February 22nd 2010
The NJ Library Champions Campaign will be in the upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated! We just got word that the February 22 issue of Sports Illustrated is running a three page article on Zach Parise that includes a photo of our billboard and specifically mentions that Zach is a NJ Library Champion! NJLA is looking to get 10,000 champions and this might be just the thing to energize your customers to sign up. Zach plays for the Devils and is a member of the US Hockey Team. This is a great opportunity for libraries to ...Continue Reading
February 22nd 2010
Pass it On: Saving Heritage and Memories, Preserving Family Treasures Ever wonder how to store old baseball cards? How to carefully handle a fragile old family photo? How to preserve your digital diary or your quilt collection? Everyone who saves things, from family mementos to world-class collections, has similar questions. Libraries care for their vast and varied collections everyday, so they are the perfect places for learning about preservation. In recognition of this, the American Library Association will laun ...Continue Reading
February 18th 2010
The American Dream Starts @ Your Library Dollar General Grant $5,000 Grant for literacy for adult English language learners. A partnership between the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and ALA. See: http://www.americandreamtoolkit.org/ Purpose of the grant: To help public libraries and public libraries with bookmobiles in Dollar General communities (there are over 100 in New Jersey) add or expand literacy services for adult English language learners. Each funded library will receive a onetime grant of $5,000.00. El ...Continue Reading
February 18th 2010
The American Dream Starts @ Your Library Dollar General Grant $5,000 Grant for literacy for adult English language learners. A partnership between the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and ALA. See: http://www.americandreamtoolkit.org/ Purpose of the grant: To help public libraries and public libraries with bookmobiles in Dollar General communities (there are over 100 in New Jersey) add or expand literacy services for adult English language learners. Each funded library will receive a onetime grant of $5,000.00. El ...Continue Reading
February 16th 2010
Please join the New Jersey State Library in supporting ALA\x92s first national Preservation Week, May 9-15, 2010! For more information visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/preswk/index.cfm Contest-Making the Case for Preservation Action to Save Collections We all know how hard it is to lift the sense of urgency and priority for preserving collections, especially in our economically tight and digitally oriented times. The American Library Association\x92s Association of Library Collections and Se ...Continue Reading
February 16th 2010
RECOGNIZING VALUE, ENCOURAGING GROWTH THE LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program Welcomes Candidate Applications The American Library Association\x92s Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is accepting applications from potential Candidates interested in achieving the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC). The LSSC Program is the first national, voluntary certification program for library support staff. Over forty Candidates have applied since the progr ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2010
The following public libraries have NOT responded to the survey/grant application at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QL8K7N7. If you thought you submitted and your name is on the following list, you may have had some required answers that were not filled in. Please try again. Also, this snapshot was taken at 10:59 a.m. today. If you submitted after that time, your name will still appear on the \x93Not submitted yet\x94 list. The deadline is noon today, February 8. Please see the emails below the list if you have questio ...Continue Reading
February 5th 2010
The following libraries have NOT responded to the survey/grant application at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QL8K7N7. If you thought you submitted and your name is on the following list, you may have had some required answers that were not filled in. Please try again. Also, this snapshot was taken at 3:59 p.m. on Friday. If you submitted after that time, your name will still appear on the \x93Not submitted yet\x94 list. The deadline is noon on Monday, February 8. Please see the emails below the list if you have questio ...Continue Reading
February 3rd 2010
Hi, all. The NJ State Library needs to be sure that everyone is aware of this grant opportunity. It would really help us if you filled out the survey even if you don\x92t want to participate. If you are not interested in participating, please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QL8K7N7 and answer the following questions: 1. Library name 2. select \x93no\x94 15. NA 16. NA 18. Contact information Submit Please contact Laretha at lhead@PROTECTED or 609.278.2640 ext. 127 if you need h ...Continue Reading
February 2nd 2010
Is my library too small/large to participate? No. We want everyone to participate. Is the only way to apply through the online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QL8K7N7? Yes. What if the link does not work? Copy and paste it into the address box in the browser. Helpful questions/answers from Eileen Palmer and Bob Keith: Question 3 -- I asked what types of computer training were considered part of employment skills training. The state library said you can use your best judgment. If, for example, you do a cla ...Continue Reading
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