Dear Colleagues, Minor changes are planned for the update and readoption of the Library Network Services and State Library Aid and Grants regulations.  Attached is the full text of the regulation and proposed changes as it has been published in the New Jersey Register.  If you have any questions please contact me at rkeith@PROTECTED.  If you would like to submit a written comment please send it to the contact information below by July 12, 2018.   Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library L ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The Data Year 2017 Raw Library Data can be found here: https://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/statistics/ When you have a moment please check your library's data to make sure everything is correct.  If you need to make a correction please let me know and I will do that for you.  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: 6 ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that there are now only two weeks left to submit your annual survey and accuracy certification, the deadline for both of which is March 30th.  Here are some helpful tips as the survey deadline draws near: 1. All of the forms for the survey (i.e. Accuracy Certification, Application for State Aid, etc.) can be found on our website athttp://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/per_capita_state_aid/ under the heading Data Year 2017.  These forms c ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Due to the widespread damage and power outages caused by the most recent storm the deadline for the annual survey has been extended to March 30th.  Also, due to damage to my home, including loss of power and internet access, I have been unable answer questions regarding the survey.  As soon as I can get back to the office I will respond to your inquiries.   Best regards, Bob Keith Director of Library Law, State Aid, and Statistics New Jersey State Library 185 W State Street Tre ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that there are now only two weeks left to submit your annual survey and accuracy certification, the deadline for both is March 15th.  Here are some helpful tips as the survey deadline draws near: 1. All of the forms for the survey (i.e. Accuracy Certification, Application for State Aid, etc.) can be found on our website at http://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/per_capita_state_aid/ under the heading Data Year 2017.  These forms can ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, If you have not received your login information for the Annual Survey please let me know so that I can send it to you.  It seems as though some spam filters are more aggressive than others. 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 following information is a ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, With tax season approaching we have updated our promotional flyer notifying the public about the Local Library Support Fund State Income Tax Check-Off.  Please visit http://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/local-library-support-fund-state-income-tax-check-off/ to download the flyer to print and display in your library.  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 18 ...Continue Reading

Greetings!   This is a friendly notification that the deadline for registration for the New Directors' Orientation is February 14, 2018.  Please submit your registrations prior to that date so we can ensure an accurate head count for lunches. The next annual New Directors’ Orientation will be held on February 21 and 28, 2018, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the New Jersey State Library’s Talking Book and Braille Center (2300 Stuyvesant Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618). The workshop will feature essential informat ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, On February 5, 2018 ReferenceUSA will enable geolocation authentication for New Jersey.  The following URL is a PDF with instructions for what must be done for geolocation authentication to work.  http://www.njstatelib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ReferenceUSAGeoAuthInstructions.pdf Libraries that do not wish to participate in geolocation authentication can turn off location sharing in the browsers on their public PCs and authentication will work as it has in the past. Please let me kno ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The Data Year 2017 Annual Survey is now open.  Either you or your designee should have received your username, password and the URL for the survey.  If you or your designee did not receive this information please let me know.  Please be advised that the deadline for submission of the Survey and Accuracy Certification is March 15, 2017.  The forms needed for the survey can be found at http://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/per_capita_state_aid/ un ...Continue Reading