SJRLC Connections:News and Events

New Classes for the Summer

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:59:00 -0400

SJRLC is pleased to announce new workshop additions to the Summer Continuing Education Schedule. More classes coming soon! (For complete offerings, please see www.sjrlc.org/ce.)

June 18: Ensuring Ready Reference Success: Reference Interview Skills for Library Paraprofessionals/Library Assistants. Learn how to Successfully exhibit and use the "model reference behaviors "that help you elicit the patron's real question - quickly!" For complete details and registration form, click here
July 22: Basic Book Repair: Get more life out of your books! Learn techniques to do simple, effective repairs that will help keep your books looking better and circulating longer! For complete details and registration form, click here.
August 7: Advanced Book Repair: More secrets to keeping your books in circulating condition! Learn the fundamentals of proper repair, and work with repair materials that will not harm your books. For complete details and registration form, click here.

JerseyCat Splash Screen and Book Review Features Webinars

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:03:54 -0400

June Dates for Splash Screen and Book Review Features Webinars

Create Your Library's Splash Screen and Enable Book Reviews webinars will be held on the following dates in June:

June 3 - 11 a.m. - 12:00 Noon - Click here to register
June 11 - 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Click here to register
June 19 - 11 a.m. - 12 Noon - Click here to register

Learn how to set up a splash screen that includes your library's activities calendar and other special messages. You will receive confirmation of your registration and reminder e-mails as the date approaches.

If you have any questions, please contact Scherelene Schatz sschatz@njstatelib.org or call 609-278-2640, Extension 158.

NEW!! RLC Discount Offer from Vault (career information)

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:26:26 -0400

The Regional Library Cooperatives' Discount Offers are available for your review on

our website (http://www.sjrlc.org/discounts/

We have rolling postings as offers are updated. Take a moment please to review two newly discounted resources for public, academic and school libraries from career information publisher Vault. Order deadline: 8/1/08.

Vault Online Career Library
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Vault High School

Online Career and College Search Library

Once you've reviewed the 20% discount offer, please contact directly:

Nina Lindia, Sr. Account Executive

nlindia@vault.com (212) 366-4212 x244

Scope note from vendor:

"The Vault Career Library is the world's most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of guidebooks on career subjects. Vault's database, the Online Career Library, is the world`s leading source of insider career information. With 1000+ institutional subscribers, it provides comprehensive career guidance: industry and occupational information; company research; job search tips, sample resumes & cover letters; community message boards; insider information on colleges and universities. Contact them and see first-hand why New York Magazine says Vault is".the next best thing to taking a job out for a test drive."

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See http://www.sjrlc.org/discounts/

for all offers including these just posted offers...

AP Images
ABC-Clio
Bowker
Britannica
EBSCOHOST (Includes free NoveList and Novelist K8 access )
Facts on File
Marshall Cavendish Digital
Motor
H.W. Wilson
World Book

Stay tuned for more discounts offers coming very soon!

Get your library on our NJ Consumer Health website

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:32:50 -0400

Posted on behalf of Connie Paul, CJRLC Executive Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Libraries,

We are creating a website at www.njhealthnavigator.com and we need your help! The website will help people find a library near them that might answer their health-related questions. Sixty libraries have responded so far (and most are on the map!) but we want every relevant library in the state to be included! (If you already did this, thank you!

Please answer the survey questions so we can construct our website and make your library information available. This survey (5-10 minutes!) is for any library (public, academic, hospital, or other,) that can provide health information to the public.

The survey can be found at http://www.njha-surveys.com/wsb.dll/MBrewer/Library.htm

Thank you!

Connie

Connie Paul Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative

Handouts from "Taking Care of Business" workshop

Peter Bromberg — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:42:23 -0400

Handouts from today's "Taking Care of Business Workshop" are available at: www.sjrlc.org/spice/tcb

NJKI Update

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:51:30 -0400

Via Kathi Peiffer on the NJPUB Libs listserv

To the New Jersey library community:

NOTE: You may have seen the email sent on Friday, May 2 to VALE libraries regarding NJKI. This email was based upon a meeting that Norma Blake and I had with Judy Cohn, Marianne Gaunt and Anne Ciliberti the prior day. VALE libraries urgently needed information on how to proceed for FY09 and, with the NJKI funding stream still being honed, we all decided that it would be best for these libraries to prepare for the worst case scenario in terms of Academic Search Premier.

That being said, the meeting held on April 22 and facilitated by the Governor’s Office did not yield any commitment of funding for the additional $1 million needed to return NJKI to its previous funding level. In addition, those present at the meeting from the Dept. of Labor, the Economic Development Authority and the Governor’s Office made two points very clear-first, getting continuing or additional economic development funding will be dependent upon NJKI resources being available remotely; and second, that databases of use to the general business community such as RefUSA and Academic Search Premier* would be considered more favorably than those directed toward niche markets.

At this time $2 million remains in the state budget for NJKI. We will not know for certain that we have those funds until the budget is approved. Angie Maguire of the Office of Economic Growth (OEG) has agreed to help us acquire US EDA federal funds or to arrange a demonstration for state agencies serving workforce development and small businesses. The Governor has told the State Librarian that along with OEG his office will reach out to Pharma to try to add funds to NJKI.

Two clarifications Norma and I would like to make regarding recent information being circulated regarding NJKI:

1. We did not knowingly contract for $3 million with a $2 million budget. We had to continue multiyear, existing contracts; and

2. We did not duplicate what higher education does. Higher Education took individual contracts for their target audiences when NJKI was shut off. We also contract with some of the same vendors, but for different products.

