The BTOP website has been designed to help the New Jersey State Library communicate updates on the BTOP grant to all libraries across the state. Please visit our website at http://btop.njstatelib.org and become familiar with the many aspects of the BTOP grant.

Below please find an update of the BTOP website:

Calendar of Events

Upcoming Library Staff Sessions Scheduled: East Orange Public Library February 25th, 2011 from 9:00am-1:00pm

Cherry Hill Public Library March 2nd, 2011 from 9:30am \x96 1:30pm

Irvington Public Library March 4th, 2011 from 9:00am-1:00pm

Long Branch Public Library March 10th, 2011 from 10:30am \x96 2:30pm

Carteret Free Public Library March 18th, 2011 from 1:00pm \x96 5:00pm

Nutley Public Library March 18th, 2011 from 9:00am- 1:00pm

Morris County Library March 25th, 2011 from 10:00am \x96 2:00pm *Register by contacting Reference at (973) 285-6969 or mocolib1@PROTECTED.

All library staff from area libraries is invited to attend. If you or your staff is interested in attending, please register at: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115.

Community College Sessions If your library is interested in the sessions for library staff and/or the public but have not been contacted by the local community college, please send an e-mail to Natasha Peter at npeter@PROTECTED.

Job & Career Accelerator If your library is interested in having a direct link to Job & Career Accelerator on the library\x92s website, please contact Learning Express\x92 Customer Service at 800.295.9556 or Libraries@PROTECTED for more information.

Statewide Marketing Campaign The New Jersey State Library Marketing Department will be providing a number of resources to promote the BTOP project. Some of these resources include: \x95 Marketing kits will be sent to libraries, containing posters, bookmarks, and postcards. \x95 Statewide marketing campaign, including NJ Transit bus signs, banners on library buildings, billboards, skins on library vehicles, Google ads, and radio ads.

For more information on the BTOP marketing campaign, please visit the Marketing Department website at marketing.njstatelib.org/campaign/its_time or contact Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing, at ndowd@PROTECTED.

PR templates are also available to promote Job & Career Accelerator and the Basic Job Readiness Computer classes for the public.

Coming Soon - Access to Frost & Sullivan market research reports will be available at NJ public libraries this month, only through JerseyClicks.org (within the public library or remotely with a NJ public library card). - Gale Career Transitions has recently been purchased using BTOP grant funds. This resource will be available to all NJ public libraries starting July 2011. Training for library staff will be available \x96 dates TBD. - NJN\x92s Workforce Learning Link will be available to NJ public libraries this month through JerseyClicks.org and a link will be provided on the BTOP website.

Questions? Contact Natasha Peter, BTOP Compliance Officer at the New Jersey State Library, at npeter@PROTECTED or 609-278-2640 x133.

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