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Welcome to the One Book New Jersey Board.
NOTE: This is a moderated bulletin board for posting suggestions only. Questions about the OBNJ program should be directed to our committee members on the contact page.
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Are you a reader in Morris County? Do you think reading is important? Do you want to counter-act the current all-pervasive tendency to seek instant gratification through technological gadgets with a literary reading revolution? If you're on this website, then chances are your response to the latter two questions is a resounding "yes!" If you also happen to reside in the aforementioned area, please join us this summer (2010) for a local One Book movement featuring the Phillip Roth novel, American Pastoral. Questions or suggestions, please contact me at: [email protected]
Neal Curtis
Randolph, New Jersey
2010-04-15 12:24:29
The Adult Selection for One Book New Jersey this year is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. The book has a strong link to the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. As a tie-in to One Book New Jersey, libraries might want to consider the great program described below. The program is being offered by Alex Dawson, the owner of a bookstore called The Raconteur in Metuchen. He is also the former artistic director for the Manhattan theater company Bon Bock Productions.
The program, presented as a �radio play� is an original (and very loyal) adaptation of The Final Problem, the story that was meant to be Doyle�s last. With several attempts on his life having already taken place, Holmes asks Watson to accompany him on a roundabout Continental "holiday" designed to thwart the relentless pursuit of the Napoleon of crime himself, Professor Moriarty. The performance is presented by four people (three actors playing Sherlock Holmes, Watson, and Moriarty, and Mr. Dawson on sound effects). The package includes a small set, props, costume, theatrical lighting and sound effects (all of which will take about twenty minutes to set up). They typically charge $300.00 to present events, but they are willing to negotiate.
Mr. Dawson can be contacted at:
The Raconteur
431 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
www.raconteurbooks.com
Pat Vasilik
Clifton, NJ
2010-02-09 10:59:22
I just wanted to share the Braille, large print and audiobook versions that are at the NJSL Talking Book & Braille Center:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. Availabe at TBBC in Braille BR15215, Cassette RC56893, and Digital Book (may be download only) DB56893.
The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Available at TBBC in Large Print LT27738, Cassette RC65403, and Digital Book (may be download only) DB65403.
The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Available at TBBC in Large Print LT24342, Braille B3795 or BR15300, Cassette RC57805, and Digital Book (may be download only) DB57805.
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin. Available at TBBC in Braille BR13089.
Liz Burns
Spring Lake, NJ
2010-02-05 12:13:44
A member of the Red Headed League from New Jersey, a group into all things Sherlock Holmes has a program that can be presented at library. With all the Sherlock Holmes references in the adult selection, this would be a great tie-in. The gentleman's name is Herb Tinning. His program is slide presentation entitled "The Devil's Foot: an Explication Redux". It's about a 30 minute presentation, focusing on this particular story. Mr. Tinning will only ask for a mileage reimbursement, other than that the program is free. If you are interested, you can contact Mr. Tinning at [email protected].
Pat Vasilik
Clifton, NJ
2010-02-03 18:32:42
William Paterson University and Vistas Series Family Scene presents Theatreworks USA's Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type!
This new musical based on the book by Doreen Cronin will be performed at the Shea Center for Performing Arts (www.wplive.org) on FEBRUARY 20, 2010, 2:00 P.M. Pre-show activities begin at 1:15 p.m. and there will be a post-show autograph session. Appropriate for ages K-4. Tickets are $9.00.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Box Office at 973-720-2371 or go online at www.wplive.org.
Shea Centery Box Office at William Paterson University is located at 300 Pompton Road in Wayne, NJ.
Kate Vasilik, Past Chair
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2010-02-02 14:25:50
Posted for Sue Anzelmo, Programs & Services Assistant, HRLC
You may have heard the statistics on autism. Nationally, it affects one in every 150 individuals, and in New Jersey, as many as one in ninety-four. The library is often the place where many individuals, families and professionals who are dealing with autism look for the resources available to assist their needs. This is a growing and under-served population that can be challenging for library staff. Patrons with special needs are viable library users, yet librarians rarely receive training in ways to communicate and serve this growing segment of our community.
