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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">Just sharing that the  National Book Foundation has its own summer reading program. See more information about it below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">~Sharon<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">All the Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: white; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Sharon Rawlins, (she/her) MLS</span></b><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">haron Rawlins (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Youth Services Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Library Development</span></i><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><br/><b>New Jersey State Library</b></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">609-278-2640 x116  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">185 West State Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/exhibits/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Logo for the NJ 250 exhibit featuring the background image of a historic map. NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776-2026. The image is hyperlinked to the exhibit home page. " border="0" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://lists.njstatelib.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/njyac/20260527112003/image001.jpg@01DCEDCA.189D7020" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; border: none; width: 5.2083in; height: .7812in;" width="500" /></span></a><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights - New Jersey Through Three Constitutions<br/></span></i><span style="mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; 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return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@nationalbook.org> <br/><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 27, 2026 10:04 AM<br/><b>To:</b> Sharon Rawlins <sraw<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@njstatelib.org><br/><b>Subject:</b> Summer Reading Adventure, Reading Rhythms, 5 Under 35, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; 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vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top"><div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-margin-top-alt: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Merriweather; color: #202020;">The Summer Reading Adventure is here! </span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">The National Book Foundation’s third-annual <strong><span style="font-family: "">Summer Reading Adventure kicks off TODAY, Wednesday, May 27</span></strong>! If you loved summer reading challenges as a kid or want to try one out for the first time, you’re invited to join us for bookish fun all summer long. Complete activities—ask a bookseller for a reading rec, attend a reading party, read outdoors—for a chance to win prizes! </span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><br/><br/></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">Readers that submit a Summer Reading Adventure by <strong><span style="font-family: "">Wednesday, August 26 </span> </strong>will be entered to win book subscriptions, e-readers, ice cream, and more, <strong><span style="font-family: "">including the grand prize trip to the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony in NYC</span></strong>. All Adventurers will receive a discount code to Bookshop.org and free audiobook credit from Libro.fm.</span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><br/>  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">Not sure where to start?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;"> <a href="https://nationalbook.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8120eb79bde996c5a76e8f595&id=423c38760e&e=c0a0d23c34" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #4E858F;">Check out our resources page</span></b></a> for Adventure inspo, and visit <a href="https://nationalbook.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8120eb79bde996c5a76e8f595&id=f2214aacf5&e=c0a0d23c34" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #4E858F;">nationalbook.org/adventure</span></b></a> to reveal the full list of activities and prize details.<br/><br/> We can’t wait to see where your Adventure takes you—tag <a href="https://nationalbook.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8120eb79bde996c5a76e8f595&id=5a2d001c9b&e=c0a0d23c34" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #4E858F;">@nationalbookfoundation</span></b></a> on Instagram for a chance to be featured!</span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; 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color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Join the Adventure today! ☀️"><b><span style="color: white; text-decoration: none;">Join the Adventure today! </span></b><b><span style="font-family: " color: white; text-decoration: none;">☀️</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; 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vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-margin-top-alt: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Merriweather; color: #202020;">Attend a reading party with us!</span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">If you’re in New York, celebrate the start of Summer Reading Adventure and complete your first activity—attend a reading party—on <strong><span style="font-family: "">Tuesday, June 2</span></strong> at <strong><span style="font-family: "">7:00pm EDT</span></strong>. Join us and 2020 5 Under 35 honoree <strong><span style="font-family: "">Naima Coster</span></strong> (<em><span style="font-family: "">Halsey Street</span></em>) for an in-person Summer Reading Adventure launch event in New York with our friends at <strong><span style="font-family: "">Reading Rhythms</span></strong>. Attendees will receive exclusive access to advance copies of Naima’s upcoming novel <em><span style="font-family: "">Take What You Can</span></em> (out August 4). <a href="https://nationalbook.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8120eb79bde996c5a76e8f595&id=955ad7f0dd&e=c0a0d23c34" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #4E858F;">Get your tickets here</span></b></a>.