SJRLC Connections

JerseyCat Splash Screen and Book Review Features Webinars

June Dates for Splash Screen and Book Review Features Webinars

Create Your Library's Splash Screen and Enable Book Reviews webinars will be held on the following dates in June:

 

 

• June 3 - 11 a.m. - 12:00 Noon - Click here to register 
• June 11 - 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Click here to register 
• June 19 - 11 a.m. - 12 Noon - Click here to register  

 

Learn how to set up a splash screen that includes your library's activities calendar and other special messages. You will receive confirmation of your registration and reminder e-mails as the date approaches.

If you have any questions, please contact Scherelene Schatz sschatz@njstatelib.org or call 609-278-2640, Extension 158.

Baker & Taylor Children and Teen Publisher Presentations

News from Jill Faherty, Director of CATS, Children and Teen Services for public libraries
Baker & Taylor

It is time again for the Baker & Taylor's Children And Teen Publisher Presentations for Fall 2008.  The Presentations are scheduled to take place on May 20th, May 21st, and May 22nd at Arbor Glen in Bridgewater, NJ.  Many of you have attended these presentations in the past and others will be able to take advantage of this unique opportunity for the first time.

Each day, the Presentations will consist of:

• Publisher Title Presentations - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Author Speech - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
• Luncheon - 12:30 PM - to 1:30 PM

The Presentation schedule is available on the Baker & Taylor website @ www.btol.com/publisherspresent. 

For your information, the following authors will be speaking during this year's presentations:

• May 20th: Margie Palatini sponsored by HarperCollins
• May 21st:  Leslie M.M. Blume sponsored by Random House
• May 22nd: Laurie Keller sponsored by Macmillan (Holt)

Because of the increased attendance over the past several years, seating will be limited.   To guarantee your space, it is extremely important that you RSVP by May 5, 2008 to BONNIE SHAFER, at shaferb[at]btol.com.  Please be advised that any RSVP's after this date, cannot be guaranteed.  When making your reservation for the presentations, please indicate whether you will be staying for lunch.  All attendees that do not indicate luncheon plans, will be noted as not attending the luncheon 

2008 Spring Membership Program & Meeting

South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative presents:

2008 Spring Membership Program & Meeting:
REINVENTING YOUR LIBRARY: QUESTIONS FROM YOUR CUSTOMERS IN 2008
Speaker, Karen Hyman, Executive Director, SJRLC

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Noon - 4:00  (lunch at Noon-1)

Pine Hill Golf Club
500 West Branch Ave.
Pine Hill , NJ 08021


CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION FORM

OBNJ discussion with Ann Halam!!

News from Katherine Vasilik
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The OBNJ Committee invites you to a discussion of Dr. Franklin's Island with the author! 

 

Gwyneth Jones will be joining us on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss this year's OBNJ teen book selection.  We hope that many of you and your teens will also be able to join us with your questions and insights about this adventurous novel. 

 

You do not need to sign up or register for any service in order to participate in this discussion!  You will simply be asked to type in a username, and then chat away!  To log on to this chat, all you need is this URL: http://www.bccls.org/OBNJ. 

Please consider posting this link onto your website, blog, or myspace page.  (You can also access this link from the calendar on the OBNJ website: http://www.onebooknj.org/calendar/.)

 

I encourage all libraries to display information about this program around your libraries, in your schools and communities, and on your websites.  Please remind your teens from now until April 3rd (and then again until the 17th!) about this exciting opportunity to talk directly with the author - for free and from the comfort of their own homes or libraries!  Consider reserving a few computers within your building for this online discussion.  If you're planning on participating in the discussion, but some of your teens can't make it, have them email their questions and/or comments to you or to me (at kate_thelibrarian@yahoo.com)!! 

 

Looking forward to chatting with you in April!

 

Kate Vasilik

Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008

One Book NJ is presented by the New Jersey Library Association in collaboration with and funded by the New Jersey State Library which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.

Katherine Vasilik, Young Adult Librarian

Franklin Lakes (NJ) Public Library

 

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters, in the end. [Ursula K. LeGuin]

Digitial Learning Day

Should be an exciting, informative day!!