*Academic libraries, please note that Academic Search Premier may be offered remotely to everyone through Jersey Clicks, but that there is no money outside of NJKI to again purchase or contract specifically for academic institutions.

GREENFILE: New Ebsco database available on Jersey Clicks

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:49:21 -0400

FROM:Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, Associate State Librarian for Library Development, New Jersey State Library

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 resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

Effective today this database is available via Jersey Clicks by clicking on "custom search", then choosing Ebsco GreenFILE under "databases A-Z". At this time Library Development Bureau staff expect that GreenFILE will be available for federated searching the week of May 19th.

Workshop: 12 Magic Computer Phrases that Library Personnel Need to Know in Spanish

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:02:19 -0400

South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative Presents

12 Magic Computer Phrases that Library Personnel Need to Know in Spanish
Led by Susana Baumann, LCSWorldwide Language and Cultural Services

COMPLETE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION AT: http://www.sjrlc.org/spice/2008_04/spanish_print_2008_05.PDF

WHEN: Friday, June 20, 2008, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (9:30 coffee)
COST: $40 (Lunch Included)
WHERE: Vineland Public Library 1058 East Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360
DIRECTIONS: www.vineland.lib.nj.us/directions.html

Based on the popular "12 Magic Phrases Library Personnel Need to Know in Spanish," this interactive, fun yet powerful workshop prepare local library staff with knowledge and resources to meet the technology needs of Spanish speakers in their communities.

WHO NEEDS THIS WORKSHOP? Library staff who need:

* Some basic customer service phrases to handle language barriers with Latino patrons using computers.
* To understand the cultural aspects of Latinos and the use of technology.
* Tools and strategies to overcome language barriers beyond basic Spanish phrases.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

The class is designed for library personnel with little or no prior Spanish knowledge. The Communicative Approach is based on placing new vocabulary and grammar in context, always giving priority to the development of a conversational level.

In addition, the instructor aids her work with "cheat cards" distributed among participants, who can use them daily at the library, or present to patrons as an interaction tool.

--- Earn 5 CEU Credits for this class ---

COMPLETE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION AT: http://www.sjrlc.org/spice/2008_04/spanish_print_2008_05.PDF

New Tech Talk: New Classes May

Peter Bromberg — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:52:43 -0400

New Class for May

May 29:

Tech Talk: Practically Web 2.0: Practical demonstrations of Social Software Technology:

This two hour tech talk will explain the basic concepts of many web 2.0 tools and demonstrate how you can practically use them to manage information and time more efficiently.

Click here for complete details and registration form

Baker & Taylor Children and Teen Publisher Presentations

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:40:42 -0400

News from Jill Faherty, Director of CATS, Children and Teen Services for public libraries
Baker & Taylor

It is time again for the Baker & Taylor's Children And Teen Publisher Presentations for Fall 2008. The Presentations are scheduled to take place on May 20th, May 21st, and May 22nd at Arbor Glen in Bridgewater, NJ. Many of you have attended these presentations in the past and others will be able to take advantage of this unique opportunity for the first time.

Each day, the Presentations will consist of:

Publisher Title Presentations - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Author Speech - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Luncheon - 12:30 PM - to 1:30 PM

The Presentation schedule is available on the Baker & Taylor website @ www.btol.com/publisherspresent.

For your information, the following authors will be speaking during this year's presentations:

May 20th: Margie Palatini sponsored by HarperCollins
May 21st: Leslie M.M. Blume sponsored by Random House
May 22nd: Laurie Keller sponsored by Macmillan (Holt)

Because of the increased attendance over the past several years, seating will be limited. To guarantee your space, it is extremely important that you RSVP by May 5, 2008 to BONNIE SHAFER, at shaferb[at]btol.com. Please be advised that any RSVP's after this date, cannot be guaranteed. When making your reservation for the presentations, please indicate whether you will be staying for lunch. All attendees that do not indicate luncheon plans, will be noted as not attending the luncheon

Target Corporation grants

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:17:07 -0400

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, early childhood reading, or family violence prevention.

The early childhood reading grants, for example, support programs that encourage children to read together with their families.

The deadline to apply is May 31, 2008. If you have any questions, call Target Community Relations at (800) 388-6740 or Community.Relations@target.com.

For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/r7van

2008 Spring Membership Program & Meeting

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:46:45 -0400

South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative presents:

2008 Spring Membership Program & Meeting:
REINVENTING YOUR LIBRARY: QUESTIONS FROM YOUR CUSTOMERS IN 2008
Speaker, Karen Hyman, Executive Director, SJRLC

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Noon - 4:00 (lunch at Noon-1)

Pine Hill Golf Club
500 West Branch Ave.
Pine Hill , NJ 08021

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION FORM

FY09 Literacy Leadership Program Grants for Public Libraries

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:08:47 -0400

New Jersey State Library

FY09 Literacy Leadership Program Grants for Public Libraries

The New Jersey State Library is pleased to announce the availability of the third and final year of the Literacy Leadership Program Grants for Public Libraries funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through their Library Services and Technology Act Grants to the States program. A total of $200,000 is available in $20,000 maximum grant awards. The NJ State Library's literacy grant program will be re-evaluated for the following year.

The grant deadline is May 23, 2008.

To access the grant package go to:

http://www.njstatelib.org/News/news_item.php?item_id=960

Or click on "See what's new at the NJSL" on our Home page.

An optional technical assistance session will be held by program manager Michele Stricker at the NJ State Library on April 22, 2008 at 10 am. Registration is required. To register call Marcia Warfel at 609-278-2640 ext. 170, or email mwarfel@njstatelib.org.

