FYI, Naloxone Distribution at Participating Pharmacies NJ Human Services is making the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone available for free September 24th to 26th at participating pharmacies throughout New Jersey. The distribution is part of the Murphy Administration’s continued effort to combat the opioid crisis. New Jerseyans will be able to visit participating pharmacies and anonymously obtain naloxone for free without a prescription or an appointment. Each naloxone pack contains two doses. Naloxone ...Continue Reading

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Black Lives Matter: Comics as a Powerful Lens for Social Justice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Continuing our ongoing collaboration, the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) are launching a series of webinars with creators discussing the relevance of comics to the Black Lives Matter movement - and beyond. View t ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hi, Everyone,   For anyone who wasn’t able to attend today’s READsquared webinar, here’s the link to the archived recording on post program recommendations. https://recordings.join.me/FanbADDq5kOuVcd5MrPZlg   Here is the link to READsquared’s searchable knowledge base to help your library’s Administrators find information they need and better navigate their READsquared site.   Here’s a link that goes directly to their article regarding Bingo: https://portal.readsqua ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   Hello, Everyone,   This is a reminder that READsquared will be hosting a webinar today, September 21, 2020 at 11 am ET to review post program recommendations, fall/winter programs that are available, and share some general information on reports. If there is a specific topic that you want them to cover, please let me know and I will share that with them.     The NJ State Library has a contract with READsquared for two years so your library is welcome to use it for prog ...Continue Reading

See information below about the Library of Congress 2020 National Book Festival.   Every year the Festival has a Parade of States, where each state’s Center for the Book has great information for kids and families. Here’s information about what the NJ Center for the Book will feature at their virtual booth this year. This year, as usual, I’ll be volunteering at the Festival on behalf of the Center. I hope you’ll stop by!   The New Jersey Center for the Book has selected /Robobaby (Clarion, an imprint of Houg ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross-postings   The New Jersey State Library has selected Baker & Taylor to partner in creating a new digital resource collection available to library users statewide, made possible for one year by CARES Act funding to the State.   The collection will support: • Recreational and popular reading • STEAM • Diversity and inclusion • All age levels – children, teen, and adult   The collection will launch in October 2020 and will serve all public libraries in New Jersey as an important expa ...Continue Reading

*_Apply for the Virtual Learning and Enhancement Grant_* Applications are open for the American Library Association's Virtual Learning and Enhancement Mini-grant opportunity. ALA is partnering with Google to offer up to 90 $1000 mini-grants to provide digital skills programs for library patrons and students using Google's Applied Digital Skills curriculum. School, academic, tribal, and public libraries that have not received a Digital Learning Day or Hour of Code mini-grant in the past year are eligible. As part of the ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings   FYI,   Project THRIVE's monthly webinar for September is "Working With Latinx LGBTQ Youth," presented by Lisbeth Melendez Rivera:  Latinx LGBTQ youth face a myriad of barriers based on their lived experiences, which can differ greatly. There are several factors that play into the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ youth, such as immigration status, current and historical cultural dynamics based on their familial country of origin, family dynamics, as well as religiou ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings * * FYI, *Register for the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Leadership Institute and Annual Conference* * * Each year CLEL–Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy–hosts a unique conference focused on serving children birth-6 and their families in libraries. And this year will mark two firsts for this conference: it will be virtual, and it will include a Leadership Institute! All are welcome to these virtual experiences--we welcome out of state folks, students, v ...Continue Reading

*The ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office is sharing the following opportunity made available through their partnership with National 4-H Council. ***   As part of their annual STEM Challenge, 4-H would like to offer libraries free STEM kits with four activities that explore Mars and space.  Mars Base Camp is the official challenge for the 2020 4-H STEM Challenge. The Annual initiative aims to increase youth access to high-quality STEM activities that help kids build confidence and spark interest. ALA’s part ...Continue Reading