ALA Book Awards 2011

American Library Association Announces Youth Media Award Winners

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John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature

2011 Newbery Medal
"Moon over Manifest," written by Clare Vanderpool, is the winner. The book is published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc. ( Juv.V2393m)

2011 Newbery Honor Books
Turtle in Paradise," by Jennifer L. Holm and published by Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc. (Juv.H7474t)

Heart of a Samurai," written by Margi Preus and published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS ( Juv.P934h)

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night," written by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen and published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;

(Juv.811.54.S568d)

One Crazy Summer," by Rita Williams-Garcia and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. (Juv.W729o)

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children

2011 Caldecott Medal
"A Sick Day for Amos McGee," illustrated by Erin E. Stead, is the winner. The book was written by Philip C. Stead, and is a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing. (JuvS7995s)

2011 Caldecott Honor Books
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave," illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.; (Juv.738.09.H645d)

Interrupting Chicken," written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein and published by Candlewick Press. (Juv.S8194i)

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults

2011 Printz Award winner
Ship Breaker," written by Paolo Bacigalupi, is the. The book is published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. (Juv.B1255s)

2011 Printz Honor Books
Stolen, by Lucy Christopher and published by Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.; (Juv.C5566s)

Please Ignore Vera Dietz," by A.S. King and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.; (Juv.K522p)

Revolver," by Marcus Sedgwick and published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group; (Juv.S4486r)

Nothing," by Janne Teller and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults

2011 Coretta Scott King Author Book winner
"One Crazy Summer," written by Rita Williams-Garcia is the winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. (Juv.W729o)

2011Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books

Lockdown," by Walter Dean Myers and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; (Myers is a Jersey City resident and a member of the Advisory Board of the M. Jerry Weiss Center at New Jersey City University.) (Juv.M9967L)

Ninth Ward," by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.; (Juv. R4767n)

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty," written by G. Neri, illustrated by Randy DuBurke and published by Lee & Low Books Inc. (Juv.305.89.N445y)

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults

2011 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book winner

"Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave," illustrated by Bryan Collier, is the 2011 King Illustrator Book winner. The book was written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. (Juv.738.09.H645d)

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix," illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, written by Gary Golio and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Juv.927.84.H4989)

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award
"Zora and Me," written by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon, is the 2011 Steptoe author winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press. (Juv.B7117z)

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Illustrator) Award
"Seeds of Change," illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler, is the 2011 Steptoe illustrator winner. The book is written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and published by Lee & Low Books Inc.

Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith is the winner of the 2011 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children's author Virginia Hamilton's contributions through her literature and advocacy for children and youth.

Pura Belpre Awards honoring a Latino writer/illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

2011 Pura Belpre Illustrator Award
Grandma's Gift," illustrated and written by Eric Velasquez, is the 2011 Belpre Illustrator Award winner. The book is published by Walker Publishing Company, Inc., a division of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc. (Juv.V434gg)

2011 Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Books

Fiesta Babies," illustrated by Amy Cordova, written by Carmen Tafolla and published by Tricycle Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.;

(Juv.T1246f)

Me, Frida," illustrated by David Diaz, written by Amy Novesky and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS; (Juv.927.59.K12n)

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin," illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS

Pura Belpre (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

2011 Pura Belpre Author Award
"The Dreamer," written by Pam Munoz Ryan, is the winner. The book is illustrated by Peter Sís and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

2011 Pura Belpre Author Honor Books

Ole! Flamenco," written and illustrated by George Ancona and published by Lee & Low Books Inc

The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba," written by Margarita Engle and published by Henry Holt and Company, LLC (Juv.E585f)

90 Miles to Havana," written by Enrique Flores-Galbis and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing. (Juv.F6344n)


Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience

Children
The Pirate of Kindergarten," written by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Lynne Avril and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, wins the award for children ages 0 to 10.

Middle School
After Ever After," written by Jordan Sonnenblick and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., is the winner of the middle-school (ages 11-13). (Juv.S6994a)

Teen
The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is "Five Flavors of Dumb," written by Antony John and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. (Juv.J651f)

Laura Ingalls Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.

The 2011 winner is Tomie dePaola, author and illustrator of over 200 books, including: "26 Fairmont Avenue" (Putnam, 1999), "The Legend of the Poinsettia" (Putnam, 1994), "Oliver Button Is a Sissy" (Harcourt, 1979) and "Strega Nona" (Prentice-Hall, 1975).

Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.

Sir Terry Pratchett is the 2011 Edwards Award winner. His books include: "The amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents," "The Wee Free Men," and "A Hat Full of Sky" published by HarperCollins Children's Books; and "The Color of Magic," "Guards! Guards!," "Equal Rites," "Going Postal," "Small Gods," and "Mort" all published by HarperCollins Publishers.

May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site

Peter Sis will deliver the 2012 lecture. Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1949, Sis attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. He has lived in the United States since 1982. Sis was awarded the 2008 Robert F. Sibert Medal and has illustrated three Caldecott Honor books. Sis' work is admired throughout the world, and in 2003 he was named MacArthur Fellow, an honor bestowed by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a language other than English and subsequently published in the United States

2011 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
A Time of Miracles" is the 2011 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in French in 2009 as "Le Temps des Miracles," the book was written by Anne-Laure Bondoux, translated by Y. Maudet, and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc. (Juv.B7118t )

2011 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Books

Departure Time, published by Namelos, written by Truus Matti and translated by Nancy Forest-Flier;

"Nothing," published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, written by Janne Teller and translated by Martin Aitken.

Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children

2011 Robert F. Sibert Medal
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot," written by Sy Montgomery, is the 2011 Sibert Award winner. The book features photographs by Nic Bishop and is published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

2011 Robert F. Sibert Honor Books

Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca, a Neal Porter Book, published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing; (Juv.792.8G798b)

"Lafayette and the American Revolution, written by Russell Freedman and published by Holiday House.


Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
The award is given annually to English-language children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered experience.

2011 Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
Almost Perfect," written by Brian Katcher, published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc. (Juv.K1945a)

2011 Children's and Young Adult Literature Honor Books

"will grayson, will grayson," written by John Green and David Levithan,published by Dutton Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; (Juv.G7955w)

Love Drugged," written by James Klise and published by Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.;

Freaks and Revelations," written by Davida Willis Hurwin and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.;

The Boy in the Dress," written by David Walliams, illustrated by Quentin Blake and published by Penguin Young Readers Group.


Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book

2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Bink and Gollie,written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee and illustrated by Tony Fucile , published by Candlewick Press. ( Juv.D545b)

2011 Theodor Seuss Geisell Honor Books

Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!" written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.; (Juv.L7353L)

We Are in a Book!" written and illustrated by Mo Willems and published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group. (Juv.W699w )

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults during a November 1 – October 31 publishing year.

2011 YALSA Award Excellence
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing," written by Ann Angel, is the 2011 Excellence winner. The book is published by Amulet/Abrams.

2011 YALSA Award Finalists

"They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group," by Susan Campbell Bartoletti and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; (Juv.322.42 .B292t)

Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement," by Rick Bowers and published by National Geographic Society;

The Dark Game: True Spy Stories," by Paul Janeczko and published by Candlewick Press;

Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates," by Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw and published by Charlesbridge.

Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by judging committees of librarians and other children's and young adult experts, the awards encourage original and creative work. For more information on the ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit the ALA website at http://www.ala.org/.
Complete award list at http://bit.ly/ffjfd5
SOURCE American Library Association

International Film Festival in Jersey City- 1/14/11-1/16/11

African Diaspora International
Film Festival - Jersey City 2011
Jan. 14 to Jan. 16
The 7th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) in Jersey City will be held this year at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, presenting an exciting selection of films from around the world including Ghana, Brazil and the U.S., to coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend.

WHAT: 7th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival in Jersey City

WHEN: January 14-16, 2011

WHERE: St. Paul's Episcopal Church

38 Duncan Ave.

Jersey City, NJ 07304

(201) 433-4922

TICKETS: $15 Opening Night (includes reception )

JAN. 14-16, 2011

$9 Regular per film

$7 Seniors/Students per film

$35 Weekend Pass

$20 Saturday all day

$15 Sunday all day
More information here

Please click for Google Map to get to church
SECURE YOUR SEAT TODAY! CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE
CASH ONLY Accepted at the Door.

Films

FRIDAY, JAN 14
6PM Opening Night Reception
7PM
WHITE BOY BROWNJersey City PremiereArmed with only a very important letter, Curtis Brown, a young black man embarks on the most difficult journey of his life, a journey that will force him to confront his own demons of hatred and prejudice, while rediscovering a love, long lost for his adopted white brother Johnny. Through a series of flashbacks and stories, Curtis learns of the life of a brother he once knew, a life of a brother who, although being white, experienced the same racism he himself experienced, ultimately binding the two together. USA, 2009, 88 min, drama, English, Sean Sawyer dir.Q&A WITH DIRECTOR AFTER THE SCREENING.

SATURDAY, JAN 15 @ 3PM
NO TIME TO DIEJersey City PremiereA hearse driver meets and falls in love with a young, beautiful dancer who is planning an elaborate homegoing celebration for her mother. This comedy follows the hearse driver as he does everything to win the affection of the young woman. Ghana/West Germany, 2006, 95 minutes, Comedy (English), King Ampaw, Director

SATURDAY, JAN 15 @ 5PM
SHADOWS OF THE LYNCHING TREEJersey City PremiereThe shrouded history of lynching in America is the subject of a powerful new documentary from producer/director Carvin Eison. During the late 19th and much of the 20th century, countless numbers of African-Americans were murdered at the end of a rope. In the age of Obama, have we reconciled this misshapen history or does its legacy live on? “Let sleeping dogs lie…” is a way of saying leave that certain thing alone, it could hurt you. Shadows of the Lynching Tree kicks the sleeping dog and awakens a troublesome past. The dog is awake, will we finally confront the beast or does it return to an uneasy slumber?” USA, 2009, 60 minutes, Documentary (English), Carvin Eison, DirectorQ&A WITH DIRECTOR AFTER THE SCREENING.

SATURDAY, JAN 15 @ 7PM
YOUSSOU N'DOUR: RETURN TO GOREEA musical road movie, Youssou N'Dour: Return to Gorée follows Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour's historical journey tracing the trail left by slaves and the jazz music they created. Youssou N'Dour's challenge is to bring back to Africa a jazz repertoire of his own songs to perform a concert in Gorée, the island that today symbolizes the slave trade and stands to honor its victims. Senegal/Switzerland/Luxembourg, 2006, 108 minutes, Musical Documentary (English and French with English subtitles), Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Director

SUNDAY, JAN 16 @ 3:00PM
AFRICAN LEADERS PROGRAM
FRANTZ FANON: HIS LIFE, HIS STRUGGLE, HIS WORKJersey City PremiereFrantz Fanon was a psychiatrist, originally from Martinique, who became a spokesman for the Algerian revolution against French colonialism. Embittered by his experience with racism in the French Army, he gravitated to radical politics, Sartrean existentialism and the philosophy of black consciousness known as negritude. His 1952 book, Black Skin, White Masks, offers a penetrating analysis of racism and of the ways in which it is internalized by its victims. While secretly aiding the rebels of the Algerian anti-colonial war as a doctor in Algeria, Fanon cared for victims and perpetrators alike, producing case notes that shed invaluable light on the psychic traumas of colonial war. Expelled from Algeria in 1956, Fanon moved to Tunis where he wrote for El Moudjahid, the rebel newspaper, founded Africa's first psychiatric clinic, and wrote several influential books on decolonization. The film traces the short and intense life of one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. Martinique/France/Algeria/Tunisia, 2001, 52 minutes, Documentary (French with English subtitles), Cheikh Djemai, Director

Followed byAMILCAR CABRALJersey City PremiereAmilcar Cabral was the leader of the Liberation Movement of Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau and the founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC). He was born in Guinea in 1924 and assassinated in Conakry in 1973. Regarded as a true icon of African history, this documentary provides considerable background to this revolutionary giant and reveals Cabral in several dimensions: as a man, a father, politician, humanist and poet. The documentary is skillfully produced and uses a wealth of rare archive footage, balanced inclusion of varied testimonies of important African personalities and the credible recreation of notable episodes of Cabral's life. Cape Verde/Portugal, 2001, 52 minutes, Historical Documentary (Portuguese with English subtitles), Ana Ramos Lisboa, Director


SUNDAY, JAN 16 @ 5PM
ALEIJADINHO: PASSION, GLORY AND TORMENTSet in 19th century Brazil at a time when slavery was still at the foundation of the Latin American economy, this fascinating historical drama is loosely based on the life of sculptor Antonio Francisco Lisboa ("Aleijadinho"), one of Latin America’s greatest sculptors. Brazil, 2001, 100 minutes, Drama (Portuguese with English subtitles), Geraldo Santos Pereira, Director
Screening followed by a DVD launch reception: Come celebrate with us the launching of the 2-DVD set:RACE AND HISTORY IN BRAZIL.

AND FOR THOSE IN NYC

Sunday, January 16, 2011
WNYC Presents
MADE IN AMERICA: KING'S DREAM IN TODAY'S ECONOMY
A Martin Luther King Day Celebration

WNYC's fifth annual Martin Luther King Day celebration explores the contemporary lessons of King's work for economic justice and equal access to the American dream. Join us as WNYC's Brian Lehrer, WQXR's Terrance McKnight and Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Perry host an afternoon of spirited discussion and performance.

Panelists include:
Natalia Aristizabal
Obery Hendricks
Roy Innis
Peniel Joseph
Jeanne Theoharis
Barbara Young

Live performances by
Christian McBride with Melissa Walker
Maya Azucena

Sunday, January 16, 2011
3:00 PM
Cantor Auditorium
Brooklyn Museum

Admission is free but reservations are required.
RSVP at rsvp@wnyc.org

KNUFFLE BUNNY-The Musical

You read the book-see the musical

KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL
SKIRBALL CENTER,
566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, NYC"

Based on Mo Willem's bestselling book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, this brand new musical is presented with the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour as part of the Skirball Center's Big Red Chair Family Series.