Join HRLC on Thursday, March 4th from 9:30 to 1:00 at the Montville Township Public Library to learn some specific techniques to offer more inclusive and comprehensive customer service when interacting with this under-served population. This workshop will be presented by Dan Weiss, Director of the Fanwood Public Library, Fanwood, NJ, and Meg Kolaya, Director of The Scotch Plains Public Library, Scotch Plains, NJ, co-founders of Libraries and Autism, We�re Connected. Please review our flyer at: http://www.hrlc.org/ce/autism%20-c100304a.pdf and the Libraries and Autism, We're Connected website at: http://www.thejointlibrary.org/autism/resources.htm.
To register: Please call the HRLC office at 973-664-1776 or register online at www.peopleware.net/2909.
Kate Vasilik, Past Chair
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2010-02-01 10:34:13
AutismNJ is willing to do programs on autism for about 20 libraries for a fee of $200 plus mileage per library. Libraries wishing to book a program can go to
http://www.autismnj.org/Doc/AgencyWSRequest.pdf to download the registration form.
Dale Spindel
Kenilworth, NJ
2010-01-21 17:23:58
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 One Book New Jersey Program Contest! Thank you to all of those who participated in this Program Contest and who offered One Book New Jersey programming in your libraries throughout the year.
Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library, submitted by Lisa Taylor, for a five-week summer program series featured Marley : A Dog Like No Other.
Metuchen Public Library, submitted by Kathy Liss, for a Life As We Knew It Disaster Party for teens.
Long Branch Free Public Library, submitted by Lisa Kelly, for a passionate book discussion of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Kate Vasilik, OBNJ Past C
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2009-12-16 15:07:00
Our "Elberon Book Club" and Friends of the Long Branch Free Public Library, have just finished reading "the Brief Wondrous Lifee of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz. The discussion last evening was not just lively, but upsetting. The book it self was upsetting. Something that I had difficulty reading not only because of the authors language use, which I found demeaning for all the characters, but because Mr. Diaz "trashed" almost everyone and every place he mentioned in New Jersey.
After reading this selection, I have great doubts about the merit of "One Book New Jersey,"
During the discussion I was shocked to learn that members of the book club who were employees of the Library, had never heard of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and did not know where the Dominican Republic was located on OUR Earth. Which just points out the limits of our New Jersey Educational system.
The fact that people did learn something is the only favorable
comment I can make about this book.
I can not believe Mr. Diaz is allowed to teach at MIT. It just proves that all our standards of Education have fallen to a new low in the United States.
Audrey Palmatier
Long Branch, New Jersey
2009-10-08 08:41:48
From Lisa Coats:
Just wanted to let you know that I decided to pick The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for a book discussion I moderate at the Bordentown Library of the BCLS and we had a wonderfully, lively discussion last night! It was really the most fun we�ve had in awhile. We advertised in our local Register News paper and got a new member because of it.
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2009-09-09 14:57:35
A review from the West Deptford Public Library:
There are some books that need to be read twice in order to achieve some understanding of the characters. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is such a book. My first impression was one of dislike for many of the characters: Oscar's mother was an unsympathetic woman, even making allowances for her illness. His sister was selfish and self-absorbed. Oscar himself was such so disconnected from the real world that it was hard to empathize with his pain. The narrator, with his unending stream of offensive language, was an annoying presence. The minor characters were mostly people one tries hard to avoid if possible.
It was only as I began to read the background stories of the individuals that I developed empathy with and sympathy for their actions. As I read, I became aware of how often we judge others without knowing where they came from and what they have undergone to get where they are. The person we know existed before we knew her, and her past has helped to shape her present. It occurred to me that a sincere attempt to understand others is the first step in getting along with others.
This book is about immigrants who come to this country to make a fresh start, but they do not leave behind the cultures that make their worlds. The second generation may try to break all ties to the past, and this attempt often leads to conflict within families as parents cling to the old and children fail to understand this attraction to tradition. Their actions seem disrespectful, but they are trying to keep pace with their peers in a new milieu.
