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Meet the Authors: NJ Statewide Children’s and Young Adult Author Conference

Meet the Authors: NJ Statewide Children’s and Young Adult Author Conference

 

Register now for the annual NJ Statewide Children’s and Young Adult Author Conference, April 11, 2008, sponsored by the NJ State Library and the Children’s and Teen Services Sections of NJLA. The registration form is available on the NJYAC website at http://www.njyac.org and on the NJ State Library website at http://www.njstatelib.org under the heading Library Development Bureau, then click on LDB News and select 2008 Author Conference Registration Form. It will also be posted on NJLA’s website, http://www.njla.org very soon.

This fun and stimulating day of author presentations will be held at the Woodbridge Public Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ. The program will be held from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

A light breakfast and lunch will be included.  Come for coffee at 9:30 AM, with the program to start at 10:00 AM. 

Copies of the author’s books will be available to purchase and have signed by the authors.

 
Featuring authors/illustrators: 

• Sarah Beth Durst, author fantasy Into the Wild “Amusing, but not profound.” – School Library Journal
• Kevin C. Pyle, author of the graphic novel Blindspot  “Perfectly captures a shining moment of boyhood” - Booklist 
• Marie Lamba, author of the teen novel What I Meant “Realistic and well-paced.” – Kirkus

 In addition to the other authors, Tonya Bolden will also be there.

Her newest nonfiction book is George Washington Carver. Her other nonfiction books
for readers in grades 6 and up include: Take-Off (Bk & CD): American All-Girl Bands During World War I; M.L.K.: The Journey of a King; The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali;Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists; and Cause: Reconstruction American 1863-1877.

 
For more information, contact Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library, srawlins [at] njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 ext. 116.

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.