Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that there are 6 days left before the Annual Survey deadline of March 15th.  If you have successfully submitted your survey you should see one of the two following images in the top right of the data entry screen.  If you do not see either of those two images please resubmit.  Also, please note that if you have triggered edit checks this does not necessarily mean that your data is faulty.  The survey is just asking for an explanation as to why the da ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues,   This is a friendly reminder that there are less than two weeks left before the Annual Survey deadline of March 15th.  If you have successfully submitted your survey you should see one of the two following images in the top right of the data entry screen.  If you do not see either of those two images please resubmit.  Also, please note that if you have triggered edit checks this does not necessarily mean that your data is faulty.  The survey is just asking for an explanatio ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues,   This is a friendly reminder that there are three weeks left before the Annual Survey deadline of March 15th.  If you have any questions about the survey please let me know.  The following libraries have already completed the survey:   Caldwell Cresskill Elmwood Park Hackensack Jersey City Moorestown Washington Twp (0266) Washington Twp (0818) Westfield   Best regards,   Bob Keith Data Coordinator New Jersey State Library 185 W State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 P: 609-278- ...Continue Reading

Library Trustee Continuing Education Requirement Continuing education for New Jersey library trustees is required by law. Under NJSA (New Jersey Statutes Annotated 15:21-2.3/): a member or members of the board or commission must have received a minimum of seven (7)total hours of library-related education annually to qualify for state aid, among other requirements./ What constitutes Continuing Education?  The regulation leaves it to your discretion.  The library director and board president sign the “Ac ...Continue Reading

This message is for municipal, county and joint municipal libraries. Dear Colleagues, Following is information from the Department of Community Affairs Division of Local Government Services. Please note that this is only an explanation for what to do if someone requests the annual financial information before the DLGS finalizes the process. As soon as DLGS announces that the FDS for 2014 is open, I will let you know. I will also provide an FAQ that will hopefully answer most of your questions. Best wishes, Victoria & ...Continue Reading

Hi, all.   Following is a compilation of some new items from 2013 and other information you may find of use.       Best wishes, Victoria   *_Civil Service_  * Three things have changed for the Civil Service Librarian titles. ·         The Civil Service Commission recently consolidated Librarian titles ·         CSC made the entry level Librarian title noncompetitive as of 7/27/2013 &m ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The Data Year 2013 Annual Survey will open on Monday, January 13, 2014.  A reminder email with your library’s usernames and passwords, as well as the URL for the survey, will be sent prior to that date to the person responsible for the survey at your library.  The deadline for survey completion by statute is March 1, 2014.  However, the State Librarian has granted everyone a two week extension.  The final deadline for the survey is March 15, 2014.  There are several changes ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, With the annual survey fast approaching I wanted to make sure that I had the correct contact information for all of the survey respondents.  Attached please find a list of all the public libraries in New Jersey with the name and email address of the person responsible for filling out the annual survey.  Please take a moment to find your library in the list and make sure that the name and email address is correct for your library.  Please respond to this email ONLY if the contact inform ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, We encourage all public libraries to participate in the new Digital Inclusion Survey, which is available through November 15, 2013. The survey will generate unique and valuable data in the areas of digital literacy, economic and workforce development, civic engagement, and public access to the internet. You can access the survey by going to http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu. The Digital Inclusion Survey is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and conducted by ...Continue Reading

SAVE THE DATE: NEW JERSEY LIBRARY TRUSTEE INSTITUTE The New Jersey State Library in partnership with the New Jersey Library Trustee Association and the New Jersey Library Association is proud to present our 9th Trustee Institute. DATE:  Saturday, September 13th, 2014 PLACE: Sheraton Eatontown TIME: 8:30 – 4:00 The 2014 Trustee Institute will feature a keynote address, eight (8) breakout sessions on a variety of trustee-related topics, and more.  The conference is held every two years, and is part of o ...Continue Reading