NJSL Report for CSS Meeting, January 31, 2020

Submitted by Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning, NJ State Library

 

Transforming Teen Services: A Train the Trainer Approach on Connected Learning and Computational Thinking

Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJSL, Christine Jansen, Manager of Youth Services Programming and Collaborations, and Meaghan Darling, Young Adult Librarian, Sparta Public Library are available to conduct trainings on connected learning and computational thinking for youth services librarians and staff in public and school libraries who work with youth. The facilitators received connected learning and computational thinking training through the Transforming Teen Services Project, developed by YALSA as part a YALSA/COSLA IMLS funded project. Interested library staff are welcome to contact any of the facilitators to schedule a free training on one or both of these competencies. They will also be offering a session during the NJLA Conference on Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 11-11:50 am.

 

2020 Summer Reading Workshops – Registration Opens February 3, 2020

Now that the temperatures are finally dropping, it is time to start thinking warm thoughts.  The summer reading workshops are coming! Once again, the Summer Reading Committee is heading out across the state to help you prepare for your best summer ever.

Mark your calendars.  The workshop dates are:

●     Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Mullica Hill Branch of the Gloucester County Library System

●     Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Bernards Township Library

●     Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Wayne Public Library

●     Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Monroe Township Public Library (Middlesex County)

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Each workshop runs from 9:30am-2:00pm and is full of inspiring ideas for all ages presented by our committee members.  This year we have more teen and adult ideas than ever!

Have some old prizes that you just cannot get rid of?  Participate in our Incentive Swap! Bring your old prizes and walk away with something new.   Do not miss out on this wonderful opportunity to get a head start on your summer planning.

Registration for the workshops will open on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 10am on our website: https://njsummerreading.org/ .  Access to our website requires authorization, so if you do not currently have a user name and password, make sure you sign up for one before February 3, 2020!

Questions?  Please email njlasummerreading@gmail.com

 

2020 Best Practices in Early Literacy Awards – Deadline to apply is March 6, 2020 – Please share with your youth services colleagues

The New Jersey State Library is accepting applications for the annual Best Practices in Early Literacy Award. The award honors up to four outstanding public libraries that currently provide exemplary literacy programs for children from birth to six years, their families and caregivers. The award provides a $1,000 honorarium, a certificate, and promotion of the winning library as a model program for other libraries. The winning libraries will be honored during the State Librarian's Breakfast at the 2020 NJLA Conference at Harrah's in Atlantic City. The deadline to apply is March 6, 2020. To apply, please complete and submit the application form after consulting the award guidelines. To see a list of previous winners, go to the following webpage and click on Award Brochures, then under New Jersey State Library Awards (for 2017 – 2019 winners) or under Best Practices in Early Literacy (for 2014-2016 winners).

Those who applied last year but did not win can re-apply with the same program as long as it was held within the past two years. Libraries who have won twice previously are not eligible to apply. Please contact Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJ State Library, srawlins@njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 ext. 116 if you have any questions.

 

2020 Multicultural Program Award-- Deadline: March 6, 2020

The New Jersey State Library is accepting applications for the 7th Annual Multicultural Program Award. The award is given to libraries that have conducted an exemplary program or program series that foster the understanding of multiculturalism through sustainable community partnerships. The winning libraries will receive a $1,000 honorarium, a certificate and statewide promotion as a model program. They will be honored during the 2020 NJLA Conference at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. The deadline is Friday, March 6, 2020. The winning libraries will be notified by Friday, March 27, 2020. For the application form, guideline and more information, please click here. Questions? Contact Mimi Lee, Diversity and Literacy Consultant, NJ State Library, mlee@njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 ext. 191.

