FYI, I’m sharing this survey request from ALA Connect. The Practitioner Brief and Navigating Copyright Permissions resources are helpful, even if you don’t complete the survey. ~Sharon If you are creating online learning materials for children and families, you may have received an earlier invitation from us (Library & Museum Learning) to take part in a survey.  If you have not had a chance to complete the survey or if you did not receive an earlier email, please consider completing our survey about online lea ...Continue Reading

FYI, Fasten your seat belts and tune into the second annual Virtual Bookmobile Parade today, sponsored by the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS). Over three hundred bookmobiles and outreach vans will be featured from across the United States and around the world. Follow the parade on: Facebook:www.facebook.com/abosoutreach Twitter: twitter.com/ABOS_Outreach Instagram: www.instagram.com/abos.outreach Yours in outreach, David Kelsey 2021 ABOS President (See which bookmobiles are represented by N ...Continue Reading

FYI, The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is collaborating with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Kent State University's School of Information for a special event titled, Children's Librarianship: International Perspectives! This one-hour session will be held on Friday, April 9 at 11 am ET. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about what children's services looks like in Germany, Norway and Russia! Please join us: ala-events.zoom.us/webi ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I’m forwarding this on Vikki Terrile’s behalf in case anyone is interested in participating in this study ~Sharon   I am a librarian and doctoral student in New York conducting a research study (UBIRB STUDY00005252) to explore how librarians in the United States understand and experience their work with children and families experiencing homelessness.   This research will involve participation in one in-depth interview where participants will be asked to describe the work they do or have done with ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, SEATTLE – Two titles celebrating contemporary gay life in Brazil – Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins and Where We Go from Here by Lucas Rocha (both translated from the Portuguese by Larissa Helena and published by Scholastic Press) – are the co-winners of the 2021 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize.  Administered by the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, the three-year-old prize recognizes publishers, translators, and authors ...Continue Reading

*2021 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award *   Are you interested in hosting an author or illustrator visit (in person or virtually) at your library? The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2021 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award. This $4,000 award, made possible by an annual gift from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing in honor of Maureen Hayes, brings together children and nationally recognized auth ...Continue Reading

FYI,   I’ve been sharing announcements for informational purposes only about Page Turner Adventures summer program.   I’m sorry if I misled anyone about the cost of their summer program. The original cost they sent to me was based on a statewide contract with them. The State Library will not be getting a contract with them for the summer. If your library wants to purchase their program as an individual library, it will cost $695 for 8 weeks, $525 for 6 weeks and $345 for four weeks (they are giving everyone $ ...Continue Reading

Registration is now open for the 2021 NJLA Annual Conference! The conference is live and will feature: [*]Keynote speakers [*]50+ sessions over two days [*]Live Q&A with presenters [*]Live exhibitors [*]Poster sessions [*]Games and prizes [*]Networking in virtual rooms [*]Plus... no travel or lodging expenses! Register here! http://njlaconference.info/ ...Continue Reading

FYI, ALSC is funding the memberships of 10 BIPOC library students and 10 paraprofessionals/library support staff. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association.To align with ALSC's strategic objective of increasing the intentional recruitment and retention of a diverse membership while reducing barriers to participation, ALSC is funding the memberships of 10 BIPOC library students and 10 paraprofessionals/library support staff (current position or position held ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings *_READsquared Training Webinar for NJ Libraries, March 31, 2021, 11:30 am ET_*** READsquared is offering a webinar on March 31st from 11:30 am -12:30 pm just for NJ library staff who are using READsquared, the online reading registration/tracking software paid for by the State Library that you can use for 2021’s summer reading program. This webinar will cover the 2021 theme, how to import programs, how to update the theme for 2021 to simply replace last year’s graphics and more but keep you ...Continue Reading