The musical, an adaptation of Mo Willems’ Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, is full of adventure, song and gigantic, dancing laundry that come to life as a little girl, her father, and her favorite toy take a trip to the laundromat in Brooklyn. A co-presentation with the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour, the show will run for five performances at the Skirball Center’s 860-seat theater onWashington Square Park.

Performances Times

Saturday, February 26 11:00 A.M., 2:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M.

Sunday, February 27. 11:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.

Tickets

$15—$25

and can be purchased online at http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/,

or by phone at 212.352.3101 (toll free at 866.811.4111).

The show runs approximately 50 minutes and is appropriate for ages 4 and up.

NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is located at 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square.

ALA Book Awards -1/10/11-Live broadcast!

Live Webcast
Link to webcast http://alawebcast.unikron.com/__view2011.php?
The American Library Association (ALA) will provide a free live webcast of its Youth Media Awards. The number of available connections for the Webcast are limited and the broadcast is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Online visitors can view the live Webcast the morning of the announcements. Those interested in following the action live should bookmark http://alawebcast.unikron.com/ . The Youth Media Awards will begin at 7:45 a.m. PST on Jan. 10, 2011, but visitors should be able to begin logging on to the Webcast at 7:30 a.m. PST

2011 Youth Media Award announcements include:

Alex Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
John Newbery Medal
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Margaret A. Edwards Award
May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Michael L. Printz Award
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Odyssey Award
Pura Belpré Awards
Randolph Caldecott Medal
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
Schneider Family Book Award
Stonewall Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
Theodore Seuss Geisel Award
William C. Morris Award
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

Help NJ Libraries Today-Vote for Technology Catch-Up

From New Jersey Library Association:

Help the New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association bring the latest technology to EVERYONE by voting at http://www.refresheverything.com/technologycatchupatyourlibrary

The goals of the program are to distribute 150 "Technology-Catch-Up"
sets to NJ's public libraries in order to offer access to the newest technology to everyone. The "Technology Catch-Up" sets will include an iPad, a Kindle, a Nook, & a Flip Ultra Camcorder. This will offer access to the newest in technology, for free, through public libraries to help erase the digital divide by enabling economically disadvantaged individuals to learn about the latest in technology. Further, it will help the unemployed by teaching them about these new tools, and help parents feel as comfortable using new technology as their "digital native" children.
The project coincides with our goal of making libraries community centers and with making our residents a society of lifelong learners.

PLEASE HELP US RAISE THE PROFILE OF LIBRARIES EVERYWHERE BY VOTING FOR OUR PROJECT!

Register today and vote EVERY day from now through January 31, 2011.

Questions? Contact Peggy Cadigan, pcadigan@njstatelib.org

NJ School Librarians ALERT -Have Students VOTE for GSTBA NOW!

New jersey School Librarians Alert
It's time for your students to vote for their favorite books!

The Garden State Teen Book Award Committee would like to remind librarians to have your students get out the vote!
http://njla.pbworks.com/w/page/12189805/Garden-State-Teen-Book-Awards

Garden State Book Awards
Each year, New Jersey teens vote for their favorite books in three categories.The ballot lists twenty nominees for each category, based on teen appeal and quality of writing.

Follow these links to on-line ballots listing all 60 nominees:

Follow this link for a listing of fiction books for Grades 6 to 8. http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/fiction6to8.shtml

Follow this link for a listing of fiction books for Grades 9 to 12 http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/fiction9to12.shtml

Follow this link for a listing of non-fiction books for Grades 6 to 12
http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/nonfiction6to12.shtml

Voting for the 2011 Garden State Teen Book Award will run through January 8, 2011


The winners will be announced in February 2011.
The Garden State Teen Book Award, first presented in 1996, is a project of the Young Adult Section of the New Jersey Library Association.

Teens can vote online at: http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/ or use a paper ballot.

Send your ballots or vote totals to:

Laura Leonard
Hillsdale Public Library
509 Hillsdale Ave
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Region H 1147
leonard@bccls.org

Ballots must be received by Saturday, January 8, 2011.

Paper ballots, past winners, and information about the award can be found at:
http://njla.pbworks.com/w/page/12189805/Garden-State-Teen-Book-Awards

National Book Awards (2010) Announced

Jersey City's Walter Dean Myers is a finalist in the National Book Awards for his young adult novel , Lockdown!

The other winners and finalists are:

YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE

WINNER: Kathryn Erskine, Mockingbird (Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) -

Finalists:Paolo Bacigalupi, Ship Breaker (Little, Brown & Co.) -
Laura McNeal, Dark Water (Alfred A. Knopf) - (Juv.M1693d )
Walter Dean Myers, Lockdown (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers) -
Rita Williams-Garcia, One Crazy Summer (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers) -

http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2010.html

Other winners and finalists were

FICTION

WINNER: Jaimy Gordon, Lord of Misrule (McPherson & Co.)

Finalists:
Peter Carey, Parrot and Olivier in America (Alfred A. Knopf)
Nicole Krauss, Great House (W.W. Norton & Co.)
Lionel Shriver, So Much for That (Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)
Karen Tei Yamashita, I Hotel (Coffee House Press) -

NONFICTION

WINNER: Patti Smith, Just Kids (Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)

Finalists:
Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea(Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group)
John W. Dower, Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq(W.W. Norton & Co/The New Press )
Justin Spring, Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Megan K. Stack, Every Man in This Village Is a Liar: An Education in War(Doubleday)


POETRY

WINNER: Terrance Hayes, Lighthead (Penguin Books)

Finalists:
Kathleen Graber, The Eternal City (Princeton University Press)
James Richardson, By the Numbers (Copper Canyon Press)
C.D. Wright, One with Others (Copper Canyon Press)
Monica Youn, Ignatz (Four Way Books)

Romeo and Juliet at NJCU and in library books

The ASC’s production of Romeo and Juliet begins this month, http://www.ascnj.org/seasonandtickets.php and this production will depart from traditional costuming of its actors in authentic Elizabethan dress, and will be featuring a blend of Renaissance and contemporary costumes, music and style.


Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare - Craig Colfelt, Play Master

Actor's Shakespeare Company

West Side Theater

285 West Side Avenue

Jersey City,NJ 073055

November 5-21, 2010
7:30 p.m. Fridays
3:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
201-200-2390/ visit http://www.ascnj.org/ for reservations
Tickets:

$30 general admission,

$15 for students and seniors,
children under 15 pay their age

Some Romeo and Juliet library resources include:

Graphic Novels
Manga Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Juv. 822.33 .A647r
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Juv.822.33.P1335r

Juvenile Books
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Juv. 822.33 .R814sr

Romeo and Juliet Themed Young Adult Novels
If You Come Softly/Woodson Juv. W898i

Romeo's ex : Rosaline's story/Fiedler Juv. F4524r

Romiette and Julio/Draper Juv. D765r

Street Love/Myers Juv. M9967sl

Teacher Resources
Shakespeare Made Easy: Romeo and Juliet

CMC PR2831 .G76 2006
Shakespeare set free : teachingRomeo and Juliet, Macbeth, A midsummer night's dream

CMC PR2987 .S483 1993
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

CMC PR2831 .P34 2005
Gifted books, gifted readers : literature activities to excite young minds (pp.138-142)

CMC LB1575.5.U5 P64 2000

Bernardsville NJ Children's Book Festival

Children’s Book Festival at
Bernardsville Public Library

1 Anderson Hill Rd

Bernardsville, NJ 07924-2351

(908) 766-0118

Sunday, November 7
2:00pm—5:00pm

Meet children’s book authors and illustrators:
Danny & Kim Adlerman
Pat Cummings
Doris Ettlinger
Megan Halsey
Dar Hosta
Trinka Hakes Noble
Lena Shiffman
Javaka Steptoe
A variety of books will be available for purchase and signing. Great holiday gift idea!
No sign-up is needed.