 

Free Leap into Science Trainings Offered 2020 – Please share with your children’s library staff

The state leadership team consisting of staff from the NJ State Library, NJ Makers Day and the Newark Museum are offering more trainings in 2020 (dates to be announced) on a new curriculum covering light and shadow for Cohort Year 3 of this initiative. The training is for staff in public/school libraries/afterschool organizations who work with children ages 3 – 10 and their caregivers. For more information, contact any of the state leadership team members: Doug Baldwin; President, New Jersey Makers Day, dbaldwin@njmakersday.org; Sharon Rawlins; Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning, NJ State Library, srawlins@njstatelib.org; Ryan Reedell; MakerSPACE Manager, Newark Museum, ryan.reedell@gmail.com. Leap into Science is a nationwide program developed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum and the National Girls Collaborative Project funded by the National Science Foundation that integrates open- ended science activities with children’s books.

Census Training for Library Staff

Census officials are providing training for library staff on the online version of the census form in February.

 

·         Feb. 4, Atlantic County (May's Landing), 10-noon

·         Feb. 6, Wayne PL, 10-noon

·         Feb. 11, Sussex County (Main) Library, 10-noon

To register contact Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer at kmoellerpeiffer@njstatelib.org with your preferred location.

Snapshot Day is February 11, 2020:

The NJLA Public Relations Committee and the New Jersey State Library are making plans for the annual Snapshot Day. It will be February 11, 2020. Although that is the “official” date, libraries can choose to do local events anytime during the month of February. February was chosen because it is “I Love Libraries” month. There is no better way to celebrate than with Snapshot Day. More details will follow. 

 

CSLP Online Crowd-sourcing New Printed Materials

There’s an “Online Only” component to the CSLP online manual. If your library wants to create your own reading logs, posters, door hangers, etc. using the clipart from the CSLP online manual, you can. If they are of good quality and you’re willing to share them, they can be posted on the Online Only section of the CSLP online manual for others to use. Just send them to Sharon Rawlins, at srawlins@njstatelib.org and I’ll make sure they get posted.

 

Other organizations:

Bookapalooza Application Open

The Association for Library Service to Children is accepting applications for its Bookapalooza program, an opportunity for three libraries to receive an assortment of newly published books, videos, audiobooks, and recordings from children's trade publishers. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2019.

 

2020 ALA Youth Media Award Winners

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/2020-ala-youth-media-awards-are-out

 

Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Excellence in Science Fiction for Children’s and Young Adult Notables List: https://sfnotables.org/notables-lists/2019-list/__trashed/ (2020 List)

 

Apply for the 2020 Miss Rumphius Award!: Deadline to Apply is Monday, February 17, 2020

The New Jersey Center for the Book is seeking nominations for its 2020 Miss Rumphius Award. 

Based on the title character of Barbara Cooney’s book, Miss Rumphius, winner of the National Book Award in 1983, this Award honors public librarians, school media specialists, and educators who are stellar in spreading ideas about literacy. 

The deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, February 17, 2020. The nominee must be employed in New Jersey as a professional librarian, library staff member, certified educator, or teacher assistant, and must have developed creative activities to enhance learning and literacy.  The activity should be collaborative, innovative, and able to be replicated by other librarians and educators. The nominee must be willing to help produce her or his program for other classrooms and/or libraries. A monetary amount of $200.00 and a NJCFB Miss Rumphius Award certificate will be presented to the recipient in 2020.

The nomination shall include the full name of the nominee and the place of employment; shall describe the activity or program in complete detail; shall describe the setting in which it takes place; shall indicate the collaborative aspects; shall indicate the innovative aspects of the program or activity and indicate how it can be replicated; shall include the full name and title of the nominator with address, email, phone number and fax number; shall include a letter of support from an administrator, from a former or current student, from a client or patron, or from a member of the staff.

Please submit your nomination (self-nominations are accepted) for the Miss Rumphius Award to Carol Phillips (carolphillipslibrarian@gmail.com). 

If you have any questions, contact Carol Phillips, (carolphillipslibrarian@gmail.com) or visit the NJCFB website: njcenterforthebook.org.

 

 

Other updates:

 

GSBA update

Donna Gephardt will be the speaker at the Garden State Awards luncheon at the NJLA conference

Got a poster that had all of the nominees for the GSBA and GSTBA awards. Might have more posters available to be picked up at NJLA conference

Had a bad placement but some nice conversations at the NJASL conference in East Brunswick in December.

