FYI,   Dr. Nicole Peritore of the Public Health Education program at Augusta (GA) University and former Senior Specialist for Family Health at the University of Kentucky Extension, and Dr. Noah Lenstra of the School of Education at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro have collaborated to create a *Public Library Food Service Census*, modeled on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Census. During the month of April 2022, we are asking public library workers across North America to share with ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just sharing these requests from ALA Connect from library folks to help them by completing surveys. Hi all! My name is Angelina Anzalone and I'm a children's librarian trainee at NYPL Aguilar and an MLS student at Queens College in New York. I'm working on my capstone project about early literacy programming during the pandemic and have developed a 10 question survey that I'd like to share with you. If you held or took part in any early literacy programming during the pandemic,&n ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Does your library serve summer meals/snacks, or are you interested in being a meal site or supporting other meal sites in your area?   Read on for some basics about the USDA Summer Food Service Program and how libraries can participate, and an /important update on regulations that impact how summer meals are distributed/. Briefly, the waivers that granted the USDA flexibility to expand the program and ease requirements on meal distribution during the pandemic are set to expire on June 30.   If y ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just passing the message below along for informational purposes only.   ~Sharon All the best,   Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 609-278-2650 – fax *From:* SIGNING Basics, LLC <sign...@signingbasics.ccsend.com> *On Behalf Of *SIGNING Basics, LLC*Sent:* Monday, March 28, 2022 6:01 AM*To:* Sharon Rawlins <sraw...@njstatelib.o ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just passing this job opening along in case anyone wants to relocate to Madison, WI! ~ Sharon Hello, friends! I will be retiring from my position as Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) on July 1, and the position is now open for applications.    If you are interested in applying, or know someone who might be, more information can be found here:   jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/512645/ccbc-director Kathleen T. Horning Distinguished Special Librarian Director of the Cooperati ...Continue Reading

FYI,   A number of NJ youth created videos for the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Here’s the announcement about the virtual screening:   The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which kid filmmakers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in about 90 seconds (adults can help). These movies often have a creative twist—think /Charlotte’s Web/ in the style of a horror movie, or /Ramona and Her Father/ reimagined as a musical, or /Bridge to Terabithia / ...Continue Reading

FYI, Free Event with an Amazing Group of People! global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/... Join us on Tuesday, March 29, from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (ET) for a night of virtual programming in partnership with PEN America dedicated to examining this pressing question. The evening will feature a conversation between Ibram X. Kendi (How To Be An Antiracist), Nikole Hannah-Jones (The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story), and Nic Stone (Dear Martin), moderated by&n ...Continue Reading

FYI, Apply to Host a GNCRT Virtual Panel  We are looking for fresh, innovative, and inclusive panels that focus on graphic novels in libraries! Do you have a virtual program that will educate and inspire library staff and educators?  Please provide us with a title, a clear and concise program description and why your program needs to be seen by library staff and educators. Past panels have featured topics such as readers advisory, collection development, running a library comic ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone,   I’m passing this information along as an FYI. I don’t really have any background on this initiative, but I’m hoping to attend one of the sessions, especially the one on EDI, Social Justice & Belonging.   ~Sharon   All the best,   Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 sraw...@njstatelib.org 609-278-2640 ext. 116 609-278-2650 – fax / / *From:* Kiah Lattimer < ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   *_BookLinx Book Evaluation Program Announcement!_* *We are passing the torch of Book Evaluation on to the Rahway Public Library but we will have one final BookLinx give away!!! * *Your opportunity to add new titles from 2020 and 2021 will be* *…**Wednesday, April 13th from 2:00 to 6:00* *...**Kearny Public Library* *318 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032* *(201) 998-2666* *All public and school librarians are welcome.* *   Please spread the word, no regis ...Continue Reading