasn't opened their 2010 Summer Reading Manuals to do so by Monday, April 19 to check to see whether you are able to open the DVD files. Each manual came with a DVD this year, not a CD. You will have to have a DVD reader on your computer to open it. If your library doesn\x92t have this capability, I need to know this by April 19th so I can order you a CD instead. After April 19th, I won't be able to substitute a CD for the DVD. Please let me ...Continue Reading

Hey, just wondering if anyone has purchased this for their YA sections - it's an adult book, but could be good.\xA0 Any opinions/thoughts? Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's PrisonAuthor:\xA0 Piper Kerman 978-0-385-52338-7 Thanks all\xA0 ~-- Fran HoustenReference/TeenLibrarianCranford Public Library224 Walnut AvenueCranford, NJ \xA007016908-709-7272 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: Yo ...Continue Reading