YALSA's Graphic Novel Selection Committee currently seeks nominations for its 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens book list! The latest nominees have just been posted here: _http://ow.ly/1vOjZ_ To nominate your favorite titles published between 9/1/09 and 12/10/10, please fill out the following nomination form: _http://yalsa.ala.org/forms/graphicnft.php_ *Field nominations are strongly encouraged, and open to all (especially teens)!* For more information on the booklist and eligibility criteria, click here: _http:/ ...Continue Reading

I know you\x92re all very worried about the proposed cuts to the NJ State Library and the NJ State Library\x92s Talking Book and Braille Center and how these cuts will affect youth services programming in all public libraries statewide. Here\x92s a breakdown of what the proposed cuts mean and what you can do: Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library Facts about Library Funding 1. The State\x92s FY11 draft budget includes 74% funding cuts for the state\x92s libraries ($10.4 million dollars). This ...Continue Reading

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), together with HISTORY(TM) and the President\x92s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, invites libraries and students across the United States to flex their creative muscles and share their passion for American history by participating in HISTORY(TM)\x92s America: The Story of Us contests. For libraries, the contest entails creating a special exhibit or media project about American history that will strengthen their communities\x92 interest in American history. ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-postings. * * *NJ Statewide Children's and Teen Author Conference – Deadline to register April 8 * This annual conference will be held on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 9:30 am until 4 pm at the Woodbridge Public Library. The registration form is posted on the NJLA (www.njla.org) and the NJYAC (www.njyac.org) websites. You have to scroll down the page after the Pennies for Peace information for the announcement on the NJYAC website. The confirmed authors/illustrators include: Alison Ashley ...Continue Reading

Thank you so much for the information.  I was told that some grant writers work "on spec" as it were.  I have written the federal library grant for 2 years with an administrator who was a Math teacher.  We obviously didn't get the grant and the comments were very harsh.  Neither of us know the "grantese" that is appropriate.   There is not enough time to do the appropriate research this year, but I will share your information with our superintendent.   Again thank you ...Continue Reading

I feel obliged to write about this request. I am a grant writer, on staff at Newark Public Library.  Before I was offered a staff position, I did some freelance grant writing for the Library and for other cultural organizations, as part of a consulting practice I had. If you want to hire someone to do some work for your library, such as giving a public program, would you tell the speaker that their fee is based on attendance at the program?  No, of course you wouldn’t. When you hire a grant writer to prepare ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon - does anyone know and be willing to share the name of a grant writer who could write a federal library grant and waive the fee until the grant is successful?   Thanks,   Lori Del Rossi   ldel...@paulsboro.k12.nj.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ti ...Continue Reading

Sally, The way I understand it, the state library wants you to use that software to keep track of SR stats. If you do not use it to submit your stats, you will not get the free banner and bookmarks that they usually send you every year. There is going to be a workshop about it at NJLA on Wednesday at 11ish. Sharon sent out an email on NJYAC with the link for the program to register your library. She is also trying to get some more workshops set up - possibly in May. Hope this helps! Janet Dunn Children's Librarian W ...Continue Reading

Hi Sally – Sharon Rawlins announced at the Summer workshops that the State Library has said that they will be collecting all summer statistics through Evanced solutions.  It doesn’t mean they you can’t use paper reading logs – or any other method you want in your library.  It DOES mean that you will need to use Evanced Solutions to get your statistics to the State Library.  (In the past you filled out a form on Survey Monkey.) Sharon is suggesting that it will be easier if libraries use Evanced Solution ...Continue Reading

Hi Sally, Sharon Rawlins has sent out several messages on NJYAC about signing up for Evanced Solutions throughout the year. The website to sign up is : http://www.evancedsolutions.com/njsrform.asp A reminder was given out at the workshop because it will be the only way to submit your statistics to the sate this summer. This program has set this up for NJ libraries for the next 3 years. Today we had a great discussion amongst libraries who have paid for this program in the past - it was extremely positive. If you ...Continue Reading