BGHB horizontal social (1920 × 1080 px) Just Announced: The 2022 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards! Watch the video announcement by Horn Book Acting Editor in Chief Elissa Gershowitz and read the press release [1] here. Follow #BGHB22 on [2] Twitter, [3] Instagram, and [4] Facebook. All the best, Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 [5].. ...Continue Reading

FYI, For libraries that participate as Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites or support other SFSP sites in your area with referrals, programming, SRP signups, or any other collaboration, here is an update following a webinar from today, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 with [1] No Kid Hungry. As you probably know, on Friday, June 24, Congress passed the [2] Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (S. 2089), a bipartisan and bicameral bill to help mitigate the impact of the loss of the USDA child nutriti ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone, Lynnette Fucci said I could forward her message to you about a part-time Youth Services Librarian job opening at Monroe Township Public Library. ~Sharon All the best, Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning NJ State Library 185 West State St. P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 [1]...@njstatelib.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1. ...Continue Reading

FYI, This was posted in yesterday’s ALA Connect: Are you invested in questions about who (which racial/cultural groups) is being represented in children's books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC) and how (what messages are being sent) they are represented? Are you a conscientious reader of picture books, early readers, middle grade and young adult literature? If so, the Diverse BookFinder (DBF) Metadata Community of Practice may be for you! The [1] D ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings Hello, Everyone, I’ve been meeting with other Youth Services Consultants from nearby State Libraries to plan a “National Student Poets-Young Adult staff" meet-up where all of you as youth services staff who work with teens can meet the National Student Poets and brainstorm with them a possible virtual program to bring to your teens in the near future. We have already had an initial meeting with the National Poets and they are an amazingly talented group and ...Continue Reading

FYI, Announcing STAR Net's SEAL (Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries) Initiative! In support of the 2023 and 2024 eclipses Thanks to generous support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, STAR Net is able to distribute approximately 5 million eclipse glasses to public libraries across the country. In addition to glasses distribution, the initiative also includes: * In-person training in partnership with state libraries in every state, D.C., and US Territories and Protecto ...Continue Reading

Governor Murphy's Youth Engagement Series: LGBTQ+ Resources - 6/29 at 4pm FYI, See message below about the Governor’s Youth Engagement Series: LGBTQ+ Resources event on June 29th at 4 pm. ~Sharon Best, Sharon Rawlins, MLSYouth Services Specialist for Lifelong LearningNJ State Library185 West State St.P.O. Box 520Trenton, NJ 08625-0520sraw[1]...@njstatelib.org609-278-2640 ext. 116 - phone609-278-2650 - faxPronouns: she/her/hers Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Ro ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, The State Library is pleased to announce our intent to license the following statewide e-resources for the next three years, starting July 1: * EBSCO resources for public, K-12 and academic libraries* * Gale Test and Career Prep for public, K-12 and academic libraries (new resource) * Data Axel/Reference Solutions for public, K-12 and academic libraries * Heritage Quest for public libraries (onsite only) * Zoom video conferen ...Continue Reading

Hello, Everyone, While watching the Today Show today, they interviewed a person from the children’s magazine The Week Junior, for kids ages 8-14, that asked children across the country which books they enjoyed so much that they would recommend to other kids for summer reading.I’m sharing it with you. Here’s a link to “Summer of Reading 2022 List.pdf” in my Dropbox: [1]https://www.dropbox.com/s/fcoc0b205lsb8gf/Summer%20of%20Reading%202022%20List.pdf?dl=0 ~Sharon Best, Sha ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings IMPORTANT MESSAGE: You are receiving this email because CSLP recently learned that on one occasion, the experience in the 2022 Manual entitled "Hold My Water: Water Pods and Water Bottles" [on page 202 - 204] led to a number of children becoming sick after they ingested the water pods. REMOVE THE “HOLD MY WATER: WATER PODS AND WATER BOTTLES EXPERIMENT” FROM YOUR MANUAL. CSLP would also like to share with you their safety disclaimer and waiver of l ...Continue Reading