</span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><br/>   <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; 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vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-margin-top-alt: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Merriweather; color: #202020;">Celebrate debut works of fiction</span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; mso-margin-top-alt: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 150%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">On <strong><span style="font-family: "">Tuesday, June 9</span></strong> at <strong><span style="font-family: "">7:00pm EDT</span></strong>, celebrate the 2026 5 Under 35 honorees <strong><span style="font-family: "">Megan Kamalei Kakimoto</span></strong> (<em><span style="font-family: "">Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare</span></em>), <strong><span style="font-family: "">Anika Jade Levy</span></strong> (<em><span style="font-family: "">Flat Earth</span></em>), <strong><span style="font-family: "">Carrie R. Moore </span></strong>(<em><span style="font-family: "">Make Your Way Home</span></em>), <strong><span style="font-family: "">Maggie Su</span></strong> (<em><span style="font-family: "">Blob: A Love Story</span></em>), and <strong><span style="font-family: "">Stephanie Wambugu </span></strong>(<em><span style="font-family: "">Lonely Crowds</span></em>) at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY and livestreamed for readers everywhere.</span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><br/><br/></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">The Ceremony will be hosted by <strong><span style="font-family: "">Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah</span></strong>, and include introductions by the honorees’ selectors and special guests: <strong><span style="font-family: "">Kali Fajardo-Anstine</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family: "">Sigrid Nunez</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family: "">Danielle Evans</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family: "">Charles Yu</span></strong>, and <strong><span style="font-family: "">Dinaw Mengestu</span></strong> for <strong><span style="font-family: "">Kaveh Akbar</span></strong>. </span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><br/><br/></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">Snag your copies of this year’s honored titles at <a href="https://nationalbook.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8120eb79bde996c5a76e8f595&id=5bfbab55d8&e=c0a0d23c34" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"> <b><span style="color: #4E858F;">Bookshop.org</span></b></a>, from our friends at Books Are Magic at the Ceremony, or via your local library. 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font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; mso-margin-top-alt: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 150%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " color: #202020;">The National Book Foundation has elected four new members to its Board of Directors: <strong><span style="font-family: "">Greg Greeley</span></strong>, CEO, Simon & Schuster; <strong><span style="font-family: "">Franklin Leonard</span></strong>, Founder & CEO, The Black List; <strong><span style="font-family: "">Elizabeth McNamara</span></strong>, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine; and <strong><span style="font-family: "">Miwa Messer</span></strong>, Executive Producer of Author Events and Content, Barnes & Noble. <br/><br/> “We are gratified to welcome four exceptionally talented individuals to our Board of Directors. This announcement follows the launch of our new strategic plan, deepening our commitment to books and to readers over the next five years,” said <strong><span style="font-family: "">David Steinberger</span></strong>, Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Book Foundation. “We look forward to working closely with them to amplify the Foundation’s mission to celebrate the best literature published in the United States, connect books with readers of all ages, and champion the literary arts as a vital part of our culture.”<br/><br/> More information on each of the new members of the National Book Foundation’s Board of Directors <a href="https://nationalbook.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8120eb79bde996c5a76e8f595&id=073a8db481&e=c0a0d23c34" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #4E858F;">can be found on our website</span></b></a>. </span><span style="font-family: " color: #202020;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; 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You're invited to fill out a youth services survey for NJ State Library

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><u>New Jersey State Library Youth Services Survey<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">I am conducting a short survey to get a better understanding of what topics or trainings the NJ State Library can offer youth services library staff members in <b>public libraries</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">I would really appreciate it if you could take a little time to complete it: <a href="https://forms.office.com/r/LGF0BtABH6" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;">Youth Services Survey from the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) – Fill out form</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">~Sharon<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">All the Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">Sharon Rawlins (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Youth Services Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; 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Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/exhibits/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Logo for the NJ 250 exhibit featuring the background image of a historic map. NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776-2026. The image is hyperlinked to the exhibit home page. " border="0" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://lists.njstatelib.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/njyac/20260521113004/image001.jpg@01DCE914.8F192600" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; border: none; width: 5.2083in; height: .7812in;" width="500" /></span></a><span style="font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;">NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights - New Jersey Through Three Constitutions<br/></span></i><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #467886;">https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>

Second Lady's Summer Reading Challenge

