Events

The NJ Center for the Book presented its Miss Rumphius Award for 2022 to Kate Davis, Youth Services Librarian at the Jersey City Free Public Library for her program “Fun Fridays". The award was presented at a reception during the NJ Library Association’s annual spring conference. “Fun Fridays” focused on how the JCFP library could support student learning during the read more

The Omicron chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Science Honor Society, at Rutgers University and the LIS Department at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I) co-sponsored their Fall Lecture and MI Colloquium, which was held virtually over Zoom on November 11, 2021. The inspiring talk featured Jason Broughton (MLIS, MPA), who discussed the importance read more

As with all organizations over this year, the Covid-19 pandemic has made it impossible to plan for and hold new in-person programs. But with recent progress to contain the virus and new CDC recommendations, the New Jersey Center for the Book is excited to announce that it is celebrating its 20th year anniversary by presenting our Literary Landmark award to read more

The 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival celebrated American Ingenuity with presentations by more than 120 celebrated authors historians, and poets. About 25,000 people attended the virtual event held on September 25-27, 2020. Some of the featured authors at the virtual Festival included Jason Reynolds, Colson Whitehead, Amy Tan, Sandra Cisneros, and John Grisham. Some of the most read more

Beta Phi Mu Omicron Chapter and the Library and Information Science Department at SC&I present What Makes it Legit: Teaching Digital Verification to Spark News Literacy Learning. Using recent examples of social media rumors and misinformation, John Silva and Miriam Romais from the News Literacy Project will dive into the tools and skills LIS professionals need to verify the authenticity of read more

The NJ Center for the Book was pleased to honor six individuals with its Literary Lion award for 2019 at its Board meeting on November 6, 2019. These individuals were recognized for their service and advocacy for literacy and literacy programs across the state and beyond. Below are excerpts from their awards. Photo left to right: Anne Ciliberti, Cathy Picarello, read more

On Saturday, August 31st, The New Jersey Center for the Book exhibited in the Parade of States at the 2019 National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress, at the Convention Center in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of people visited New Jersey’s exhibit. Many picked up the educator’s guide that accompanied the book I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg read more

  The New Jersey Center for the Book, the founder of  the Literacy Alliance of New Jersey, sponsored a statewide celebration of the renowned young people’s author Jacqueline Woodson, at The College of New Jersey campus, on October 16, 2019.  Ms. Woodson, the Library of Congress Ambassador for Youth Literature, 2018-19, met with 200 students in grades five through eight read more

The award ceremony for the Letters About Literature event for 2019, a nation-wide program of the Library of Congress and each state, took place on May 15, 2019 at the College Ave. Student Center of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. The many talented student writers from across the state were honored. The students included the first and second place read more

Based on the success the students of New Jersey have had in the Library of Congress Letters about Literature contest, the New Jersey Center for the Book hosted an event, POETRY INDEED! on October 26, 2018, at the Livingston College Student Center of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in Piscataway. POETRY INDEED! showcased students’ work in finding their voice through read more