JerseyCat Splash Page and Book Reviews Features

Peter Bromberg — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:13:17 -0400

-----Original Message----- From: JerseyCat [mailto:sschatz@njstatelib.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 3:52 PM To: bromberg@sjrlc.org Subject: JerseyCat Splash Page and Book Reviews Features

Hi Everyone,

Our latest upgrade to JerseyCat offers you the opportunity to create a local library splash page for JerseyCat. You may include an activities calendar, any special announcements you'd like to make, and include RSS feeds that you might feel are appropriate. I will create a webinar to show you how to make the changes you need. Please reply to me if you are interested in this new feature at sschatz@njstatelib.org

Another feature that is available is the creation of book reviews. You may allow your staff, or your customers, or both staff and customers to create reviews for items they have read or viewed or listend to. You may publish a policy guidelines to guide people in the process. The process of creating the reviews is very easy. Please reply to me if you are interested in this new feature at sschatz@njstatelib.org.

I will plan to offer webinars during the month of May for both of these features.

We have a system upgrade coming during the week of April 14th. I have a webinar on April 3 to learn what it means for us. As soon as I know what it entails for you, I will let you know.

Thanks. Scherelene

______________________________________ Scherelene Schatz, MLS NJ State Library 609-278-2640 Extension 158 sschatz@njstatelib.org

NJSL Marketing is looking for your opinion!

Peter Bromberg — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:25:41 -0400

NJSL Marketing is looking for your opinion!

The State Library Marketing's department needs your help to find videos made by NJ libraries, your opinion about library policies regarding YouTube and your thoughts about a new program News 12 is launching. We also have a connection that will print free bookmarks for your library. Go to our blog for the complete story.: http://nancydowd.wordpress.com/

- Nancy Dowd, NJSL Director of Marketing

Grants for historic preservation of buildings available

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:58:43 -0400

-----Original Message----- From: NJ Directors [mailto:vrosch@njstatelib.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 5:17 PM To: bromberg@sjrlc.org Subject: FYI: Grants for historic preservation of buildings available

For further information please go to http://www.njht.org/dca/njht/currentgrantschedule.html

Please do not reply to this message. If you need further information, please email njht@dca.state.nj.us.

CURRENT GRANT ROUND SCHEDULE

Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund

Grant Round - 2008

Historic Site Management Grants and Capital Preservation Grants, Level I and Level II

March 24, 2008: Guidelines and Applications are available for download

April 21, 2008: Applicant and Consultant Workshop at Rowan University in Glassboro, 2-4:30 p.m. The workshop will be video-conferenced to sites at Bergen Community and Cumberland County Colleges. To register for one of the three sites, email njht@dca.state.nj.us or call 609 984 0473. (Workshop attendance is recommended)

April 24, 2008: Applicant and Consultant Workshop at Church of the Epiphany in Orange, 1-3:30 p.m. To register, email njht@dca.state.nj.us or call 609 984 0473 (Workshop attendance is recommended)

May 8, 2008: Declaration of Intent to Apply is due to the Trust's Trenton office (Required)

May 27-29, 2008: One-on-One Consultations with staff are offered to potential applicants. To schedule a 30-minute staff session to discuss your proposal, email njht@dca.state.nj.us or call 609 984 0473. (Meeting is optional)

June 26, 2008: Applications for funding due to Trust's Trenton office by 4 p.m.

March 2009: Recommended grants will be approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust.

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FW: Party honoring Dean Gus Friedrich

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:55:18 -0400

Rutgers' School of Communication, Information and Library Studies and the SCILS Alumni Association cordially invite you to a party honoring Gus Friedrich, Stepping down after ten years as Dean of SCILS .

Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Brower Commons Faculty Dining Room 145 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ

Please RSVP by April 17, 2008, using this invitation : http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/images/events/friedrichpartyinvitation.pdf

For more information, contact Rosemarie Del Core at 732-932-7500 X8002 or rdelcore@scils.rutgers.edu

Gale Virtual Reference Library webinar

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:42:45 -0400

Please join the next set of webinars relating to the New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative’s Gale Virtual Reference Library Collection Offer. The next web presentation will be on

Host:    Brian Risse, National Sales Director – Gale Virtual Reference Library
Call Title: New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative GVRL Collections
Call Date: Tuesday, April 1st at 11:00 AM
Call Date: Thursday, April 3rd at 2:30 PM
Dial-In:    866-394-9513
Passcode: 638 9532#

To join the web conference: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=2&a=70541830175489

For a current list of alternate numbers: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=6&a=70541830175489

OBNJ discussion with Ann Halam!!

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:57:10 -0400

News from Katherine Vasilik
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The OBNJ Committee invites you to a discussion of Dr. Franklin's Island with the author!

Gwyneth Jones will be joining us on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss this year's OBNJ teen book selection. We hope that many of you and your teens will also be able to join us with your questions and insights about this adventurous novel.

You do not need to sign up or register for any service in order to participate in this discussion! You will simply be asked to type in a username, and then chat away! To log on to this chat, all you need is this URL: http://www.bccls.org/OBNJ.

Please consider posting this link onto your website, blog, or myspace page. (You can also access this link from the calendar on the OBNJ website: http://www.onebooknj.org/calendar/.)

