Dear Colleagues, The recording for the June Trustees' Check-in has been posted to YouTube at the following link.  Please pass it along to your trustees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmt-xrQo7GA Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library Law, State Aid, and Statistics New Jersey State Library Street Address: 185 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED The above information does not constitute legal advice ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Are you interested in library data? If so, do we have an opportunity for you!  The American Institutes for Research (AIR), IMLS’s data collection contractor for the national Public Libraries Survey (PLS), is looking for library directors or their designees who typically complete the state annual report to help test potential new questions for future cycles of the PLS.  They would need about an hour of your time to interview you by videoconference or phone to ensure that the new questions are ...Continue Reading

On Wednesday June 30, NJSL, together with partners NJLA and Plainfield Public Library, are hosting an information session on a newly launching NJSL Literacy Project. There are a number of ways your library could participate in the project. We’re looking for libraries interested in building capacity to provide literacy services by piloting one of two mechanisms. The NJSL Literacy Project will pilot two models for providing literacy services in public libraries. One, a fixed lab approach that models the work that has be ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The recording for the June Directors' Check-in has been posted on YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOVFBi9J704 Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library Law, State Aid, and Statistics New Jersey State Library Street Address: 185 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED The above information does not constitute legal advice or opinion.  Please consult with an att ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Please pass the following along to your trustees. Please join Pat Tumulty, Pat Pavlak and Bob Keith on Thursday, June 17th at 2:00PM for the June Trustees' Check-in.  Registration is required at the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aXhITt7bTqizyEJOZ_dabA Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library Law, State Aid, and Statistics New Jersey State Library Street Address: 185 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278 ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Join Michele Stricker and Bob Keith for the June Directors' Check-in on Tuesday, June 15th at 2:00PM.  Please use the following link to register. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_INuViZwvQoisyUhmpx5oEA Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library Law, State Aid, and Statistics New Jersey State Library Street Address: 185 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED The above inform ...Continue Reading

Posted on behalf of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Dear Sir/Madam: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) that addresses the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).  This SIP Revision also includes a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) analysis, Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) Program Compliance Certification, and the 2017 periodic emissions inventory. Attached please fi ...Continue Reading

Posted on behalf of the SHLB Coalition.  This program costs $99 for non-SHLB members. Senator Ed Markey to Speak in E-rate ECF Workshop Last week, we shared that Acting FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel would kick off the SHLB Coalition's *virtual Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) workshop* with some opening comments. We are pleased to announce another exciting keynote for the program: U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.). If Senator Markey's name rings a bell, that mi ...Continue Reading

Posted on behalf of the SHLB Coalition... Senator Ed Markey to Speak in E-rate ECF Workshop Last week, we shared that Acting FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel would kick off the SHLB Coalition's *virtual Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) workshop* with some opening comments. We are pleased to announce another exciting keynote for the program: U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.). If Senator Markey's name rings a bell, that might be because he authored the original E-rate pr ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Governor Murphy has promulgated Executive Order 242 which in part removes the requirement for vaccinated persons to wear masks in indoor spaces.  Please note that EO-242 allows "Employers and entities overseeing public spaces in settings where masking is no longer required pursuant to the provisions of the Paragraph are permitted to impose stricter requirements regarding mask-wearing in indoor settings for employees, customers, guests, and other individuals, where otherwise consistent with ...Continue Reading