Digital Learning
Presented by the Camden County Association of School Librarians and the Tri-County Librarians’ Association

DATE: April 5, 2008
COST: FREE
LOCATION:  Clearview Regional High School, 625 Breakneck Rd., Mullica Hill, NJ  08062
AGENDA:


8:30am – 9:00am

• Registration and refreshments

9:00am – 10:00 am: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

•  Gaggle, More Than a Bunch of Geese. Scott Wagner, Clearview Middle School Social Studies Teacher.  Gaggle is more than a safe e-mail account.  Students and teachers can blog, use message boards, open chat rooms, store information in digital lockers, and communicate in a safe environment.
• Intelliboard .Donna H. Armstrong, Clearview Middle School, Technical Support Teacher.  Using an interactive white board can be as easy as using a mouse. Learn more lesson development ideas using the Intelliboard that we have here at Clearview.
• Have You Googled Lately? Michelle Marhefka, Clearview Middle School Librarian. Learn some hints in searching this popular search engine.

10:00am – 10:15am

• Break

10:15am – 11:15am: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

• Podcasting 101  Part 1, Robert P. Rynkiewicz, Assistant Director at The Atlantic City Free Public Library. This workshop will outline the planning, the production, the hardware, and the software needed to produce podcasts for Web sites. Planning and production issues will be discussed to help make recordings sound like professional podcasts creating by professional blogging sites on the Internet.
• iMovie Part 1.Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing for the NJ State Library.  Learn how to create your own video with easy step-by-step instructions. Please bring your Mac laptops.
• CPS – Classroom Performance System.  Michelle Marhefka, Clearview Middle School Librarian. What is CPS?  Find out by experiencing the Classroom Performance System and exploring its uses.

11:15am – 11:30am

• Break

11:30am – 12:30pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

• Getting The Most From EBSCOHost.  Jill Tweedie, EBSCO Sales Representative.  Learn to "Search Like a Pro" using basic and advanced search techniques. See what's new including enhancements, exciting new databases and more. Get a sneak preview of the upcoming EBSCOHost 2.0. Plus see a demo of Novelist Plus which includes Nonfiction titles! 
• Podcasting 101  Part 2.  Robert P. Rynkiewicz.
• iMovie Part 2.  Nancy Dowd

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Registration is FREE
PLEASE let us know if you will be attending on April 5, 2008 by sending an e-mail to Jackie Gould,           Clearview Regional High School Library Media Specialist:  gouldja@clearviewregional.edu

Registration deadline:  April 1, 2008

Hold this Date for SJRLC Spring Membership Meeting: 5/21/08

Hold this Date for SJRLC Spring Membership Meeting: 5/21/08

SJRLC's Annual Spring Membership Program & Meeting will be held on May 21, 2008, 12-4:00 (free lunch from 12-1) at the Pine Hill Golf Club.

Stay tuned for details and registration form...  Hope to see you there!

NJLA Reference Section Program

Posted on behalf of Lisa Coats, NJLA Reference Section
Vice-President & Co-Editor of Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

The NJLA Reference Section invites you to attend an event on March 11, 2008 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at Columbia High School Media Center in Maplewood, NJ.  There will be speakers from Maplewood and S. Orange public libraries, Columbia High School and Seton Hall University who will outline the history of the Academic School and Public (ASAP) multi-library collaboration project.

After refreshments, a brief tour and the speakers, the Reference Section will have a business meeting.  We invite all to attend and get involved in the section.

Click on the link below to the program flyer:
http://www.njla.org/sections/reference/ASAP.pdf

Please RSVP to Lisa Coats at lcoats[at]monmouth.edu (732-923-4537) by March 7, 2008.
Hope to see you there!
Lisa Coats
NJLA Reference Section
Vice-President & Co-Editor of Newsletter

One Book New Jersey (OBNJ) Launch

Posted on behalf of Kate Vasilik, Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008
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Good morning and Happy Launch Week!

There are many programs scheduled on the OBNJ calendar for this week, and I hope you have much success with your kids, teen, and adult participation this week and throughout the year.  Don't forget to take advantage of Cafe Press (www.cafepress.com/onebooknj) for all of you contest and advertising needs!

There are a few announcements that OBNJ is very excited to make!

1.  All of the extra posters have been distributed throughout New Jersey.  Thank you - especially to school libraries - for all of your interest!

2.  Check on the website (www.onebooknj.org) soon and add your comments to our very own Message Board.  This will be a convenient place for book, program, and idea discussion and input.  Please continue to direct specific questions about OBNJ, posters, the calendar, or the website to me at kate_thelibrarian[at]yahoo.com or vasilik[at]bccls.org.

3.  OBNJ will be hosting online book discussions of both the teen selection, Dr. Franklin's Island, and the adult selection, The Plot against America.  The teen discussion will take place on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m.  The best part: Ann Halam, author of Dr. Franklin's Island will be joining us for these discussions!  The adult discussion will take place during the month of October, National Reading Group Month.  Mark your calendars now!  We will keep you posted in terms of instructions for logging into these discussions as the date gets closer.

