Dear Colleagues, Registration is open for the Trustee Institute. Seating is limited. Sign up today at: https://www.njstatelib.org/news/register-now-for-the-11th-new-jersey-state-library-trustee-institute/ Best regards, Michele P. Stricker | Deputy State Librarian Lifelong Learning | New Jersey State Library PO Box 520 |Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 Voice 609-278-2640 Ext.164 | Fax 609-278-2650  mstricker@PROTECTED [message_body] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following i ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Registration is open for the Trustee Institute. Seating is limited. Sign up today at: https://www.njstatelib.org/news/register-now-for-the-11th-new-jersey-state-library-trustee-institute/ Best regards, Michele P. Stricker | Deputy State Librarian Lifelong Learning | New Jersey State Library PO Box 520 |Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 Voice 609-278-2640 Ext.164 | Fax 609-278-2650  mstricker@PROTECTED [message_body] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following i ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Registration is open for the Trustee Institute. Seating is limited. Sign up today at: https://www.njstatelib.org/news/register-now-for-the-11th-new-jersey-state-library-trustee-institute/ Best regards, Michele P. Stricker | Deputy State Librarian Lifelong Learning | New Jersey State Library PO Box 520 |Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 Voice 609-278-2640 Ext.164 | Fax 609-278-2650  mstricker@PROTECTED [message_body] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following i ...Continue Reading

Deadline extended: September 5, 2018 Special note: It's definitely leadership time in the NJ library community.  There are two different programs out there: NJLA's Emerging Leaders for early career professionals, and the New Jersey State Library's Leadership Academy, for librarians with at least five years professional experience. We hope you will consider participating in the one best suited to you. It's an investment in your professional development and in the future of New Jersey's libraries! Are you a burgeoni ...Continue Reading

Greetings, The recording for the EBSCO Discover Service (EDS) Widget webinar can be found here: https://ebscomeetings.webex.com/ebscomeetings/lsr.php?RCID=e78fcc7e00cb448cb454fb220314b4df 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 185 W State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED [message_body] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The fo ...Continue Reading

Posted on behalf of Char McInnis from EBSCO Apologies for the short notice.  This webinar offers information on the use of the EBSCO Discover Service (EDS) Search Widget.  Please see the instructions below for information on how and when to join the webinar.  If you have any questions please contact Chad McInnis at cmcinnis@PROTECTED. Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM Join Webex meeting Meeting number (access code): 803 390 690 Join by phone 1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll ...Continue Reading

Are you a burgeoning library leader with at least 5 years of experience? If so the New Jersey State Library has an opportunity for you! Participation in the 2018-19 Library Leadership Academy provides an investment in YOU and in the future of New Jersey’s libraries. The Academy will offer relevant speakers addressing the dynamically changing world of today’s libraries. In the course of this program you will engage with presenters on topics of importance to you and your community.  Topics covered will include: ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, In light of recent trends I thought the following message, copied from ALA, would be relevant to your interests.  I will post the same message to the LibraryLinkNJ listserv so if you would like to discuss it you can do so there. A recent request from a patron of Millburn (N.J.) Free Public Library (MFPL) was a first for the library—and it left the reference librarian unnerved. The patron wanted to use the facility’s 3D printer to create a part for an AR-15 rifle, according to Susan Jaffe Pober, t ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The New Jersey State Library is pleased to announce the 2018 Leadership Academy, once again offering librarians the opportunity to think big and creatively about their libraries. This will be an eight part series and attendance at all sessions is mandatory. All sessions will be held at the Monmouth County Library, Headquarters Branch, Manalapan, NJ. The program will include presentations by speakers on such varied topics as marketing and branding your library, emerging technologies for libraries and ...Continue Reading

What do library people from all areas of New Jersey think about NJSL's technology infrastructure -- and what about future needs?  See what your friends and colleagues (and in some cases -- even you) had to say as a result of extensive interviews with the New Jersey Library community.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoksqXVsPhY&t=146s Library consultant Carson Block provided an update on the New Jersey State Library Infrastructure Study at the 2018 New Jersey Library Association Confere ...Continue Reading