A section of state law regarding municipal and joint libraries, N.J.S.A. 40:54-15, has been revised to permit the library board of trustees to transfer funds from the municipal or joint library\x92s funds on hand to the municipality. The law took effect at the end of April. This action may only be taken after meeting certain requirements, and pending approval by the State Librarian. Should the board of trustees wish to pursue this action, please contact me at vrosch@PROTECTED. I will email you the steps, requiremen ...Continue Reading

Subject: Special Event for Advocacy Tipsheet readers! Mobilize Your Troops -- Sign up for Grassroots Bootcamp Hey tipsheet readers -- Don't miss this special event webinar next week.\xA0 It's available to all-comers and will not count against your Advocacy Roundtable \xA0subscriptions.\xA0 So, what are you waiting for? 2009 will be the year of advocacy. \xA0 Are\xA0your troops\xA0equipped\xA0for\xA0legislative battle? \xA0 \xA0 Enlist in Knowlegis' Grassroots Boot Camp and get the skills\xA0to transform your advo ...Continue Reading

Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit available for Banned Books Week \x96 September 27 \x96 October 4, 2008. The Long Island Coalition Against Censorship is an association of 22 educational and community organizations (16 are public libraries and professional library organizations). The purpose of the Coalition is to defend challenges to the First Amendment rights of public and school libraries when there are efforts by individuals or groups to censor books and other materials In planning an exhibit for ...Continue Reading

Questions? Please do not respond to this listserve email. Address responses to kpeiffer@PROTECTED. See full information at: http://maintainitproject.org/ Announcing the NEW Cookbook Book Clubs The Book Clubs are free webinars, where you gather with librarians and staff to discuss how you've used Cookbooks, how you'd like to use the Cookbooks, and how you've used other tech resources in your library to achieve a goal or implement technology. If you're interested in joining in the fun, please take a moment to click thi ...Continue Reading

GreenFILE Available Recently EBSCO Publishing announced the release of GreenFILE, a bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative re ...Continue Reading

N.J.A.C., NEW JERSEY PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN CERTIFICATION has been posted to http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Library_Law/ under Part 5, Library Employees. The effective date of the rule is April 7, 2008. If you will be claiming professional librarians on the annual NJ Public Library Survey, please read the information below. Please consult the FAQ attached, or email me at vrosch@PROTECTED if you have questions. Please do not "Reply" to this listserve meesage. SUBCHAPTER 3, PUBLIC LIBRARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND R ...Continue Reading

Follow-up to the listserv message posted on April 22: "To access information on the Target Local Store Grants funding program you will need to copy and paste, or key in, the entire URL into your web browser." http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/ page.jsp;jsessionid=JO2WX1VQ31V5VLARAAV5YAA?contentId=PRD03-001818 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] u ...Continue Reading

From the latest online edition of Grants for Libraries Hotline: Retail giant supports reading programs and more The Target Corporation is accepting applications for the Local Store Grants funding program. The Local Store Grants program provides funding that supports reading programs, the arts, and family violence prevention. The Local Store Grants program is open to libraries, schools, nonprofits, and public agencies. The funding, grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, are awarded for programs that impact the arts, earl ...Continue Reading

A few changes to the 2008 data survey have been proposed. Since we no longer need the detailed information regarding COMMUNITY sponsored programming, all of the questions relating to that information in Part VII, LIBRARY SERVICES, (Lines 7.56-7.63) should be removed from the 2008 data survey. One question should be added to replace the community-sponsored programming data: Approximately how many people used the meeting room/s (or main library) for non-library sponsored meetings and events including tutoring, meetings, ...Continue Reading

From: On Behalf Of Kathleen Peiffer ( please reply to kpeiffer@PROTECTED) The original NJKI ended on February 28, 2008, due to a shortfall in state funding despite a massive effort on behalf of the library and business community to advocate for a restoration of funds. The program is now budgeted for $2 million in FY 2009, which will most likely mean cutbacks in terms of the number of vendors, the number of databases and/or the number of customers the program can serve. Norma Blake, State Librarian, and others will be ...Continue Reading