4.  More details also coming soon about a chance to enter the first OBNJ Program Contest!  Start preparing now by thinking up some creative programming related to the OBNJ selections.  Take some pictures of your participants, crafts, or events if you can, and keep posting your programs on the calendar!

5.  If you posted a program scheduled during Launch Week, you might be the random winner of a set of 2008 OBNJ titles.  The winner will be announced by February 25th!  Good luck!

Kate Vasilik
Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008

One Book NJ is presented by the New Jersey Library Association in collaboration with
and funded by the New Jersey State Library which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.

Katherine Vasilik, Young Adult Librarian
Franklin Lakes (NJ) Public Library
tel: 201-891-2224 x105
fax: 201-891-5102
vasilik[at]bccls.org
kate_thelibrarian[at]yahoo.com

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters, in the end. [Ursula K. LeGuin]

2008 Summer Reading Club: Craft and Information Workshop’s registrations are now available

The 2008 Summer Reading Club Committee is pleased to tell you that the Craft and Information Workshop’s registrations are now available.

Please go to: http://www.njsummerreading.org/librarians/workshops/ to register for the workshop of your choice. This year we will be holding two separate Craft Workshops and a separate Teen Information Workshop that will follow the Teen Craft Workshop.

Space is limited at the workshops so please register.

VALE's Next Generation Academic Library System Symposium

VALE's Next Generation Academic Library System Symposium

WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 8:30-4:00
WHERE: The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Library administrators, systems librarians, public and technical services librarians

The Virtual Academic Library Environment of New Jersey (VALE-NJ) has a vision of the Next Generation Library System. You are invited to attend a symposium at
which you will learn about open source library systems and the potential for improvements in many aspects of library operations and services that such systems
can bring.

We are excited to present a full day of speakers and discussions. Come learn how this might be a part of VALE and New Jersey's future.

Learn more about the symposium and REGISTER TODAY to attend. Registration deadline is February 25, 2008.

Registration Details, including directions: http://www.valenj.org/newvale/ols/symposium2008/

One Book NJ News

News from Kate Vasilik, 2008 Chair, One Book New Jersey
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Just a few things to keep you up-to-date for OBNJ 2008...

Most public libraries should have already received the OBNJ posters.  If you have not received yours by next week, please first check your building (libraries were only sent one poster per building) or your library system headquarters (posters for branch libraries were sent to your main building).  We do have a number of extra posters.  If you would like a second poster for your building, please email me.  Also, posters were only sent to all of the public libraries in the state - if you are a school library, or know of a school library, who would like to display a poster, please let me know.  Please also let me know where the poster can be delivered (preferably with your CD&L number).

Launch Week is quickly approaching!  Make sure to get your programs up on the website calendar (www.onebooknj.org) as soon as they are planned.  All libraries with programs scheduled during Launch Week, February 10-16, 2008, are automatically entered into a random drawing to win a free set of this year's OBNJ selections.  Also, if you place an order with Cafe Press (www.cafepress.com/onebooknj) this week, your products should arrive mid-February.  Check out some of the cool products with images of the OBNJ logo or this year's poster image!  Use these products are give-aways and prizes during Launch Week.  A OBNJ t-shirt can work as a great promotion year-round!

Kate Vasilik
2008 Chair, One Book New Jersey

One Book NJ is presented by the New Jersey Library Association in collaboration with and funded by the New Jersey State Library, which is responsible for the coordination, promotion, and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.

Katherine Vasilik, Young Adult Librarian
Franklin Lakes (NJ) Public Library
tel: 201-891-2224 x105
fax: 201-891-5102
vasilik [at] bccls.org
kate_thelibrarian [at] yahoo.com

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters, in the end. [Ursula K. LeGuin]

One Book New Jersey is proud to be back for its sixth year!

Check out the One Book New Jersey website (www.onebooknj.org) for more information on Launch Week & Cafe Press!  Posters will be packaged and sent to NJ libraries soon, and you should receive your poster by the end of January.

Please join your fellow NJ libraries by recognizing OBNJ's official Launch Week during February 10-16, 2008 -- plan a program, prepare booktalks, provide giveaways, be creative!  Check the OBNJ website for great program ideas, related films, and read-alikes for each of the 2008 selected titles.  Remember: February is Love Your Library Month, so invite all of your library users to be a part of Launch Week!

Please remember to post all of your related programs to the OBNJ calendar.  All libraries with a program scheduled during the week of February 10-15 on the calendar will be entered into a raffle to receive a set of 2008 titles.  Winners of the Launch Week Raffle will be notified by February 25.

