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Of course he could deal a high pick next year. But I'm not sure he can even do that except his 2011 1st since the 3rd round, which could become a 2nd, goes to SD for Cromartie.
if the jets are even considering trading up in the first round this year, it's for a premiere pass rusher. tanny understands which positions are worthy of the big bucks, and after the rhodes mistake there's no way he would deal up even for a berry, if for some weird reason he slipped into the teens.
Let's rattle off some names at OLB.
Pace - likes those PEDs and old (turning 30) good though
Thomas - Does anyone like him? Turning 31 BTW
Gholston - comment?
Westerman - the hometown Rutgers boy who has done what?
Now DE -
Ellis - on social security yet? Plus a weed man
Devito - nice fill in and back up across the line
Piti- has done what ever?
Wayne - total JAG
Seems like a problem to me versus safety where Leonhard is a good player, Eric Smith is liked and has started, same Pool, Ihedigbo has performed well.
Games are won up front on Off and Def. Again for record, the Jets have the best pass defense in the NFL and it will be better in 2010 than 2009.
Get a safety next year in the second round. LG in the first.
Either way...its a week till the draft, these kind of rumors are gonna be flying around everyday with different scenarios. Hard to take any of them serious until the Jets are on the clock.
I personally think that Odrick is the best 5-tech in this draft. Unless you want to throw in a name like Suh, who has no chance of falling out of the Top 5.
Odrick may not be a Seymour-esque player, but he'll be damn good. A very safe prospect and could add to the DL rotation immediately.
The one thing Odrick really needs to work on is leverage. He gets too high at times and can be controlled at the line. But he's perfect for Ryan's defense. Again, let's not forget that this isn't your traditional 2-gapping 3-4. Rex doesn't just ask his ends to hold their gaps, he likes his DE's to get some penetration and Odrick is excellent at that.
last year around this time the Jets were supposedly gonna pick around 20 and they were "targeting" tyson jackson.
Yes they like this player, no he's not gonna be there.
Jared Odrick might very well be a top 10 pick when this is all said and done.
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Odrick is not going to make the Jets a Super Bowl team.Sources have said the Jets are more likely to move up in round one rather than the opposite direction as the organization feels they are only a player or two from being a Super Bowl team.
Either they are now with Holmes, LT, Cromartie, etc. with the talent the Jets already have or they're not. Odrick is not going to put them over top. If anything, Odrick will be carried along for the ride.
Let's also not discount that Tannebaum is just calling around to see what teams are willing to trade up and down and their costs...
All part of the draft prep work so come draft day he knows what teams to call if he wants to move up or down.
There will a dozen higher rated BPA's on the board @29... hell there will be a hand full of better players at his position @29(especially if you are penciling him in at DE)... Why would, and How could the entire Jets FO, just ignore all that?
This is last year all over again... all we heard was Gilbert, Gilbert, Gilbert from you constantly... you brainwashed a couple of people here... but the fact is... Gilbert went, right where he was supposed to... in the early 3rd.
I understand the idea of having a "pet player" that no one knew about, and cultivating him so you could say "I told you so", but come on already dude... in my book, all you are doing now is losing more and more credibility by argueing tooth and nail over these guys year after year.
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On the positive side, the native resolution of the display is 1,440x900 pixels, which is a better than the current 13-inch standard of 1,366x768 pixels. The current 13-inch MacBook Pro has a lower resolution of 1,280x800, and does not offer any higher-res screen upgrades, meaning this Air has the highest-resolution 13-inch display you can get from Apple (not to be outdone, Sony's Air-like Vaio Z crams a 1,920x1,080-pixel screen into a 13-inch laptop, although at great expense).
Apple's displays are invariably clear and bright, with excellent off-axis viewing, but if you find them too glossy, only the 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pro models have antiglare screen options. the speakers are, as in the case of previous MacBooks, oddly quiet, and not great for playing music for a crowd--but fine for solo streaming TV.
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Even with a pair of USB ports and an SD card slot, this remains a pretty spare set of connections compared to other 13-inch laptops. Still, it's a major improvement over the very first MacBook Air, which had only a single USB connection.
There's been some concern that Apple lists the MacBook Pro models on its Web site as having an SDXC card slot, for high-capacity SD cards, and only lists the card reader on the Air as an SD card one. We tried a 64GB SanDisk SDXC card in the MacBook Air's card reader, and the system recognized it as the appropriate size, and was able to access files on it. But, if you're looking to get a massive SD card in order to augment the smallish 128GB SSD built into the Air, note that the card slot leaves the SD card hanging halfway out on the side of the system, so it's not appropriate for full-time use. Instead, you'll have to upgrade to the $1,599 version to get 256GB of storage.
With the move to the current generation of Intel Core i5 processors, the performance of both the 13 and 11-inch MacBook Air has taken a major jump. In our benchmark testing, the 13-inch Air with its default 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-2557M, was nearly evenly matched with 2011's 13-inch MacBook Pro, with has a non-ULV version of the same second-gen Core i5. The 11-inch Air was reasonably close behind, and the 2010 version of the Air was significantly slower. Aiding the Air was its solid-state hard drive, and the fact that some of our benchmarks use Mac-friendly apps such as Photoshop and iTunes, and we've always seen Apple laptops perform especially well on them.
With the change of CPUs, you no longer get Nvidia's 320M as your not-quite-discrete GPU. Instead, like most of the Windows laptops we've seen this year, the graphics are powered by Intel's integrated HD 3000. It's certainly better than the integrated graphics Intel used to supply, but we'll miss the Nvidia part, which was simply better for gaming. In Call of Duty 4 (sadly still considered an up-to-date Mac game), we got 19.7 frames per second at 1,440x900 pixels and 32.1 frames per second when we dialed down the AA and ran it at 1,280x800. The Air will do some basic gaming, but don't expect to run, for example, Civilization V (one of the few high-gloss recent games we can think of on OS X) at extra-high resolutions with all the eye candy turned on.
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At this point, Apple has been at or near the top of our battery life charts for so long, that any drop in runtime would be considered a major scandal. Fortunately, however, the 13-inch Air runs for more than 100 minutes longer than its predecessor, and even a few minutes longer than the 13-inch MacBook Pro (although that difference is small enough to be statistically insignificant). On our video playback battery drain test, the new 13-inch Air ran for 6 hours and 46 minutes. That's also about 80 minutes longer than the similar 13-inch Samsung Series 9.
Service and support from Apple is always a dual-edged sword. Apple includes a one-year parts and labor warranty, but only 90 days of telephone support. Upgrading to a full three-year plan under AppleCare will cost an extra $249 and is pretty much a must-buy, considering the proprietary nature of Apple products. Support is also accessible through a well-stocked online knowledge base, video tutorials, and e-mail with customer service, or through in-person visits to Apple's retail store Genius Bars, which, in our experience, have always been fairly frustration-free encounters.
The new 2011 version of Apple's MacBook Air laptop takes a major step forward, both in hardware and concept. With the demise of the long-serving $999 white plastic MacBook, the Air now becomes the default mainstream entry point for potential Apple laptop buyers. The parallel is clearer in the 11-inch version, which starts at the same $999, but unless you need the bigger hard drive or optical drive of the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the new 13-inch Air should be your first stop for that screen size.
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SPARTA, Wis. (AP) -- Prosecutors in western Wisconsin have cleared the police officer who shot and killed a 21-year-old man in October.
