Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill
Directions:
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DO YOU SERVE YOUNG ADULTS IN A PUBLIC OR SCHOOL LIBRARY? If you do...
Please hold August 19th, 2009, 10:00-3:00 for our annual A+ Partnership for Teens meeting at the Gloucester County Library in Mullica Hill.
We're pleased to announce that Jennifer Hubert, author of "Reading Rants, Guide to Books that Rock" (and the Reading Rants blog at: http://www.readingrants.org/) will be presenting.
More details coming soon. Mark those calendars!
-Pete
South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
10 Foster Avenue - Suite F3 Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
Phone: 856 346-1222 Fax: 856 346-2839 www.sjrlc.org
For more information,
contact: Karen
Hyman
Libraries receive $40,000 to develop special
‘Teen Space’
The South Jersey Regional
Library Cooperative (SJRLC) has selected The Atlantic City Free Public Library and
the Camden County Library to receive $40,000 each in funding to create a
special Teen Spaces as part of the SJRLC's "A+ Teen Space Demonstration
Project".
The libraries will begin
working on their Teen Spaces immediately with anticipated grand openings of
September 2009.
“Teens can’t be asked to wait,
especially in tough financial times, for a fun, free and safe space with access
to new and creative technology, room to collaborate, and the kinds of things
they want to read,” according to Karen Hyman, Director of the South Jersey
Regional Library Cooperative, which provided matching funds for the project. “At SJRLC,
we were tremendously impressed with the libraries' proposals for the
outstanding spaces and services that they planned for their teen communities.”
“We are excited to have this
opportunity to expand services for teens in Atlantic City,” Atlantic City Free
Public Library Director Maureen Sherr Frank said. “We are looking forward to
developing a special area with new technology and educational resources in the
Main Library to encourage learning, exploration and creativity.”
The Atlantic City Library will
be fashioning a 985-square-foot Teen Space which will have a vibrant, colorful
and modern look. One of the most visually dramatic aspects of the space will be
a large mural designed by graffiti artist Stephen Stuart-Gibson, who will seek
teen input and participation in creating a design. There will also be a wall
for a teen art gallery.
The Camden County Library will
be converting 1245 square feet for use as the Teen Space. "The space encompasses a significant area
of the Vogelson Branch's first floor," said Linda Devlin, Director of the
Camden County Library. "We're
excited about expanding our teen services and giving the teens more of the
technological tools they need to learn, explore and hone their skills, all in a
safe, stimulating space."
At both libraries, the Teen
Space will be a casual, teen-only area for teens to gather, and it will include
work stations, modern lounge furniture, meeting and program space, music, video
and animation technology as well as a quiet zone designed for teens to read,
study, or use computers for homework or research.
The SJRLC's public library
members were invited to submit proposals for this project. The SJRLC will give
$40,000 in funding, including $10,000 of a special grant for their A+ Project
from the New Jersey State Library. The Atlantic City Library will provide a
match of $35,000, bringing the total devoted to their project to $75,000. The Camden County Library will provide a
match of $35,900 bring the total devoted to their project to $75,900.
The A+ Teen Space Project was
made possible with funding from the Atlantic City Free Public Library, The
Camden County Library, The South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and New
Jersey State Library, which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and
funding of the New Jersey Library Network.
The South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative invites proposals from SJRLC member public libraries to serve as the demonstration library for the SJRLC A+ Teen Space Demonstration Project
Borrowing ideas from the very successful ImaginOn facility at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (NC), the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative will match Transformation Grant funds from the New Jersey State Library and a selected SJRLC member library to replicate aspects of these services in Southern NJ and to serve as a model for other New Jersey Libraries.
Our goal is to provide a safe and fun environment for teens that responds to their likes and needs as digital natives in the 21st century through an incubator teen space project.
You are invited to review our RFP and to submit a proposal no later than November 14, 2008. PDF and Microsoft Word versions of the RFP and Application are available at http://www.sjrlc.org/teenspace.
An update from Joan Divor, Business Services Librarian,
Burlington County Library System
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The contest that I discussed at the A+ Partnership
meeting last August has been launched, and will be open to Burlington County
high school students. I am grateful to Dee Venuto (RVHS) and Chris Durling
(Bordentown High School) for being on the "working group" and helping with this
contest as it unfolds. Also helping are BCLS staff Andy Woodworth, Dawn Ferris,
Adam Crockett, Jo Horton, and Marge Delaney.
