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Webinar - Introduction to Skills to Succeed Academy

The Skills to Succeed Academy is a free online learning program that helps people build skills and confidence to plan their careers, get a job, and succeed in employment. Over 100,000 learners have been skilled in the US via non-profits, high schools, community colleges, and government agencies. Fun and effective, it is flexible to be used individually, face-to-face or virtually.

This session will provide an overview of the program with Krista A. Tracy, Skills to Succeed Academy - US Lead at Accenture

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Garden State Jazz Greats – Richard “Groove” Holmes Listening Session – Wednesday, October 20 at 6:30pm

Come and join Jazz scholar Ben Young as he explores the majesty, style, and genius of New Jersey’s own jazz greats. Many of these names you may already know and all of them you should know as each of these innovators have left their indelible imprint on world culture through the great African American creation of Jazz.

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State Jazz Greats – Ike Quebec Listening Session – Wednesday, September 22 at 6:30pm

Come and join Jazz scholar Ben Young as he explores the majesty, style, and genius of New Jersey’s own jazz greats. Many of these names you may already know and all of them you should know as each of these innovators have left their indelible imprint on world culture through the great African American creation of Jazz.

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State Jazz Greats – Ike Quebec Listening Session – Wednesday, September 22 at 6:30pm

Come and join Jazz scholar Ben Young as he explores the majesty, style, and genius of New Jersey’s own jazz greats. Many of these names you may already know and all of them you should know as each of these innovators have left their indelible imprint on world culture through the great African American creation of Jazz.

 

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Reminder: Submit Your 2021 Summer Reading Statistics - Deadline September 17th

For any public library participating in the 2021 Collaborative Summer Library Program’s (CSLP) summer reading program, the survey to collect your statistics is https://forms.gle/qPLPy8p1YKYzakKA8. The deadline to submit your statistics is this Friday, September 17, 2021. Please share this information with your colleagues.

The survey link is also posted on the NJ Summer Reading website.

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PSEG offering Free Bilingual Sesame Street Activity Books Focusing on Community Values

The NJ State Library is assisting the PSEG Foundation to let public libraries in PSEG’s service areas know about PSEG’s partnership with Sesame Workshop on a program called Little Neighbors: Building a Better World Together for children ages 2-6 and their families. The program, in both English and Spanish, nurtures children’s understanding of and helps them feel part of the community focusing on six community values: Compassion, Safety, Environment, Volunteerism, Continual Improvement, and Being a Good Neighbor.

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