The INFOLINK Executive Board awarded the contract for Book Evaluation Services coordinated by Kearny High School Library, Kearny School District. The Book Evaluation contract managers are: Sally Roessler - smroessler@yahoo.com (Kearny High School, Kearny) and Melody Connell - maclibrary@yahoo.com (Garfield School, Kearny).

Through the Book Evaluation Program, Librarians and Media Specialists get the opportunity to:

• Review Juvenile and YA New Releases.
• Add reviewed titles to their collections.
• Network with peers as reviews are shared and discussed.
• Receive time saving purchasing information through reviews and discussions.
• Earn up to 2 CEUs per Book Evaluation meeting

General Meetings (FY 2009)
(New format for January and March!)

Tuesdays
  4:00pm (for refreshments and preview new books)
  4:30pm-6:30pm (select books for review and presentation of reviews)

10/7 Clark Public Library (Tel. 732-388-5999) 303 Westfield Ave., Clark, NJ 07066 Directions: http://www.youseemore.com/ClarkPL/about.asp?p=1 Both Juvenile and Young Adult books will be reviewed and previewed.

1/13 South Brunswick Public Library (Tel. 732-329-4000x7286) 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 Directions at: http://www.sbpl.info/aboutus/location.htm   * ONLY Young Adult books will be reviewed and previewed.

3/24 Private Nicholas Minue School Library (Tel. 732-541-8960) 83 Post Blvd., Carteret, NJ 07008 Direction: http://www.carteretschools.org/school/private_minue/directions.asp * ONLY Juvenile books will be reviewed and previewed.

6/2 Kearny High School Media Center (Tel. 201-955-5067) 336 Devon St., Kearny, NJ 07032 Direction: http://www.infolink.org/services/book_evaluation/directions_kearnyhs.pdf Both Juvenile and Young Adult books will be reviewed and previewed.

INFOLINK Starred Reviews can be found at the INFOLINK Book Evaluation Review site: www.infolinkbkev.org - Use this link to access a recent  “Best of” list by INFOLINK reviewers. NJ State Library Young Adults and Children -  http://www.njyac.org/bookeval/search.php  - Use this link to access full reviews posted by INFOLINK Reviewers and other New Jersey NJYAC participants. Review Guidelines