From: Norma Blake Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:32 AM The NJ State Library is in discussion with the NJ Library Association as to when statewide services including ILL/delivery and databases will be turned off if funding is not restored. The turn off date has not been set yet. I expect all libraries to continue state services until notified that they will be shut off. We don\x92t want funders and others to think we are scaring people by shutting services off in some communities before we have to. Thank you. Norma Bl ...Continue Reading

The PCSA review committee met on January 28, 2010 and discussed recommended changes from the field. Since the freeze on new regulations was lifted on April 19, we may now move forward with the re-adoption process. Substantive amendments asked for by the committee that will be proposed in the Proposal to Readopt submitted to the Office of Administrative Law will include only those items that may be accomplished without an associated cost and include: \x95 Increase trustee training from 3 hours per board per year to 7 h ...Continue Reading

Dear library directors: I wanted to make you all aware of a wonderful training opportunity being offered by the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts and the New Jersey State Library: Libraries and the Judiciary: Partnering to Promote Access to Justice. The training dates are during the month of June. I copied our flyer below, with the specifics of the training, dates and places, and RSVP information. I hope that you and members of you staff are able to attend. Regards, Thomas M. O'Malley Supervising Libraria ...Continue Reading

Please excuse any cross-postings. On-Site Training for Evanced Summer Reader for NJ Public Libraries For anyone who will be administering the online summer reading program at their library using Evanced Summer Reader. Free sessions are being offered by a trainer from Evanced Solutions at Middlesex County College in the Instructional Resource Center, Room 238 on Wednesday, May 12 and May 13, 2010. This building is located next to the library. The sessions are being offered: (You only have to attend one of the sessions) W ...Continue Reading

Whether you\x92re an archivist caring for a library collection, or someone who\x92s looking for the best way to preserve those old family photos and documents, the Monmouth County Library has some tips for you on Thursday, May 13. The Library and the Monmouth County Archives will sponsor a free, day-long program of educational films and a webinar on preservation techniques designed to help librarians, archivists and family members alike. The program is part of the American Library Association\x92s first annual Preserva ...Continue Reading

Library Director: Attached is a list of responses from NJ library users taken from the NJ State Library "Tell Us Your Story" SurveyMonkey survey. Each response includes the person's hometown or library used. If you would like further contact information for those who wrote about your local library in order to encourage them to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, to use their stories when speaking with your local legislators or to have them speak to your elected officials, please contact me ...Continue Reading

The New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association are delighted to congratulate the winners of this year\x92s TD Charitable Foundation National Library Week grants. Each library was the recipient of a $4,000 grant. West New York Public Library Passaic Public Library Paterson Free Public Library-First Ward Branch Elizabeth Public Library Plainfield Public Library Flemington Free Public Library Irvington Public Library Orange Public Library Perth Amboy Public Library Atlantic County Library Syst ...Continue Reading

Dear Directors: As part of the contract the NJ State Library has with Evanced Solutions for the Evanced Summer Reader for all NJ public libraries, we have scheduled 2 private webinars for NJ librarians for May 5th & 6th from 10 am \x96 11 am. I hope you or one of your youth services staff can all attend one of the sessions. The registration for the private webinars is being done by Evanced. Any questions you have about registration should be addressed to them at support@PROTECTED. The information about the on-site ...Continue Reading

Hello, For calendar year 2010, the State Library began a subscription to LibPAS (Library Performance Assessment System), a comprehensive web based data capture, reporting, and management solution from Counting Opinions. LibPAS is available to all public libraries in NJ to input common performance data on a monthly basis and then track/peer benchmark their performance. Please note that the location of the Demo Session has changed. 1) Exhibiting Booth #427 and 2) Demo Session Location: Oceanview Dining Room (ground ...Continue Reading

MayDay: Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness Sudden disaster can have devastating effects on collections in institutions and homes. Each year, archives, libraries, museums, and arts and historic preservation organizations set aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, an initiative from Heritage Preservation to protect cultural heritage from disasters. Taking one simple step now to protect your building and materials can make all the difference. Last year institutions updated disaster plans, held fire extinguisher trai ...Continue Reading