A La Crosse Tribune report says Sparta police Sgt. Booker Ferguson has since returned to work.
Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger says Ferguson was acting within the law when he shot and killed John Bartholomew.
Ferguson responded to a call from Bartholomew's father, who reported that his son was drinking and threatening his parents with weapons.
Croninger's report says Bartholomew was carrying two knives when he advanced upon Ferguson in the street. The report says the suspect repeatedly ignored the officer's request to drop the knives, so Ferguson shot him three times.
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SPARTA, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities are releasing more details about a Sparta police officer's fatal shooting of a man last week.
Sparta Police Chief Michael Kass said Tuesday that police were called about 9:15 p.m. Friday to help remove 21-year-old John Bartholomew of Sparta from a home.
Kass says Bartholomew armed himself with knives and started threatening the caller and another family member.
When Police Sgt. Booker Ferguson arrived, Bartholomew began advancing on the officer with two knives. Ferguson shot Bartholomew after he ignored orders to drop the knives.
Bartholomew was given first aid and was taken to a Sparta hospital but died.
Ferguson is a 10-year police veteran and is on administrative leave.
The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting, with help from Sparta police and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
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by Dan Soeder, Chapter Outings Chair |
Yeah, it can be cold, but winter can also be a great time for a Sierra Club outing
Winter is a wonderful time to get outdoors. Despite the fact that the landscape might appear at first to be cold and dead, a little observation soon reveals a complex and adapted ecology, with plants and animals going about their business in the snow or under the ice. Snow cover adds freshness to familiar summer landscapes, and trees laid bare of foliage allow for views that are just not possible in summer through thickets of greenery. It does everyone good to get out of a stuffy house once in awhile, especially in the winter.However, it is important to remember that outdoor activities in cold weather require a few extra safety preparations. The two most dangerous aspects of cold are hypothermia and frostbite. Hypothermia occurs when the body's core temperature drops below 96 F, slowing metabolism and eventually resulting in unconsciousness and death. Frostbite occurs when a body part is exposed to the cold and freezes. Fortunately, both of these problems can be avoided by simply dressing properly for the weather.Wear layers, so that you can take off or put on as conditions dictate. The minimum is three layers, with the first, or "base" layer, consisting of a comfortable, soft, wicking fabric against the skin to remove and transport moisture. Polyester or silk works best. The next layer should be insulation, consisting of a fleece or knitted garment made of polyester or wool. The outer layer should be a wind and water-resistant shell, made of nylon taffeta or polyester microfiber. Notice that cotton is not among the recommended fabrics. Cotton absorbs water and holds it, instead of wicking it away. Wet cotton clothing in cold weather can cause rapid hypothermia, killing quickly.To avoid frostbite, protect the extremities. Wear a warm hat and gloves (mittens are warmer). Socks should be thick, warm, and made of wool or polyester. Boots should be water-resistant, fit well but not too tightly, and rise above the ankles, with good gripping soles for traction on wet, snowy or icy trails. Overly tight boots will cut off circulation to the feet, increasing the chance of frostbite.Winter weather can be unpredictable, and conditions may deteriorate rapidly. All participants are reminded that the leaders are responsible for the safety of everyone, and it is their call on whether or not an outing will proceed. It is wise to carry some extra food, a foil "space blanket" and a flashlight just in case. It is important to eat well and stay hydrated during winter activities.With a little bit of precaution and preparation, outdoor activities in the winter can be even more enjoyable than those at other times of the year. Roads, parks, and trails are likely to be much less crowded, there are no bugs, and the winter sun is too feeble to cause sunburn. Enjoy the outdoors year round, and be safe.Thank you to the members who recently became trained as Sierra Club outings leaders. We had an extraordinary turnout for the training class at SierraFest, and eight new leaders. Please support them and the chapter outings program by participating in the outings scheduled for this fall and winter.See you outside!Dan Soeder, Chapter Outings Chair
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The PS125i is sturdy, well made and has the weight of the Honda brand behind it, so you know it's a safe and reliable purchase. That said, it's pricier than the competition and doesn't perform as well. Ridden in isolation it's perfectly adequate, but for the money there are better scooters out there.
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How can you argue with ten million commuters worldwide, still pootling to work in mucky overalls, some thirty years after the Honda CG125 was launched? The Honda CG125 goes, it stops, it goes again the next day - simple as that. The Honda CG125 is the Spam of biking; a bit downmarket, stodgy and uninspiring, but ultimately does exactly what ...
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The Honda NTV650 isn't just about frugal motoring, a quality build and endless reliability. Because somehow Honda segued in a cheeky charm and a handling package that has to be ridden to be believed. Most Honda NTV650s will be a little tired after a decade or more on the streets but at the right price they're simply superb motorcycles.
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Forget Dropbox, here's Drobo-box: Small-biz array meets Barracuda cloud
Security appliance maker Barracuda Networks has agreed to marry its online file-sharing service to storage biz Drobo's box of hard drives called 5N. People can upload and download files to and from Barracuda's Copy cloud, and share their data between desktop computers, iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android devices and Microsoft's …
Cloudy confusion
I'm always interested in 5GB of free cloud storage, but it seems this is only for people who buy a Drobo 5N box, which is understandable.
Also, there is another cloud storage business called Copycloud which had me on the wrong track initially. I suppose there's a small limit on the number of obvious names for cloud/storage/file-copy companies.
If you do a Google search on Barracuda Networks, there are some interesting things that other people say about them.
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...Google search on Barracuda Networks, there are some interesting things...
Interesting indeed. Sounds like a comic strip could be made of this company...oh, wait, already done.
Drobo box caching seems a reasonable idea, fast copy to and from the nas with backup to the cloud in slow time.
What's special?
What's the difference with running a dropbox client on your NAS? I can copy files to it and even let it backup to it if I want.
Rapidshare gives you unlimited space for a pretty low price :) the only limit is 100K files.
Drobo would be ok if they gave you iscsi and network connectivity on the ones that are reasonably priced.
Too expensive the other ones. (Nexenta with more than one node would be less than a single one).
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The New Jersey Center for the Book
Literature, Libraries and the Arts:
A Vibrant Legacy of New Jersey's 350 Years
Two of New Jersey's most important gifts to our nation, its literary and artistic heritage, will be prominent features on October 18, 2014, from 11am-4:30 PM when the New Jersey Center for the Book celebrates our state's landmark 350th anniversary amid a collection of superb contemporary outdoor sculptures on more than 42 magnificently landscaped acres at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ.
In the Presence of Genius
World renowned New Jersey icons, Seward Johnson and Joyce Carol Oates, will accept honors from the NJ Center for the Book and speak at the official program from 1-2 PM. Seward Johnson, the founder of the Grounds for Sculpture who has made landscapes and cityscapes his palette and canvas will receive special recognition from the Library of Congress for the newly published book exploring his life in public art. Johnson will also take home the first Friend of Libraries USA Award from the 60,000 member American Library Association commemorating his support and dedication to the world of libraries. Joyce Carol Oates, a towering figure in American literature, will receive the Center's Literary Lion Award, a perfect alignment of award with the influential and celebrated woman who will receive it.