Throughout this novel, there is the shadow of a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations and follows them wherever they go. It made me think of families we know who have been identified with enough bad fortune to counter the good fortune which has made them known to us. The Kennedy family comes readily to mind.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is not an easy book to read, and I don't recommend it for a quick read on the beach. It is not overly long, but it is weighty nevertheless. If you decide to take the journey through its pages, do so with an open mind and give the characters a chance to reveal themselves slowly. There's a reason this won the Pulitzer Prize.
Ann Dow
(Thank you, Carolyn Wood, for sharing.)
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2009-05-06 18:50:09
Thank you to all who posted programs on to the OBNJ calendar during Love Your Library Month! There were 46 programs posted during February, representing 30 different libraries from around the state.
Congratuations to KATHY LISS from Metuchan Public Library and to Metuchan High School. There program featuring Life as We Knew It, the OBNJ Teen Selection, was randomly selected to win a set of the 2009 OBNJ titles.
Please continue to post your OBNJ-related programs to the calendar throughout the year!
Kate Vasilik
Frankin Lakes, NJ
2009-03-23 12:36:17
My name is Barbara Ayes and I am the tween/teen librarian at the Bellmawr Branch of the Camden County Library. On Wed, March 18 we had a very successful Book Bites discussion on Life As We Knew It, with 11 kids, a school librarian and parent in attendance! The discussion was amazing, especially when the kids started exchanging book titles with each other. I am excited for 'my' kids to be able to participate in the on-line chat.
Barbara Ayes
Bellmawr, NJ
2009-03-23 12:33:01
We dedicated February to puppies @ RPL to promote Marley: a dog like no other. I did not want to exclude Grogan's other books though, so I promoted his easy readers and picture books as well. We had a Storytime with Charlie for preschoolers to teach children about dog safety with a dog and his owner, a volunteer from Noah's Ark. We held programs What It Means to Have a Dog and a Pet Adoption @ the library for families interested in making a dog a part of their family. We are hosting a Read to a Therapy Dog for children and young adults who are interested in practicing their reading skills in front of a dog (because we humans can be so picky). And all through the month of February we are hosting a contest: Picture Your Pet Reading. I purchased Marley books of every level (picture through the juv title) and am using them as giveaways to participants in our events (raffle style). So far, things are going very well.
Lia Carruthers
Succasunna, NJ
2009-02-11 11:55:15
To respond to the previous post: Marley and Me is the bestselling adult version. The middle grade book is Marley : A Dog Like No Other � the kids version of John Grogan's adult book. According to Accelerated Reader�s website, Marley : A Dog Like No Other is 4.9 reading level and MG interest level. And it�s given just 6 points -- it�s geared to about the same reading level as Life as We Knew It, but that book is given 14 points . . . .
Reading level doesn�t take into consideration book content -- and Life as We Knew It is certainly YA in content.
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2009-01-22 14:12:21
I was checking Follett and Accelerated Reader for reading and interest levels and noticed thet MArley and Me is Upper Grades intereest level according to Follett and 6.9 reading level according to AR. Life as We Knew it is middle school interest level and 4.7 AR ATOS level. The harder one is listed as Middle Grades and the easier one is listed as YA. Is this currect?
Martha Hovanec
Pennsville, NJ
2009-01-22 13:15:22
I'd love to implement a book club in my high school media center supporting One Book New Jersey. I noticed that OBNJ posters are being sent to all public libraries. Can you please send one to Clifton High School?
Doug Walden
Clifton, NJ
2009-01-08 12:01:09
Just curious....have you given any thought to more than one book per year in each category? Would it be too much of a nightmare?
Sylvia McInerney
Belvidere, NJ
2008-12-15 10:21:04
Congratulations to the three winners of the 2008 One Book New Jersey program contest!
