Hi, all. I have contacted Treasury to ask for a copy of the 2009 Table of Equalized Valuation. As soon as they send it to me, I will send it to you via the listserve. FYI: If you need prior year information, Treasury posts it at http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/lpt/lptvalue.shtml. Best wishes, Victoria Victoria Rosch, Deputy Director Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library vrosch@PROTECTED 609.278.2640 ext.157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following ...Continue Reading

A second notice regarding this grant program was sent to all NJ public library directors on Sept. 18, 2009. However, it appears both from our online records, as well as the very limited response, that the message did not arrive in your email as expected. Therefore the deadline to respond has now been extended to OCTOBER 9, 2009.\x94 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The New Jersey State Library has been chosen to administer a grant to New Jersey public librar ...Continue Reading

Hello all, This is a reminder to my listserv message dated Sept. 18th regarding the 2009 National Survey of Public Library Funding and Technology Access which will close November 6th. ALA and Information Institute at Florida State University are seeking your participation so that this data can be used for peer comparison, budget requests, advocacy, etc. in the future. URL for the survey: www.plinternetsurvey.org. Opportunity Online libraries must complete the survey. The list of libraries in Opportunities Online pro ...Continue Reading

Hi, all. NJAC 15:21, State Library Aid and Grants, will sunset June 15, 2010 unless re-adopted. NJSL proposes that these rules be re-adopted with changes. Attached is a file with the full text of the current law and a file showing changes under consideration. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know by October 1 (vrosch@PROTECTED). Best wishes, Victoria Victoria Rosch, Deputy Director Library Development Bureau New Jersey State Library vrosch@PROTECTED 609.278.2640 ext.157 ------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Since the H1N1 virus is much in the news these days, the New Jersey State Library is sharing some recent links to updated information. Many thanks to our colleagues Michelle M. Volesko Brewer of the NJ Hospital Association and MaryK Joyce of the Health Sciences Library Association of NJ for forwarding a wealth of information on this topic. Additionally, Karen Hyman of the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative forwarded an email from Ebsco regarding resources they are making freely available during the upcoming flu s ...Continue Reading

Snapshot Day Success in Six Simple Steps ALL libraries are welcome to participate. Step 1 - Let your staff know you are participating in Snapshot Day on October 7, 2009. Build up the excitement! Step 2 - Visit our wiki: http://njla.pbworks.com/Snapshot. Print out the form (http://fs19.formsite.com/njla/form250483359/index.html), review it with your staff and keep copies at all of your service desks. Step 3 - Keep up to date by reading our blog at http://njsnapshotday.wordpress.com/ Step 4 - Participate on ...Continue Reading

Hello Everyone, This is a reminder that the deadline to submit your library\x92s Summer Reading Program statistics is October 9, 2009. If you, or a member of your library\x92s youth services staff have not already done so, please take a moment and do it now by going to the summer reading website http://njsummerreading.org/ and completing the survey. There is also a preview of the survey questions on the website. This is a mandatory survey and it is vitally important for the State Library to collect these statistics ...Continue Reading

Hello all, The 2009-2010 Public Library Funding & Technology Access survey (www.ala.org/plinternetfunding) conducted by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Center for Library & Information Innovation at the University of Maryland (www.liicenter.org) is available for completion at www.plinternetsurvey.org. The survey is open through November 6, 2009. You will need an ID number which you should have received in the survey announcement postcard mailed directly to library directors or can be looked up o ...Continue Reading

Event Celebrates Winning Entries for "Tell Us Your Story" Contest The New Jersey State Library and New Jersey Library Association celebrated the winning entries of the 2009 \xB3Tell Us Your Story\xB2 contest today at the New Jersey State Museum auditorium. Congratulations to the winning entries: First Place: Cape May County Second Place: West Deptford Public Library Third Place: Cranbury Public Library, Ocean County Library and South Orange Public Library Honorable Mention: Mount Laurel Public Library a ...Continue Reading

The ALA Public Programs Office is pleased to be partnering with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the seventh We the People Bookshelf project. Part of the NEH\x92s We the People program, the Bookshelf encourages young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history. Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply online from now through January 29, 2010, at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. In spring 2010, ALA and NEH will select 4,000 librari ...Continue Reading