A public library director in New Jersey had questions regarding both of these Acts. Our Human Resources Department at Thomas Edison State University was able to provide a great deal of information as well as web sites to access. _The Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) _ _ _ The Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is a temporary emergency benefit that expires December 31, 2020 and is specific to circumstances that arise from COVID-19.  Please refer to the links at the bottom of this docume ...Continue Reading

I have been contacted twice by the U.S. Census Bureau regarding public libraries being able to host trainings for them. I let them know the first time that libraries were just getting back on their feet regarding opening to the public. Now that I have been asked again I wanted to get them a more definitive answer. This would not be the staff training that they did earlier, but rather for their staff. You only need to respond if this is something that you can/would consider. The representative did not give me a geog ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The recording of the August Trustees' Check-in can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUM73--yAoU Please let me know if you have any questions. 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.  Pl ...Continue Reading

Navigating the New Normal: Lessons Learned for Building More Resilient Libraries Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 1:00-5:00pm Virtual Half-Day Summit  Co-Sponsored by the New Jersey State Library, LibraryLinkNJ, and TOPCATS Webinars: 1. Continuity of Operations Shadow of a Pandemic by Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM National Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan Through most of 2020, COVID-19 has consumed every part of library operations all around the world. Without a playbook to fall back on, libraries h ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Since the NJLTA Annual Meeting is scheduled two days after the Trustees' Check-in, we thought it prudent to cancel the Trustees' Check-in this month.  We will hold another Trustees' Check-in in October.   Please register for the NJLTA Annual Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOGhqDkoHtUQt-wYdCKXlhjr2Dt8FrSO Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library Law, State Aid, and Statistics New Jersey State Library Street Address: 185 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 086 ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The recording of the August Directors' Check-in can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXiknPtFnMk Please let me know if you have any questions. 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.  P ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Please invite your trustees to join Michele Stricker, Pat Tumulty, Pat Pavlak, Cindy Czesak and Bob Keith as they discuss current events in libraries and answer your trustees' questions.   Please register at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZraxYEewSYSRuWXbk6U8uQ 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 Tre ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Please join Michele Stricker, Pat Tumulty, Cindy Czesak and Bob Keith as they discuss currect library events and answer your questions.  The webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 2:00PM Register at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lt1KkLM1Qwar16dJ6j8o7Q 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 Tr ...Continue Reading

EBSCO is providing free resources and expanded access to content to help you support your institutions. Check the link below for a growing collection of content offers, webinars and other resources designed to help you provide students, faculty, researchers and patrons with expanded access to online resources that are now in critical demand. https://www.ebsco.com/covid-19-resources ...Continue Reading

Navigating the New Normal: Lessons Learned for Building More Resilient Libraries Virtual half-day summit co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Library and LibraryLinkNJ  When: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Time: 1:00-5:00 Webinars:  1. Continuity of Operations Shadow of a Pandemic by Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM National Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan Through most of 2020, COVID-19 has consumed every part of library operations all around the world. Without a playbook to fall back on, libraries ...Continue Reading