One Book New Jersey is on Cafe Press!! www.cafepress.com/onebooknj

Help promote and support One Book New Jersey!  Check out our site on Cafe Press for some fantastic gift ideas, contest prizes, and giveaways at programs and during Launch Week.  Grab something for yourself and something for your loyal library users!  Proceeds from Cafe Press go directly to the New Jersey Library Association in support of programs like One Book New Jersey to benefit NJ libraries and library users.

Discount for Computers in Libraries 2008

The 23rd Annual Computers in Libraries 2008 conference and exhibition will be held on April 7-9, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA.  The conference theme this year, Innovative Change:  Integrating High Tech With High Touch, will be focusing on how libraries excel when technology advancements match the people capabilities.

 

Information Today is offering a group discount to SJRLC members of $219 for the three-day event.  This is more than 50 percent off the regular price of $449.  There are no discounts available for the pre- or post-conference seminars and workshops. 

 

In addition, there is a discount price of $99 on the Internet @Schools East conference and $219 for the combo of Internet @Schools East conference and Computers in Libraries general conference.

 

For complete program details, please go to the Information Today website at:  http://www.infotoday.com/cil2008 .  Each individual should submit their registration form found at: https://secure.infotoday.com/cil/CIL2008_Registration.pdf to SJRLC office, along with payment (check or credit card) payable to Information Today, Inc.by February 29, 2008 to receive the discounted price.

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions

Peter Bromberg, SJRLC Assistant Director
bromberg [at] sjrlc.org

One Book New Jersey Selections

From Kate Vasilik, Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008
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Start brainstorming for ways to use this year's One Book New Jersey titles in your library!

The Readers Advisory Roundtable and the 2008 One Book New Jersey committee are proud to announce the selections of each category:

• Read to Me: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel
• Middle Grade: The Sisters Grimm: Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
• Teen: Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam
• Adult: The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

More news from OBNJ will be announced over the next couple of months, including raffle information and details of a statewide launch in February 2008.  In the meantime, start thinking of great ways to program and promote these titles at your libraries this year!

Kate Vasilik
Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008

One Book NJ is presented by the New Jersey Library Association in collaboration with and funded by the New Jersey State Library which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.

Mount Laurel's "Funday Sunday"

(Posted to SJRLC listserv, 10/16)
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Our Funday Sunday customer appreciation day at the Mount Laurel Library was a great success.  Why am I telling you this? Because I think the DJs, Hy Lit and Sam Lit, who supplied the music outside on the lawn definitely added to the excitement. We had over 1,100 poeple attend.

 

If you're planning an event and need a DJ, give them a call.  They will do what's needed to make it a success. The folks at HyLit.com are a delight to work with and are true professionals. Although Hy Lit is associated with oldies (1950s and 60s music), he and his associates are ready to supply you with any music you want. They gave us a great, upbeat mix and it kept the party going the whole afternoon. Sam even offered to announce our activities throughout the day...and he takes requests!

So, if you're planning something, consider booking them. I guarantee you won't regret it.

Cheers -

Joan Bernstein

P.S. This is an unpaid announcement.

Joan E. Bernstein, Director
Mount Laurel Library

Author event at Monmouth County Library, Oct 30

Posted on behalf of Nancy Dowd, Sharon Rawlins and April Judge ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Librarians invited to author event : http://www.sjrlc.org/PDF/monmouth.pdf

Please join The New Jersey Library Association, New Jersey State Library and Monmouth County Library for a special presentation by two nationally known authors, Beth Gutcheon (Leeway Cottage) and Jamie Saul (Light of Day),  to celebrate National Reading Group Month which is sponsored by the Women's National Book Association each October.    Joining the authors will be Barbara  Mead, publisher of Reading Group Choices.

The event will take place October 30 at 7 p.m at at the Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. 
The cost is $10. A book signing will   follow the presentation. 

To register email April Judge at judge@bccls.org.

"Librarians have the chance to get involved in celebrating this special month listening to two featured authors.  We hope that this event will generate enthusiasm for National Reading Group Month so that they can plan and present special programs next October.

Many libraries already get the periodical Reading Group Choices, published by Barbara Mead. It is a wonderful resource for libraries looking for book selections for their reading groups because it includes titles just for adults and also adult books that can be used for teen reading groups too. There are discussion questions included for each title. If your library does not have it, this program would be the perfect opportunity to find out more about it.

For more information on this program go to: http://www.njstatelib.org/News/news_item.php?item_id=807

Flyer and registration at: 

http://www.sjrlc.org/PDF/monmouth.pdf. To register email April Judge at 

judge@bccls.org