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:15:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Please excuse cross postings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b>Second Lady’s Summer Reading Challenge<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">This summer, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, all children (K-8) are invited to join in the <a href="https://4iclcdfab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WcKeaJwZSgzCVE6gwaCA0WZCv2CBh0jJtdZOgZ5Gg7U_jWBYEfHBRCA2bLj55521NUWAHU5XSPHyUo8Uedpiq_iXZBb74CMcJrygKb0xa-daq162WWHNuDNL79Zl07ffP_cr57-79fgXgvh7TIHnU054jdr6SdIp7VaC3KwYPSo=&c=qHxv2UjRSVCELSZTtSUVaL1oTGuPNt_30qjYbab7AGnNHUzPSAsSqA==&ch=MgRdPD7O02B7IW_U7XvgJp1jEN5c4SJrAwCEM3E_OISUZV9HDTD4-g==" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Second Lady’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge</b></a>. Participants will read and track 12 books of their choice between <b>June 1 and September 4</b>. Readers can receive a personalized certificate, an America 250th anniversary-themed bookmark, and a special link to win a prize! Readers will also be entered for a chance to visit our nation’s capital and the White House with a chaperone. To promote this national reading challenge within your library community, <a href="https://4iclcdfab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WcKeaJwZSgzCVE6gwaCA0WZCv2CBh0jJtdZOgZ5Gg7U_jWBYEfHBRCA2bLj55521xt-cU11ffnaxQQNvFyTdvLgMQGSEAe-sPqFM0jnRQA0vM1mDPDdG0bSqWI-LFDEnJ-4eYVLV2YWFZ33LE8GLGTojyILPQdADP3y56h2YV6gM4kMNgkz0RgQXr3KriS8I87FJrwuXkoLwKAbdpSKG03EYzP7APFcELRR7A5Huga28nMNoUzqLjJaYHA3uQZ3sFYAAIzd2JxVTCezKNusdeb-4mvRrWgRI6q70Fd-o6rT22UfhGLRi5K3NKjqMAvts9UEXrzbbwno=&c=qHxv2UjRSVCELSZTtSUVaL1oTGuPNt_30qjYbab7AGnNHUzPSAsSqA==&ch=MgRdPD7O02B7IW_U7XvgJp1jEN5c4SJrAwCEM3E_OISUZV9HDTD4-g==" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <b>click here for the media kit</b></a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">Forwarded by: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">Sharon Rawlins (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Youth Services Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Library Development</span></i><span style="font-family: ""><br/><b>New Jersey State Library</b></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">P.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">  </span><span style="font-family: "">609-278-2640 x116  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">E.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"> sraw<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@njstatelib.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">W. www.njstatelib.org</span></b><b><span style="font-family: ""> <u><span style="color: #2998E3;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">185 West State Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/exhibits/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Logo for the NJ 250 exhibit featuring the background image of a historic map. NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776-2026. The image is hyperlinked to the exhibit home page. " border="0" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://lists.njstatelib.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/njyac/20260518111504/image001.jpg@01DCE6B7.417591E0" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; border: none; width: 5.2083in; height: .7812in;" width="500" /></span></a><span style="font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;">NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights - New Jersey Through Three Constitutions<br/></span></i><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #467886;">https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>

Library Network Review Board - Call for Representatives

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:45:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Please excuse cross postings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;"> (LLNJ) and the <b>New Jersey State Library</b> (NJSL) are seeking strong library advocates to serve as representatives on the Library Network Review Board. Representatives will serve a two-year term for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. Representatives of all types of libraries, including K-12 school, academic, and public libraries, are encouraged to apply.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">The Library Network Review Board (LNRB) meets at least annually and advises the State Librarian on matters pertaining to necessary or desirable statewide and inter-regional programs or services; and types of interaction and linkage of the New Jersey Library Network with interstate and national library networks. The board is composed of four members appointed by the LibraryLinkNJ Executive Board and up to four members appointed by the State Librarian. Each member of the Library Network Review Board serves for a term of two years, and may be reappointed for a second term.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">LibraryLinkNJ (</span><a href="https://librarylinknj.org/" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "">https://librarylinknj.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">) is a nonprofit, multi-type library organization established under the New Jersey Library Network Law and the regulations under New Jersey Administrative Code. LibraryLinkNJ and its services are funded by the New Jersey State Library, which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network. LLNJ has over 1,300 voting representatives from more than 2,400 public and private school, public, academic, institutional, corporate, health sciences and special libraries and library-related agencies. Members join at no charge and pay no dues. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">The New Jersey State Library (</span><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "">https://www.njstatelib.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">), an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, is led by State Librarian Jennifer R. Nelson and provides services for NJ libraries, the state legislature and government employees, Thomas Edison State University staff and students, and registered borrowers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;">To apply, send an email to </span><a href="mailto:nomi<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=ah1jTHr2PzpZ%2dbfNVYgOy0stI7pYlfL9o4VjPuKmhJc%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=ah1jTHr2PzpZ%2dbfNVYgOy0stI7pYlfL9o4VjPuKmhJc%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@librarylinknj.org" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "">nomi<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=ah1jTHr2PzpZ%2dbfNVYgOy0stI7pYlfL9o4VjPuKmhJc%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=ah1jTHr2PzpZ%2dbfNVYgOy0stI7pYlfL9o4VjPuKmhJc%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@librarylinknj.