Hi, all.   Please note that financial disclosure form information for joint, municipal and county libraries will soon be distributed by the municipality/county and that all forms will be submitted online this year. Trustees and directors are required to submit these forms annually (NJSA 40A: 9-22.1 et seq.). Financial Disclosure Forms - 2013 /The Division of Local Government Services is developing an online process for Local Government Officers (LGOs) to file their financial disclosure statement forms commenci ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, First, I would like to apologize for being unavailable last week for your questions regarding the survey.  I was home all week with a serious illness.  If you tried to reach me in the days leading up to the close of the survey and I was unable to respond I will get to your message as soon as possible.    I have locked everyone’s surveys.  If you would like to request an extension to the filing deadline I will be in touch with you individually with the form that you need to f ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues,   There is ONE WEEK remaining until the close of the Annual Survey on March 15th.  The following 112 libraries, out of 298, have completed their survey:   ABSECON ASBURY PARK    ATLANTIC COUNTY          BERKELEY HEIGHTS          BERNARDSVILLE               BLOOMFIELD     BUTLER        ...Continue Reading

Hi, all.   Please take a moment to review the following information. Best wishes, Victoria   *_Library Laws arranged by type of library (all public libraries)_* At http://lss.njstatelib.org/director_resources under /Public Library Law Digests/ you will find the laws that govern association, county, joint and municipal libraries. They are current and formatted for easy printing. For a complete list and index of New Jersey library laws as well as the full text of the laws, go to http://lss.njstatelib.org/libra ...Continue Reading

Hi, all.   NJSL has been advised by the Division of Local Government Services that  libraries are _not_ within the universe of entities referenced in P.L. 2011, c.167, the authority website law (C.4:24-20.1 et al.).  This law only covers those entities that submit their budget to the Division of Local Government Services under Local Finance Board rules.  While libraries are not included in this legislation, it is highly recommended as a best practice that each library voluntarily comply and publis ...Continue Reading

Greetings,   With two weeks left until the close of the Annual Survey on March 15th the following 61 libraries, out of 298, have completed their survey:   Atlantic County Berkeley Heights Bernardsville Cape May County Carlstadt Carteret Cliffside Park Closter Cranbury Cresskill Delanco East Rutherford Elmwood Park Fair Lawn Franklin Lakes Glen Ridge Gloucester City Hackensack Hackettstown Haworth High Bridge Highland Park Hillsdale Ho-Ho-Kus Jersey City Keyport Linwood Lyndhurst Maplewood Mercer County Libra ...Continue Reading

Greetings, With three weeks left until the close of the Annual Survey on March 15th the following libraries have completed their survey:   Atlantic County Berkeley Heights Cape May County Carlstadt Cliffside Park Cresskill Glen Ridge Hackensack Hillsdale Jersey City Linwood Monroe Twp (1212) Mount Laurel Mountainside Newark Princeton Scotch Plains Sparta West New York Woodland Park   If anyone thought they had completed their survey but did not see their name on the list above please contact me.  Also, ...Continue Reading

Greetings, It has been exactly one month since the Annual Survey was opened.  So far, the following libraries have completed the survey:   Berkeley Heights Cape May County Glen Ridge Lyndhurst Mountainside Newark Palisades Park   I will send out a list like this at the end of each week until the final survey deadline of March 15, 2013.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the survey or need help with it of any kind.   Best Regards,   Bob Keith Data Coordinator New Jersey St ...Continue Reading

*Please note the upcoming deadline…*   Dear New Jersey Public Library Directors:   The New Jersey State Library has been selected to administer a grant to New Jersey public libraries using funds from the 2008 "State of New Jersey vs. Bristol-Myers-Squibb Company" anti-trust settlement grant program. The terms of the settlement require that each library purchase books or other durable materials relating to ovarian cancer, breast cancer, Kaposi’s Sarcoma (see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kapos ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, In preparation for the 2012 Annual Survey I would like to verify the names and email addresses for all account holders for the Counting Opinions system.  Attached to this email is a spreadsheet with the current names and email addresses I have for every library account.  Please take a moment to verify that the name and email address next to your library name is correct.  This is _very important_ because this is how I will be communicating with the data collectors at each library going ...Continue Reading