Dear Colleageues, The payments from the FY17 Local Library Support Fund are currently processing and should be sent out in the next few days.   The money in this Fund comes from the New Jersey State Income Tax check off.  More information about this Fund can be found here: http://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/local-library-support-fund-state-income-tax-check-off/  The FY17 total for the fund was $4,390.  The average payment for each library is $17.  Due to the lang ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, It has come to our attention that some libraries in New Jersey, and across the country, have received an email similar to the following: From: <removed for privacy>@gmail.com Dear Library Director, I am a patron of the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and would like to be more involved in how our library is run. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, <removed for privacy> If you are in receipt of such a message ...Continue Reading

Save the Date - Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The New Jersey State Library with LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative is sponsoring the second Public Library Directors’ Summit on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the Holiday Inn in East Windsor. This one-day event will provide experienced public library directors with best practices and the latest developments in the areas of library law and other public library topics. Watch for our survey in June!  We want your input on the topics and issues you would li ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Thank you very much for completing the survey on time.  When you have a moment please visit our website and download the 2016 Raw Data Spreadsheet (http://www.njstatelib.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2016RawData.xlsx) and make sure your data looks correct.  If you find a data entry error please let me know.   Best regards, Bob Keith Data Coordinator New Jersey State Library 185 W State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED [message_body] ----- ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, I am passing along this grant information due to the change in deadline and its time sensitive nature.  Please contact Peggy Cadigan with any questions. Best regards, Bob _Grant Opportunity: _Fade To Books_ – Guidelines and Application Available Now_ (updated 3/1/2017) The New Jersey State Library, in partnership with the Long Branch Public Library and the Bridge of Books Foundation, is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity for public libraries who join with th ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The Annual Financial Disclosure Statements are now available at http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dlgs/resources/fds.html   Further information may be found in local Finance Notice LFN 2017-07 at http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dlgs/lfns/17/2017-07.pdf There are still two sessions available for the trustee training workshops presented by the NJ Library Trustee Association.  To register please visit http://www.njlibrarytrustees.org/calendar and choose the session that best fits your ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, I just received this message regarding E-rate webinars and thought some of you would find it useful.  The email is in HTML format so I apologize in advance if it does not come through correctly.  You can find the full message at: http://usac.org/sl/tools/news-briefs/preview.aspx?id=762 Best regards, Bob Keith Data Coordinator New Jersey State Library 185 W State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED View this message as a web page — Sp ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, Due to the likelihood of snow tomorrow we are extending the deadline for the Annual Survey to CoB Friday, March 17th.  This also includes submission of the Accuracy Certification and the Application for State Aid.  Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Bob Keith Data Coordinator New Jersey State Library 185 W State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278-2640x192 F: 609-278-2650 rkeith@PROTECTED [message_body] -------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that there is now only one week left to submit your annual survey and accuracy certification, the deadline for both of which 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 athttp://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/per_capita_state_aid/ under the heading Data Year 2016.  These forms can ...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 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 athttp://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/resources/per_capita_state_aid/ under the heading Data Year 2016.  These forms c ...Continue Reading