Please excuse cross postings *_ _* *FYI,* *_ _* ***__* *_ _* *_Consider joining a CSLP committee!_*_ _ Our committees are the engine that keeps CSLP moving forward, and vibrant committees lead to a vibrant CSLP. That is why we invite all member public library staff members to join a committee annually. Only through your input can we continue to improve.   Sign-ups for 2025 CSLP Committees are open until October 15. While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just sharing this information with you: The 2026 Children's Literature Lecture Award Committee welcomes nominations for lecturers to present the 2026 Children's Literature Lecture! Please review the Children's Literature Lecture Award terms & criteria before nominating an individual for consideration. Due to time constraints, the nomination form closes Wednesday, September 18th. Thank you! ------------------------------ Casey O'Leary School Librarian Indianapolis Public Sch ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just passing this information along:   We, at the Center for Digital Literacy, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, hope you will share our newest free and engaging resources for school and public librarians who are interested in creating/sponsoring invention education resources for their young patrons. I am providing some information about these resources and where to find them below, as well as a flyer that can be sent out to your elementary-level school and children’s services public ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Everyone,   At the CSLP Annual Meeting last week in Denver, we responded to your suggestions for the 2027 slogan to go with theme of Mystery/Detective/Suspense and for your ideas for the 2028 theme for all ages.   All the state representatives voted and the winners for all ages are: The slogan for 2027 is “/Mysteries Await at Your Library/” The theme for 2028 is “Mythical Creatures” Thank you to all of you who filled out the surveys asking for your input or who atte ...Continue Reading

Please see the attached job postings for a part-time Youth Services Librarian and part-time Adult Services Librarian at the Piscataway Public Library. Please share with anyone who might be interested. -- Erica Krivopal  Supervisor of Youth Services Piscataway Public Library  732-463-1633 ekri...@piscatawaylibrary.org piscatawaylibrary.org /(she/her)/ ...Continue Reading

FYI, Just passing this along: Do you work with kids ages 12-18? YALSA is trying to bring back /Teens Top Ten/. We are looking for nominations of books with July 2023 -July 2024 publication dates. Kids can nominate as many books as they choose. Nominations will close in October and further voting will eventually get us to the favorite 10 books in 2025. Please share the information found at the link below to the kids that you see in your libraries. Thanks!!! Elizabeth Kahn YALSA Teens Top Teen --------------- ...Continue Reading

FYI, Now is the time to get lost in a good book (or a few thousand of them)! Applications for the Bechtel Fellowship are now being accepted.  The Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship provides a grant up to $7,500 to a qualified children's librarian to spend up to four weeks reading and studying at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville. The Baldwin Library contains a special collection of 130,000 volumes of children's literatu ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I’m sharing this information I received from my counterpart at the State Library of Ohio.   *No Kid Hungry: Nutrition Programs in Libraries* Thursday, September 12, 2:00-3:00 pm ET (1:00 CT / Noon MT / 11:00 am PT) https://strength.zoom.us/j/97476976866?from=addon Meeting ID: 974 7697 6866   Public library staff are invited to join the upcoming meeting of an informal network organized by No Kid Hungry (NKH) that brings together state agency youth services consultants and public librarians and s ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS) Initiative Has the lasting impact of the pandemic had you reevaluating traditional services and programs? Does “equity” feel too big to tackle by yourself? Consider being a part of Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS). BEBS is an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) *grant-funded national initiative* focused on assisting public library staff in gaining the skills necessary to work with systematically marginalized c ...Continue Reading

FYI,   See virtual events being offered from SLJ and LJ below.   ~Sharon All the best, *Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers)*/Youth Services Specialist/ /Library Development Bureau/*New Jersey State Library* *P.*  609-278-2640 x116    *E.*  sraw...@njstatelib.org*W. * www.njstatelib.org   185 West State StreetP.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625 *From:* Library Journal/ School Library Journal Events <ljem...@libraryjournal.com> *Sent:* Monday, August ...Continue Reading