YA National Book Award Finalists announced

National Book Award Finalists Announced

From School Library Journal

By SLJ Staff October 14, 2010

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Paolo Bacigalupi's debut YA novel, Ship Breaker (Little, Brown), a fast-paced postapocalyptic adventure set on the Gulf Coast, is one of five nominees for the top prize, presented annually to authors to celebrate the best of American literature.
"Ship Breaker was a chance for me to write a high-octane adventure story while still touching on themes like peak oil and global warming that fascinate me," wrote Bacigalupi on his blog.

Dark Water by Laura McNeal

After several collaborations with husband Tom McNeal, Laura McNeal went solo with Dark Water (Knopf), which tells the story of a forbidden romance with tragic consequences set against the backdrop of catastrophic wildfires that ravaged Southern California in 2007.

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

Kathryn Erskine thanked the National Book Foundation for naming Mockingbird (Philomel) as a finalist, posting comments on her blog at 9:11 a.m. PDT this morning. "I'm so grateful for the National Book Foundation, whose wonderful mission it is to 'celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America,'" she wrote. "What an honor."She also told SLJ that she feels "particularly honored because the judges for these awards are our peers, and I think it's often the case that it's harder to impress another writer than it is to impress a reader."

Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers, who was nominated for a National Book Award in 1999 for Monster—which won the first Michael L. Printz Award and was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book—is nominated again. This time for Lockdown (HarperCollins), a moving story about a kid who may have made a mistake but still deserves the modest future he seeks. (Myers is a Jersey City, NJ resident!)

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Meanwhile, SLJ gave a starred review to Rita Williams-Garcia's One Crazy Summer (HarperCollins), set in 1968 and about three black sisters from Brooklyn who spend a month in California with their mother, a poet who ran off years before and is living in Oakland.

The winner in each category—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature—will be announced on Wednesday, November 17, at the 61st National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Newark, NJ Literature, Literacy, History Symposium-10/22-10/23/2010

Bethany Baptist Church
Book Club & Youth Council
Present
Sharing Our History and Celebrating Our Stories
Friday, October 22, 2010
6:15 PM to 8:30 PM
&
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8:15 AM to 2:00 PM
*
Bethany Baptist Church
275 W. Market St. * Newark, New Jersey 07102
973 623-8161

Please join the Bethany Baptist Church Book Club and Youth Council as they celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Dr. M. William Howard and Ms. Barbara Howard as Pastor and First Lady of Bethany Baptist Church.
This two-day Symposium will explore the importance of reading and literacy in the urban community using the Civil Rights Movement as its theme. The Symposium is free and open to the public but advance registration is required.



Please fill out the attached form and mail to the church or you may register on line at http://www.bethany-newark.org/

Registration Deadline is
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

PLEASE FILL OUT A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FOR EACH ATTENDEE

You may register on line at http://www.bethany-newark.org/ or fill in the information below and send to Bethany Baptist Church, BBC Book Club, 275, West Market St., Newark, NJ 07102


Name:


Address:



Telephone Number:

Email Address:


Please circle your answer:

I will attend Friday Night Program (A light supper will be served): YES NO


I will attend Saturday Plenary Program and Continental Breakfast: YES NO


I will attend Saturday Ending Session and Lunch YES NO

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Please Indicate Your Workshop Preference:


Session I: 9:30 – 10:30 ________________________________________________



Session II: 10:45 – 11:45________________________________________________

Session III: 12:00 – 1:00_______________


Workshop Titles
Presenter
9:30-10:30 a.m.
America Through the Eyes of Langston
The Poet Laureate of Harlem, this workshop will include a short talk about the issues of Langston Hughes’ times (Jim Crow laws) and literature he wrote about the tribulations of the day.
Sandra L. West

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Black Leadership and the Black Church
Jeopardy Answer: White Men, African American Females and the Black Church
Question: What are the only free entities in the United States of America?
Workshop presentations will underline the importance of literacy, encourage an interest in understanding our community and motivating us to continue the fight for justice.
Thomas L. Puryear

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Learning from Our History: Financial Choices that Matter Most
Contrary to popular belief, many African American institutions and individuals have a long history financial responsibility. Learn about responsible investing and money management techniques that have been part of our history. Discuss ways to keep your financial perspective during good times and when the economic climate is challenging.
George R. Barnes


9:30-10:30 a.m.
Love Supreme
A free flowing multi media exploration of the impact of what some claim to be the greatest album in jazz (A Love Supreme). We will look at the spiritual, musical and cultural impact of this important work. “Tranes” search for spiritual and musical freedom, through polyrhythmic, modalities will serve as our portal to a greater understanding of one of the most important jazz artists of our time.
Philip Easton

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10:45-11:45 a.m.
Boondocks: Because I Know You Don’t Read the Newspaper
Session will review satirist and author Aaron McGruder”s “Boondocks, because I know you don’t read the newspaper” a compilation of comic strips that has often irked many in the African American community. Author Aaron McGruder thinks frankness in racial matters makes better punch lines. His commitment to candor in comedy makes for a comic strip and subsequent books attractive to white critics, who feel McGruder is the best satirical writer since Gary Trudeau and Doonesbury. What does this work reveal about contemporary culture in black America?
Bryan Epps

10:45-11:45 a.m.
Called to Write – How to Write Effectively for the Kingdom
Many people believe that they have been divinely given a vision to write a book or to be a writer. Unfortunately, they don't know what that really entails. Do you feel that you have been called to write one book or many books? Do you feel led to write only as a supplement to your primary work/ministry or are you being called to a career as a writer? This workshop will assist participants in understanding the CALL of a writer and the connection between a person's ability to understand the vision and their ability to write the vision.+
Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts

10:45-11:45 a.m.
Claudette Colvin: No Ordinary Woman
The Claudette Colvin story is representative of so many men and women who challenged the unfair civil rights practices against African Americans and other disenfranchised people. Come share your reflections of Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice and other civil rights warriors of the 19th and 20th centuries. Discuss Newark's own struggle to ward off segregation practices against African Americans during the Civil Rights era..
Linda Caldwell Epps

10:45-11:45 a.m.
Frances E. W. Harper: The Undisputed Dignity of Her Womanhood
Participants will read and discuss Frances E. W. Harper’s short story, “The Two Offers,” in the context of the 19th century women’s movement and how free black women articulated their position within that movement. “The Two Offers” is considered the first African American short story to be published, appearing in 1859 in the Anglo-African Magazine.
Note: An e-mail address is recommended so that the story can be sent in advance

