Teens and tweens, 10-18, have a chance to win a trip to WWE's Summer Slam in Los Angeles this summer by taking part in the Summer Slam Reading Jam. The Fair Lawn Library is part of a pilot project sponsored by World Wrestling Entertainment and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Starting June 24, we will be giving out numbered posters featuring WWE Superstars Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne, Beth Phoenix and Eve to the first 25 patrons between ages 10 and 18 who check out two YA books. Posters will be available until July 16 or as long as supplies last.
On July 17, WWEkids.com will post the winning and alternate numbers from the numbered posters. The winning and alternate posters should be brought into the library for confirmation. Two grand prize winners will win airfare to Los Angeles for two, two nights hotel, two tickets to the Summer Slam pay-per-view event and $200 spending money. Ten first prize winners will receive copies of the WWE Encyclopedia. Contact Mary or Marie at (201) 796-3400 for more information.
This program is designed by WWE and YALSA to encourage teens and tweens to read for fun throughout the summer.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Bestselling Authors Coming to the Library
Imagine there was never a Laguna Beach, a Newport Harbor, or the shimmering Hills. Imagine that your hometown-your school-is the first place MTV-like network, XTV, descends to set up cameras. Now imagine they've trained them on you.
The Fair Lawn Public Library will be hosting the bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Krause on Thursday, July 9 at 1 PM. The authors will give a reading of their first Young Adult novel, The Real Real, a social satire exploring the world of teen reality shows. They will also discuss their nine year creative writing partnership.
This program is for teens 13-18 and will be held in the meeting room of the library. Please bring a copy of the book for signing. A limited number of books will be available for sale to benefit the Friends of the Library.
The Fair Lawn Public Library will be hosting the bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Krause on Thursday, July 9 at 1 PM. The authors will give a reading of their first Young Adult novel, The Real Real, a social satire exploring the world of teen reality shows. They will also discuss their nine year creative writing partnership.
This program is for teens 13-18 and will be held in the meeting room of the library. Please bring a copy of the book for signing. A limited number of books will be available for sale to benefit the Friends of the Library.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
BooksNJ 2009 - a great success!!
Hope you made it to BooksNJ2009 at the Paramus Library last Sunday. The event, sponsored by BCCLS, and the Paramus Public Library brought authors and about a thousand readers together. The festival, originally planned as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of BCCLS, grew into an extravaganza after 93 authors, most of them current or former New Jersey residents, signed up to participate. BooksNJ2009 also advocated for the support of libraries and generated a lot of public support and a good press coverage. Click to read the article in the Record. What a great celebration of books, authors and libraries!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Today Show Talks about Public Libraries
Yesterday on the Today Show there was a great piece on the importance of public libraries in today's economic times. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/31237988#31237988
It's great to have such good national coverage.
It's great to have such good national coverage.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
GovFresh - Government 2.0
GovFresh, launched on May 1, 2009, "is a live feed of official news from U.S. Government Twitter, YouTube, RSS, Facebook, Flickr accounts and more, all in one place." Click on each government entity (such as White House, Supreme Court, Department of State, FBI, and Army) to see specific material. Just to let you know that your government is keeping up with new technology. Click to explore govfresh.com
And at USA.gov you can explore hundreds of Blogs from the U.S. government by organization or by topic - and the list of topics seems endless. And there is a whole section on how to contact government agencies.
And at USA.gov you can explore hundreds of Blogs from the U.S. government by organization or by topic - and the list of topics seems endless. And there is a whole section on how to contact government agencies.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
CareerOneStop.org and Job Search Seminar June 16
Times are uncertain and many of us are rethinking our careers or just plain job hunting. CareerOneStop is a great website to explore. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the State of Minnesota, it assists job seekers, students and businesses in exploring careers, writing résumés, interviewing, and locating jobs. Check out its resources. The site was named one of the best free reference sources of 2008 by Library Journal.
And if you are investigating a career or job hunting, please attend a free seminar here at the library, 10-01 Fair Lawn Ave., on Tuesday, June 16, from 7:00-8:45 p.m. Rick Pascal & Bob Richards will offer a free career development/job search/unemployment seminar. Pascal has been a professional executive recruiter, interview coarch and resume writer for the last 25 years. Bob Richards is a Human Resources Professional with over 25 years of experience. They will address unemployment, career goals, job hunting, resumes and interview techniques. This is a program for the education of the community, not sponsored by the library, and is free.
And if you are investigating a career or job hunting, please attend a free seminar here at the library, 10-01 Fair Lawn Ave., on Tuesday, June 16, from 7:00-8:45 p.m. Rick Pascal & Bob Richards will offer a free career development/job search/unemployment seminar. Pascal has been a professional executive recruiter, interview coarch and resume writer for the last 25 years. Bob Richards is a Human Resources Professional with over 25 years of experience. They will address unemployment, career goals, job hunting, resumes and interview techniques. This is a program for the education of the community, not sponsored by the library, and is free.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Library advocacy works!
In Mid-May we wrote about the treat to NJ library funding with Senate Bill 2775 which called for a reduction in minimum funding from a barely adequate 1/3 mill to a 1/6 mill. Now we're delighted to tell you that thanks to your efforts and the specific work of theHoboken Public Library Board of Trustees (JoAnne Serrano, President), the Friends ofthe Hoboken Library, and Library Director Lina Podles, Senator Stack has withdrawnS. 2775, which would have cut the minimum funding for public libraries in half.More than 2,200 messages were sent in specific opposition to S. 2775. The fieldwork of the New Jersey Library Association and the New Jersey State Library inproviding support and communications are integral elements in keeping both the
citizens and the legislature informed.
Many library users have signed up to become Library Champions and advocate for public libraries. BCCLS Library Champions now represent all 75 BCCLS member libraries, and more than 900 of you have signed up. We are well on our way to our 2009 goal of 2,000champions from BCCLS libraries. Thank you for your past support, which was invaluable in stopping the Assembly Bill, and now stopping the Senate version. We are grateful to the many library boards and town councils who have passed resolutions opposing any change in the current minimum funding law and of course to you in your continuing support for public libraries.
If you would like to sign up as a Library Champion please click on this link http://www.bccls.org/champions/ and join us. Thanks to BCCLS Executive Director Robert White for the text of this message. And thanks to our readers for your ongoing support.
citizens and the legislature informed.
Many library users have signed up to become Library Champions and advocate for public libraries. BCCLS Library Champions now represent all 75 BCCLS member libraries, and more than 900 of you have signed up. We are well on our way to our 2009 goal of 2,000champions from BCCLS libraries. Thank you for your past support, which was invaluable in stopping the Assembly Bill, and now stopping the Senate version. We are grateful to the many library boards and town councils who have passed resolutions opposing any change in the current minimum funding law and of course to you in your continuing support for public libraries.
If you would like to sign up as a Library Champion please click on this link http://www.bccls.org/champions/ and join us. Thanks to BCCLS Executive Director Robert White for the text of this message. And thanks to our readers for your ongoing support.
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