Boosting Youth Workforce Readiness   Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 12:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Eastern What are the unique needs and opportunities for youth in the current workforce landscape and how can libraries help? The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the workforce readiness track and educational path for today's young adults. In the past, many young people have pursued part-time employment and the development of skills and interests in anticipation of college or career rea ...Continue Reading

NJ Librarians & Media Specialists... In case your libraries or schools have booked Rizzo's Reptile World for upcoming performances....a Star Ledger newspaper investigation raises troubling questions.. The Star Ledger reports https://www.nj.com/news/2021/10/snake-bit.html that Rizzo's Reptile World was accused of sexual harassment and animal neglect by 4 former employees, all women in their teens & early 20s. 20 months later,  the Roxbury Police Department & the Morris County Prosecutor's ...Continue Reading

For those who are interested there will be an online tribute for the groundbreaking author, editor and publisher Bernette Ford who died in July On Wednesday October 20.  I am attaching the inviation (I hope) Here is the NY Times obituary  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/obituaries/bernette-ford-dead.html as well as the Publisher's Weekly obituary https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/86781-obituary-bernette-ford.html Amy Sear ...Continue Reading

*FYI,* * * *Tweens Read starts in 4 days*! It's going to be an amazing virtual festival that connects tween readers (typically grades 5-8) with authors.  Here's a flyer with all of the information you'll need to join the author panels next week. Please share widely with interested readers and educators!  Thanks for your support of Tweens Read - we look forward to the day when we can do this in person once again. Visit TweensRead.com for all the details on how you and your st ...Continue Reading

Cynthia Leitich Smith to Headline 2021 Neustadt Lit Fest NORMAN, OKLA. (October 6, 2021) – World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma's award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, will host the 2021 Neustadt Lit Festival on Zoom from Oct. 25–27. The festival features numerous panels exploring the work of Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee), winner of the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature. Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today's executive director, said ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Everyone,   Are you interested in being trained to provide STEM/STEAM workshops for children ages 3 – 10 who you serve in your library? The State Leadership Team for Leap into Science is doing a virtual training on the Leap into Science curriculum “light and shadow” on October 20, 2021 from 2:00-4:30 pm. Developed by the Franklin Institute, Leap into Science integrates open-ended science activities with children’s books, designed for children ages 3-10 and their families. Th ...Continue Reading

CSLP is excited to announce our first Summer Symposium.   *               Collaborative Summer Library Program* *                             Summer Symposium* *Who is this conference for?* All public library staff that are interested in summer programming. *Where is the conference?* Virtually* *anywher ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Everyone,   I’m sharing the code for public library staff to access the 2022 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Summer Reading manuals: https://www.njstatelib.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2022-Online-Manual-Code-New-Jersey.pdf Please don’t share this code with the public. School libraries don’t have access to the code but are encouraged to reach out and partner with their local public libraries on the summer library program.   The votes are in! The 2024 CSLP ...Continue Reading

FYI, I’m passing along this message from EBSCO to public and school librarians and library staff. From Michael James at EBSCO: I am reaching out on behalf of EBSCO regarding a focus group meeting that EBSCO would like to convene with a small group of New Jersey  librarians. EBSCO would like to hear from you regarding your challenges, goals, impact of COVID changes on library resources and needs.  Also, EBSCO has been working on a new User Interface  for the  EBSCOhost and EBSCO Discovery S ...Continue Reading

*FYI,* *P-T Youth Services Library Assistant, Chester Library, Chester, NJ*** Chester Library is seeking a pleasant, professional library assistant who has experience working with children and teens. This position is 16 hours a week, which includes Saturday mornings and may include evenings. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: ·       Assisting Youth Services Librarian with organizing and running story time, crafts and other youth and teen programs ...Continue Reading