FYI, The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is a national nonprofit organization. They contacted me to let me know that they would like to donate copies of an educational children’s book they created and published, Dancing with Granddad: An Alzheimer’s Story for Children and Their Families, written by NJ author Linda Bozzo, to public libraries who are interested in receiving them. The book is available in both English and Spanish. You can request a copy in both English and Spanish if you ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon, Does anyone have a source for great board book storage? A spinner is best, due to the small footprint, but it must be sturdy, too.Thank you very much. All the best,Joanne Joanne M. Friedman, B.A., M.S. Children's Librarian Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Avenue, Kearny NJ 07032 201.998.2666 ...Continue Reading

FYI, I’m forwarding this from the ALSC list through ALA Connect: Hello everyone, I apologize for the cross-reference. My colleague, Kim Becnel and I have developed a bibliography of picture books about dealing with anxiety. This list was developed with the support of the Carnegie Whitney Grant and features 267 reviews of books that were published between 2010-2022. In addition to the individual reviews, we have used an SEL framework to ideally help librarians, educators, parents, guardia ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, The Children’s Book Committee (CBC) at Bank Street College of Education announced on January 27, 2023 that two books are the winners of its inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award for excellence in literature for very young children. Give Me a Snickle! by Alisha Sevigny (Orca Book Publishers) won in the 0-18 months range. Me and the Family Tree by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin (Sourcebooks) won in the 18-36 months range. Th ...Continue Reading

One of my fellow librarians has found the publisher Language Lizard that has books in over 50 languages, Ukrainian being one of them. [1]https://www.languagelizard.com/ On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 6:12 PM Sharon Rawlins [2]...@njstatelib.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">sraw[3]...@njstatelib.org [NJYAC] <[4]...@njstatelib.org" st ...Continue Reading

Hi, Danya, Yes, I’ve come across some resources for children’s books in Ukrainian. But, most are for e-books that kids can access in Ukrainian for free than actual publishers. [1]List of Ukrainian educational and language resources, books, audiobooks, etc. has been compiled and is being constantly updated by Joanne Ceremuga, an EAL teacher from the U.K. The resource list was originally posted here: [2]https://worldkidlit.wordpress.com/2022/05/09/ukrainian-childrens-books-recommendations- ...Continue Reading

Hi Sharon, I was hoping you can help! Recently, we have had multiple requests for children's books in Ukranian. Do you possible know of a publisher or libraries that own books and where they purchase from? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Danya Romaner-Schussler MLISChildren's Assistant CoordinatorMonmouth County Library- Headquarters ...Continue Reading

FYI, 2023 TALK STORY GRANT AVAILABLE Applications being accepted for American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander programs Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture is a family literacy initiative that connects Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian communities across generations. The Talk Story grant celebrates and explores Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian stories through books, oral traditions, and cultural arts to ...Continue Reading

FYI, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reinberger Children’s Library Center, Kent State University School of Information February 14, 2023 [1]The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is excited to announce that African Town by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC., is the 2023 winner of the award. With vivid prose, the authors narrate voices inspired by the last survivors of the transatlantic slave ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, I’ve been working with the Shared Youth Vision Council of the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission for a number of years. They are offering a youth homelessness and employment webinar on Wed. February 22, 2023 at 10 am if anyone is interested. More information is below. ~Sharon All the best, Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers) Youth Services Specialist Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library P. 609-278-2640 x11 ...Continue Reading