Hi, all.

Many of you are probably already meeting the requirements of a new law regarding webpages for public entities. Municipal, joint municipal, and county libraries must maintain a website (or a webpage on another government entity’s website) displaying a wide variety of information on their activities. The NJ Division of Local Government Services will provide information at a later date which details, among other things, the information that must be posted. NJSL will share this information with you as soon as we have it via njpublibs. Of course, association libraries must also have a webpage (or a webpage on another government entity’s website) to qualify for PCSA and should (as a best practice) have whatever is required of municipal libraries on the webpage.

Also included in this email is information about the upcoming event Keeping the Vision While Keeping the Lights On. Just a reminder that to qualify for PCSA, 7 hours of training per trustee board per year is required.

For staff requirements, see attached or go to Chart D: Annual Minimum Hours of Library-related Continuing Education (Excel Spreadsheet).

Best wishes,

Victoria

Victoria Rosch

Associate State Librarian

New Jersey State Library

vrosch@PROTECTED 

609.278.2640 ext.157

Specific content required for Webpages by February 1, 2013

P.L. 2011, c. 167 (A-3908): Requires State, regional, and local authorities, boards and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity’s mission, finances, meetings and employees. Effective February 1, 2013.

This law requires all State, regional, environmental and local authorities, boards and commissions to maintain an internet website or webpage; providing increased public access to each entity’s operations and activities. The agencies have one year to have the website active and up-to-date; the law takes effect February 1, 2013.

Opportunity to fulfill trustee and staff training requirement for PCSA

Keeping the Vision While Keeping the Lights On

The New Jersey State Library, LibraryLinkNJ and the New Jersey Library Association are sponsoring an event on May 23, 2012 that will help us plan the future of libraries in New Jersey.  We have invited Joan Frye Williams and George Needham to lead us in a discussion of the issues facing us, including making hard choices and sustaining the services that are of most value to our customers.

We invite staff from all types of libraries, trustees, Friends and foundation members to join us for this FREE event.  It will be held at the Sheraton Eatontown and will be a full day event, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Morning coffee and a full lunch will be provided. 

For more information:

http://ldb.njstatelib.org/ldb_files/Sustainability%20and%20Funding%20Issues.pdf

Registration is required, and you may register at:  

http://fs19.formsite.com/njla/vision