Throughout the afternoon, both preceding and following the awards, more than 80 authors and exhibitors will fill the auditorium spaces of the Grounds and present programs, craft demonstrations, book art displays, educational workshops, and showcase special events developed by the 12 NJ Center for the Book grant winning libraries featuring programs they designed to celebrate New Jersey's history. Joyce Carol Oates will greet the public and sign purchased works along with other NJ authors and illustrators including Dan Gutman, Pat Brisson, E.B. Lewis, Tom Yeserski, Michael Dooling, Diane Goode, Wil Mara, Trinka Hankes Noble, Doris Ettinger, Eileen Cameron, Sudipta Bardhan, Linda Bozzo, Margery Cuyler, Dr. William Truran, Dr. Vanita Braver, Lisa Falkenstern, Leeza Hernandez-Stelzer, Dar Hosta James, Tara Lazar, Gordon Thomas Ward, Kevin Woyce, Donna Zappala, Karen Schnitzspahn, Michael Rockland, Felicia Zekauskas, and Peter Maloney.
Presenting at 11 am will be New Jersey's own astronaut, Robert J Cenker, an engineer and aerospace systems consultant who flew aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-61-C as Payload Specialist for RCA. In completing this flight, Cenker traveled over 2.1 million miles in 96 Earth orbits and logged over 146 hours in space. Cenker will present his program in the West Gallery and will be available for autographs after his presentation.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities will honor their award-winning 2014 authors at 2:30 pm in the Auditorium. The authors will have their autographed books available for sale at the Council for the Humanities table. At 3:00 – 4:00 the winning poets, selected by the Grounds for Sculpture in a poetry contest, will be reading their works. Storytellers Denise McCormack, Helen Wise, and Kathryn Weidener, members of the NJ Storytelling Network, will entertain the public from 3:00 to 4:00.
Friends and Colleagues Johnson and Oates Anchor the Event
Seward Johnson, a celebrated sculptor, initially became widely known for depicting people engaged in every day activities. More than 450 of Johnson's life-size cast bronze figures are featured in private collections and museums in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, as well as prominent places in the public realm such as Rockefeller Center, Pacific Place, Hong Kong, Les Halles in Paris, and Via Condotti in Rome.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC introduced Johnson's impressionist-inspired series Beyond the Frame with a solo museum exhibition. This body of work, consisting of elaborate tableaux that allow viewers to walk into the scenes of impressionist paintings, went on to New York's Nassau County Museum, Florida's Cummer Museum of Art, and the Museum of Art & History at the Custom House in Key West. The show continues to tour museums throughout the U.S.
Johnson is often recognized for one of his most dramatic works—the 70 foot aluminum giant The Awakening. This sculpture was selected for the International Sculpture Conference & Exhibition and is currently sited along the Potomac River at National Harbor in Washington, DC. It was profiled in LIFE and Time magazines and has become a must see destination in the nation's capitol. Additional castings of this work are now at Chesterfield Arts in Missouri and in Vitebo, Italy.
In recent years, Seward Johnson's monumental scale sculptures have captured the attention of the international media and a global audience. Among them is the 26 foot tall Forever Marilyn with her skirt blowing upwards defying the stainless steel and aluminum materials. Another iconic large-scale sculpture, Unconditional Surrender, better known as The Kiss, depicts the moment in Times Square when a sailor and nurse embrace in celebration of the conclusion of World War II.
It was as a doctoral student at Rice University that she declared herself a writer. Since then Oates has maintained an intense pace, creating a diverse literary legacy of novels, short stories, plays, poetry, mysteries, essays, anthologies, novellas, libretti, memoirs, and criticism. Many of them have been recreated as films. Her works tackled difficult subjects: the struggle for survival engulfed by poverty, abuse, racial tension and violence. While still in her 30s, she was considered one of the most respected and honored writers in the United States. In 1970 she won the National Book Award for Fiction for them and in 1978 she was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, considered the highest formal recognition of artistic merit in the United States.
By the early 21st century Joyce Carol Oates had received scores of awards including Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Mt. Holyoke College, the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers and Boston Universities. In 2011, Barack Obama presented her with the National Humanities Medal. The year 2014 marks her latest honor: the initiation of Bearing Witness: Joyce Carol Oates Studies, a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by the University of San Francisco with the goal of advancing knowledge about her massive literary canon.
For more information about Joyce Carol Oates please see:
After the program, Seward Johnson will be signing his books in front of the gift shop where they are available for sale.
Although her books are not for sale on October 18 at Grounds for Sculpture, Joyce Carol Oates will autograph your copies of her books on the stage after the program.
Join the New Jersey Center for the Book and come savor the richness of the cultural and literary landscape of the great State of New Jersey as we celebrate its 350th anniversary at the Grounds for Sculpture on October 18, 2014.
New Jersey Center for the Book Designates the Cape May Bird Observatory
as a 2014 NJ Literary Landmark
New Jersey Center for the Book
For the past 12 years, the mission of New Jersey Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress, is "to celebrate books, reading, libraries, and the diverse literary heritage of New Jersey" along with fostering programs that celebrate the print culture in our society. Formed in January 2002, the New Jersey Center for the Book promotes literacy and education projects, and recognizes New Jersey authors and designates Literary Landmarks in the state.
"Each year we plan and celebrate projects that inspire children to read, to stir their imaginations and to open their minds to the world, and to sponsor programs that promote literary events around this great state of New Jersey," said NJCFB's Chair Renee B. Swartz.
Why is the New Jersey Center for the Book dedicating the Cape May Bird Observatory a New Jersey Literary Landmark?
The Literary Landmark designation is the highest honor from the New Jersey Center for the Book, in recognition of the Cape May Bird Observatory's achievements, both environmentally and literarily, and the significance for the next generation, teaching young people the joy of nature, bird watching, conservation and learning about the special environment in which they reside in the state of New Jersey.
We recognize all of the writers and researchers over the decades, since the beginning of the last century, who have come to Cape May, personified by Pete Dunne with the many books that he's written, and all of the other writers who have written about Cape May, compiled in the latest literary achievement in the publication of Pete Dunne's New Jersey: Nature Writing in the Garden State, edited by William W. Stowe, Professor of English Emeritus, Wesleyan University, adding to the list of prominent writers associated with the Cape May Bird Observatory.
It is because of all of these achievements that it has come to the attention of the New Jersey Center for the Book the valuable contributions to the environment, the state of New Jersey, and nationally, that this destination provides for environmentalists, nature writers, naturalists, researchers and for educational purposes for young people. All of this, and the recognition of the long years of a long line of literary environmental writers from various aspects that have written about Cape May, that have become very important components of this experience, have all contributed to the New Jersey Center for the Book's designation, that the Cape May Bird Observatory is a treasure for the state of New Jersey and should therefore be recognized.
Founded in 1975, the Cape May Bird Observatory has led the way for bird and environmental conservation, research and education. Because of its unique location along the Atlantic flyway, with thousands of birds passing through Cape May during spring and fall bird migration each year, Cape May Bird Observatory has been host to birders from all over the world who come to Cape May.
In recognition of Cape May Bird Observatory's director, staff, world renowned naturalists, and cadre of volunteer associate naturalists who have come to Cape May to live, work, write, and share the wonders of the natural world with the citizens of New Jersey and visitors from across the United States, with daily bird and nature walks, and special workshops on topics from field birding, nature sketching, tree identification, nature photography, warblers, shorebirds, and butterflies, to name just a few, all taught by leaders in their fields from the CMBO's Cape May School of Birding.