10:45-11:45 a.m.
A Special Kind of Love - Grandmothering” (or Grandma’s Hands)
Grandmothers who are raising or have raised Grandchildren and people who are “Grandmother- raised” reminisce and acknowledge their struggles, sacrifices and triumphs.
Niyonu Boateng

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12:00 noon-1:00 pm
Filming the Black Woman’s Joy
Filmmaker Nicole Franklin presents work from a career that began with The Double Dutch Divas! and continues with Little Brother, a conversation on Love. Nicole Franklin's Filmography may be seen at: http://www.nicolefranklin.com/, http://www.littlebrotherfilm.com/.
Nicole Franklin


12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.
From Spirituality to Sex and Everything in Between."
Here from the mouths of musicians, how they approach their craft and manage day-to-day life. The connection between belief in a higher power and the effects of music derived from the words of musicians and those who are affected by music.
Sheila Anderson

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.
The Harlem Renaissance – America’s Golden Literary Age
A rich discussion of the literary jewels of an era that heralded Black America's age of enlightenment and an exploration of the era's timelessness and relevance to today.
Joyce Wilson Harley

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.
Paying Homage: Arthur A. Schomburg, a Distinguished Black Bibliophile and Historian
The presenter will illustrate Arthur Schomburg’s travels from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Harlem, New York and the sociological impact of Black Bibliophiles, librarians, and historians on the Negritude Movement and Harlem Renaissance during the Progressive Era in the United States. During the 1920s and 1930s, Schomburg befriended many Caribbean and African American intellectual giants. The presenter will correlate the Black bibliophiles, librarians, and historians of the Progressive Era to Afrocentric academicians and librarians today.
Timur Davis

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.
To Kill A Mockingbird-A Reflection of Contemporary America
The workshop will explore and compare sociological context of American racism in the 1960’s of “Scout Finch” of To Kill a Mockingbird and in the so-called “post-racial era of the Obama presidency. The discussion will also include excerpt from an article citing the experiences of a white southern-born college profession that agrees with the premise of the story.
Margaret E. Hayes, PhD

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WORKSHOPS FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART 9:30am-12:30pm

Workshop Title
Presenter
I Am My Own Second Opinion

This workshop is designed to direct youth to think outside of the box as a way to access the road to self-discovery to live up to their greatest potential. It is not about being famous but being GREAT!
Gilda Rogers

Incorporating Comprehension in Young Readers
Participants will learn how to increase reading comprehension by learning how to read for meaning. Workshop will practice making predictions and asking questions based upon prior knowledge.
JoAllyn Henry

Let’s Make a Quilt
Under the guidance of an experienced quilter, participants will decorate a fabric square for inclusion in a commemorative piece to be presented to the Rev. M. William Howard upon completion.
Kelli Puryear

Music in the Movement
In this workshop the participants will have hands on experience with a variety of instruments, learn about Freedom songs during the Civil Rights Movement, create their own instruments out of recycled materials, learn to compose their own songs while singing along to some of their favorites and widen their knowledge about the basics of music and instruments.
Amber Bryant

Storytelling Techniques
Effective storytelling can turn an ordinary story into a fantastic experience. Key elements to successful be demonstrated. Participants will have the opportunity to demonstrate various techniques
JoAllyn Henry

S.T.R.O.N.G.- Striving To Reunite Our New Generation
S.T.R.O.N.G. will present to some and introduce to others the richness of black history and identity by highlighting the wealth and simultaneous lack of knowledge of black intelligentsia and juxtaposing that against the prevalence and corresponding awareness of high profile athletes, entertainers, celebrities. The goals of this exercise is to increase awareness of higher education as an option for young people of color and present education as a primary means of preparing one for the never-ending struggle for civil rights.
Onaje Crawford

We Beat the Streets – How a Friendly Pact Led to Success
Literature Circle I Grades 3-5
Using the children’s book “We Beat The Street” How A Friendship Pact Led To Success by The Three Doctors we will role play, read aloud, have some fun, and perhaps even identify our own career paths as we look at the lives of three young men from our city.

Literature Circle II Grades 6-8
Participants will be assigned Literature Circle Roles in this interactive workshop. We will use the children’s book We Beat The Street by The Three Doctors from Newark. Join us for this skill building workshop for what is sure to be a lively discussion and time of discovery.
Vanessa Freeland Thomas

October 2010 book events

David Lubar
Paramus Library
116 E. Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652

7PM

October 15, 2010

David Lubar (http://www.davidlubar.com/), author, all around funny guy, video game designer and lover of libraries, will be visiting the Paramus Public Library, 116 E. Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 on Friday, October 15 at 7:00 pm.

Mr. Lubar will talk about writing, his books and mostly like tell jokes. He will be available following his talk to sign books. Books will be available for purchase at the event.


A flier advertising this event can be found at http://paramus.bccls.org/2010%20Lubar.pdf


For grades 3 and up. Please encourage all of your young readers to come meet David Lubar and have a fun evening!
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Celebrate. Discover. Discuss.
Bank Street College of Education is pleased to announce

BookFest @ Bank Street!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p .m.

Speakers scheduled to appear:
Laurie Halse Anderson
Mac Barnett
Leonard Marcus
Stephen Savage
Jon Scieszka
David Yoo . . . and more!

BookFest @ Bank Street 2010 is the 39th year of the program previously hosted by New York Public Library, Teachers College, and Columbia University. Bank Street is proud to be part of this tradition and thanks everyone who has produced this program in the past. BookFest @ Bank Street is intended for adults who love literature for children and teens.

For more information about Book Fest @ Bank Street and to register, please click here. www.bankstreet.edu/library/bookfest.html Space is limited; registration closes Friday, September 10.
Thanks to our sponsors for their support of BookFest @ Bank Street: Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; School Library Journal; EarlyWord.com; ShelfAwareness.com; and Scholastic, Inc.

Bank Street College of Education 610 West 112 Street New York, New York, 10025 (212)-875-4400

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and

coming to New Jersey City University, November 2nd-ERIC VELASQUEZ!

Eric Velasquez will intoduce his new book Grandma's Gift.

Event info:

Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 ( Election Day)

Time: 5-7 pm

Place: Gothic Lounge, Rm H-202

New Jersey City University

2039 Kennedy Boulevard

Jersey City, NJ 07305-1597

Note: Professional Development Hours will be available

BookFest Bank Street 10/30/10- Authors in NYC

Celebrate. Discover. Discuss.
Bank Street College of Education is pleased to announce

BookFest @ Bank Street!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p .m.

Speakers scheduled to appear:
Laurie Halse Anderson
Mac Barnett
Leonard Marcus
Stephen Savage
Jon Scieszka
David Yoo . . . and more!

BookFest @ Bank Street 2010 is the 39th year of the program previously hosted by New York Public Library, Teachers College, and Columbia University. Bank Street is proud to be part of this tradition and thanks everyone who has produced this program in the past. BookFest @ Bank Street is intended for adults who love literature for children and teens.

