On April 25, Governor Jon Corzine presented State Librarian Norma Blake with a proclamation in recognition of being named National Librarian of the Year by Library Journal magazine.
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The New Jersey State Library for the Blind and Handicapped honored the power of volunteer service and celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Audiovision Radio Reading Service on Friday, April 18. LBH honored its dedicated corps of 157 volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Awards Ceremony, “A Night of Volunteer Stars.\” These volunteers, from teens to senior citizens, contributed 3,499 hours of service in 2007 to the people with print disabilities who use LBH.
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Robert Zangara, director of technology at the NJ State Library, has been named one of the top non-profit Chief Information Officers by the New Jersey Technology Council. The presentation took place during the group’s annual CIO Conference at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on April 18. Zangara was recognized for being an outstanding example of a “CIO as Innovator, Marketer and Business Leader,” which was the theme of the conference. Full Story
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The New Jersey State Library has forged a partnership with the Trump Taj Mahal. The Human Resources Staff at the Trump Taj have offered to share their customer service training model with librarians from all around the state at a free customer service training workshop on June 19!
The New Jersey State Library partnered with Barnes & Noble and the New Jersey Library Association to sponsor “Love Your Library” month in February 2008 to once again help fund the Statewide Summer Reading Program at all public libraries in New Jersey. The funds raised from the month-long event benefited the children and young adults who participate in the 2008 Summer Reading Program.
Many libraries participated in a “Best Display” contest to promote the event. The Ridgefield Park library took the top prize, but received stiff competition from many others, including runners-up North Brunswick Library and the Evesham Branch of the Burlington County Library.
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The New Jersey State Library is pleased to announce the availability of the third year of the Literacy Leadership Program Grants for Public Libraries funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through their Library Servcies and Technology Act Grants to the States program. A total of $200,000 is available in $20,000 maximum grant awards. The grant deadline is May 23, 2008. Full story
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QandANJ.org has been awarded the 2008 InfoTubey Award for their delightful commercial, Now Your Library is Open Late Night, Too!. The award was given during the 2008 Computers in Libraries Conference hosted by Information Today, Inc. Beth Cackowski, QandANJ.org Project Coordinator, accepted the award for South Jersey Library Cooperative. The commercial has been highly successful this year having also won a 2008 ASTRA Best of Show Award from the New Jersey Communications Advertising and Marketing Association. The commercial is part of a statewide marketing campaign promoting QandANJ.org that was funded by a grant from the New Jersey State Library.
Click here to view the list of the 2008 InfoTubey Awards winners and videos.
“There must be something in the air in New Jersey… library excellence that is!” - First Lady Laura Bush
Ocean County Library produced this video.
On Nov. 6, the Ocean County Library received the 2007 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. The National Medal, which includes a prize of $10,000, honors outstanding institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. Selected institutions demonstrate extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service, exceeding levels of community outreach and core programs generally associated with its services.
As part of Family Week for Teens at the Theater contest sponsored by a partnership between the State Library, New Jersey Library Association and NJ Theater Alliance, the teen group from Highland Park Library created their own trailer to promote their upcoming Improv workshops. How cool is that?
Congratulations to Peter Bromberg, Assistant Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and Elisabeth Jacobsen Marrapodi, Director, Library Services, Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth who have been named 2008 Movers and Shakers by Library Journal. They have been selected by the editors of Library Journal as emerging leaders from across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference.
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State Librarian Norma Blake was honored by the Girl Scouts of Central & Southern NJ, Inc., (GSCSNJ) as one of eight outstanding female leaders at the 2008 Women of Distinction Program. The women are leaders in their fields, innovators of unique programs and services, and prime examples of lifelong commitments to promoting equity for women and girls everywhere. The Women of Distinction program pays tribute to women leaders who have made extraordinary accomplishments in their professions or their communities. This year, GSCSNJ hosted two awards dinners; the first in central New Jersey at The Heldrich in New Brunswick on March 11, 2008 and the second in South Jersey at Tavistock Country Club in Haddonfield on March 12, 2008.
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Connie Paul, executive director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Freehold (N.J.), is the 2008 co-recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership and Professional Achievement Award. The award is a citation presented to one or more ASCLA members in recognition of leadership and achievement in the following areas of activity: consulting, multi-type library cooperation, networking, statewide service and programs and state library development. Full Story
The New Jersey State Library and New Jersey Library Association in partnership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance have announced the winners of the Family Week for Teens at the Theater contest. Twenty one libraries, representing each county of the state, were chosen based on applications submitted by the libraries’ teen groups. Each teen group will be work with a New Jersey Touring Company to select a theatrical performance or workshop that will be presented at the library.
The performances are part of the 11th Annual Family Week at the Theatre, a statewide event that provides discounted and free theatre performances for families during a week of March. All the performances will be free to teen and their families. Full Story
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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. 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.
Please join us to discuss and to review Scitopia on March 18, 2008,1:30-3:30. Full Story
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Beginning at 5 pm on 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