FYI, Does your library serve summer meals/snacks, or are you interested in being a meal site or supporting other meal sites in your area? Read on for some basics about the USDA Summer Food Service Program and how libraries can participate, and an important update on regulations that impact how summer meals are distributed. Briefly, the waivers that granted the USDA flexibility to expand the program and ease requirements on meal distribution during the pandemic are set to expire on June 30. ...Continue Reading

FYI, Just passing the message below along for informational purposes only. ~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: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">sraw[2]...@ ...Continue Reading

FYI, Just passing this job opening along in case anyone wants to relocate to Madison, WI! ~ Sharon Hello, friends! I will be retiring from my position as Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) on July 1, and the position is now open for applications. If you are interested in applying, or know someone who might be, more information can be found here: [1]jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/512645/ccbc-director Kathleen T. Horning Distinguished Special Librarian Director ...Continue Reading

FYI, A number of NJ youth created videos for the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Here’s the announcement about the virtual screening: The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which kid filmmakers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in about 90 seconds (adults can help). These movies often have a creative twist—think Charlotte’s Web in the style of a horror movie, or Ramona and Her Father reimagined as a musical, or Bridge to Ter ...Continue Reading

FYI, Free Event with an Amazing Group of People! [1]global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/... [2]Join us on Tuesday, March 29, from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (ET) for a night of virtual programming in partnership with [3]PEN America dedicated to examining this pressing question. The evening will feature a conversation between Ibram X. Kendi ([4]How To Be An Antiracist), Nikole Hannah-Jones ([5]The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story), and Nic Stone ([6]Dear Martin), moderated by Dr. Emi ...Continue Reading

FYI, Apply to Host a GNCRT Virtual Panel We are looking for fresh, innovative, and inclusive panels that focus on graphic novels in libraries! Do you have a virtual program that will educate and inspire library staff and educators? Please provide us with a title, a clear and concise program description and why your program needs to be seen by library staff and educators. Past panels have featured topics such as readers advisory, collection development, running a library comic convention, an ...Continue Reading

Hi, Everyone, I’m passing this information along as an FYI. I don’t really have any background on this initiative, but I’m hoping to attend one of the sessions, especially the one on EDI, Social Justice & Belonging. ~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: Helvetic ...Continue Reading

Please excuse cross postings FYI, BookLinx Book Evaluation Program Announcement! We are passing the torch of Book Evaluation on to the Rahway Public Library but we will have one final BookLinx give away!!! Your opportunity to add new titles from 2020 and 2021 will be …Wednesday, April 13th from 2:00 to 6:00 ...Kearny Public Library 318 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 (201) 998-2666 All public and school librarians are welcome. Please spread the word, no registration needed, ...Continue Reading

FYI, FREE 5-Week Webinar Series: Developing and Sustaining a Community-Centered Makerspace Wednesdays, April 6-May 4, 2022 * Want to build a creative maker program at your library? * Are limited staff, space or budget preventing you from creating a makerspace in your library? * Did your maker programming pause due to the pandemic, and you are not sure how to get it up and running again? This webinar series will showcase steps for building and sustaining a maker pro ...Continue Reading

FYI, Teaching with the New York Times: A Virtual Learning Summit for Librarians and Educators This free two-day learning summit on March 22 & 23, 2022 will feature multiple panels with New York Times newsroom and staff members, as well as leaders in the world of education. Insights will be shared from the world of journalism and ideas for how to bring the power of The Times into curriculum and programming. [1]Click to Learn More and Register. [IMAGE] Forwarded by: Sharon ...Continue Reading