We are recognizing the years of passion that have been demonstrated by the founding and success of the Cape May Bird Observatory, its continued growth and advocacy for this area as a significant destination for bird watching and citing rare specimens, as evidenced by the recent exciting Code 5 Rare Bird alert, with people having come from states and miles around to enjoy what the Cape May Bird Observatory provides in the way of environment, location, recreation and educational experience.
New Jersey Center for the Book's Current Projects in 2014
This year, the New Jersey Center for the Book, in partnership with Grounds for Sculpture, will present a statewide Literary Festival to celebrate New Jersey's 350th Anniversary on Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 11 am to 4:30 pm at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey, with more than 80 exhibitors, libraries, museums and authors from across the state.
One of the annual projects sponsored by the New Jersey Center for the Book is the "Letters About Literature" contest. Students from grade 4 through high school are asked to write an essay about what a favorite piece of literature – fiction, non-fiction, poetry – meant personally to them. More than 70,000 students nationwide have participated each year. The New Jersey Center for the Book has sponsored several national award winners.
The New Jersey Center for the Book also bestows the Miss Rumphius Award to a deserving school librarian each year, and recognizes other New Jerseyans who demonstrate exceptional dedication to literacy, reading, and the print culture with the Literary Lion Award.
The new guidelines for entering this wonderful contest are available online at http://www.read.gov/letters/. While you're there, you can read the winning letter from New Jersey's national champion, Joshua Tiprigan. If you come to the Grounds for Sculpture on Saturday, October 18, you can meet Joshua and receive the new guidelines from him.
Teachers, Take Note: At http://read.gov/documents/LAL-Teaching-Guide-REVISED.pdf, you can download a 23 page Teaching Guide that now has Common Core State Standards aligned.
The Miss Rumphius Award
NJ Center for the Book Seeks Award Nominees
Do you know a creative school librarian, media specialist, or public librarian?
The New Jersey Center for the Book is currently seeking nominations for its Miss Rumphius Award.
Based on the title character of Barbara Cooney's wonderful book, Miss Rumphius, which won the National Book Award in 1983, this award honors librarians, school media specialists, and educators who are stellar in spreading ideas and literacy.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, September 26, 2014. The nominee must be employed in New Jersey as a professional librarian or certified educator, and must have developed creative activities using Internet resources for learning and literacy. The activity should be collaborative, innovative, and able to be replicated by other librarians and educators.
The nominee must be willing to help produce his or her program for other classrooms and/or libraries. A monetary amount of $200.00 and a NJCFB Miss Rumphius Award certificate will be presented to the recipient at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Fall Conference (NJASL) at Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Long Branch, NJ on Sunday, October 26, 2014.
The nomination shall include: the full name of the nominee and the place of employment; shall describe the activity or program in complete detail; shall describe the setting in which it takes place; shall indicate the collaborative aspects; shall indicate the innovative aspects of the program or activity and indicate how it can be replicated; shall include the full name and title of the nominator with address, email, phone number and fax number; shall include a letter of support from an administrator, from a former or current student, from a client or patron, or from a member of the staff..
Nominations will be accepted until Friday, September 26, 2014. Either mail or PDF files are acceptable for submission.
Send to/Questions: Carol Phillips, 51 Winton Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Miss Rumphius Award Winners
2007 Jacqueline E. Gould, Clearview Regional School
2008 Michelle Marhefka, Clearview Middle School
2010 Dana Sheridan, Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University
2011 Kim Zito, Crossroads Middle School, South Brunswick
2012 LaDawna Harrington, Millburn High School, Millburn, NJ
New Jersey's awarding winning children's author of The Legend of the Jersey Devil and The People of Twelve Thousand Winters, Trinka Hakes Noble was present and available to autograph books purchased.
In the early afternoon This is New Jersey: 350 Years of Garden State History gallery tour was offered in the third floor gallery. This display is titled after one of John T. Cunningham's books and includes excerpts from his books. This display will be on view during regular library hours until December 2014.
New Jersey 350th Anniversary Grantfor New Jersey's Public Libraries
New Jersey Center for the Book Announces Grant Recipients
The New Jersey Center for the Book is pleased to announce the twelve libraries that have been selected as recipients of its Anniversary Grants of $500. These twelve Honor Libraries, together with those that submitted applications, will be part of the publicity and the New Jersey Center for the Book Statewide Library Initiative to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of New Jersey at the Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, on Saturday, October 18, 2014.
Together, we present a vibrant cross section of the vital role libraries play as the cultural and community centers for the people of our great state as we mark the contributions and the rich literary heritage of New Jersey.
Renee SwartzChair and State CoordinatorNew Jersey Center for the Book .
The twelve selected Honor Libraries:
Woodbury Public Library
West Windsor Branch, Mercer County Library
Bergenfield Public Library
Maplewood Memorial Library
Wayne Public Library
Jersey City Free Public Library
Monroe Township Library
Atlantic County Library System
Parsippany Troy-Hills Public Library
Union Public Library
Bridgeton Free Public Library
Warren County Library
Click to read the announcement letter sent to each recipient library director
Click here for a schedule of local presentations for Grant Winning Libraries
Click here for a schedule of local presntations for Non-Grant Winning Libraries
The Grant Recipients and their Projects
Bridgeton Free Public Library
On April 26, 2014 the Bridgeton Free Public Library will present a program entitled "Hard Times for These American Hard Times." This will entail a Victorian tea hosted by four characters from the book Hard Times by Charles Dickens. As participants arrive they will be escorted to one of four tables presided over by the women. The participants will spend fifteen minutes at the table, a bell will ring and they will move to the next table until they have conversed with each of the women. Each character have scripts to enable them to speak to their guests about how the hard times represented in Dickens' novel parallel events in our own time.
West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library
The West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library System caters to a very diverse community; and we make it our mission to satisfy the educational, informational, recreational and cultural needs of our diverse community.Commemorating New Jersey's 350th anniversary we will host Dennis Waters, Lawrenceville historian, who will give a presentation about the "Pole Farm;" Clifford W. Zink, noted architectural historian, will speak about the production of the wires and ropes that make suspension bridge construction possible. The program will culminate with a radio play, entitled "The Wizard of Menlo Park" presented by Raconteur Radio.
The Woodbury Public Library serves all residents of Gloucester County. The mission of the Library is to provide an environment where lifelong habits of learning, self-improvement and self-expression are encouraged. For our project, author Kristine Bowe and illustrator Jim McHugh bring us two programs for all ages. Ms. Bowe's will allow participants to choose from a plot diagram and menu to create a story including many facets of New Jersey's history, while Mr. McHugh's program takes a more lighthearted look at some famous New Jersey figures and invites participants to make them into super-heroes featured in their own comic strip.
Maplewood Memorial Library
Maplewood Ideas Festival - March 31-April 12, 2014 Maplewood Literary Award – Inaugural recipient – Judith Viorst April 5, 2014 2pm – Awards Ceremony, Author Talk and Reception
In April of 2014, Maplewood Memorial Library will hold its first Maplewood Ideas Festival. This special community event will celebrate the culmination of our Centennial year. Maplewood is a community rich in culture and creativity. It is home to many successful authors, playwrights, filmmakers, journalists and visual artists. The Festival will highlight these talented individuals with two weeks of panels, readings and performances. The highlight--one we hope to make an ongoing feature--will be the presentation of a Local Literary Award. In 2014, the award will go to renowned author, Judith Viorst.