I encourage all libraries to display information about this program around your libraries, in your schools and communities, and on your websites. Please remind your teens from now until April 3rd (and then again until the 17th!) about this exciting opportunity to talk directly with the author - for free and from the comfort of their own homes or libraries! Consider reserving a few computers within your building for this online discussion. If you're planning on participating in the discussion, but some of your teens can't make it, have them email their questions and/or comments to you or to me (at kate_thelibrarian@yahoo.com)!!

Looking forward to chatting with you in April!

Kate Vasilik

Chair, One Book New Jersey 2008

One Book NJ is presented by the New Jersey Library Association in collaboration with and funded by the New Jersey State Library which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.

Katherine Vasilik, Young Adult Librarian

Franklin Lakes (NJ) Public Library

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters, in the end. [Ursula K. LeGuin]

Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award Announcement

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:48:26 -0400

Teachers And Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement

The Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award recognizes and encourages the critical collaboration between the teacher and media specialist to promote learning and increase student achievement.

Three winners will receive: $2,500 (U.S.) cash award; Gale products (approximate value $500 U.S.); a one-year subscription to Library Media Connection; and Educator's Professional Bookshelf (approximate value $500 U.S.) from Linworth Publishing.

http://www.galeschools.com/TEAMS/

Digitial Learning Day

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:54:04 -0400

Should be an exciting, informative day!!

Digital Learning
Presented by the Camden County Association of School Librarians and the Tri-County Librarians’ Association

DATE: April 5, 2008
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Clearview Regional High School, 625 Breakneck Rd., Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
AGENDA:

8:30am – 9:00am

Registration and refreshments

9:00am – 10:00 am: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Gaggle, More Than a Bunch of Geese. Scott Wagner, Clearview Middle School Social Studies Teacher. Gaggle is more than a safe e-mail account. Students and teachers can blog, use message boards, open chat rooms, store information in digital lockers, and communicate in a safe environment.
Intelliboard .Donna H. Armstrong, Clearview Middle School, Technical Support Teacher. Using an interactive white board can be as easy as using a mouse. Learn more lesson development ideas using the Intelliboard that we have here at Clearview.
Have You Googled Lately? Michelle Marhefka, Clearview Middle School Librarian. Learn some hints in searching this popular search engine.

10:00am – 10:15am

Break

10:15am – 11:15am: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Podcasting 101 Part 1, Robert P. Rynkiewicz, Assistant Director at The Atlantic City Free Public Library. This workshop will outline the planning, the production, the hardware, and the software needed to produce podcasts for Web sites. Planning and production issues will be discussed to help make recordings sound like professional podcasts creating by professional blogging sites on the Internet.
iMovie Part 1.Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing for the NJ State Library. Learn how to create your own video with easy step-by-step instructions. Please bring your Mac laptops.
CPS – Classroom Performance System. Michelle Marhefka, Clearview Middle School Librarian. What is CPS? Find out by experiencing the Classroom Performance System and exploring its uses.

11:15am – 11:30am

Break

11:30am – 12:30pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Getting The Most From EBSCOHost. Jill Tweedie, EBSCO Sales Representative. Learn to "Search Like a Pro" using basic and advanced search techniques. See what's new including enhancements, exciting new databases and more. Get a sneak preview of the upcoming EBSCOHost 2.0. Plus see a demo of Novelist Plus which includes Nonfiction titles!
Podcasting 101 Part 2. Robert P. Rynkiewicz.
iMovie Part 2. Nancy Dowd

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Registration is FREE
PLEASE let us know if you will be attending on April 5, 2008 by sending an e-mail to Jackie Gould, Clearview Regional High School Library Media Specialist: gouldja@clearviewregional.edu

Registration deadline: April 1, 2008

Leadership Academy Announcement

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:38:40 -0400

Courtesy of Amy Kearns, CJRLC
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NJALL '08 May 4-7, 2008 Stella Maris Retreat Center Long Branch

Why should you attend?

Well, yes, it is free. (Thanks to the NJ State Library!) And it is on the beach in Long Branch. Then there's the chance to spend some time with Norma Blake, Leslie Burger, Karen Hyman, and Maureen Sullivan, not to mention Connie Paul. But is that why people should attend NJALL '08?

Here's why according to some people who attended:

The Leadership Academy changed by life.
This Academy exceeded all my expectations, providing wonderful new skills, insights and friendships. Absolutely awesome!
The Academy offered an opportunity growth and networking. Fantastic!
A delight to the brain, the heart, and the spirit - this program will reverberate in us, in our libraries and throughout our communities.

Send in your letter of application, and a letter of support from your employer to CJRLC, 4400 Rt. 9 S., Suite 3400, Freehold, NJ 07728

New Classes for May/June

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:08:08 -0400

SJRLC is pleased to announce two workshop additions to the May Continuing Education Schedule. More classes coming soon! For complete offerings, please see www.sjrlc.org/ce.)

May 6: Two Notary Workshops (rescheduled from March 12) Back by popular demand! Gerrie Pierre-Fleurimond, Notary Trainer extraordinaire, is returning to our area to offer her highly popular notary workshops. For complete details and registration form, click here:
May 9: Taking Care of Business: Library Outreach to the Business Community: Would you like to deliver great service to your business community, while building powerful relationships and a network of support for your library? THEN DON'T MISS THIS NEW WORKSHOP... Taught by Joan Divor (Burlington County Library) and Uri Toch (Schaumburg Twp, IL District Library) ; two highly experienced business librarians with a track record of success! For complete details and registration form click here.
June 17: The ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers: This class explores basic concepts such as genes and chromosomes and offers an overview of genetic disorders, genetic testing, genetic counseling, and the Human Genome Project. For complete details and registration form, click here.

