Use Your Skills to Make a Real Difference! The New Jersey State Library is looking for a dynamic and dedicated individual to enhance the NJSL+ Partners Literacy Initiative. Please consider this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission, gain valuable work experience and receive a stipend all at the same time. The position is part of Literacy Leadership AmeriCorps VISTA program of Literacy Minnesota. For more info visit: https://www.literacymn.org/americorps-vista Service Description  The New Jersey Stat ...Continue Reading

Dear New Jersey library community,   We’ve extended the deadline to take the survey of the New Jersey State Library’s services funded by the Library Services and Technology Act to this Wednesday, November 24, 2021. These services include JerseyCat, JerseyClicks, JerseyConnect, the Talking Book & Braille Center, and more. Your anonymous feedback is very important to us and will be used to help us refine our services and plan for the future.   You can access the survey here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/65 ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Please visit the following link for the recording of last night's Trustees' Check-in about going fineless.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coP9QSTTcUQ Please also pass this along to your trustees and let them know that viewing this recording counts for 1.5 hours of trustee training. 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 ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, It has come to my attention that the message sent on NJPUBLIBS on September 29, 2021 was unclear.  I apologize for not using more precise wording. All State Aid requirements, with the exception of the minimum funding requirement for County, Municipal, and Joint Municipal libraries, are waived for the State Aid Application due March 15, 2022, which is based on data from 2021. All State Aid requirements will be reinstated for the State Aid Application due March 15, 2023, which is based on data fr ...Continue Reading

The New Jersey State Library will be issuing Requests for Proposals for both an Interlibrary Loan system and statewide databases in early 2022. As has been done in previous years, we are interested in recruiting volunteers from the library community to assist us in our decision-making. If you would like to volunteer, please email Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer at kmoellerpeiffer@PROTECTED and indicate which group you would like to join. At this time I would expect virtual meetings but that could change, especially for the fin ...Continue Reading

Hello Library Directors and Partners, On behalf of the New Jersey State Library and Governor Murphy’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Outreach Deborah Cornavaca, we’d like to welcome you to the next Library Information session.  We hope that all is going well with you and your libraries as we roll into the holiday seasons.  We are writing today to invite you to our next information session that will focus on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enrollment, that is now open. We will have colleagues from the Department o ...Continue Reading

Hello Library Directors and Partners, On behalf of the New Jersey State Library and Governor Murphy’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Outreach Deborah Cornavaca, we’d like to welcome you to the next Library Information session.  We hope that all is going well with you and your libraries as we roll into the holiday seasons.  We are writing today to invite you to our next information session that will focus on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enrollment, that is now open. We will have colleagues from the Department of ...Continue Reading

Dear New Jersey library community,   I'm just sending a quick reminder that the deadline to complete the survey of the New Jersey State Library’s services funded by the Library Services and Technology Act is this Friday, November 19, 2021. These services include JerseyCat, JerseyClicks, JerseyConnect, the Talking Book & Braille Center, and more. Your anonymous feedback is very important to us and will be used to help us refine our services and plan for the future.   You can access the survey here: https:// ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Please tell your trustees to register for the November Trustees' Check-in on Thursday, November 18th at 7:00PM.  There will be a discussion about libraries going fineless after COVID and the ramifications of this policy change.  Also, there will be two presentations about going fineless from libraries that actually made the change: Christal Blue from Somerset County Library and Linda Devlin from Camden County Library. Please use the following link to register: https://us02web.zoom ...Continue Reading

Telehealth ARPA Opportunity for Public Libraries The ongoing pandemic has put a spotlight on inequities in the healthcare system, especially among those most vulnerable. There is a need for public libraries to play a role in advancing health equity that can be bridged through the *NJHealthConnect @ Your Library*, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) opportunity. This new program, administered by New Jersey State Library, and implemented by *Just For The Health Of It!* at East Brunswick Public ...Continue Reading