The Union Public Library serves a multicultural community of 55,000 with the Main Library and its Vauxhall Branch. This area once stood directly in the path of British and Hessian forces intent on advancing to General Washington's encampment in Morristown. To commemorate 350 years of New Jersey history, the library will present "James Caldwell: The Fighting Parson of the Revolution" a series of free public programs, exhibits and a walking tour. A half mile from where the library stands lays the site of the significant, 1780 battle of Connecticut Farms which took the life of Caldwell's wife, Hannah. He participated in the Battle of Springfield just 16 days after his wife's death.
Thanks to funds provided by the New Jersey Center for the Book Grant, the Bergenfield Public Library will exhibit "Dear Bergenfield: Greetings from World War II" a collection of letters, V-Mail and greeting cards from local servicemen stationed throughout the U.S. and abroad. The Library will host an oral presentation in connection with the exhibition display on April 6, 2014 to bring the stories of these letter writers alive. Students, veterans, public officials and community leaders will read a selection of the correspondence aloud, providing a compelling account of the home front effort and young New Jerseayans that fought the Second World War.
Wayne Public Library's 350th Anniversary of the State of New Jersey Celebrations
In early spring (we are still negotiating the exact date) the Wayne Public Library and the Wayne Historical Commission will hold a Dutch Colonial tea at the HighSocieTea House. The tea party will feature teas from that time period and Dutch sweets made from authentic Dutch recipes.
There will be lesson plans handed out to the middle school social studies teachers which will highlight The Dutch Colonial influence on the history of New Jersey.
On November 6, 2014 a program for adults will take place at the Main Library and will feature the Dutch Colonial influences in both Wayne, NJ and New Jersey History. The program will be a PowerPoint presentation with actual artifacts from the Schuyler-Colfax house followed by a question and period.
Atlantic County Library
The Atlantic County Library System celebrates New Jersey's 350th anniversary with two events. Judy Courter will present her book Fred and Ethel Noyes of Smithville, N.J.: The Artist and the Entrepreneur. The Noyes' creation of Smithville and the Noyes Museum of Art made a great impact to South Jersey's culture and economy.
Dr. Richard V. Porcelli will discuss his book Naval Air Station about naval pilots during World War II. The air station, now a part of the FAA, contributes to the nation's Homeland Security.
A bibliography will be prepared and local history books will be purchased.
Parsippany Library
NJ Center for the Book Grant
Date of Proposed Event: May 2014
Brief Description of the Event: The Parsippany Library will host a celebration of Parsippany's past for children, teenagers, and adults. The Parsippany Historical and Preservation Society and the Mount Tabor Historical Society will loan items to the library for a historic exhibit that will include Native American artifacts, furniture, clothing, jewelry, and photographs. These items will provide a visual portrayal of Parsippany through the centuries. Volunteers from the town's historical organizations will act as docents to guide visitors through the exhibit. This event will be held during National Historic Preservation Week .
As part of this program, teens and adults will have the unique opportunity to create a time capsule that will preserve their present memories. Children will be invited to create a time capsule with symbols that represent their life at school, home, and play. They will be asked to write a letter describing life in Parsippany now and how they think the town will change in 50 years. This activity will help children realize the importance of history and remembering our past while looking forward to the future of New Jersey.
The grant funds will be used to purchase children's materials on New Jersey history. These materials will aid the children in completing their school assignments while raising historical awareness with their families.
Jersey City Free Public Library
On October 11, 2014 The New Jersey Room will celebrate New Jersey's 350th Anniversary as it celebrates its own 50th Anniversary. The Library had acquired the vast collection of the Hudson County Historical Society (1908-mid-1950s) as well as the collection of William Richardson, Jersey City official historian until his death in 1937. With these two collections and a small collection already in the Library's Reference Department, it was decided a department devoted exclusively to New Jersey history was called for and, thus, established in 1964. It boasts hand-written documents as well as printed material dating to the 1600s. New Jersey historian Jim Madden and his co-author, from central New Jersey, Joe Bilby, will be on hand to discuss their book published by the History Press chronicling NJ's first 350 years, with a special emphasis on Jersey City and Hudson County events.
Monroe Township Public Library.
Angus Kress Gillespie, Ph.D. Professor of American Studies, Rutgers University The New Jersey Turnpike
Through a series of compelling, sometimes frightening and often humorous anecdotes, Gillespie conveys the flavor of a massive turnpike-what is looks like, what it feels like, what it smells like, what it means. Based on his award-winning book, Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, co-authored with Michael Aaron Rockland, Gillespie tells about the physical characteristics of the road. The engineers, who built it, in the spirit of their time, were seeking efficiency at the expense of aesthetics and the environment. The Turnpike is quite possibly American's most important road, certainly its most traveled. Here the Turnpike is described not only as a physical artifact but as an emblem of American ideas and values.
Warren County Library
A Celebration of Warren County's Agricultural Heritage
In honor of the 350th anniversary of New Jersey's founding, the Warren County Library is planning a program that will acknowledge the role of agriculture in the development of the area, noting various ways this diverse field has changed over time while continuing to be an integral part of the Warren County community. On May 31st we will hold a day-long exhibition featuring activities for all ages. Because some of the activities will be held outdoors, June 7th has been set as a rain date. The event will include the following activities:
· Farm Showcase: County farms will be invited to put up table displays showcasing their history and / or products. This will include an invitation to a group dedicated to restoring and preserving a historic farmstead in the county.
· Display of antique tractors and farm equipment
· Livestock petting zoo
· A local author will speak about his research into the history of local farms. He has compiled a DVD that can be shown on a loop throughout the day.
· A representative from the Barn Quilt Association of New Jersey to speak about the barn quilt project, several examples of which are located in Warren County. We are also planning to add a barn quilt to one of our branch libraries that is housed in a former farm market building. If possible, that barn quilt will be on display that day before being moved to its permanent home.
· Exhibit of photographs taken by county residents and featuring activities related to agriculture in Warren County.
· Fun activities for young children such as large animal cut-outs in which they can pose for photos, and a farm-themed storytime.
· Our featured book display for the month of May will focus on New Jersey, i.e. events that have taken place here, New Jersey authors, books with a New Jersey setting, etc.
· In honor of Walt Whitman's birthday on May 31st, a reading of selections from Leaves of Grass will take place outdoors on the grass.
On behalf of the New Jersey Center for the Book I thank the Selection Committee:.
· Betty Turock, Committee Chair, Professor and Dean Emerita Rutgers SCI, Past President, ALA
· Gus Friedrich, Dean Emeritus, Rutgers SCI
· Wilma Grey, Director, Newark Public Library
· Marianne Gaunt, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Rutgers University
Participating Libraries
Atlantic County Library System
Belleville Public Library
Bernardsville Free Public Library
Bloomingdale Free Public Library
Bridgeton Free Public Library
Chester Library
Clark Public Library
Cranbury Public Library
Dover Free Public Library
East Brunswick Public Library
Elizabeth Public Library
Fort Lee Public Library
Franklin Township Library
Glen Ridge Library
Glen Rock Public Library
Jersey City Public Library
Kenilworth Public Library
Lawrence Headquarters, Mercer County Library
Lincoln Park Public Library
Long Branch Free Public Library
Maplewood Memorial Library
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Middletown Township Public Library
Monmouth County Library
Monroe Township Library
Morristown & Morris Township Library
Mount Laurel Library
Newark Public Library
North Arlington Public Library
Nutley Public Library
Oradell Public Library
Pennington Public Library
Piscataway Public Library
Ridgefield Park Public Library
Ringwood Public Library
Robbinsville Branch, Mercer County Library
Sayerville Free Public Library
South Brunswick Public Library
South Orange Public Library
Springfield Free Public Library
Trenton Free Public Library
Warren County Library
Warren Township Library
Washington Township Public Library
Weehawken Free Public Library
West Caldwell Public Library
West Deptford Public Library
Westville Public Library
William E. Dermody Free Public Library
The New Jersey Center for the Book is pleased to announce an exciting 2014 initiative to support the yearlong statewide celebration of the 350th anniversary of the founding of the State of New Jersey. We invite you to participate and to make this a showcase to include all 350 public library members that are now part of the state network of the New Jersey Center for the Book and to become active participants in this celebration.