For more information about Book Fest @ Bank Street and to register, please click here. www.bankstreet.edu/library/bookfest.html Space is limited; registration closes Friday, September 10.
Thanks to our sponsors for their support of BookFest @ Bank Street: Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; School Library Journal; EarlyWord.com; ShelfAwareness.com; and Scholastic, Inc.

Bank Street College of Education 610 West 112 Street New York, New York, 10025 (212)-875-4400

Jersey City Public Libraries hours and services cut-Speak Out Now

THE BAD NEWS

Source: Jersey Journal

Author: Melissa Hayes

Date: September 9, 2010

SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A19

The Jersey City Free Public Library is scaling back hours and closing most of its branches on Saturdays due to budget cuts.
Library Director Priscilla Gardner says more service cuts could be in the offing pending possible further layoffs and furloughs, noting that a staff reduction plan submitted to the state Civil Service Commission awaits approval.
The city is expected to provide the library $6 million this year, down from $7.7 million last year.
The Main Library, at 472 Jersey Ave., which had been open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., is now closing at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The library will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Gardner said hours at other branches have been staggered to minimize the impact on library patrons. Those libraries will be closed on Saturdays with the exception of two Saturdays between now and the end of the year when each of the branches will be open.
The Glenn D. Cunningham Branch, at 275 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; with Saturday hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 9 and Nov. 20.
The Miller Branch at 489 Bergen Ave. will be open the same hours at the Cunningham branch, but with Saturday hours Sept. 25 and Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Five Corners branch, at 678 Newark Ave., and Pavonia Branch, at 326 Eighth St., will be open Monday from noon to 8 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Five Corners will have Saturday hours Oct. 16 and Nov. 27 and Pavonia will have Saturday hours Oct. 2 and Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Heights Branch, at 14 Zabriskie St., will be open Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.; and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Saturday hours Sept. 18 and Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Greenville Branch, at 1847 Kennedy Blvd., will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; Tuesday, noon to 8 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and will be open this Saturday and Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Lafayette, West Bergen and Marion neighborhood libraries will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.



SPEAK OUT
Send the following letter or call :

Office of the Mayor
City Hall - 280 Grove StreetJersey City, New Jersey 07302Tel: (201) 547-5200Fax: (201) 547-4288/5442
Mayor Jerramiah Healymailto:HealyMayorHealy@jcnj.org

Council President Peter Brennan
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 202Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5319Fax: (201) 547-4678email: BrennanP@jcnj.org

Councilwoman-at-Large Willie Flood
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 202Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5134Fax: (201) 547-4678email: FloodW@jcnj.org

Ward A (Greenville) Councilman Michael Sottolano
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 206Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5098Fax: (201) 547-4678email: SottolanoM@jcnj.org

Ward B (West Side)Councilman David Donnelly
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 202Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5092Fax: (201) 547-4678email: DonnellyD@jcnj.org

Ward C (Journal Square) Councilwoman Nidia Lopez
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 202Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5159Fax: (201) 547-4678email: NLopez@jcnj.org

Ward D (The Heights) Councilman William Gaughan
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 202Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5485Fax: (201) 547-4678email: bgaughan@hcnj.us

Ward E (Downtown) Councilman Steven Fulop
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 202Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5315Fax: (201) 547-4678 (fax)FulopS@jcnj.org

Ward F (Bergen/Lafayette) CouncilwomanViola Richardson
City Hall, 280 Grove StreetRoom 207Jersey City, NJ 07302Tel: (201) 547-5338Fax: (201) 547-4678email: RichardsonV@jcnj.org

THE LETTER

Dear Mayor and Councilperson:

This video is funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AhSxoVmZQs

But the news about the reduction in hours and funding of our public libraries is not!

Please think of the services our public libraries provide and their importance to students, job-seekers and other residents of Jersey City, and please restore funding for library services. Each dollar in funding you provide lessens illiteracy, juvenile delinquency, unemployment and provides research resources and educational support for our students and citizens.


Sincerely yours,

Lesson Plans for 9/11

9/11 Lesson plan Sources

Elementary

Mr. Donn's Pages has lesson plans on major religions including Islam. (Scroll down on the page)
http://www.mrdonn.org/religions.html

Teaching 9/11 has elementary K-5 lesson plans as well as other grade levels
http://www.teaching9-11.org/categories.cfm?16

Middle/Secondary

Teaching Tolerance has lesson plans for Confronting Islamophobia
http://www.tolerance.org/blog/commemorate-911-confronting-islamophobia
(There is also an note on book burning, even through the scheduled book burning by a pastor in Florida has been cancelled, it may be a worthy classroom discussion. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/US-Church-Cancels-Quran-Burning-102571464.html)

Teachable Moment has a classroom discussion guide on theNew York City Community Center controversy.
http://www.teachablemoment.org/high/communitycenter.html

Please reply with other useful sites!
See http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaching-911-10-years-later.html  and http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaching-9ll.html
for more resources

Newark Public Library READ-IN-8/31/- 9/1/10 to save the library

HELP SAVE THE NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

24-HOUR READ-IN

Noon-to-Noon (Tuesday, Aug. 31-Wednesday, Sept. 1)

City Hall Steps
920 Broad Street, Newark

• Bring a book to read aloud!
• Join the campaign to restore devastating budget cuts!
• Help re-open two closed branches!
• Reverse two-day-a-week Main Branch closing!
• Restore full-time hours for our hard-pressed employees!
• Demand immediate action from our elected “leaders!”
• Don’t let the mayor and council off the hook!
• When you vote, think about the consequences!
• Call and keep calling:
  
  Mayor’s Office: 973-733-6400
  Ronald C. Rice, West Ward 973-733-6427 ricero@ci.newark.nj.us
  Darrin Sharif, Central Ward 973-733-5870 sharifd@ci.newark.nj.us
  Anibal Ramos, North Ward 973-733-5136 ramosa@ci.newark.nj.us
  Ras Baraka, South Ward 973-733-6563 barakar@ci.newark.nj.us
  Augusto Amador, East Ward 973-733-6571 amadora@ci.newark.nj.us
  Donald Payne, Jr, At-Large 973-733-3753 payned@ci.newark.nj.us
  Mildred Crump, At-Large 973-733-8043 crumpm@ci.newark.nj.us
  Luis Quintana, At-Large 973-733-5882 quintanal@ci.newark.nj.us
  Carlos Gonzalez, At-Large 973-733-6425 gonzalezc@ci.newark.nj.us
  
  For more information about rallies and events: www.savenewarklibraries.org email: info@savenewarklibraries.org

DON'T LIVE IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ?

CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP FIGHTING DRASTIC BUDGET CUTS NOW!

Authors Speak in New Jersey in September 2010

Mark your calendars:



Princeton Public Library Children's book festival- 9/11/2010-11am-4pm

Venue: Alfred E. Hinds Plaza adjacent to the Princeton Public Library.
Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon St.Princeton, NJ 08542
Tel: 609-924-9529


The 5th Annual Princeton Children’s Book Festival is Sept. 11 from 11 am- 4pm. Over 50 nationally acclaimed authors and illustrators of Children's and Young Adult books will be meeting their fans, discussing their work and signing books on the Alfred E. Hinds Plaza adjacent to the the Princeton Public Library.Books will be available for purchase through Barnes and Noble's satellite book store located in the library's Community Room. Live entertainment throughout the afternoon Alfred E. Hinds Plaza adjacent to the the Princeton Public Library.Books will be available for purchase through Barnes and Noble's satellite book store located in the library's Community Room.