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: black;"> by Friday, May 29, 2026. Please submit a summary of your professional experience (i.e., resume, short bio or profile link).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">Forwarded by: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">Sharon Rawlins (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Youth Services Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Library Development</span></i><span style="font-family: ""><br/><b>New Jersey State Library</b></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">P.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">  </span><span style="font-family: "">609-278-2640 x116  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">E.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"> sraw<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@njstatelib.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">W. www.njstatelib.org</span></b><b><span style="font-family: ""> <u><span style="color: #2998E3;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">185 West State Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/exhibits/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Logo for the NJ 250 exhibit featuring the background image of a historic map. NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776-2026. The image is hyperlinked to the exhibit home page. " border="0" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://lists.njstatelib.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/njyac/20260512154503/image001.jpg@01DCE225.EC20EB80" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; border: none; width: 5.2083in; height: .7812in;" width="500" /></span></a><span style="font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;">NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights - New Jersey Through Three Constitutions<br/></span></i><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #467886;">https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>

CSLP Artwork and Vendor Survey!

Fri, 08 May 2026 18:40:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Please excuse cross postings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: ""><br/></span><span style="font-family: "">Hi, Everyone,<br/><br/> The CSLP Vendor and Artwork committees are currently accepting feedback from member public libraries for the 2028 theme/slogan. The theme is <strong><span style="font-family: "">Mythical Creatures, </span></strong>and the slogan is <strong><span style="font-family: "">Libraries Are Legendary</span></strong>. As we start work on creating artwork/selecting products for 2028, we are asking member libraries for feedback. This survey is open through June 7th, and we'd love for anyone in your library who has anything to do with summer to give their opinion! That includes youth and adult library staff, marketing folks, purchasing decision-makers, etc. etc. Any and all feedback is welcome!<br/><br/> Fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18Wws7HVHlW__aZmZZvZFScSNlM9Y-I5n2F9sEkJcXF8/edit" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #1B6AC9;">survey </span></a>here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18Wws7HVHlW__aZmZZvZFScSNlM9Y-I5n2F9sEkJcXF8/edit" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #1B6AC9;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18Wws7HVHlW__aZmZZvZFScSNlM9Y-I5n2F9sEkJcXF8/edit</span></a><br/><br/> Thank you in advance!<br/><br/> Sincerely, <br/> CSLP Vendor and Artwork Committees</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">All the Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">Sharon Rawlins (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Youth Services Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: "">Library Development</span></i><span style="font-family: ""><br/><b>New Jersey State Library</b></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">P.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">  </span><span style="font-family: "">609-278-2640 x116  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">E.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;"> sraw<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@njstatelib.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67;">W. www.njstatelib.org</span></b><b><span style="font-family: ""> <u><span style="color: #2998E3;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">185 West State Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "">P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/exhibits/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Logo for the NJ 250 exhibit featuring the background image of a historic map. NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776-2026. The image is hyperlinked to the exhibit home page. " border="0" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://lists.njstatelib.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/njyac/20260508144004/image001.jpg@01DCDEF8.5F5FECD0" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; border: none; width: 5.2083in; height: .7812in;" width="500" /></span></a><span style="font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;">NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights - New Jersey Through Three Constitutions<br/></span></i><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #467886;">https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>

FW: Giving Back Through the Power of Books

Thu, 07 May 2026 13:55:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Please excuse cross postings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">Just passing the message below along.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">~Sharon<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">All the Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Sharon Rawlins (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family: ""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Youth Services Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Library Development</span></i><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><br/><b>New Jersey State Library</b></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">P.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">  </span><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">609-278-2640 x116  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">E.</span></b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"> sraw<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@njstatelib.