The NJCFB is sponsoring a grant program that offers public libraries the opportunity to apply for $500 grants to allow them to provide free programs to the public celebrating 350 years of the state of NJ. This grant includes hosting an emerging or established New Jersey author/illustrator, or hosting an exhibition of historical relevance to that library's area of the state.
The New Jersey State Library is partially funding this initiative to encourage your library's participation and to make it possible for the public libraries of the state to plan for this most significant historical event. This announcement is being posted now to give ample time for planning participatory events for the patrons of our state's libraries.The grant program is open to all public libraries in the state. The New Jersey Center for the Book, through a mailing from the State Library, is sending grant applications via email now, with a deadline for return of the grant submissions by October 1, 2013. Please indicate the date you have selected for your program to avoid conflicts with other libraries.Announcement and public notice of 12 winning entries from the 350 honorary public libraries of the state of New Jersey will be posted on the NJCFB website and listservs on October 30, 2013.
The NJCFB will partner with Grounds for Sculpture at a statewide daylong literary festival at which the 12 grant winning libraries will be featured. Saturday, October 18, 2014 is the date for this event. In addition, all other library entries will be part of an exhibit. All libraries that participated will be listed in the publicity and public relations efforts that the NJCFB circulates throughout the state of New Jersey during the calendar year 2014.
The New Jersey Center for the Book is looking forward to the participation of all 350 honorary public libraries that have become a part of the NJCFB statewide network. It will be a significant opportunity for New Jersey's libraries to partner with the Center for the Book in celebrating 350 years of our great state of New Jersey.Best wishes,Renee SwartzFounder and Chair, NJ Center for the Book
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Our Newest Literary LandmarkDedicated on October 23, 2013
In addition to being the world's largest collection of jazz-related materials, the Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) can add yet another distinction to its name. The New Jersey Center for the Book (NJCFB) has designated IJS a New Jersey literary landmark. The NJCFB is the state chapter of the national Center for the Book, which is headquartered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
The designation seeks to honor New Jersey's rich literary history by focusing on special locations or institutions. Past designees have included the Walt Whitman House in Camden, the Newark Public Library, the Paterson Public Library, the oldest continually functioning library in the state, and the Joyce Kilmer tree at Rutgers University.
The Institute of Jazz Studies is the world's foremost general collection related to the history and study of jazz, used by researchers from around the world. In addition to the extensive collection of books and journals, there are more than 100 distinct archival collections, including personal papers, music manuscripts, and memorabilia, belonging to jazz greats from Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Lester Young to Roy Eldridge, Abbey Lincoln and Mary Lou Williams, as well as musical scores, and more than 100,000 sound recordings, from cylinders to digital media. IJS has been consulted by researchers and writers for more than 150 books written on the subject of jazz over the last 30 years, as well as major documentaries on the subject, including Ken Burns' PBS documentary series Jazz and numerous other PBS and NPR documentaries. IJS has also regularly provided research assistance for a range of other media outlets.
IJS was the sixth awardee in the eleven years that the NJCFB has been in operation. The celebration included an official ceremony to mark the designation with Renee Swartz, chair and coordinator of NJCFB, presenting the award.
The Literary Landmark designation program was held on Wednesday, October 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the Dana Room, Dana Library, Newark. The Literary Landmark ceremony was followed by a concert by jazz artist pianist and singer Daryl Sherman by two other musicians. The concert concluded with a Q and A with Daryl, which is customary for the many concerts programs at the IJS. A reception for all concluded the event. The concert also celebrated the opening of an exhibition at the Dana Library on the history of the IJS curated by IJS archivist Tad Hershorn.
Thanks to all for their participation in this very special eventto honor a great New Jersey Institution !
Marianne Gaunt, Rutgers VicePresident for InformationServices and University Librarian
Dr. Betty Turock, Board Chair Renee Swartz, Jeanne E. Boyle, InterimDirector, Dana Library
Dan Morgenstern, FormerDirector, Institute of Jazz Studies
Vincent Pelote, InterimDirector, Institute ofJazz Studies
Dr. Todd R. Clear, InterimChancellor, Rutgers-Newark
The NJCFB's mission is to "celebrate books, libraries and the diverse literary heritage of New Jersey." The broad collections at IJS pay tribute to national and local jazz musicians and offer a rich history of jazz that has produced much scholarship.
The NJCFB is housed at the School of Communication and Information, on Rutgers New Brunswick campus. The National Center for the Book program began in 1977 and now has chapters in all 52 states and territories.
Click to visit the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies Website
Check out a great collection of booksfor young adults about jazz compiled especially for this occasionby Sharon Rawlins
Teachers -- The Smithsonian Institution has resources for your students' introduction to jazz!
In this music activity, students will learn how to listen to and appreciate authentic jazz recordings by listening to fifteen recordings by jazz greats and reading brief introductions that discuss the relevance of the songs as well as how to listen to them.
Click to visit the Smithsonian's jazz reource for teachers
Renee Swartz, Chairperson of the New Jersey Center for the Book, received the New Jersey Library Champion of the Year Award for 2012 at the New Jersey Library Association Conference in Atlantic City which was held at the Revel Resort from June 4 to June 6.
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Certificates of Recognition at 2012 NJLA Conference
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. during the NJLA Conference, the New Jersey Center for the Book hosted a reception to honor the 344 public libraries in the state of New Jersey by awarding them a certificate of honorary membershjip in the New Jersey Center for the Book. The reception was held in the perfunction area outside Ovation Hall at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 5th.A personal invitation was sent to every library director.
The State Affiliate of the Library of Congress'
Centers for the Book
2001 ~ 2014
The New Jersey Center for the Book's mission is to celebrate books, reading, libraries, and the diverse literary heritage of New Jersey and to provide multiple ways to highlight avenues for literacy in the Garden State.
NJCFB/Library of Congress NJ Literary Landmark Designations
2002 Newark Public Library
2004 Paterson Public Library
2006 Rutgers University Joyce Kilmer Tree
2009 Walt Whitman House, Camden, NJ
The New Jersey Center for the Book commemorated Walt Whitman's contribution to American letters and to New Jersey's literary history by designating the Walt Whitman House in Camden a New Jersey Literary Landmark. The ceremony took place on Friday, November 13, 2009, from 11:00am to 2:00pm, on the Rutgers University Camden campus, attended by 1000, a collaboration of educators, library professionals, public officials, students and the general public. http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/122/
2013 Institute of Jazz Studies, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers Newark
Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies The purpose of this program was to showcase the world class Jazz Institute at the Dana Library in Newark, NJ, attended by over 300 to emphasize music literacy and to bring attention to the world-class research center and music library. http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/198/
2014 Declaring the New Jersey Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory a Literary Landmark on October 25, 2014
Honoring Peter Dunne, author, lecturer and founder of the Cape May Bird Observatory and the legacy of environmental writers from the Cape May area.