Voting update: 2,773 total votes (a strong increase from last year). 50% from public libraries. School libraries entirely submitted online (no paper ballots were submitted) but most public libraries were still using paper ballots.

Cape May includes ballot in summer Reading Packets

Winners will be announced at the end of the meeting. Will be publicly announced as soon as authors and publishers are notified!

 

Talking Book and Braille Center updates:

Large Print books are now easier to access via TBBC and they no longer need a doctor’s certification to access these books. Contact TBBC staff for more information if this would be helpful for your patrons.

 

Has been promoting GSBA to its patrons and have received great feedback from that.

 

Liz from TBBC has been appointed to be on the Newbery award committee for the next year. If anyone is doing a mock Newbery at their library, contact Liz as she’d love to participate as committee members are encouraged to do this in their community.

 

Submit for Honors and Awards-  deadline March 16

Please kindly share the website with the award descriptions with your committee/section: https://www.njla.org/honors-and-awards

And our new award -- the Innovative Program Award -- is ready too. Libraries come up with such great ideas, and we want to see them honored.

Some more Ideas: Think about a recent graduate for the Rising Star Award, a dedicated volunteer/Friends Group for the Library Champion Award, a local reporter for the Journalism Award, or a children's librarian with a great partnership with a school for the Amy Job Award.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Cynthia Becker

Honors & Awards chair

Poster sessions

 

Librarians, administrators, and library school students from across the state are invited to submit proposals for poster sessions at the 2020 New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference on May 28 and May 29. Poster sessions feature innovative library program ideas, success stories, research studies, problem solving and more!

 

The 2020 NJLA Conference will be held Wednesday, May 27 through Friday, May 29 at Harrah's Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City, NJ. Preconferences will be held on Wednesday, May 27, and conference programs and exhibits are scheduled for Thursday, May 28 through Friday, May 29.

 

Selected poster sessions will be presented on Thursday, May 28, from 2:00-3:00 pm and on Friday, May 29, from 11:00 am-12:00 pm.

 

Please complete the online proposal form at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G6XHSPW

 

The DEADLINE for submissions is Friday, February 28, 2020.

 

Feel free to share this information with your colleagues. I will be happy to answer any questions at shrubes@monroetwplibrary.org.

 

Best Regards,

Steve

 

Show and Make Luncheon at NJLA conference

 

Upcoming meetings:

March 25 (Bernards Township)

Connected Learning and Computational Thinking: A Recipe for Success

 

Bring youth services to the next level through Connected Learning (CL) and Computational Thinking (CT). Connect with YALSA’s Transforming Teen Services: Train the Trainer Approach trainers to demystify these concepts and identify how you’re probably already doing it at your library. Discover how intentionally using CL and CT in programming will help you better advocate for yourself and the youth you serve while engaging them in your library community and helping them gain valuable life skills. Facilitated by Meaghan Darling, Christine Jansen and Sharon Rawlins.

 

Workshop outcomes

Participants will be able to:

·         Dive into youth voice & choice

·         Explore the principles of Connected Learning and articulate the core concepts of Computational Thinking

·         Understand the philosophy of Connected Learning as it relates to educational and career opportunities

·         Think about how to operationalize Connected Learning theory into practice

·         Begin designing activities for and with youth that connect to Computational Thinking

·         Understand the value of integrating Computational Thinking into activities for and with youth

·         Connect Computational Thinking to pre-existing library activities and services.

Transforming Teen Services with Connected Learning was developed by YALSA and is aimed at improving competencies for library staff serving teens and are part of the YALSA/COSLA IMLS funded Transforming Teen Services: A Train the Trainer Approach (T3) project.

 

April 27 (Sayreville) 

 

Teen volunteering and using volunteers in YS - we’ll be sending out a form that people can use to submit questions that they would like answered, problems they’ve had, and if anyone would like to present about particular success stories or what not to do, that would be great!!!