The YALSA’s 2021 Nonfiction Award finalists have been announced. View the list of finalists, along with annotations, on the Nonfiction Award web page. Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2021 Morris Award finalists later this week. Winners of the Nonfiction and Morris Award will be announced virtually at the Youth Media Awards on January 25, 2021 during ALA's virtual Midwinter Meeting The National Summer Learning Association is offering a series of four webinars to help library staff with t ...Continue Reading

Happy Monday everyone,   Just forwarding this in case anyone’s interested.   ~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:* a...@memberclicks-mail.net <a...@memberclicks-mail.net> *On Behalf Of *Donald Reynolds Jr.*Sent:* Monday, December 7, 2020 6:02 AM*To:* Sharon Rawlins <sra ...Continue Reading

I’m passing along the message below regarding a New Jersey Makers Day Grant opportunity.   ~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:* n...@memberclicks-mail.net <n...@memberclicks-mail.net> *On Behalf Of *Kate-Lynn Brown*Sent:* Friday, December 4, 2020 12:54 PM*To:* Sharon Rawlins <sraw.. ...Continue Reading

FYI, Infographic: World reading habits in 2020 IIsabel Cabrera writes: “This has been a strange year… for obvious reasons. Most of us spent more time at home. For some, this meant tuning into Netflix from the sofa, or taking the opportunity to learn new skills from online education platforms such as MasterClass or Coursera. However, for others this was an opportunity to dive into new books and read more. How did coronavirus change our reading habits? Which countries read the most this y ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross-postings * * *CSLP Incentives for 2021 Will be Provided for Free to All NJ Public Libraries* * * All public libraries will receive the same CSLP summer reading incentives for 2021 that they have received in previous years, regardless of whether they offered a summer reading program in 2020. These incentives are provided for free courtesy of the NJ State Library using LSTA summer reading funds. *****If your library does not want or need these incentives, please let me know by emailing me a ...Continue Reading

Calling all academic and public library staff:  We are Kristyn Caragher and Tatiana Bryant, two researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and University of California Irvine (UCI). Through our research study "Racial Equity Task Force Survey" we are interested in assessing public and academic libraries racial equity efforts, employees' perceptions of those efforts, as well as employees' experience with racial equity and inequity within their library.  ...Continue Reading

*Youth Services Librarian Fairfield Free Public Library* We are looking for a dynamic, friendly, highly motivated, super flexible Youth Services Librarian who believes in providing excellent customer service to children, teens, and parents. The successful candidate must be welcoming, hardworking, and knowledgeable about children’s literature and reader’s advisory, with strong experience developing and conducting children’s programming and storytime. Our dream librarian will provide fun and innovative programs, and part ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone,   I’m sharing information about this free, two-day Universal Design for Learning (UDL) training that will be facilitated by STAR Net and the Infiniscope team on December 2nd and 3rd. The training is a total of 2.5 hours. (Registration will close once it reaches 125 participants.)   You can learn more about the opportunity here: http://www.starnetlibraries.org/event/universal-design-for-learning-for-library-staff/?fbclid=IwAR3XQO3yNLfNXcCRb7VLKZUOXEtIBAcfuaKDu4jX6h44b8pYp ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just passing along another survey invite, if you’re interested and willing to help this MLIS Candidate out. ~Sharon   Hello! I'm currently conducting a research project as part of my MLIS coursework at Kent State University. For my research, I am examining the growing use of digital media and mobile application technologies in public library programs and services for young children and their caregivers. If you have any experience purchasing and/ or using mobile apps in services or programs for this age ...Continue Reading

FYI,   Just haring this announcement that was posted by Beth Cackowski, Cherry Hill Public Library, on the LLNJ Forum today. Early Black Friday release! Show your love of all things Jersey (especially NJ libraries) by buying this t-shirt to support the New Jersey Library Association. This unisex tee is super soft, universally flattering, comes in your choice of charcoal or NJLA red, and is available for only a limited time! The fundraising campaign ends on December 5th so that shirts will be shipped in time for C ...Continue Reading