New Jersey Library Champions: December update The NJ State Library is rolling out the NJ Library Champions public awareness campaign supporting NJLA\xB9s effort to sign up 10,000 new library champions. NJSL has sponsored billboards, media spots at Path train stations and has created badges for you to link your library to the NJ Library Champions Web site. For details go to: the NJSL Marketing Blog: http://tinyurl.com/njslmarketing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following ...Continue Reading

To all library directors: It has been suggested that the requirement for the purchase of paid print (print, microform or CD based) periodical subscriptions be reduced, eliminated, increased or made more gradual. Should the periodicals requirement be changed? Please let us know what you think by taking the very short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CG66XQY. The survey will close on January 10, 2010. Please note that any changes in the requirement will not take effect until data year 2011 at the earliest. ...Continue Reading

AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM ALA WASHINGTON: Libraries and librarians are at the forefront of helping the unemployed obtain needed job skills and look for work. Since libraries are the only source of no-fee Internet access for 71 percent of Americans, libraries are becoming the center of job searches for the unemployed. Since many job applications are now submitted online, a lack of Internet access could mean a lack of opportunity to apply for jobs. Unfortunately, these services are being threatened as librarians are losi ...Continue Reading

The EMC Heritage Trust Project is seeking projects that support digital stewardship of local collections. The cash grants, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, are available to libraries, as well as museums and historical societies. The deadline is February 28, 2010. Refer to: http://www.emc.com/heritage_trust Michele Stricker, Deputy Director Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library PO Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 609-278-2640 Ext.164 609-278-2650 Fax mstricker@PROTECTED ----------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Registration is now open for the New Jersey State Library\x92s 2010 New Directors\x92 Orientation. The workshop will be held on February 17 & 24, 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. This is a two-day orientation workshop for new public library directors. Registrants must attend BOTH days. The workshop will concentrate on the following areas: Library Finance and State Aid, Budgeting, Library Law, Policy and Procedure Creation and Maintenance, Library Marketing, Library Boards and more. There will also be an overv ...Continue Reading

Hi, all. I am happy to report that a long-term project has been completed and you will now be able to find on the NJSL webpage the NJ Public Library Statistics publications from 1961 to 1980, and the NJ Public Library Statistics and NJ Public Library Analyses publications from 1981 to 2005. The information may be found at http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Statistics/. Best wishes, Victoria Victoria Rosch Associate State Librarian New Jersey State Library vrosch@PROTECTED 609.278.2640 ext.157 ------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Hello all, The 2008 \x93New Jersey Public Library Statistics\x94 and \x93Analyses of New Jersey Public Library Statistics\x94 are now online http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Statistics/2008-data.php. NJ Public Library statistics from 2000- can be accessed at http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Statistics/ National and state summary data on public libraries in the United States going back to 1989 can be accessed at http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/pls/index.asp. Please feel free to send me any comments /feedback on coll ...Continue Reading

Save the dates! The annual New Directors\x92 Orientation Workshop will be held Wednesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the New Jersey State Library. This two-day workshop will feature essential information for new library directors in New Jersey and will concentrate on the following areas: Library Finance and State Aid, Budgeting and Finance, Library Law, Policy and Procedure Creation and Maintenance, Library Marketing, Library Boards and more. There will also be an overview of services offered by t ...Continue Reading

Posted for NJTTT Coordinators. Registration for the 2010 New Jersey Train-the-Trainer Workshop is now open! The New Jersey State Library is proud to sponsor the 2010 NJ Train-the-Trainer (NJTTT) workshop. The NJTTT program, a four-day hands-on workshop, is designed to teach the novice trainer the necessary skills to plan, execute, and evaluate training sessions. The program consists of three consecutive days of instruction, building to a fourth day where participants demonstrate the skills learned by presenting a s ...Continue Reading

Hi, all. Regarding the recent enactment of P.L. 2009, c.141, the section on vacancies applies to county library commissioners as well as municipal and joint library trustees. For more information go to: http://www.nj.gov/dca/lgs/lfns/09lfns/2009-24.doc For municipal and joint libraries: I have gotten several questions about whether or not current trustees need to fill out a Citizen Leadership Form. I checked with the Department of Community Affairs, and the answer is that they do not. Only people who want to serve who ...Continue Reading