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #012C67; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">W. www.njstatelib.org</span></b><b><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"> <u><span style="color: #2998E3;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">185 West State Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/exhibits/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext;"><img alt="Logo for the NJ 250 exhibit featuring the background image of a historic map. NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776-2026. The image is hyperlinked to the exhibit home page. " border="0" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://lists.njstatelib.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/njyac/20260507095505/image001.jpg@01DCDE06.FE2DB290" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; border: none; width: 5.2083in; height: .7812in;" width="500" /></span></a><span style="font-family: " mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights - New Jersey Through Three Constitutions<br/></span></i><span style="mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;"><i><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #467886;">https://www.njstatelib.org/nj250</span></u></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: " color: #0F4761; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: ""> Ali, COO, Science Naturally <a<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=yJudaMwMdnrPnT6ZRtpKuWLDaW1n6RZwRlXoULsF_vU%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=yJudaMwMdnrPnT6ZRtpKuWLDaW1n6RZwRlXoULsF_vU%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@sciencenaturally.com> <br/><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 6, 2026 8:04 PM<br/><b>To:</b> Sharon Rawlins <sraw<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=1bgBTc38t3rNe2SfRPs_ChIER3IXz%2dNWxFOY_IzLEO0%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); return false;" title="Reveal this e-mail address">...</a>@njstatelib.org><br/><b>Subject:</b> Giving Back Through the Power of Books<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 1.0pt;"><img border="0" height="1" id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://links.ascendbywix.com/q/ACBwq6Md_K2yVKXxD1Ra_Q~~/AABFVxA~/ZjzwcUEfVGDSaLm9e8NkOjWgR4JejZtNowC0FBXwPgs53yOUP2oQabPYTDfeYm0I7TVQCnTtg-MuRrW3dg1vcA~~" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; clear: both; display: block; width: .0104in; height: .0104in;" width="1" /></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 1.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px; mso-line-height-alt: .75pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 1.0pt; color: white;">WASHINGTON, D.C., [5/6/2026] —Platypus Media and Science Naturally, award-winning independent publishers of children's books based in Washington, D.C., today announced Giving Back Through the Power of Books: a one-time literacy access initiative making front-list children's titles available to‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; 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border-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;"><div><h2 style="padding: 0; text-align: left; color: inherit; word-wrap: normal; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 30px; margin: 0in; line-height: 29.25pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px;"><span class="pb"><span style="font-size: 19.5pt; font-family: " color: #333333;">Platypus Media and Science Naturally Open Their Warehouse to America’s Schools, Literacy Organizations, and Nonprofits</span></span><span style="font-size: 19.5pt; font-family: " color: #333333; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="s" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="qb"><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: " color: #333333;">A Mission-Driven Initiative Bringing Quality Front-List Children’s Books to the Communities That Need Them Most.</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; 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width: 100.0%; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; width: 525.0pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top" width="700"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 4.5pt 0in 5.25pt 0in; border: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;"><div><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">WASHINGTON, D.C., [5/6/2026] </span></b></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">—<span class="rb1">Platypus Media and Science Naturally, award-winning independent publishers of children's books based in Washington, D.C., today announced <i>Giving Back Through the Power of Books</i>: a one-time literacy access initiative making front-list children's titles available to schools, literacy programs, libraries, and nonprofit organizations across the United States — at a price point designed to put quality books where they are needed most. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">Many titles in this collection are front-list editions, with many published within one to five years — front-list STEM titles known for their educational content and quality, books that educators and families trust. Titles are available in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, and Bengali. As Platypus Media and Science Naturally prepare to expand their catalog with exciting new titles, they are making a deliberate decision to make room for reinvesting in the next generation of books while ensuring their current titles find their way into the hands of readers. By supporting this initiative, the company can further its mission of making children’s books accessible and enriching to families in need.</span></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><i><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">"We have an exciting pipeline of new titles coming, and we wanted to make room for them in the right way," said Dia Michels, Publisher and Founder of Platypus Media and Science Naturally. "Getting these books into the hands of children and the organizations that serve them at an accessible price — while making room for what’s next — is exactly the kind of win-win we were looking for."</span></i></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 525.0pt; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;" width="700"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; 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padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; width: 525.0pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top" width="700"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 4.5pt 0in 5.25pt 0in; border: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse !important;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-spacing: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; border-collapse: collapse !important;"><div><h3 style="padding: 0; text-align: left; color: inherit; word-wrap: normal; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 28px; margin: 0in; line-height: 24.