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New Jersey school librarians appear on NBC’s the“Today” show

On March 2, the “Today” show aired an episode honoring school library media specialists, including NJEA members Gabrielle Casieri and Iveth Molinedo Yelegen. Casieri is the school library media specialist at Lawrence Intermediate School in Lawrence Township. She is the president of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL). Molinedo Yelegen is the school library media specialist at School #3 in Cliffside Park. She is the president-elect of NJASL.

Casieri and Molinedo Yelegen were joined by other school librarians from New York and Connecticut.

“We were happy to be part of the group of school librarians being recognized for our dedication to students, our work in our districts and our passion for reading,” Casieri said. “Scholastic surprised us with a donation of books for our libraries!”

The donation and recognition are especially timely since April is national School Library Month.

The librarians also had the opportunity to meet actors Daniel Radcliffe and Jamie Lee Curtis. Learn more about NJASL at njasl.org.

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