*2001 NJCFB INAUGURATION Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and showcasing NJ's own Floyd Cooper, renowned children's book illustrator
2002-2013 National Book Festival, Pavilion of the States, Washington, D.C. – Library of Congress Partner
2007 A Stellar Science Spectacular
The purpose of this collaboration with the famed Liberty Science Center of NJ, was to bring national attention to the need for a more prominent place for science literacy in the curriculum development. More than 300 New Jersey educators, librarians and school administrators participated in the Stellar Science Spectacular at Liberty Science Center September 25, 2007.http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/24/
2010 Science is FUNdamental! Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan
The purpose of this event was to place a sustainable interest on the focus of the continuing importance of science literacy to have a more prominent significance in national curriculum development. The New Jersey Center for the Book collaborated with The Robotics Club of New Jersey, representatives from Camp Evans, a national telecommunications site located in New Jersey, local physics and math teachers. This was a follow-up to the Liberty Science Center collaboration in science that took place in 2007. There were over 1,000 attendees. http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/154/
2011 NJCFB's 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, New Brunswick
2012 Food for Thought ~ Food as Science, Food as Culture, Food as Career: What's on Your Plate?
Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan
The purpose of this program was to stress the importance of nutrition literacy as a national forum for the general public, educators, librarians and public officials, attended by 1150.http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/182/
2013 *Entertainment & Symposium on the History of Jazz and the prominence of this national jazz institution ~ Institute of Jazz Studies, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers Newark
2014 Launch of the NJCFB 350TH State of New Jersey Anniversary Celebration - January 18, 2014 - held at Newark Public Library (Partnering with the Newark Public Library, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the 350 Public Libraries in the State of New Jersey. See NJCFB website (http://www.njcenterforthebook.org) and Newark Public Library Press Release (http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/PressReleases/NJ350pr.pdf).
2014 NJCFB statewide literary celebration of the 350TH Anniversary of the State of New Jersey, October 18, 2014 - Showcasing twelve NJ grant winning honor libraries, NJ authors, musical entertainment, and a day-long program in formation followed by a reception at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. Open to the public.
2010 - National Book Festival Pavilion of States, Washington, D.C.
2011 - National Book Festival Pavilion of States, Washington, D.C.
2012 - National Book Festival Pavilion of States, Washington, D.C.
2013 - National Book Festival Pavilion of States, Washington, D.C.
2014 - National Book Festival Pavilion of States, Washington, D.C. (August 30, 2014)
Writer's Craft
2003 Literary Map of New Jersey, Bernardsville Public Library, NJ
Literary Map of New Jersey
November 13, 2003 at the historic Bernardsville Public Library. The purpose of this event was to celebrate the completion of a literary map discovered in the archives of the Historical Society dating from 1958. Professor Emerita and retiring Associate Dean Betty Turock of SCILS chaired this project with John Cunningham, a prominent New Jersey historian. The event was held on November 13, 2003, at the historic Bernardsville Public Library with Amy Schapiro, New Jersey author, discussing her celebrated biography, Millicent Fenwick: Her Way. This collaboration was with the historic Bernardsville Public Library in honoring Sen. Millicent Fenwick. The map was framed and distributed to 50 libraries around the state. http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/57/
2003 9th Annual NJ Book Arts Symposium: Styles of Collecting, Styles of the Book, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers, Newark
2004 NJ Writers, a series of Teacher Workshops, Princeton Public Library
The purpose of this series of three teacher workshops at the Princeton Public Library for young writers K – 3, was a collaboration to polish their skills in their creativity in curriculum development for this age group. CEU credits awarded at conclusion of program. Program designed and conducted by Bev Gallagher (New Jersey Teacher of the Year, 2000) and attended by 52 teachers and librarians.
2005 NJ Notable Books, 1995-2005
2005 Creative Writing and Artwork from Youth in the New Jersey Juvenile Justice System New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
Program showcased the state-wide exhibit that launched a traveling program around the state, featuring keynote speaker Mary T. Previte, Assemblywoman for Legislative District 6 for four terms and the Administrator of the Camden County Youth Center. The purpose was to focus attention on the need to encourage literacy in this population. The purpose was to focus attention on the need to encourage literacy in this population. http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/46/
2006 Celebration of NJ Authors: Book Arts Panel Discussion, Rutgers Award for Distinguished Literature for Children and Young Adults to author Jim Murphy, Alexander Library, Rutgers
2007 An Evening of Poetry with David Tucker, winner of the Katharine Bakeless Nason Prize for Poetry and a 2007 Library of Congress Witter Bynner Fellow, Writer's House, Rutgers
2003 Senate Resolution No, 121, State of New Jersey, 210th Legislature
Designates week of May 12 through May 18, 2003 as "Center for the Book Week" in New Jersey
See: ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/20022003/SR/121_I1.HTM
Literary Lion Award (see below)
Miss Rumphius Award to honor librarians, school media specialists and educators for the spreading of ideas and literacy, and perpetuating excellence in the librarian profession. Named in honor of Caroline B. Cooney's book, Miss Rumphius.
Rutgers Award for Distinguished Literature for Children and Young Adults
Recognizing excellence in the library profession in NJ:
2005-2012 Beta Phi Mu International Library Honor Society/NJCFB Annual Lecture and reception honoring academic excellence, Alexander Library, Rutgers University
Education and Symposia
Developing programs and symposia for continuing education and professional development CEU credit for library professionals and educators.
2004 NJ Writers a series of Teacher Workshops, Princeton Public Library
2007 Liberty Science Center Stellar Science Spectacular
2008 Newark Public Library Showcasing Information Literacies: New Dimensions 2008
The purpose of this celebration was the rededication of the Newark Public Library as a Literary Landmark by the New Jersey Center for the Book, another stellar spectacular, Showcasing Information Literacies: New Dimensions 2008 was attended by 850 enthusiastic educators, administrators, and librarians.http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/content/view/14/
Program: http://www.njcenterforthebook.org/images/news_events/Oct22Program.pdf
Literary Lion Award crafted to recognize NJ's groundbreaking inspiration and leadership statewide and nationally for the library profession.
2006 Gus Friedrich, Dean Emerita, Rutgers SCILS
2007 Eleanor Horne, Vice President of the Educational Testing Service Social Investment Fund
2008 Wilma Gray, Director, Newark Public Libraries, bringing skills and imagination to her leadership role in the urban environment
2009 Dr. Betty Turock, Dean Emerita, Rutgers SCILS, Past President ALA
2010 Hon. Renee B. Swartz, Trustee Emerita National Board Institute of Museum and Library Service, Chair, NJCFB, Monmouth County Library Commission and NJ Advisory Council.
2011 Honorable Riletta Cream, Retired Camden County Freeholder and educator
2012 Marianne Gaunt, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Rutgers University, Past President of the National Association of Research Libraries
2013 Pat Morris, Executive Director, NJ Connections
2012 Verizon Library Champion in the State of New Jersey Award
Presented to Renee B. Swartz at the New Jersey Library Association Conference, Atlantic City
Letters About Literature
The Library of Congress/NJCFB 50 State National Reading/Writing Competition for students in grades 4-12. Annual program state-wide throughout the New Jersey School System, with over 4,000 young people entered each year. Annual reception held to present the Governor's Certificates to honor each year's 75 finalists.