GALE "Virtual Reference Library" Webinars

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:17:42 -0400

Reminder: these two webinars relate to the new e-book offer for HRLC public and school libraries. Offer details are at: http://access.gale.com//sjrlcebooks/

Gale regrets the technical problems that impacted last week’s webinar. Here are two new dates and access info for anyone interested in this offer:

Host: Brian Risse
Call Title: New Jersey Gale Virtual Reference Library Offer
Call Dates/times:

Tuesday, March 11, 11:00 AM
Wednesday, March 12, 9:00 AM

Primary Dial-In: 866-394-9513
Pass code: 6389532#

To join the web conference: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=2&a=70541830175489
For a current list of alternate numbers: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=6&a=70541830175489

JerseyCat Webinar

Peter Bromberg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:24:10 -0500

From Scherelene Schatz, NJ State Library:

Are you feeling a little bit adventurous? Do you have a difficult time getting away from your library for training? Would you like to help Scherelene try something new?

I want to try Beginner's JerseyCat Training as a webinar on Friday, March 14, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon. If you would like to give it a whirl, register at the link below.

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/984965313

This session is for new JerseyCat users or those who never attended a training session. Learn how to search for items using the virtual catalog, place requests for items, and update request statuses.

Title: JerseyCat: Beginners Training
Date: Friday, March 14, 2008
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon EDT
System Requirements:

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows(r) 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh(r)-based attendees
Required: Mac OS(r) X 10.3.9 (Panther(r)) or newer

Workshop Announcements for April

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:50:06 -0500

SJRLC is pleased to announce three workshop additions to the April Continuing Education Schedule (for complete offerings, please see www.sjrlc.org/ce.)

Introduction to MS Word 2007: This three hour class is being offered at the GCLS Greenwich Branch six separate times on April, 8, 9,10. There will be one morning and one afternoon session on each day. Sign up soon, space is very limited! See flyer for details and registration form.
Basic Descriptive Cataloging: April 16, at GCLS, Glassboro Branch, 9:30-4:00.
Introduction to Office 2007: April 22, at GCLS Greenwich Branch. There will be a morning session and an afternoon session. See flyer for details and registration form.

Stay tuned for more class announcements coming soon. If you have any requests for classes please email Peter Bromberg at bromberg[at]sjrlc.org.

Vineland PL's YouTube Video

Peter Bromberg — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:29:38 -0500

Check this out, brought to our attention by Gloria Urban, Director, Vineland Public Library

Courtesy of the State Library, we now have a Vineland Public Library-personalized version of their “Three Reasons” campaign video available on YouTube.

Here’s the direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usXj5pWnT_I

You can also locate this by entering “Vineland Public Library” in the YouTube search box, so please have your friends and family check it out. We’ll see what our ‘views count’ can reach. It’s only 60 seconds long.

As you’ll see, insiders will realize that this video wasn’t shot here at VPL. However, I think the State Library staff has done a terrific job of showing generic library scenes and an assortment of youthful patrons --- who certainly look a lot like ours! -- so that it may appeal to the primary users of YouTube.

OBNJ Contest

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:47:44 -0500

Posted on behalf of Kate Vasilik, Chair, One Book New Jersey
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And the chances to win just keep on coming...

You can find complete details and a contest form on our website at www.onebooknj.org/news/.

The One Book New Jersey Committee offers a terrific opportunity for your library to be recognized for your programming efforts. Libraries are encouraged to
submit their One Book New Jersey programs to the committee. Programs may be focused on any of the 2008 books. Programs may be submitted by any public or
school library. Winners will receive a gift certificate to be used at Cafe Press (www.cafepress.com/onebooknj). Programs must be submitted by October 31,
2008. Contest winners will be announced in December 2008.

Please email any questions directly to me at kate_thelibrarian[at]yahoo.com or vasilik[at]bccls.org.

Thank you all for your wonderful participation in OBNJ! Keep it going!

Kate Vasilik
Chair, One Book NJ 2008

New Discount Offer: Gale's Virtual Reference Library

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:29:58 -0500

New Discount Offer: Gale's Virtual Reference Library

The New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative Executive Directors are very pleased to announce a new discount offer for Gale’s Virtual Reference Library collections at significant savings.

Eligible participants:	Public, High School and Middle School Libraries
What:	Heavily discounted Reference E-book collection
Timeframe:	Order by June 1, 2008 – payments can go across three years
How:	ALL order details are on your Regional Library Cooperative’s website.

For SJRLC members, details are at the Discount Offer page; or go directly to: http://access.gale.com/sjrlcebooks

WEBINAR TO LEARN MORE!

To hear more, you are invited to participate in a webinar with our Gale partner, Brian Risse, with whom we developed this offer.

Host: Brian Risse, National Sales Director – Gale Virtual Reference Library
Call Title: NJ GVRL Public Library and School Library Offer
Call Dates/Times: Wednesday, March 5, 2007, 2:00 PM (45 min length) or Friday, March 7, 2008, 10:00 AM (45 min length)

Primary Dial-In: 866-394-9513 (toll-free)
Pass code: 6389532#
To join the web conference: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=2&a=70541830175489
For a current list of alternate numbers: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=6&a=70541830175489

Hold this Date for SJRLC Spring Membership Meeting: 5/21/08

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:42:49 -0500

Hold this Date for SJRLC Spring Membership Meeting: 5/21/08

SJRLC's Annual Spring Membership Program & Meeting will be held on May 21, 2008, 12-4:00 (free lunch from 12-1) at the Pine Hill Golf Club.

Stay tuned for details and registration form... Hope to see you there!

