Forwarded on behalf of Kathi Peiffer, Associate State Librarian for Library Development: Apply for an ICMA Public Library Innovation Grant Local governments can now apply for an ICMA Public Library Innovation Grant. The grants will focus on using the public library as a vital tool in addressing community priorities and issues, and will be anchored by a partnership between the office of the chief administrative officer (city, county, and town manager) and the public library. This grant will provide a series of leadershi ...Continue Reading

Dear New Jersey Library Directors, My name is Bob Keith and I am the new Technologist and E-rate Coordinator at the New Jersey State Library\x92s Library Development Bureau. The E-rate season is upon us. This is a friendly reminder that if you have an approved technology plan on file for the period ending June 30, 2009 you will need to submit for approval a new technology plan that would take effect beginning July 1, 2009 and not to exceed three years (June 30, 2012). If your technology plan expires after June 30, 2 ...Continue Reading

Hello all, This is a reminder that the 2008 National Survey of Public Library Funding and Technology Access will close November 7, which leaves about 1 week in the survey cycle this year. So far the overall response rate from NJ is 23.5% and for the data to be valuable there has to be a response rate of 60% atleast. 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. 1) The Gates F ...Continue Reading

Hello, There are deadlines coming up for several big awards. 1) 2009 Best Small Library in America Nomination deadline is Nov. 3; http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html 2) 2009 Movers & Shakers Nomination deadline is Nov. 10; http://www.libraryjournal.com/movers2009 3) 2009 Librarian of the Year Nomination deadline has been extended to Nov. 17; http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606276.html Ann Kim Special Projects & Graphic Novels Editor Library Journal 646-746-6819/FAX 646-746-6734 ak ...Continue Reading

Grant opportunity for facilities serving at-risk teens! The ALA Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) are now accepting applications for the latest round of Great Stories CLUB grants. Electronic applications will be accepted through November 14 at www.ala.org/greatstories. Launched in 2005, the Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books) is a reading and discussion program designed to reach underserved, troubled teen populations through books that ...Continue Reading

Subject: Libraries, Schools Must Apply for NEH/IMLS Picturing America by Nov. 14 Hello, state arts agency communications managers and PIOs: The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies just received this time-sensitive communication about a program presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services. You can read about the program below, but we wanted to let you know about it immediately because of the imminent application deadline. Your agency may ...Continue Reading

Save the dates! The annual New Directors\x92 Orientation Workshop will be held Wednesday, February 11th and Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 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, Library Construction and Event Planning, Budgeting and Finance, Library Law, Policy and Procedure Creation and Maintenance, Library Marketing, Library Boards and more. There will ...Continue Reading

All Outcome-Based Evaluation (OBE) Workshops are still Open. Please register online through the New Jersey State Library\x92s Website at http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Events or you can register directly through Thriva at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?guid=9cfcd419-0e54-4edf-8df7-ae9cd4fdcbd3-1607587-17399013520001. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marcia Warfel at mwarfel@PROTECTED ______________________________________________________________________________ Rhea Rubin, author of Dem ...Continue Reading

The 2008 National Survey of Public Library Funding and Technology Access will close November 7, 2008 which leaves nearly 3 weeks in the survey cycle this year. Here are a few things to keep in mind: 1) The Gates Foundation\x92s Opportunity Online library grantees should go to http://opportunityonlinesurvey.org to complete the survey, as they will not be able to get in to the main survey site. 2) The URL to complete the survey for non-Opportunity Online libraries is http://plinternetsurvey.org or directly at ...Continue Reading

From Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, New Jersey State Library- The NJ State Library and INFOLINK have continued to pursue accurate information concerning the recent news that statewide access to the Newark Star-Ledger through the State Library's statewide subscription to Gale Custom Newspapers will end on December 31, 2008 and that access will be exclusively through Newsbank as of January 1, 2009, I will forward definitive information to all listservs when I have received such from Gale. Please do not sign a contract with Ne ...Continue Reading