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NJCB hosts Jersey authors and illustrators in a virtual outreach
Students across the state participate
The New Jersey Center for the Book (NJCB) hosted a statewide interactive virtual literacy event on Dec. 5 that brought together middle-grade students and a group of celebrated New Jersey authors and illustrators of children's literature.
NJCB broadcast the program to 28 school classes and two public libraries, reaching more than 378 students across the state. The event included pre-recorded messages and a live question-and-answer session with authors and artists who participated in the center’s mystery e-series, The Jersey Trackers. The Tracker series, which focuses on New Jersey themes that support school curriculum, follows the adventures of a children’s librarian and his book club.
The authors and illustrators participating in the virtual program included Danny Adlerman (author), Kim Adlerman (author and illustrator), Wendy Mass (author), Trinka Hakes Noble (author and illustrator), Wil Mara (author and illustrator), and Valerie Munro (author).
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“The New Jersey Center for the Book’s central mandate has always been to promote literature and literacy throughout our wonderful state. And we accomplished that on a grand scale with this recent online event,” said NJCB chairman Wil Mara.
“Everyone involved played a crucial role - the educators, our board of directors, and a panel of New Jersey’s most experienced authors and illustrators - resulting in one of the most impactful programs in the center’s history.”
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NJCB is an affiliate of the Library of Congress and partners with Rutgers School of Communication and Information, and the New Jersey Association of School Librarians. Funding for the program was provided in part by the Library of Congress.
“If the end result of our efforts among the up-and-coming generation is a greater appreciation for the inexhaustible value of reading, then we have accomplished our mission. That is why the New Jersey Center for the Book exists,” said Mara.
Click on the image below to view the Meet the Authors and Illustrators presentation.
For a teacher’s guide to the Meet the Authors and Illustrators event and the Jersey Trackers series, visit: https://tinyurl.com/NJTrackersGuide