Information Session on Scitopia – Integrating Trusted Scientific and Technical Research

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:23:26 -0500

Posted on behalf of the New Jersey State Library:

Information Session on Scitopia – Integrating Trusted Scientific and Technical Research

In our ongoing interest in serving the New Jersey business, research and technical community the NJ State Library is sponsoring an informational session on Scitopia.org. Scitopia’s mission is to integrate trusted scientific and technical research. This federated search engine provides access to the digital libraries of 15 professional societies in addition to patents (U.S. and European) and Department of Energy technical reports. Among the societies are IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its vast array of conference proceedings in addition to its collection of journals. The APS (American Physical Society) journals including Physical Review and Physical Review Letters etc. are also indexed along with SPIE (Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers), OSA (Optical Society of America) and SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) publications. Negotiations are underway by IEEE to include other society publications such as ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), ACS (American Chemical Society) and NTIS (National Technical Information Service). To review, see http://www.scitopia.org/scitopia/

Like all good things, however, there are limitations. While full-text is provided free-of-charge for patents and government reports, journal and conference proceeding papers have to be purchased via the pay-for-view option unless you are affiliated with an institution that has a subscribed to the specific publication.

Please join us to discuss and to review Scitopia.

When: March 18, 2008,1:30-3:30
Speaker: Ruth Wolfish, IEEE Client Services Manager
Where: NJ Hospital Association Conference Center, 760 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ 08543

For directions: http://www.njha.com/conferencecntr/html/mc.directions.aspx

Space is limited, so please register at the New Jersey State Library website for this free event: http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Events/

NJKI Update

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:18:20 -0500

Sent on behalf of the NJKI Task Force by Kathleen Peiffer, Associate State Librarian for Library Development

Although we are very sensitive to other cuts being made in the Governor's '09 budget, we thought you would like to know what is happening to the funding for the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative:

Beginning at 5 pm today, Thursday, February 28, 2008, New Jersey Knowledge Initiative vendors will begin a rolling shutdown of the online resources funded by this statewide program. We regret to report that despite numerous visits to legislators, the Governor's office and other state agencies, no bridge funding has been forthcoming to support the database costs through the remainder of this fiscal year.

However, the Governor's budget for FY09 does currently call for a $2 million allotment for NJKI to start July 1, 2008. Your advocacy will continue to be critical throughout the upcoming budget process. The task force will reconvene in the near future to determine the specifics of the next NJKI program. Other funding sources will also continue to be explored to enhance this initiative.

Sincerely,

The NJKI Task Force

Delivery RFP Announcement

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:26:30 -0500

The Regional Library Cooperatives of New Jersey have posted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the statewide delivery system. The RFP is available at http://www.hrlc.org/delivery/fy09rfp.htm.

Novelist Plus Sneak Peak

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:41:50 -0500

A Special Invitation . . .

Do you want to be among the first to get a sneak peak at NoveList Plus? Duncan Smith, the creator of NoveList, is hosting a series of informative webinars on NoveList Plus - the nonfiction answer to what to read next!

These one-hour sessions will provide you with an overview of the product and its unique browsing capabilities. So pick a date, mark your calendars and you'll be among the first to see NoveList change nonfiction online readers' advisory!

Tuesday, March 4, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 11:00 AM
Tuesday, March 11, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 11:00 AM
Wednesday, March 19, 11:00 AM
Tuesday, April 1, 11:00 AM
Wednesday, April 2, 11:00 AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2:00 PM
Thursday, April 24, 11:00 AM

How to Sign Up:

To sign up, please email us at NoveListOnlineDemos@ebscohost.com. Be sure to provide your preferred date, along with your contact name and email address, library name, city and state.

We'll respond with a confirmation and with further information and directions on joining your session of choice.

NJLA Registration now open

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:52:07 -0500

NJLA conference information and registration is now available at www.njla.org/conference/2008. (You can even register online this year!)

Information includes:

keynote speakers (Sarah Vowell? -- Um, YAY!)
poster sessions
the draft schedule
the preliminary program
list of sponsors
the registration form

The preconferences will be added for the Tuesday schedule - although you can find them on the schedule, in the program and on the registration form.

Early Bird Registration is avaialable until April 4th. Note that all hotel reservations MUST be made by April 15th for the conference rate.

Check it out: www.njla.org/conference/2008

A big thanks to Cindy Czesak (Chair) and everyone on the NJLA conference committee for putting together another great program!

Free NextReads Demo led by Duncan Smith

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:59:27 -0500

FYI An opportunity to learn more about NextReads--led by Duncan Smith.

Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 11:00 a.m

See below for details
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Dear NoveList Customer,

Would you like to let members of your community know about all of the great services your library has to offer, or reach out to people who may not have the time to browse the library shelves during normal business hours? If so, NextReads is the solution for your library.

As part of our new Demonstrations by the Experts series, Duncan Smith, NoveList® creator and product manager, will present interesting information about NextReads, a readers' advisory, outreach, and marketing solution to the challenge of increasing community awareness of your library's resources. Duncan will conduct the ONLINE session for one hour, on:

Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.

There is no charge to NoveList customers. To register, simply email Marcie Brown at epaes@ebscohost.com with the following information:

Your Name:
Your Title:
Your email address:
Your Institution’s Name and Location:

You will receive an email invitation with information on audio requirements, and how to download the meeting software, in advance. Please be sure to save it, as it is your exclusive ticket to the online event. You will need a computer and a telephone, or a headset attached to your computer, to participate in the event.

We look forward to your participation in this Demonstration by the Experts!