Receptions hosted by:
2003 Educational Testing Service, Princeton
2004 Educational Testing Service, Princeton
2005 Educational Testing Service, Princeton
2006 Drumthwacket, Princeton, the Governor's Official Residence
2007 National Semi-Finalist & Level III Winner [1 of 3 Semi-Finalists Nationally]; Winants Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
2008 National Honorable Mention & Level III Winner [1 of 6 Honorable Mentions Nationally]; Winants Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
2009 National First Place Winner & Level III First Place Winner [Chosen 1st of 60,000 entries in the U.S.! Winning $10,000 for his Municipal Library]; Winants Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
2010 Level III National Honor Winner; Drumthwacket, Princeton; First Lady Mary Pat Christie, Officiating
2011 New Jersey Teacher of the Year Award; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
2012 Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
2013 Garden for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
2014 Letters About Literature Awards Program, May 13, 2014 Arrive after 2 PM, Program 3 - 5 pm
Governor certificates of merit awarded to 75 Library of Congress talented young writers of the state of New Jersey. Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ.
2013 - Launched a Social Media initiative in addition to other communication and outreach tools, to better serve our 355 public libraries, academic community, political officials and citizens across the State, with a presence on Facebook and Twitter, and initiating our own statewide listserv and web based email marketing tool.
2012 - NJCFB Ceremony/Presentation of Certificates of Honorary Membership at a reception for the 344 Public Libraries of New Jersey at the NJLA Conference, Revel Hotel, Atlantic City. This inaugurated a powerful literary force for the New Jersey Center for the Book in the state of New Jersey.
2013 – NJCFB sponsored a grant program for public libraries to be a part of the NJCFB 350th Literary Celebration of the state of New Jersey offering $500 for each winning library for free programs to the public celebrating 350 years of the state of NJ during the 2014 calendar year.
Fifty-six libraries submitted applications from all parts of the state. The 12 winning libraries were selected and others who wish to participate will showcase at the Grounds for Sculpture Reception on October 18, 2014.
NJCFB Grant Winners
Atlantic County Library System, Bergenfield Public Library, Bridgeton Free Public Library, Jersey City Free Public Library, Maplewood Memorial Library, Monroe Township Library, Parsippany Troy-Hills Public Library, Union Public Library, Warren County Library, Wayne Public Library, West Windsor Branch, Mercer County Library, Woodbury Public Library.
ClClick here for a listing of all partners.
2014 - NJCFB 350TH State of New Jersey Anniversary Celebration
On January 18, 2014, the NJCFB launched an event at the Newark Public Library (Partnering with the Newark Public Library, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the 350 Public Libraries in the State of New Jersey. Program featuring NJ authors in a lecture series for all ages).
The New Jersey Center for the Book and The Newark Public Library presented a program in celebration of New Jersey's 350th Anniversary on Saturday, January 18, 2014 from 11am to 4pm at The Newark Public Library. The family morning session programs and activities offered a variety of activities for children. "The Mythmakers", Richard Stillmand and Gerald Fierst, performed a fun-filled journey of stories and songs that captured the highlights of New Jersey's history. New Jersey's awarding winning children's author of The Legend of the Jersey Devil and The People of Twelve Thousand Winters, Trinka Hankes Noble was present and available to autograph books purchased. To the children's gleeful smiles a visit by George Washington, re-enactor Bill Agress, delighted everyone with tales of the crossing of the Delaware and the important role that New Jersey played in the Revolutionary War. The Navesink Maritime Historical Association discussed maritime programs that teach wooden boat building and boat handling skills plus showcased the importance of books, writers and libraries for historical research. The New Jersey Center for the Book featured displays of their many programs including information on Letters about Literature and previous National Book Festival Pavilion of the States displays including this year's 2013 theme celebrating New Jersey's 350th Birthday which featured Trinka Hankes Noble's book The Scarlet Stocking Spy.
The afternoon program featured the twelve New Jersey's 350th Anniversary Grant Recipients of $500. This grant offered public libraries the opportunity to provide free programs to the public celebrating 350 years of the state of New Jersey. The Master of Ceremonies was Dr. Gus Friedrich, Dean Emeritus Rutgers School of Communication and Information. The program began with the Honor Guard of the New Jersey Regiment, the "Jersey Blues" a member unit of the Brigade of the American Revolution followed by the singing of The Star Spangled Banner by Josephine Quaye. General remarks were given by Wilma Grey, Director, of the Newark Public Library. The keynote address was entitled: "Newark Through the Ages" delivered by Elizabeth Del Tufo, President of the Newark Preservation and Landmarks committee. The presentations of the Anniversary Grants were given by Dr. Betty Turock, Professor Emerita Rutgers School of Communication and Information and Past President of the American Library Association to the following libraries: Woodbury Public Library, Gloucester County; West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library, Mercer County; Bergenfield Public Library, Bergen County; Maplewood Memorial Library, Essex County; Wayne Public Library, Passaic County; Jersey City Free Public Library, Hudson County; Monroe Township Library, Middlesex County; Atlantic County Library System, Atlantic County; Parsippany Troy-Hills Public Library, Morris County; Union Public Library, Union County; Bridgeton Free Public Library, Cumberland County and Warren County Library, Warren County. A reception followed the presentations of grants launching the 2014 Literary Celebration of the 350th Anniversary of the state of New Jersey.
Click here for schedule of local presentations by grant winners.
Click here for schedule of local presentations by non-grant winners.
The Essence of a Year in the Life of the
by Pat Morris
The New Jersey Center for the Book completed its tenth year as a vibrant organization under the extraordinarily capable direction of the chair, Renee B. Swartz, and succeeding in its mission to provide multiple ways to highlight avenues for literacy in the Garden State.
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This program is funded in whole or in part by the New Jersey State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that grows and sustains a "Nation of Learners" because lifelong learning is critical to success.
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What teachers tell us aboutLetters about Literature
"The day I asked for volunteers to read their letters aloud in class was the kind of day teachers need from time to time; it confirmed why I teach and why I love to teach language arts! I would not have traded places that day with anyone on earth, for I cannot imagine a more poignant moment than that. Thank you for sponsoring this wonderful contest!"
—Cita Smith, Tuscaloosa Academy, Tuscaloosa, AL
There was a 'buzz' in the air when we lived out our LAL days! They were excited to share their opinions and talk to the author. . . . I now encourage mys tudents to read books in a new light. It has enhanced my curriculum, becoming a major part of it. LAL gave reluctant reders a purpose and anew perspective.
--Library Science Teacher from Hazleton, PA
"I cannot begin to tell you how rewarding this experience is. My class grew so much as they analzyed their lives, their hearts, and the wonderful books they have read. I have taught over 20 years and this is my 16th year in 6th grade. By far, this is one of the best, most meaningful things I have ever done with kids. Just to go through the challenge of writing these letters changes lives! I excitedly look forward to doing this as long as I am teaching in the classroom.
Sincerely, Mrs. Dale Johnson, Utah
Without the impetus of the LAL program, I probably wouldn't ask my students to reflect on the texts they read in such a personal manner. I'd prep them for their standardized testing, and be sure they could defend interpretations of literature using appropriate rhetorical strategies, and I might have a class of brilliant academic writers. What the LAL program does for my students is remind them that literature is, at its heart, an expression of the human condition, frequently an expression of things they may be feeling or have already felt.
Pat Marshall, Porta HS, Petersburg, IL