FYI, Would you like to build community relationships? Do you want to be ready for crises that may affect youth and families in your community? If so, you’ll want to consider participating in the University of Maryland led[1] Ready NOW: Supporting Youth and Families During Crisis initiative. In its second year, Ready NOW is integrating learnings from year 1 of the initiative and expands on work that took place in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. That work led to the publication of[2] ...Continue Reading

FYI, [1]Juneteenth Reading List \[\-\-yH2quyaPDM_TMP[if gte vml 1]> Montage of books from the National Museum of African American History & Culture's Juneteenth reading list\[\-\-yH2quyaPDM_TMP[endif]DM_TMPyH2quyaP\-\-\] The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC, has curated a Juneteenth reading list. The list includes fiction and nonfiction for adults, children, and teens. Among the titles are books about Black history, ...Continue Reading

FYI, The New Jersey State Library currently seeks volunteers to serve on a JerseyClicks Procurement Committee in 2024 and 2025. Representatives from libraries of all types are welcome and encouraged to fill out an application by June 28, 2024. Click to learn more and apply: [1] https://www.njstatelib.org/news/attention-nj-libraries-call-for-volunte… All the best, Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers) Youth Services Specialist Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library P. ...Continue Reading

FYI, Greetings, The [1]application to participate in the [2]APALA Mentoring Program for 2024-2025 is now open. We are recruiting for protégés and mentors. Please share widely! * Protégés are library students or librarians with no more than 5 years professional experience (early career protégés), or librarians with 5 or more years of professional experience (mid-career protégés). * Mentors are APALA members wit ...Continue Reading

FYI, Shared with me by Ann-Marie Aymer from Summit Public Library. Ann-Marie received this from Jemmell'z Washington-Rock, the Program Manager from the NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate. Ann-Marie sent it out via NJYAC but I don’t think it came through so I’m sharing it again. To reach Jemmell’z directly, you can email her at [1]...@ag.nj.gov" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; ...Continue Reading

From: Good morning everyone! See the following information below from Jemmell'z Washington-Rock, the Program Manager from the NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate. To reach her directly, you can email her at Jemm[1]...@ag.nj.gov **Ann-Marie M. Aymer Head of Youth Services Summit Free Public Library Summit NJ 07901 (908) 273-0350 ext. 807 a[2]...@summitlibrary.org **Please note the spelling of my first name Summer EBT in New Jersey is here and more than 500,000 children across the state will be ...Continue Reading

FYI, CSLP Summer Reading Champion Alumni Jenna Bush Hager Partners with CSLP for New Reading List CSLP's 2023 Summer Reading Champion, Jenna Bush Hager, has once again partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program for her Read with Jenna Junior's 2024 Summer Reading List! Check out the picks, announced on the "Today Show" the morning of May 23! https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/b47852f9-3f9c-666c-cb82-384305ad672a.jpg ...Continue Reading

FYI, Just sharing this for informational purposes only. 2024 Barnes and Noble Children’s and Young Adult Book Award Winners \[\-\-WFmp2gFzDM_TMP[if !supportLists]DM_TMPWFmp2gFz\-\-\]· \[\-\-WFmp2gFzDM_TMP[endif]DM_TMPWFmp2gFz\-\-\]Picture Book: [1]I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Li \[\-\-WFmp2gFzDM_TMP[if !supportLists]DM_TMPWFmp2gFz\-\-\]· \[\-\-WFmp2gFzDM_TMP[endif]DM_TMPWFmp2gFz\-\-\]Young Reader: [2]The Misfits written by Lisa Yee and illustrated by Dan Santat \[\ ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, [1]Every Child Ready to Read @ your library - Digital Edition Every Child Ready to Read® Goes Digital The Public Library Association (PLA) and ALSC have jointly launched the first-ever digital edition of the Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) Second Edition toolkit, an early literacy resource for public libraries and other early literacy centers. This new, digital edition includes all the same content and resources as the original paper version. ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, Early Literacy and the Science of Reading: Brooklyn Public Library’s Early Childhood Symposium 2024 Brooklyn Public Library's Annual Early Childhood Symposium started last week and it is open to all! This year the theme of the virtual, four-session symposium is Early Literacy and the Science of Reading. Virtual sessions are scheduled for May 8 at 7:00 PM EST, May 15 at 4:30 PM EST, May 22 at 7:00 PM EST, and May 29 at 4:30 PM EST. While it is geared to ...Continue Reading