Live entertainment throughout the afternoon.



Jersey City Public Library A Tale of Our City- 9/18/2010, 11am-4pm

Venue: Van Vorst Park adjacent to the Main Branch of the Jersey City Public Library,
Montgomery Street and Jersey Avenue, Jersey City
Tel (201) 547 - 4500



Jersey City’s annual book festival, will feature 18 established and up-an-coming authors in the bucolic Victorian setting of Van Vorst Park, on Saturday, September 18.

Some authors will be very familiar… Al Sullivan, Senior Staff Writer for the Hudson Reporter weekly newspaper chain… Bob Leach, Director of the Jersey City Historical Project, with his latest on Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague… NJ Room Manager Cynthia Harris of the Jersey City Free Public Library, with her photo and postcard book on Changing Jersey City… others will be known for their works, such as John B. Wefing, Seton Hall law professor whose book is on NJ Governor Richard J. Hughes… or Adeyinka Makinde, for his book on Jersey City boxer Frankie DePalma… and others, such as novelist Shobhan Bantwal, will be known within certain communities (for this author, India).




T. A. Barron-9/23/2010-4:30 PM -7:00PM at NJCU


Date and Time: 9/23/2010, 4:30-7:00 pm (including reception)
Venue: Hepburn Hall 202 (Gothic Lounge) on the campus of New Jersey City University (NJCU) , 2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305,
Note: The event includes professional development hours.

T.A. Barron , award-winning and bestselling young adult author the highly acclaimed epic -- and soon to be major motion picture -- The Lost Years of Merlin. Mr. Barron will speak on his books, writing process, and passion for conservation and children’s literature.



Mr. Barron will be awarded the 2010 M. Jerry Weiss Book Award by the New Jersey Reading Association for his book Merlin’s Dragon.This prestigious Award honors authors of outstanding children’s and young adult literature. Candidates for the Award are chosen by teachers and librarians and voted on by New Jersey children. Past recipients include Walter Dean Myers, Mo Williams, Doreen Cronin, and Betsy Lewin.

Books will be available for purchase and signing. Professional Development Credits are available for educators.

Please contact Victoria Thompson at (201)200-2472 or vthompson@njcu.edu
for more information. This event is sponsored by the M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature.

Pre-K Teachers, Braille Books and Summer Reading Contests

FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS:

Zero to Three Project
(Courtesy Saroj Ghoting who posted to the ALSC listserv)

What has a more powerful influence on how parents raise their young children: the way they were raised or their faith? What roles do professionals and friends play in shaping parents’ views on childrearing? What impact is the economic downturn having on child care arrangements for young families?

These questions and more are some of the issues addressed in a new national parent survey of 1,615 parents of children from birth to 3 years conducted for ZERO TO THREE by Peter Hart Research. The survey was designed to explore the issues and challenges that parents of young children confront today, gaps in knowledge about early development, sources of information and support to which parents turn, and factors that influence their approaches to parenting.

The survey was conducted between June 4th and 11th 2009 and was funded by MetLife Foundation. The research includes an oversample of 200 African American and 200 Hispanic parents.

See http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/parenting-resources/parenting-survey.html for the full report, webinar and other resources.



BRAILLE BOOK RESOURCES
(courtesy Shonda Brisco, Oklahoma State University)

Seedlings
http://www.seedlings.org/
(twin vision books)

National Braille Press
http://www.nbp.org/
great resources, as well as hand-outs for instructional courses with teachers on the use of Braille with K-12 students

WonderBaby
http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/braille-resources.html

American Printing House for the Blind
http://www.aph.org/

New Jersey State Library for the Blind
http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Disabilities/dsresrcs.php

New Jersey State Library Talking Books
http://njsltbbc.org/

AND ATTENTION NJ YOUTH READERS!

A SUMMER READING CONTEST! (you can win concert tickets and a signed jersey)

The Statewide Summer Reading Program is partnering with the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (owner and operator of the IZOD Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex) to encourage reading and readers

Join the Statewide Summer Reading Program at your local public library and you can win
4 tickets to select family events at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

Just enter the name of a book read at the njlibrarychampions.org website (http://www.njlibrarychampions.org/) under the link to “contest and events.”

Then enter the contest by filling out the entry form using Survey Monkey!

PRIZES:
Wiggles Concert
Sesame Street Live
A signed jersey from NJ Devils player Zach Parise

Harlem Book Fair 2010

The 2010 Harlem Book Fair took place this past weekend at the NYPL Schomburg Branch

If you missed it, some of the events are archived on C-SPAN's Book TV.

The most important message from the panel discussions for librarians, teachers and parents was that if we want to see an increase in quality youth materials, representative of peoples of African descent and their history and culture, then we must SEEK OUT these materials at book fairs, libraries, and book stores; PURCHASE these materials and DEMAND that our SCHOOL LIBRARIES and CLASSROOMS contain these materials. These materials are not just for African American youth but contain universal themes for all readers. To prepare our youth for a diverse world, we have to provide them with materials that reflect that diversity.

The Program included some very stimulating and revealing panel discussions of interest to librarians and teachers. I have included both the descriptions and links to the archived videos.:

2010 HARLEM BOOK FAIR PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

SCHOMBURG C-SPAN PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Complete Saturday program
http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/07/17/HP/A/35566/Harlem+Book+Fair.aspx


Of particular interest

White and Whatever: Diversity in Children’s & Young Adult Book Publishing
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294543-5


The United States is an extremely diverse nation. But books for children and young adults hardly reflect that diversity. Only a small percentage of the books published every year are written and or illustrated by people of color. Many of these don’t make it to the market place. Why, in 2010, when the nation has elected its first African American president, is the book publishing industry still not meeting the need and demand for books that explore the width and breathe of our country’s multicultural experiences? This panel will explore the complex issues and suggest solutions to a problem that is garnering a lot of attention.

MODERATOR: Wade Hudson, Publisher, Just Us Books

PANELISTS: Jerry Craft, Mamma's Boyz; Zetta Elliott, Bird; Cheryl Willis Hudson, My Friend Maya Loves to Dance; Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati, Publicist; Director, African American Children's Book Project


From Digital Divide to Digital Inequality: Bridging the Market-driven Literacy Gap
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294543-7

The advent of digital technology has redefined the very scope of literacy. While African American literacy rates are statistically on par with national averages, the advent of the market-driven digital age threatens timely access to information to the most economically disparaged...less a 'digital divide' than a 'information access' divide. Inequality of bandwidth; autonomy of use; skills level; quality of support; and purpose (whether the Internet is used for increase of economic productivity and improvement of social capital or for consumption and entertainment) are the current pressing concerns. These authors believe that visual representation is the one critical element that will balance the impact of these emerging issues and drive a new generation of readers successfully into this brave, new world.