Detailed publicity has gone
out to Burlington County High Schools announcing the launch of this exciting
contest this fall. The contest, run by the Burlington County Library System,
is co-sponsored by the NJ Small Business Development Center at Rutgers and
Friends of the Burlington County Library, Inc. The flyers and posters we
mailed to Burlington County High School Librarians/Media Specialists should
arrive in the next few days. We also emailed Burlington County high school
business course teachers, principals, and others to publicize the contest.
The contest website is now live
at: http://explore.bcls.lib.nj.us/globalocal.
Here are highlights from the contest launch press release:
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Calling
Teens with Entrepreneur Dreams: Make your ideas pay (up to $1,000 cash) in
Burlington County Library’s Business Idea Challenge!
“Make it Pay in a
Globalocal Way” is the theme of the challenge. The contest website is now
online for student teams to sign up: http://explore.bcls.lib.nj.us/globalocal
Burlington
County students (grades 9 -12) with visions of being the next business whiz will
be excited to learn that they can now sign up for a business idea challenge
running this fall:
Come up with an idea to “Make it pay in a
globalocal way,” and have a chance to win big!
Prizes include a $1,000
first prize, $500 second prize, and cash prizes for all semi-finalist teams.
According to Library Director, Gail Sweet, “Taking part in a contest like this
is a real boost for a college application or resume.”
“Globalocal” means
looking at local needs or markets in ways that could potentially have impact on
a larger…even global scale. Students are asked to explore local needs or
markets, and come up with an idea for a product to sell, a service to provide,
or a way to put spaces or places to better use. The thinking behind this
contest is: When we act on our money-making ideas we can have an impact close
to home, and maybe change lives around the world!
The contest website
has been launched at http://explore.bcls.lib.nj.us/globalocal.
The site is packed with useful information for participants, including full
contest details, timeline, and online sign-up form. The deadline for
participants to register is 11/5/08. Contest entries will be accepted until
11/17/08.
The contest, run by the Burlington County Library, is
co-sponsored by the NJ Small Business Development Center at Rutgers University,
Camden, and Friends of the Burlington County Library, Inc.
The contest is
being run in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 17-23, 2008.
Global Entrepreneurship Week (http://www.unleashingideas.org/country/US)
will involve millions of young people around the world in a growing movement to
generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Dozens of countries are
coming together to host activities for this initiative to inspire young people
to embrace innovation, imagination, and creativity. To think big… To turn their
ideas into reality… To make their mark!
Booktalking
is a tremendous tool for promoting your collection and attracting readers. Join our speaker Jennifer Hubert, author of the website Joan C. Divor, Business Services Librarian
Burlington County Library System
jdivor[at]bcls.lib.nj.us
The following resources from the A+ Meeting have been posted to the wiki at: http://sjrlcaplus.pbwiki.com/Resources08.
We invite SJRLC librarians who serve teens from
both school (middle and high) and public libraries as well as administrators who
fund these services to join us for a great program, networking lunch and
planning session on services to teens in the Region.
-- Earn 5 Professional Development Hours for attending this program --- |
HOLD THIS DATE: August 19, 2008 10-3.
This year's A+ Partnership Meeting will be held at the Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill on August 19, 2008 from 10-Noon.
Stay tuned to the A+ listserv and/or blog for program details.
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Learn more
about creating and maintaining great teen physical and online spaces, and
receive guidance in creating programs and events that keep teens coming back to
the library again and again. |
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Polaris Library Systems President and CEO Bill Schickling will lead a one hour webcast which will include a stellar panel of educators, researchers and librarians who are at the forefront of promoting teen services in public libraries. |
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For expert information and advice, register today!
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Courier Post Covers the A+ Teen Volunteer of the Year Awards Ceremony:
A South Jersey library organization shone a spotlight on youth from Mount Laurel, Blackwood, Voorhees and Swedesboro last week at its A+ Teen Volunteer of the Year Awards banquet.
"I really wanted to make a difference," said Kristina Limcaco, 18, of Blackwood. The recent graduate of Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken received the High School Award at the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative's May 21 gathering at Pine Hill Country Club for her work at the Bishop Eustace library.
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