March 7th 2011
Dear Library Colleagues: For some time now, we have realized that Victoria Rosch and Scherelene Schatz\x92s ability to do statistics, surveys and analysis has greatly enhanced our work in advocacy and marketing. Peggy Cadigan\x92s work in programming has added to our Library Development Bureau\x92s excellent reputation in continuing education, futures and communication with the field. Kathi Peiffer\x92s work in legislation and grants has made a definite impact on our budget. For these reasons, we are reorganizing on ...Continue Reading
March 7th 2011
The New Jersey Office of Information Technology (OIT) recently received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to gather and verify data on the availability, speed, location and technology type of broadband services in the state. As part of the study, OIT has created a brief three-minute Web-based survey (http://connectingnj.state.nj.us/cai.shtml) to help us understand broadband connectivity at the state's Community Anchor Institutions. These institutions include hospitals/medical centers, munici ...Continue Reading
March 4th 2011
The BTOP website has been designed to help the New Jersey State Library communicate updates on the BTOP grant to all libraries across the state. Please visit our website at and become familiar with the many aspects of the BTOP grant. Below please find an update of the BTOP website: CALENDAR OF EVENTS Upcoming Library Staff Sessions Scheduled: Somerset County Library System \x96 Bridgewater Branch March 7th, 2011 from 9:30am \x96 1:30pm *To register, contact Keith McCoy, SCLS Assistant Director at kmccoy@PROTECTED ...Continue Reading
March 3rd 2011
Additional Strategic Planning Workshop Set: April 5, 2011, & follow-up session May 24, 2011 Clark Public Library, 303 Westfield Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066 Library Director AND one Trustee must attend BOTH sessions RSVP to Marcia Warfel, mwarfel@PROTECTED, 609-278-2630 Ext. 170 The New Jersey State Library and LibraryLinkNJ supports strategic planning as a management tool to determine a library\x92s mission, vision, values, goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities, and to determine benchmarks and timelines that ...Continue Reading
March 3rd 2011
Congratulations to the following libraries that have completed their Public Library Surveys during the past week: Berkeley Heights Carteret Franklin Lakes Moorestown Scotch Plains Wayne Your survey is due for completion no later than April 4, 2011. The URL is: http://collect.btol.com If you need your user id and password, please contact me. I have received application forms for Per Capita State Aid from the following towns. If your town is not listed, you may want to contact your municipal office to remind them that ...Continue Reading
March 2nd 2011
Dear Directors: I have sent this message out to the youth services librarians but I wanted to make sure you are included as well. For the third year, during the months of February and March, the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Library Association and libraries throughout New Jersey plan to honor the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, as part of the national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration, by collecting pennies for the Pennies for Peace Program. Last year, over $14,000 was collected by NJ libraries for t ...Continue Reading
March 1st 2011
Greetings! I\x92m writing to ask for your help in promoting our upcoming webinar, \x93Social Security 101: What\x92s in it for me?\x94 Our target audience is young people age 18-24, and our goal is to inform them of aspects of the Social Security program they likely don\x92t know. Most people that age don\x92t realize that in addition to handling retirement payments and issuing social security cards, we also run the largest disability insurance program in the world, and provide coverage for families of workers who d ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2011
Dear Directors: The State Library is holding the second \x93Best Practices in Early Literacy Contest\x94 to recognize four public libraries for their innovative and successful programs for children from birth to age 6. The winning libraries will receive a $500 award from the State Library and be highlighted in a booklet that will be distributed at the NJLA Conference and the NJ Head Start Association Professional Development Conference in May. The deadline for applications is March 25, 2011. There is no formal applica ...Continue Reading
February 25th 2011
Please excuse cross postings. If you are not the person in your library who handles E-rate or technology please forward this email to the appropriate people. Greetings, This is a friendly reminder that the E-rate/BTOP webinar will be held Monday, February 28th, from 10:00AM to 12:00PM. If you have any questions about this year's E-rate application, the statewide Form 470 application for switched ethernet, or BTOP in general please attend this very informative webinar. The registration information for the webinar is b ...Continue Reading
February 24th 2011
The BTOP website has been designed to help the New Jersey State Library communicate updates on the BTOP grant to all libraries across the state. Please visit our website at and become familiar with the many aspects of the BTOP grant. Below please find an update of the BTOP website: CALENDAR OF EVENTS Upcoming Library Staff Sessions Scheduled: East Orange Public Library February 25th, 2011 from 9:00am-1:00pm Class is full! Cherry Hill Public Library March 2nd, 2011 from 9:30am \x96 1:30pm 17 seats remaining Irvingt ...Continue Reading
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