Please excuse any cross-postings. Hi Everyone, For those of you who couldn\x92t attend the Youth Services Forum on Oct. 15, 2009, a Google site has been created with all the handouts from the programs. The site is http://sites.google.com/site/njysforum/ If you have any questions, don\x92t hesitate to let me know. Best, Sharon Rawlins Youth Services Consultant NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 \x96 phone 609-278-2650 - fax -------- ...Continue Reading

Free promotional tools for National Gaming Day Is your library participating in National Gaming Day? The State Library has a video that can highlight the value of gaming and a PSA to help you promote National Gaming Day that you can embed on your web sites. PSA: Fernium 8. You must take 30 seconds to watch this. It was made by teens for teens and will blow you away! Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTJVPqXLBo Video: The first place video for the Tell Us Your Story contest sponsored by NJSL and NJLA, this video ...Continue Reading

Consider the "Bloody Jack" series by L A Meyer; the "Stravaganza" series by Mary Hoffman.Emily CrowellTeen LibrarianEast Orange Public Library21 S. Arlington Ave.East Orange, NJ 07018ecro...@eopl.org973-266-5633/7049/ *From*: n...@bccls.org*Sent*: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:48 PM*To*: njy...@njstatelib.org*Subject*: [njyac] Re: looking for a few suggestions on good books to book-talk to middle school studentsSome suggestions: "Life as We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer, "Not Go ...Continue Reading

Hi All, I am starting a Fan Fiction Club at our High School. I am curious if anyone has offered Fan Fiction programs, clubs, events, etc. If so, how did it go? Thanks, Maureen-- Maureen SmythSchool Library Media SpecialistSouth Hunterdon Regional High School301 Mount Airy - Harbourton RoadLambertville, NJ 08530Email: maur...@shrhs.org Email: maur...@gmail.comPhone: 609.397.2060 Ext. x1249Fax: 609.397.2366 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminde ...Continue Reading

Michelle, What a great program! I loved the photos from your blog. I’m so glad you asked for ideas and the program was fantastically successful. (Makes me miss doing teen programs). Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to hear about your Lightning Thief party (& definitely good summer reading workshop idea). Sharon Rawlins Youth Services Consultant, NJSL *From:* Michelle Reasso [mailto:mrea...@yahoo.com] *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:17 PM *To:* njy...@njstatelib.org *Subject:* [njyac] Highland Park - Hunger ...Continue Reading

WOW!  Michelle, my hat is off to you!  Congratulations!!!!  : ) *Kimberly L. Paone* Supervisor, Branch Libraries/Teen Services Elizabeth Public Library 11 South Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Main library: (908) 354-6060, ext. 7235/7237 Elmora branch: (908) 353-4820 fax: (908) 354-5845 KPa...@elizpl.org *From:* Michelle Reasso [mailto:mrea...@yahoo.com] *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:17 PM*To:* njy...@njstatelib.org*Subject:* [njyac] Highland Park - Hunger Games Party - we survived! ...Continue Reading

We need your help to write a book! This is National November Write Your Own Book Month and the New Jersey State Library is taking the challenge is to write a book with 50,000 words in one month. We need your help to both write and to spread the word to EVERYONE you know - friends, family, customers, co-workers, hairdressers, teachers, students. Everyone has the potential to write something that might positively impact the life of a stranger with this book! Teens would be fantastic for this project!!! Here is the plan: ...Continue Reading

Michelle, It sounds (and looks) awesome! I might have to steal your ideas and have a party for the third book. I AM going to use your bow and arrow directions beacuse we are planning a Percy Jackson party in early Feb before the movie is released. I will post ideas and ask for suggestions soon, first I need to survive our scavenger hunt next Friday. ...Continue Reading

Sorry- I also forgot Siobhan Dowd's, London Eye Mystery...On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Susan Conlon <SCon...@princetonlibrary.org> wrote: We are looking to add some titles to our fall sessions of book-talking to middle school students at a few local schools and welcome suggestions from other librarians. Please reply with any titles that you think are \x93must-reads\x94 we should include. Thanks! Susan Conlon, Princeton Public Library ------------------------------------------------------------------------ T ...Continue Reading

Hi, all,I have been having trouble sending this out to the listserv, maybe because there were attachments so I am leaving them off this time.  You can visit our blog to see some pictures. http://hpplteenblog.blogspot.com/We were quite pleased with our party and grateful for all the good ideas!  Thank you all.Many expressed an interest in what we were doing so after sifting through the great ideas here is a recap of what we did. Kids registered by signing up for The Lottery.  It was a display up the week ...Continue Reading