Hi All,I have a patron looking for a reading instruction book that includes a list of the 100 or so most frequently encountered words. She borrowed it from our library system awhile back, did not note the title and now wants that same book again. Unfortunately, of all our many reading instruction books, none of the catalog records indicate if they contain said list. If you are familiar with this book, please let me know.thanks a bunch!karenKaren T. BiltonHead of Youth ServicesMary Jacobs Library64 Washington ...Continue Reading

Please excuse the cross-postings... I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Garden State Teen Book Awards! GSTBA 2010 Announcement Fiction grades 6-8 WINNER: Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Skullduggery Pleasant tied for second by Derek Landy Wednesday Wars tied for second Gary D Schmidt Fiction grades 9-12 received WINNER: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Alexie Sherman came in second Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins came in third Non-fiction gra ...Continue Reading

Hello all,Any recommendations for prom magazines for teens, and seasonal issues of teen mags?  Favorites?  I have "Your Prom".Thank you,Emily CrowellTeen LibrarianEast Orange Public Library21 S. Arlington Ave.East Orange, NJ 07018ecro...@eopl.org973-266-5633/7049/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] using exam...@example.com You may automatica ...Continue Reading

Hi, all,I have a Green Teens Club here in Highland Park. We do not meet regularly but we have done some successful projects:Like Emily, we also partnered with a local organization, Edible Gardens, and they showed the teens how to make a raised bed from recycled pallets. We  planted some flowers, herbs, tomatoes, and cucumbers.  At the end of the summer we made gazpacho and brought it to the food pantry and gave it away to people with a copy of the recipe. We also gave away just the produce which in the long ...Continue Reading

Guess who's coming to Princeton?   Author of One Book New Jersey 2010 Children's selection, The Tale of Despereaux, Kate Di Camillo.   Ms. DiCamillo will be reading from her latest book, The Magician's Elephant and signing books on  Saturday, March 13 at 2:00 p.m.   at Barnes & Noble, 3535 US Route 1, Princeton, NJ   Be sure to check out all the information available on the One Book New Jersey website www.onebooknewjersey.org for programs, press kit and downloadable posters to plan your pr ...Continue Reading

We just finished our 4th annual Princeton Environmental Film Festival: www.princetonlibrary.org/peff You might want to consider working with youth in your environmental club to offer a monthly film series on environmental topics, I could offer you some suggestions on films. Susan Conlon, Princeton Public Library *From:* Emily Crowell [mailto:ecro...@eopl.org] *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 12:20 PM *To:* njy...@njstatelib.org *Subject:* [njyac] re: Environmental Club in the Library Hello Christen, In another libr ...Continue Reading

Dear Suzanne, There are I-Read books that have great stories and are right to the point. Here are a few I pulled from the I-Read section: The Snow Dance by,Trover Hardy Finny Learn to Swim by, Christianne C. Jones Willy the Worm by, Christianne C. Jones Max Goes on the Bus by, Adria F. Klein Max Goes to the Dentist by, Adria Klein These particular books have one sentence per page. With Kinde ...Continue Reading

Hello Christen,In another library I worked in we partnered with a local organization that created community gardens. This was with younger kids but if you have enthusiastic teens I think it could work well.  If you interested in the details, email me offlist.Emily CrowellTeen LibrarianEast Orange Public Library21 S. Arlington Ave.East Orange, NJ 07018ecro...@eopl.org973-266-5633/7049/ *From*: "Christen Orbanus" <futu...@gmail.com>*Sent*: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:47 PM*To*: njy...@njstat ...Continue Reading

**** Sorry for the cross posting **** \xA0 Hi everyone! \xA0 One of my teens approached me about starting an Environmental Club for teens here at the library.\xA0 I'm not going to lie... I'm at a loss.\xA0 By any chance, do any of you run environmental clubs at your library?\xA0 Or do you have any great ideas for a club of this nature? \xA0 Thanks in advance... Christen-- Christen OrbanusTeen Librarian, Camden County Library SystemMLIS, Rutgers UniversityThe Inverted Librarian (http://www.invertedlibrarian.com/) ---- ...Continue Reading

Would it be possible for me to attend the Old Bridge program. I live and work in South Jersey but the Cherry Hill one is not a good day. Thanks, Lisa Spatucci >>> "Allison Santos" ...@princetonlibrary.org> 1/25/2010 11:49 AM >>> Its Friday the 26, I am waiting for the webmaster to fix the typo. Allison From: Liz Maggio [mailto:LMag...@hamiltonnj.com] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:43 AM To: njy...@njstatelib.org Subject: [njyac] RE: Summer Reading Workshops Hi --can you please ...Continue Reading