MODERATOR: John Jennings, Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture (Mark Batty Publisher/Random)

PANELISTS: Damian Duffy, Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics (Krannert Art Museum), Dawud Anyabwile, Brotherman; Alex Simmons, DarkJACK; Gregory Walker, ZM1

Test Preparation help for NJCU students

New Jersey City University Students

PRAXIS/GRE ANXIETY???
Have no fear
LEARNING EXPRESS IS HERE!

Follow these steps:


Just go the Guarini Library Home Page http://www.njcu.edu/guarini/
2 Click on Databases by Title http://www.njcu.edu/guarini/databases/Alpha.htm
3 Click on Learning Express
4 SET UP AN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT (6 character min. for username and password)



(Click on Admissions and Placement Preparation for CLEP, GRE, TOEFL)
(Click on Skills Improvement for Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling, etc)
5. Click on Jobs & Careers. Scroll down for Teaching.
6. Click on Teaching for Praxis /
or Nursing and Allied Health for NCLEX-RN practice tests
7. Scroll down to choose the test that you need.

8. Click Add to My Center box on the right.

Problems ?

Currently enrolled NJCU students only

Call the Guarini Library Reference Desk for assistance.

http://www.njcu.edu/guarini/ASKA.htm

NYC Multicultural Film Festival-6/23-6/27 2010

RACE, PRIVILEGE AND SOCIETY

Film Series and Panel Discussion -

NYC

JUNE 23 - 27, 2010
As part of its ongoing ADFF Spring and Summer Film Series at Teachers College, Columbia University, ADFF and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs are presenting the "RACE AND PRIVILEGE IN SOCIETY" film series on June 23 to 27, a selection of documentary and fiction films that explore issues around race and privilege.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 FREE PROGRAM
4 PM TIM WISE: ON WHITE PRIVILEGE (USA)

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 FREE PROGRAM
6 PM WHAT'S RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (USA)
7 PM PANEL "RACE, PRIVILEGE AND SOCIETY"

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010 FREE PROGRAM
6 PM THE GLASS CEILING (France)

SATURDAY, JUNE 26 , 2010

3 PM WHITE LIKE THE MOON & DENYING BRAZIL (USA & Brazil)

5 PM BURN: THE EVOLUTION OF AN AMERICAN CITY (USA)

SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2010

2 PM CONGO: WHITE KING, RED RUBBER, BLACK DEATH (Congo/Belgium)

4 PM PLACIDO (Cuba)

TICKETS:

Wednesday through Friday are Free of Charge and Open to the public.

Saturday and Sunday only: Weekend pass $15; Day pass $10; $6 per show;

PLEASE NOTE: CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR.

WHERE:

Teachers College, Columbia University

525 West 120th Street -

Room 263 Macy

Take train 1 to 116th street and walk uptown four blocks.

Entrance between Broadway and Amsterdam.

Picture ID requested to enter building.

DVDs of films from Africa and the African Diaspora will be on sale at the venue.

$20 per DVD; $35 for 2 DVD; $45 for three DVD and $15 for each additional DVD.
PLEASE CASH ONLY ON SITE.
See http://www.nyadff.org/June_10.html for more information

Splash into Reading at NJ libraries

New Jersey public libraries have water-related summer reading programs for each age group!

The themes are:

Children: "Make a Splash",

Young Adults:"Make Waves"

Adults :"Water Your Mind"

Parent/Educator Alert

Check out the summer reading website at http://www.njsummerreading.org/

for prograns, reading lists, film and movie lists, and web resources for each age group.

Don't forget to become a New jersey library supporter at http://www.savemynjlibrary.org/!

JUNETEENTH-June 19th- Celebrations

Juneteenth

The celebration of the belated news of the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865 has been transformed into celebrations throughout the United states and the world. It is now a state holiday in 36 states.

Celebrations in New Jersey

WOODBURY
June 19, 2010 - Greater Woodbury Arts Council -
Wing Dickerson Park, Allens Lane and Carpenter Street,
from 11 am to 4 pm.
Activities will include Park Dedication, live music, food, vendors, children's activities and more.


ELIZABETH
June 19, 2010 - Juneteenth Planning Committee of Elizabeth, New Jersey - Mt. Teman AME Church160 Madison AvenueElizabeth, NJ
June 19, 2010 12 Noon - 4 P.M.
Program, Speakers, Storytelling, Black History Trivia,Praise Dancers, Games and More

Also on June 26, Games such as softball, kick ball, horseshoes, double dutch, basketball gameLocation:
Bayway Community Center, 513-515 Richmond Street, Elizabeth, NJ

June 26, 2010 - City of Elizabeth Juneteenth Committee -
Fred Erxleben Recreation Center 513-515 Richmond St. Elizabeth,
NJ Softball Tournament, Bingo, Checkers, Juneteenth All Stars Basketball Game, Free Food and MORE!


BEVERLY
June 19, 2010 -
Silver Set with Rubies Chapter, Red Hat Society -
BEVERLY CITY JUNETEENTH 2010:
A Celebration of History through Music, Poetry and Prose.
June 19th from 12-4 PM.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
158 Warren Street, Beverly, NJ.
Call 609-387-1259 for info about tickets.

Keynote address by Burlington County Historian, Joseph Laufer -

Burlington County: Cradle of Emancipation - The Vision, the Determination, the Legacy. Historical reenactment of Harriet Tubman by actress, writer, griot Alma Day.

Presentations of poetry, music and prose;

Black History photographic exhibit;

Riverfront Historical Society display.

Vendors, door prizes, soul food luncheon.

Presented by the Silver Set with Rubies Chapter,

Red Hat Society as a benefit for the Beverly Free Library.

To find events in other locations:

http://www.juneteenth.com/worldwide.htm

Curriculum and Lesson plans

Links: http://www.lessonplanet.com/curriculum_connections/social_studies_lesson_plans/17_June_2009/59/juneteenth_lesson_plans?utm_source=article&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=0900618

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLACIEndOfYearJuneteenthEndOfSlaveryResearchCelebrationPresentationIdeaMO.htm

http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/juneteenth-proclamation-jubilation-lesson-plan/

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-juneteenth-20547.html

Juneteenth Books

Branch, Muriel Miller.

Title: Juneteenth : freedom day

Juv. 394.263 .B816J

Jordan, Denise.

Title: Juneteenth

Juv.394.26 .J82j

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux.

Title: Juneteenth

Juv.394.26 .N424j

Weatherford, Carole Boston,

Title: Juneteenth jamboree

Juv. W3625j

See http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2011/06/juneeteenth-in-new-jersey.html for 2011 New Jersey events

Save NJ Libraries and Services-ACT NOW!

New Jersey Library Association -- Legislative Action Center:
"Last Push to Restore Library Funding
Thank you all for your support over the last 3 months. Your letters and phone calls have demonstrated to our elected officials how valuable library services are to the people of New Jersey. Now, as the final budget is being negotiated, we ask that you reach out one more time. These last days before the budget is approved are very important and we need to ask all elected officials to restore funding to the NJ Library Network, the NJ Virtual Library, public library state aid and the NJ Knowledge Initiative. Please send your message today."

Click here to act!

http://capwiz.com/ala/nj/home/