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New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center

http://www.njstatelib.org/tbbc

The New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC) provides a no-cost, home-delivered accessible reading service as a regional library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), a division of the U.S. Library of Congress. TBBC serves NJ residents of all ages who have difficulty reading standard print or holding a book or turning the pages of a book because of a physical impairment, a reading disability or a vision challenge. TBBC's services include digital audiobooks, audio magazines, Braille (both print and web Braille), digital talking book machines, an app for the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch ("BARD Mobile") and news services.

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New Jersey Resources 2019-2020: a state guide to disability services

https://nj.gov/humanservices/dds/documents/RD/2019/Final_2019_DHS_NJ_Resource_G…

New Jersey Resources 2019-2020 is published annually by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Disability Services.  It is a comprehensive guide to community, county, local, national, and state resources and services for NJ residents of all ages who have mental illness, hearing challenges, learning disabilities, physical impairments, and vision challenges. It is the most comprehensive directory available in the State. It is updated annually.

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Submitted by Leslie Kahn on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 3:59pm

http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/documents/DDS%20RD_17-final-we… updates this guide

Polyamory Resources

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Links for Therapists and Other Professionals

General Polyamory Links

  • Alan’s List of Polyamory Events
    Compiled by the same person who does Polyamory in the Media, this is an often-updated list of polyamory-related conferences, workshops, and events going on all over the globe.
  • Loving More
    The only nationwide magazine dedicated to polyamory, Loving More also hosts conferences and poly retreats throughout the country.
  • Modern Poly
    The pulse of the polyamory movement: Essays, articles, and interviews about polyamory. A great resource site.
  • Multiple Match
    Open relationship blog and community dating resource for ethical, consensual non-monogamy or polyamory.
  • Poly Group Registry
    A user-updated list of local polyamory social and support groups throughout the the world. If you’re looking for a local poly group, this is a good place to start!
  • Poly in the Media
    This blog tracks references to polyamory and articles about polyamory in news media.
  • Poly Skeptic
    Polyamory from a skeptical, non-spiritual stance. They also have a companion podcast.
  • Polyamorous Percolations
    An extensive “portal site” containing articles, links, a poly message board, forums, and so on.
  • Polyamory on Purpose
    Practical, hands-on blog of poly-related information, such as polyamory and plural living, polyamory and the law, and polyamory and children.
  • Polyamory Society
    News, information, discussion, and resources, particularly for people who aren’t necessarily poly but know people who are.
  • Polyamory Weekly
    Headquarters for the Polyamory Weekly Podcast, a weekly talk show on all things poly. Includes listener call-ins and interviews with many people in the poly community.
  • Polyamory.com Forums
    A large, international online forum for people interested in polyamory.
  • polyinfo.org
    Curated list of poly links and resources
  • PolyMatchMaker
    A poly-focused dating and forum site.
  • Solo Poly
    A blog by a single polyamorous person covering “Life, relationships, and dating as a free agent”
  • The Inn Between: Polyamory Pages
    Essays, safe-sex articles, advice on “coming out” poly, and other resources for polyamorous people, written by a partner of mine.
  • The Polyamorous Misanthrope
    Rants, raves and polyamorous edification for the whole family. An often-updated collection of essays on practical, no-nonsense, hands-on polyamory.

 

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Books on Polyamory

Infinite Heart

The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy (2nd edition)

Paperback, 2nd ed., 296 pages
Published March 10th 2009 by Celestial Arts (first published November 30th 1997)
original title
The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities
ISBN 1587613379; ISBN13: 9781587613371

The original edition, published in 1997, was a primary force in the polyamory movement.
Updated in 2009, it is one of the best-selling polyamory titles.

Love in Abundance: A Counselor’s Advice on Open Relationships
by Kathy Labriola

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Greenery Press (October 15, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1890159778; ISBN-13: 978-1890159771

There is a subset in the counseling world of counselors who deal with polyamorous clients.
Kathy Labriola is one of them, and she has written for a broad range of polyamory publications.

Love Unlimited: The Joys and Challenges of Open Relationships
by Leonie Linssen

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Findhorn Press (August 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 184409183X; ISBN-13: 978-1844091836

This book follows 12 couples through their road to responsible non-monogamy. The couples are diverse: monogamous, heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, and polyamorous.

More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory
by Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert

Paperback, 496 pages
Published September 2nd 2014 by Thorntree Press
ISBN 0991399706; ISBN13: 9780991399703

Franklin Veaux is a nationally-known speaker on the polyamory circuit and has been the author of a website on polyamory, also titled More than Two, for the past 20 years. The book is generating a lot of buzz in the polyamory community.

Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
by Tristan Taormino

Paperback, 346 pages
Published May 1st 2008 by Cleis Press (first published May 1st 2007)
original title
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
ISBN 157344295X; ISBN13: 9781573442954

Using anecdotes and interviews with poly couples, this book is an outstanding answer to the question “So how do you make non-monogamy work, anyway?” Through interviews with people practicing a wide variety of different forms of non-monogamy, this book covers several styles of polyamory, swinging, and polyamory for single people.

Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage
by Jenny Block

Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: Seal Press (May 27, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158005241X; ISBN-13: 978-1580052412

Columnist Block (Curve Magazine, Huffington Post, Foxnews.com, Dallas Morning News) presents a personal narrative about being in an open relationship. The book covers the ins and outs of polyamory, the lessons she’s learned along the way, and examines why it’s still more socially acceptable to cheat than to be polyamorous.

The Polyamorists Next Door: Inside Multiple-Partner Relationships and Families
by Elisabeth Sheff

Hardcover, 325 pages
Published November 26th 2013 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (first published November 16th 2013)
ISBN 1442222956; ISBN13: 9781442222953

A non-poly researcher focuses on polyamorous polyamorous households and speaks of their advantages, disadvantages, and the daily lives of those living in them.

The Polyamory Handbook: A User’s Guide
by Peter Benson

Paperback: 392 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (March 25, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1434373444; ISBN-13: 978-1434373441

This book is intended as a pragmatic approach to polyamory, covering topics like communication, emotional growth, sexual health, raising a poly family with children, and legal issues such as wills. Written mostly from a perspective of an established couple adding partners.

Polyamory in the 21st Century: Love and Intimacy with Multiple Partners
by Deborah Anapol

Hardcover: 260 pages
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (July 16, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1442200219; ISBN-13: 978-1442200210

A follow-up to Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits (listed below), this book is a retrospective on Dr. Anapol’s life as a poly activist. While it has some sections that are likely to be useful to newcomers, this isn’t really a book aimed at those new to poly; instead, it’s a collection of Dr. Anapol’s personal experiences in polyamorous relationships.

Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits
by Dr. Deborah T. Anapol

Paperback: 182 pages
Publisher: Intinet Resource Center; Revised Edition edition (March 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1880789086; ISBN-13: 978-1880789087

This book focuses more on polyfidelity than on other kinds of polyamory, with a heavy emphasis on New Age spirituality, and is often recommended by those who combine polyamory and spirituality. Like The Ethical Slut, this is considered to be one of the first widely-read books on the subject of polyamory.

Sex At Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha

Hardcover, 400 pages
Published June 29th 2010 by Harper (first published June 17th 2010)
original title
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
ISBN 0061707803; ISBN13: 9780061707803

This is not, strictly speaking, a book about polyamory. Instead, it’s a wildly entertaining, meticulously researched treatise on the origins of human sexuality and the things that make us relate the way we do. The authors challenge the assumptions of monogamy as a norm for human relationships, in a provocative and fun-to-read way. The book received many high-profile, positive reviews.

 

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Bookshare

https://www.bookshare.org

An Accessible Online Library for people with print disabilities. Bookshare offers the world’s largest collection of accessible titles. As a result, students, seniors, veterans, schools and many organizations around the globe use Bookshare to access the books they need for school, work, and the simple love of reading. You can read newspapers such as the Asbury Park Press & Star Ledger, magazines and books. You can download to your table, smartphone and computer. It enables you to change font size, color and background. This site can be used by and individual or a class.

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New Americans Program

https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/new-americans

Test preparation, cultural and culturization programs, agencies, mail- a-book services, and collections in many languages at the Queens Borough Public Library. 

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Submitted by jwayne on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 2:50pm

LINDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY TO PARTNER WITH JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE TO HOLD FREE CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AT THE LIBRARY;TEN-WEEK LONG COURSE BEGINS  ON JULY 11THAT 6:30 P.M.

The Linden Public Library is proud to partner with the Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of Metrowest New Jersey to sponsor a 20-session U.S. Citizenship course. The course will be held at the Linden Public Library, located at 31 East Henry Street in Linden. Classes are scheduled on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. They will begin on Monday, July 11th and continue for ten weeks through September 19th. No classes will be held on Labor Day, September 5th.

Jewish Vocational Service is offering this free class to help Legal Permanent Residents prepare for the United States Citizenship Exam. The curriculum includes English instruction, American History, Civics, and the N400 Naturalization Application. The class will give students the chance to practice for 100 civics questions and participate in mock interviews. Each student will receive a textbook and study materials. A Green Card is required to participate and must be brought to the first class.

Since it was founded in 1939, the Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest New Jersey (JVS) has helped people help themselves through innovative programs in vocational training, education, and career counseling that create pathways to hope, independence, and employment. Inspired by Jewish values, JVS has proudly served clients from any and all backgrounds. The Linden Public Library has been at the center of the city’s social, cultural, artistic and educational life since it was founded in 1928.

For more information or to register for the classes, please call the JVS at 862-704-2291 or email adultschool [at] jvsnj.org (adultschool[at]jvsnj[dot]org).