Help Us Show Our Impact!

Save the Date: February 19, 2009

What would New Jersey be like if there were no libraries? What valuable services do we provide on a daily basis that simply go unrecognized and unappreciated?

The New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association need your help. We're taking a snapshot of a typical day in the life of New Jersey\x92s libraries. We will be sending you an online form ahead of time so that you can see the kinds of data we will be collecting.

Save the Date: February 19, 2009

How many times today did you help someone work on a resume? How many people did you help apply for a job online? How many story hours did you offer today \x96 to how many attendees? How many DVD\x92s did you check out to customers today? How many people came through your library\x92s doors?

We will collate all the information we receive and package it so that you will have powerful statistics available, i.e., \x93If all of New Jersey\x92s libraries had been closed on February 19, 2009, 1,356 people would not have been able to apply for jobs online\x94 \x93If all of New Jersey\x92s libraries had been closed on February 19, 2009, 3,200 people would not have been able to apply for unemployment benefits.\x94 \x93If all of New Jersey\x92s libraries had been closed on February 19, 2009, 70,000 items would not be circulating among our customers.\x94

We need YOUR participation to gather the numbers we need to make this a success. The larger the numbers, the greater the impact.

If you can, please plan a special event for this day so that you can capture it in story and in photos. Perhaps you have a kindergarten class coming in \x96 you could contact the school ahead of time to arrange permission to take photos. Many people will be giving out tax forms and scheduling VITA volunteers to help with tax assistance \x96 another great photo op and a chance to ask someone to tell you exactly what the library means to him or her.

Save the Date: February 19, 2009

We\x92ll make your participation easy

So save the date and plan to be a part of \x85\x85Snapshot \x96 One Day in the Life of New Jersey Libraries

Details will follow later this week!

Questions? Contact Peggy Cadigan 609-278-2640, X113, pcad...@njstatelib.org

Snapshot Committee Members Heidi Amici, Monmouth County Library Marian Bauman, Neptune Public Library Cathy Boss, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Ingrid Bruck, Long Branch Public Library Peggy Cadigan, New Jersey State Library Heidi Cramer, Newark Public Library Karen Klapperstuck, Bradley Beach Public Library Connie Paul, CJRLC Kathy Schalk-Greene, Mount Laurel Public Library Pat Whitehead, Monmouth County Library

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