Regards,

Marcie Brown
Technical Communications Manager
EBSCO Publishing
10 Estes Street
Ipswich, MA 01938

The State Library needs your input

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:08:14 -0500

Due to an overwhelming response to the NJSL Marketing Survey, the original survey maxed out!
Please go to either of the following links to take the survey. -Thanks!
-Nancy

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Posted on behalf of Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing, New Jersey State Library

The State Library needs your input

For the past two years the State Library has been working with different marketing strategies to help libraries promote statewide services. Now we need to know how we did in terms of reaching you about those campaigns.

Please take a few minutes to answer the 10-question survey so that we can improve our communication to the field.

Go to:

Thanks!

Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing
New Jersey State Library
609-278-2640 ext 122

Blog: The M Word, Marketing Libraries http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/
Web: www.njstatelib.org

2007 InfoTubey Award Winner

Save NJKI--call your Reps--It's easy!

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:03:53 -0500

A message from Amy Kearns, CJRLC Program Coordinator on her experience contacting state reps to

I only send these messages after I myself have done these things - seriously, I was finished with the whole process in about 10 minutes.

The best thing to do is to go ahead and click on the link that Kathi provided to find your reps - http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp

On the right-hand side click on the link for MUNICIPALITY (the town you live in) and that takes you the page with the towns listed.
Click on the first letter of the town you where you live - (I clicked on the "E" and then chose East Orange from the list of towns starting with "E". I then found that East Orange is in District 34 so I clicked that district. That gives the reps for my district.)

I kept open the page with the message from Kathi (see below) while I dialed each one from the page with the listings.

I said, "It is really important to me that (insert person) co-sponsor A2107."

They ask for your name, phone number and address. I have never been contacted by anyone after doing this if that is a concern of yours. I have never tried to
refuse to give this info, but I'm not sure what would happen if you did. Please just give it, I'm sure it is an important part of this - I wonder if you could
just give your work info if this makes you upset.

When I called Assemblywoman Oliver's office, the man who answered the phone took the info but also requested that I send an email to her. So I went back to the
page and clicked on her info and that opened up her page with a form to contact her. I was able to actually easily choose all three of my reps to contact from that form so I did.

As for the subject - LIBRARIES is a topic - so I chose that one. Then I filled-in the form and wrote "I would like you to please co-sponsor A2107. It is really important to me." And then I hit send.

Finally, I sent an email to tkeresztury[AT]njstatelib.org as Kathi asked to tell her what I did.

Seriously, it took me less time to do everything than it took for me to write this up! I only do this to let you know what the ACTUAL, EXACT steps are to this and to assure you that there is nothing to it! The people who answered the phones were very, very nice (one even wished me to feel better b/c I am sick and you can hear it in my voice)!

Thanks,
Amy
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MESSAGE FROM KATHI PEIFFER, NEW JERSEY STATE LIBRARY

ATTENTION: ALL ACADEMIC, PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS – PLEASE ACT NOW ON A2107 TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE NJKI

A2107, sponsored by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, District 15 (Mercer County) has been introduced to restore funding for the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative.

A companion bill will be introduced by Senator Stephen Sweeney, District 3 (Salem, Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties).

Please contact your two assembly representatives now to ask them to co-sponsor A2107. It is important to have as many sponsors as possible to this bill. To find contact information for your elected officials go to http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp.

Please send an email to tkeresztury@njstatelib.org when you have contacted your Assembly representative so that the State Library can keep track of districts contacted.

If you are in Assemblyman Gusciora’s or Senator Sweeney’s district, please call the district office and thank them for introducing this legislation.

Assemblyman Gusciora’s Office – 609-292-0500
Senator Sweeney’s Office – 856-251-9801

As soon as we know the bill number for the Senate bill, we will let everyone know.

Thank you for your help today!

Garden State Book Award Winners

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:41:40 -0500

The Children's Services Section of the New Jersey Library Association announces the following recipients of the 2008 Garden State Children's Book Award:

EASY-TO-READ BOOK

ONE NOSY PUP
by Carol Wallace, illustrated by Steve Bjvrkman

EASY-TO-READ SERIES BOOK

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE GREAT GRANDPAS
by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Sugie Stevenson

FICTION, GRADES 2 - 5

LUNCH MONEY
by Andrew Clements, illustrations by Brian Selznick

NON-FICTION, GRADES 2 - 5

RUNNY BABBIT: A BILLY SOOK
by Shel Silverstein

The Garden State Children's Book Awards were established in 1977 in order to give recognition to books for elementary grade readers. The nominees are selected
by a committee of the Children's Services Section of the New Jersey Library Association on the basis of literary merit; the winners are chosen by popularity
with readers. A three-year lapse from the original publication date is allowed in order to determine popularity.

The awards are given in three categories, with the option of one additional series category: a work specifically designated as Easy-To-Read by the publisher; a work of fiction for grades 2 - 5; a work of non-fiction for grades 2 - 5. Awards, presented annually at the NJLA spring conference, are given to both the author and the illustrator.

This year's conference will be held at the Ocean Place Conference Center in Long Branch, from April 29-May 1 with the awards presentation luncheon on May 1.

For further information, visit the NJLA website at www.njla.org, or contact Sandy Holtz, Chair, Garden State Childrens Book Awards Committee, by phone at
973-762-1622 x5013 or email at sholtz[at]maplewoodlibrary.org.

Lunch with Ebsco at PLA

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:32:05 -0500

Are you going to PLA? Here's an invite to lunch at PLA from Ebsco Publishing
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Hello from EBSCO Publishing!

