FYI, SFSP 101: Back to Basics & USDA Update Tuesday, April 26, 3:00 p.m. ET Ready to go back to basics? Join No Kid Hungry for a refresher on “usual” (non-waiver) summer meals operations and a regulatory update from USDA. Summer 2022 will look different from summer 2020 and 2021 operations. Waivers previously used to serve grab & go and bulk style meals are no longer available. This webinar will remind providers of summer meals “basics” as we approach summer 2022 operations. There ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross-postings Hi, Everyone, Where can you find agreeable penguins, disinterested nautiluses, and fish that stubbornly resist revealing their innermost thought? In this year's CSLP 2022 PSA for the CSLP summer reading program in public libraries! Full PSA English Youtube link: [1]https://youtu.be/tJTLHas_erE Full PSA Spanish Youtube link: [2]https://youtu.be/0DjbTp-HFgQ The "base" files are available for your library to add your own logo or text if this ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, ALSC and the 2023 Children's Literature Lecture Committee are proud to announce the [1]opening of the application to host the 2023 event featuring award-winning author/illustrator, Bryan Collier. The [2]Children's Literature Lecture is an annual event, announced at the ALA LibLearnX, in which an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature presents a paper that makes a significant contribution to the field. A library sch ...Continue Reading

FYI, Forwarding this job opening. Questions may be directed to Jane Folger [1]...@maplewood.library.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;" target="_blank">jfol[2]...@maplewood.library.org. Thank you, - Kathy Kathy Goldfine | Business Manager |973-762-1688 ext 5004| Email: [3]...@maplewoodlibrary.org" style="colo ...Continue Reading

FYI, ALA’s list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021 [1]https://files.constantcontact.com/f125842c001/f7da4d3b-5efd-4a9d-a049-f3e041c3bada.png Every year, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary reports sent to the OIF. In 2021, 729 challenges to library, school, and university materials and ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings… The NJ State Library Talking Book & Braille Center is hiring a full time Library Associate. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred as this person will be working closely with our Spanish speaking patrons. Please see details on the job listing below or in the included attachment. Job Title: Library Associate Salary Range: P15: $43,563.98 - $61,181.03 Department: The New Jersey State Library – Talking Book and Braille Center Location: 2300 Stuyvesant Ave. Tr ...Continue Reading

FYI, A few updates from YALSA: YALSA April Member Webinar April 14th | [1] Learn More [2]Register today for Utilizing Edelweiss Tools to their Full Potential, a one hour webinar on Thursday, April 14th at 2 pm EST. You will learn about the newest features of the platform with the goal of making your job easier. ALA Member Price: $71.10 Non Member Price: $79.00 YALSA Division Member Price: Free Teens Top Ten Nominees Announced! April | [3] Learn More Our 2022 ...Continue Reading

FYI, I’m sharing information about this free virtual event that’s hosted by the University of North Carolina – Greensboro and is organized by an informal national Food Literacy & Libraries working group. Gather at the Virtual Table: Community Conversations on Food and Librarianship Thursday, May 12, 12:00 – 3:30 pm All are welcome to join this free, interactive national event on how food and librarianship can (and do!) come together. Enjoy a keynote address by Sarah Anderson with ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, SYNC Audiobooks for Teens This FREE program for teens ages 13 and older, sponsored by AudioFile Magazine in partnership with Overdrive Education, provides two thematically paired audiobook titles each week.This year the program has expanded to 16 weeks for a total of 32 free audiobooks, starting April 28, 2022. Here’s the [1]list of titles for this year. Just sign up and then each week, download that week’s titles in [2]Sora. Teens, librarians, ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone, * National Citizen and Community Science Library Network One-Pager – Attached is a one-pager introducing the National Citizen and Community Science Library Network. * [1]Library Network webpage – Library staff across your state are also invited to [2] sign up for the network to start receiving our newsletter. You can find links to promotional resources, the kit building guides, and more at [3]https://scistarter.org/library and [4 ...Continue Reading