The Center for Occupational Employment Information (COEI) will no longer be publishing the New Jersey Occupational Outlook Handbook. If your clients require current occupational information, please visit our website at http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wfprep/coei/career/CareerInfo_index.htm l. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please email us at stephanie.zacniewski@PROTECTED or call us at 1-800-222-1309. Stephanie Zacniewski Administrative Assistant Center for Occupational E ...Continue Reading

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER FOR THE TRUSTEE INSTITUTE! Trustee are invited to join their colleagues for a reception and networking at the end of the conference from 5:00 to 6:30. It is time to register for the sixth New Jersey State Library Trustee Institute to be held Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal. Copies of the conference brochure with registration information were sent to your Board President. To see an online version of the program go to: http://www.n ...Continue Reading

To: Libraries looking for funding for ADA type projects and computer labs From: Tina Keresztury, Associate State Librarian Subject: ARRA Funding for 2009 in Community Development Block Grants Some New Jersey municipalities and counties will be receiving community block development grants soon. I talked to the appropriate office in the Department of Community Affairs and learned that HUD will be sending out contracts to select towns in late May. Libraries can contact their municipality or county to see if their commu ...Continue Reading

Hello all, This is an important reminder that the due date for submission of Public Library Survey 2008 is April 4th, 2009. Please note that the 2008 Accuracy Certification (Link after PART III--Part 2 for the survey) is to be mailed after completion of the survey. I have also attached it in this message for easier access. The few libraries that have yet to start the survey, the survey can be accessed at http://collect.informata.com/. Login information is the same as previous year. In case you do not have the login ...Continue Reading

Sent on behalf of Norma Blake: Good Morning, The following link will take you to a letter and chart detailing the reductions in the Governor's proposed FY2010 budget. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. http://www.njstatelib.org/About_Us/FY10/Budget.php Norma E. Blake, State Librarian National Librarian of the Year 2008 New Jersey State Library 185 W. State Street PO Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 nblake@PROTECTED www.njstatelib.org 609-278-2640, extension 101 Fax 609-278-2652 ------------- ...Continue Reading

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From Tina Keresztury, Associate State Librarian Subject: Library Construction and the Stimulus Package Many libraries have inquired about how library construction fits in with the stimulus package. ALA continues to advise that libraries with construction projects work on the local level and try to convince their mayors and councils to make library construction a priority project for the town. Fifty-one libraries responded to me that they have projects that are shovel-ready and could begin building in 2009. I am goi ...Continue Reading

Snapshot Day: One Day in the Life Of New Jersey Libraries has come and gone...but what will remain for a long time to come is the incredible demonstration of the impact of libraries on the lives of New Jerseyans. The New Jersey State Library is pleased to announce that the Snapshot Day website is now available at http://snapshot.njlibraries.org. On that site you can find comments from customers, statistical results, photos and videos as well as tips for librarians on how you can put the success of Snapshot Day to work ...Continue Reading

Hello all, This is an important reminder that the due date for submission of Public Library Survey 2008 is April 4th, 2009. There are still 76 library systems listed below that have not logged into the survey. It is important to login into your respective library surveys and start filling the general information to ensure that the survey is functioning. To avoid the last minute rush it is recommended that the completion of survey process be started as soon as possible. Please note that filling out all the required info ...Continue Reading

Last Week to Register! New Jersey State Library Fundraising for Preservation Workshop Did you know that grants are available to help cover the costs of setting up a preservation program and for specific projects such as microfilming or digitization of collections, conservation assessments, disaster planning, and for the purchase of preservation/disaster supplies and equipment? In today\x92s harsh economic climate putting preservation needs aside is perilous for your library\x92s unique collections and unnecessary give ...Continue Reading