We are writing to invite you to join EBSCO for the Public Library Database Luncheon at PLA 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Register now to take this opportunity to hear about NEW EBSCOhost databases, features and services while enjoying a meal with fellow public librarians!

What: EBSCO's Public Library Database Luncheon
When: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Hilton Minneapolis, Salons A-C and Symphony III, IV
1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

Please register by MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008 at the following Web page:
http://www.ebscohost.com/events

When registering, you will be asked to provide your name, institution, city, state and e-mail address, as well as the number of people in your party. For questions or problems, please contact Ebsco representative Osha Gula at ogula[at]ebscohost.com.

We try to reach as many people as possible, but if you know of a colleague who has not received this invitation, feel free to forward it. Everyone is welcome!

We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

Best regards, Osha Rose Gula
EBSCO Publishing

NJLA Reference Section Program

Peter Bromberg — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:26:20 -0500

Posted on behalf of Lisa Coats, NJLA Reference Section
Vice-President & Co-Editor of Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

The NJLA Reference Section invites you to attend an event on March 11, 2008 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at Columbia High School Media Center in Maplewood, NJ. There will be speakers from Maplewood and S. Orange public libraries, Columbia High School and Seton Hall University who will outline the history of the Academic School and Public (ASAP) multi-library collaboration project.

After refreshments, a brief tour and the speakers, the Reference Section will have a business meeting. We invite all to attend and get involved in the section.

Click on the link below to the program flyer:
http://www.njla.org/sections/reference/ASAP.pdf

Please RSVP to Lisa Coats at lcoats[at]monmouth.edu (732-923-4537) by March 7, 2008.
Hope to see you there!
Lisa Coats
NJLA Reference Section
Vice-President & Co-Editor of Newsletter

Outreach campaign for the film The Truth About Cancer

Peter Bromberg — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:23:21 -0500

Forwarded by the NJ State Library, Library Development Bureau, on behalf of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies.

The American Library Association is pleased to announce that it is working with WGBH Boston on the upcoming national outreach campaign for the film The Truth About Cancer, which will air on PBS April 16th at 9 p.m. (check local listings). The 90-minute documentary film, followed by a 30-minute expert panel, hosted by news journalist and cancer survivor Linda Ellerbee will be the launching pad for events and projects across the country focused on creating community conversations around cancer survivorship.

ALA and WGBH encourage libraries to reach out to their local PBS stations to collaborate with them on events surrounding this film. In addition, WGBH encourages libraries to reach out to its national outreach partners on this project including the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, Lance Armstrong Foundation, YMCA of the USA and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups. These collaborations will provide an excellent opportunity for libraries to develop new—or strengthen existing—community partnerships, while offering a valuable service to their communities.

To assist in these outreach efforts, WGBH will offer extensive online resources, including downloadable handouts, which will be available on www.pbs.org/takeonestep starting in March 2008. In addition, a limited number of free Outreach Toolkits including two event posters and a DVD Screener that will include 30 minutes of the film and the full expert panel to libraries that request them. WGBH asks that libraries not hold public screenings using the DVD screener until one week prior to the premiere broadcast.

To order the Outreach Toolkit, please go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/request.html

Materials are limited and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

This collaborative project with WGBH is administered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA. Contact Barbara Macikas, RUSA, bmacikas[at]ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4395.

Workshop: Intro to Publisher, on March 4

Peter Bromberg — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:00:43 -0500

INTRODUCTION TO MS PUBLISHER
Led Programs Plus

WHEN:
Tuesday, March 4, 9:30-4:00

WHERE:
CAMDEN COUNTY LIBRARY, VOGELSON BRANCH
203 Laurel Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Directions: www.sjrlc.org/directions/ccl

HOW MUCH:
Cost: $40

DESCRIPTION:

Quickly create great looking documents and signage with MS Publisher!

After attending this class, you will be able to:

* Create and open files
* Insert text, change font size, style and color
* Work with frames
* Create numbered and bulleted lists
* Create designs and schemes
* Adjust layout, insert objects and files.

You'll get to take home the brochure you create in class, a flyer, newsletter or postcard in this action packed, fun filled course.

--- Earn 6 Professional Development Hours for attending this program. ---

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
http://www.sjrlc.org/spice/2008_2/publisher.pdf

NJ Academy of Library Leadership

Peter Bromberg — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:57:31 -0500

The New Jersey Academy of Library Leadership is a four-day retreat at the Stella Maris Retreat Center in Long Branch, NJ.

The program is FREE and is ideal for a mid-career librarian who is ready for increased involvement in the New Jersey library community. It is open to all types of librarians from all types of libraries.

Applications are now being accepted for the FIFTH Academy taking place May 4-7, 2008.

Those interested should send a resume and a letter of institutional support to

Connie Paul, Executive Director
CJRLC
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3400
Freehold, NJ 07728.

Up to 25 applicants will be accepted.

More information (including an agenda for the retreat) available at:

http://www.cjrlc.org/Flyers/njall_2008.htm

National Library Week is April 13-19

Peter Bromberg — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:37:13 -0500

Posted for the NJLA PR Committee:
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National Library Week is April 13-19!

To publicize this event, the NJLA Public Relations Committee recommends using ALA's templates for press releases and letters to the editor to get some stories in your local newspaper.

It's really quick and easy, all you have to do is add your library's name, address and phone number in the blanks then fax, email, or send to your local newspaper. They even have a spot where you can add information about any programs you are hosting! Here's the direct link:

http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.htm

Good luck!
NJLA Public Relations Committee

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