Contest entry submissions were judged on originality, publicity materials, community outreach, and replication. The OBNJ Committee decided on three winners this year:
the Franklin Township Library in Franklinville for their The Fairy Tale Detectives program, featuring fairy tales with a twist, submitted by Denis Saia;
the Barnegat Branch Library of the Ocean County Library System for their play (by teens, for kids) of Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, submitted by Lisa Taylor;
and the Rockaway Township Library for their multigenerational series of programs relating to local history and The Plot Against America, submitted by Barb Hauck-Mah.
All of the winners received a certificate for their libraries and participating organizations, as well as a $25.00 gift certificate to use at Cafe Press. Great job on all the submissions!
You can see pictures and colorful advertisements from the winning libraries at the 2008 NJLA Conference at the One Book New Jersey Poster Session.
If you'd like to submit your own creative advertising, booklists, or pictures of programs and displays for a One Book New Jersey Conference Poster Session, contact OBNJ Chair at [email protected]. We will accept materials from any past OBNJ-related programs and displays, as well as anything your library might do in 2009!
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-12-11 12:36:27
VOTING IS LIVE!
Cast your vote for any and all four categories to choose the 2009 One Book New Jersey titles.. Voting will be up until Friday, October 3, and winners will be announced shortly after!
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-09-10 17:24:31
One Book New Jersey 2009 is coming your way!
This year, we will have a VOTING opportunity in all four OBNJ categories: Adult, Teen, Middle Grade, & Read to Me. The voting page should be up shortly after Labor Day, so keep your eyes and ears open for more information coming your way!
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-08-26 18:01:53
For all those interested, don't forget that we will be hosting an online discussion of The Plog against America in October at www.bccls.org/OBNJ. I know that's a long time to wait for some of you, but for those of you who haven't read the OBNJ Adult Selection yet, you still have time! And for those of you who just can't wait, feel free to discuss away!
Kate
2008 & 2009 Chair, OBNJ
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-07-21 12:53:53
Anyone interested in Phillip Roth's book-let's have a discussion group about it-say july 28,2008
tom frost
Deptford, NJ
2008-07-19 12:08:59
Thanks so much to everyone who was able to participate in both of our online chats of Dr. Franklin's Island with Ann Halam! Full transcrips of the chats are available at www.bccls.org/OBNJ. Help yourself to a good read!
Thanks again on behalf of the entire 2008 OBNJ Committee,
Kate.
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-04-17 20:16:49
Just wanted to let you know we did our OBNJ book discussion last week. It went well; I found the book very slow on the first read but liked it better the second time. Fortunately the kids liked it. One thing fun we did was mutate Peeps in the microwave before we started (25 cent clearance after Easter). Something my own kids taught me years ago, seemed marginally appropriate. Since I can't do genetic mutations, had to opt for the old-fashioned kind. Got them a little too sugared up but we had fun. They all chose predators as their morphs; I was surprised till I thought about it a little more. Why be prey when you can opt for the top of the food chain?
Susan Grotyohann
Monroe Township (Middlese, NJ
2008-04-04 15:33:02
On behalf of NJLA and the OBNJ committee, thank you to all of the libraries who posted a One Book New Jersey 2008 Launch Week program to the website's calendar. OBNJ is pleased to announce the winner of the random drawing selected from all of those libraries!
Congratulations to Beverly Winters Moon and the Phillipsburg Free Public Library! Beverly and the Phillipsburg Library will receive a complete set of the 2008 OBNJ selected titles.
The Phillipsburg Public Library promoted OBNJ during Launch Week with random daily prize drawings available all week to their users.
Kate Vasilik
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-02-29 13:41:05
I have several reader's theater scripts based on Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock. We couldn't confirm the original creator of them to get permission to post to the website, but if anyone is interested I can forward them to you. Just send an e-mail to [email protected].
Pat Vasilik
Clifton, NJ
2008-02-25 18:36:47
Welcome to OBNJ's message board! Feel free to ask program, display, and booklist (etc.) questions, or to announce your own great ideas! If you have specific questions about OBNJ, please continue to email the address on the "Contact" page of this website. Also, check back to the message board from time to time for the most up-to-date ideas and announcements.
Thanks. :)
Kate
2008 Chair, OBNJ
Kate
Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008-02-19 10:22:39
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