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px;"><span class="sb"><span style="font-size: 16.5pt; font-family: " color: #333333;">Giving Back Through the Power of Books</span></span><span style="font-size: 16.5pt; font-family: " color: #333333; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">Access to books — and specifically book ownership — is one of the most reliable predictors of a child's literacy development, academic performance, and lifelong relationship with reading. Giving Back Through the Power of Books is Platypus Media and Science Naturally's commitment to that truth: a deliberate, values-driven decision to move an extraordinary collection of quality titles from a warehouse shelf into the classrooms, clinics, and community centers where they belong.</span></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">By offering both paperback and hardback editions at accessible price points, the initiative gives organizations the flexibility to maximize their budgets while bringing durable, beautifully produced books to the children and families they serve.</span></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">Platypus Media and Science Naturally award-winning titles have received honors from American Institute of Physics, the Mathematical Science Honors, Children's Book Council, and International Latino Book Awards. Their titles have been reviewed by School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, recognized by major book competitions, and featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — books trusted by educators, librarians, and families across the country.</span></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">Who Can Participate</span></b></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">This initiative is open to any school, literacy program, library, nonprofit, or organization that can place a minimum order of 500 books shipped to a single location. Browse available titles at </span></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><a href="https://sciencenaturally.com/so/96Ptao0M-/c?w=mDvpbnSOg4-icZTTXsSxNCuKukz6Y7-uN9k-wmtXq64.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9zY2llbmNlbmF0dXJhbGx5LmNvbS9naXZpbmdiYWNrIiwiciI6ImQ3NjQxZTdiLTA4ODItNDlmZC04YmM1LThkOGUzY2I1Y2Q1MCIsIm0iOiJtYWlsIiwiYyI6ImQ0YjUxYmJmLWFkNTEtNDQ1Ny1iMGZlLTc2ZGE2MjAxMjcwNSJ9" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3; color: #2199e8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="rb1"><u><span style="color: #2E9DE3;">ScienceNaturally.com/givingback</span></u></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">The initiative also seeks to raise awareness among corporations and individual donors interested in supporting literacy access for children across the United States. Those passionate about literacy but without an established organizational partner are encouraged to reach out — Platypus Media and Science Naturally will connect interested donors with vetted organizations that would welcome their support.</span></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><b><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">Organizations are encouraged to act early as availability is limited. This is a one-time initiative.</span></b></span><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="rb" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin: 0in; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span class="rb1"><span style="font-family: " color: #333333;">To learn more or get involved, you can reply directly to this e-mail or contact Ali Trujillo at <a href="mailto:a<a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=yJudaMwMdnrPnT6ZRtpKuWLDaW1n6RZwRlXoULsF_vU%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?c=yJudaMwMdnrPnT6ZRtpKuWLDaW1n6RZwRlXoULsF_vU%3d&k=01Njv72aooBxY8cRl7%2dx9hOQ%3d%3d', '', 'height=300,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,statusbar=0,toolbar=0,width=500'); 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Founded in 2000 by Dia L. Michels, Platypus Media focuses on early childhood and family life — covering attachment parenting, family bonding, social-emotional learning, and bilingual education — while Science Naturally specializes in STEM fiction and nonfiction that sparks curiosity in young readers. Together their catalog spans early childhood through middle grade, with titles available in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, and Bengali. Our catalog is anchored by prestigious honors and recognition from School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the American Institute of Physics, Mathematical Science Honors, and the Children’s Book Council — including Outstanding Science Trade Books selections, recognition from the International Latino Book Awards, and an endorsement from the National Science Teachers Association.</span></span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: " color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><td style="word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; vertical-align: top; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; 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CSLP hosting American Museum of Natural History webinar May 6th

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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b>Engaging All Your Audiences: Strategies from AMNH Explainers with Russell Taragan  <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 1:30 pm Eastern Time (EST)  <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">This webinar, sponsored by CSLP, will explore the techniques and tools used by American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) explainers to connect with visitors of all backgrounds. Russell Taragan, Sr Manager of Tour Guides and Explainers, will share practical strategies for fostering meaningful interactions, adapting to different audience needs, and creating memorable educational experiences. Drawing from work with a team of more than 300 volunteers, he will highlight approaches including live interpretation, e-learning, virtual programming, and thoughtful use of both digital tools and hands-on resources. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b>Register here to attend live</b>: <a href="https://amnh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ej4SqsQYTa-umbpC3sHeMw" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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