New Jersey State Library Newsletter

The Fanwood Memorial Library hosted United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, Governor Jon Corzine, and NJ State Librarian Norma Blake on Monday, June 22. The Secretary read a couple of books to children and had a meet-and-greet to celebrate libraries’ support of the “Summer of Service” — the national volunteer initiative that will run from June 22 to September 11, 2009. He also joined Norma Blake and Dan Weiss, director of the Fanwood Memorial Library, in kicking-off the Summer Reading Clubs registration drive.

One of the activities during Glen Rock Library’s 2008 Summer Reading Program was the opportunity for children to “Meet the Real D.W.,� author Marc Brown’s sister, Kim, the inspiration for his character D.W. Kim (left in photo) read a story and showed how her brother illustrates his books. Each child received an autographed sticker.

The 2008 Summer Reading Program was sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Library, the New Jersey Library Association and the New Jersey State Library, and had a number of great activities to get the children to “Catch the Reading Bug.�

The New Jersey State Library partnered with Barnes & Noble and the New Jersey Library Association to sponsor “Love Your Library” month in February 2008 to once again help fund the Statewide Summer Reading Program at all public libraries in New Jersey. The funds raised from the month-long event benefited the children and young adults who participate in the 2008 Summer Reading Program.

Many libraries participated in a “Best Display� contest to promote the event. The Ridgefield Park library took the top prize, but received stiff competition from many others, including runners-up North Brunswick Library and the Evesham Branch of the Burlington County Library.

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