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Michele Stricker Selected to Attend National Conference

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

NJLA Poster Sessions

Photo: Michele Stricker, a consultant for the New Jersey State Library, and Paul Martinez, librarian from the Harry A. Sprague Library, Montclair State University, at the 2009 NJLA History and Preservation Section Poster Session.

Michele Stricker of the New Jersey State Library has been selected by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to attend a national forum, June 16 and 17, 2009, in Buffalo, New York entitled “Stewardship of America’s Legacy: Answering the Call to Action.” She is one of more than 70 representatives of small and medium-sized museums and libraries nationwide invited to participate based on their leadership in the profession and in their communities.

IMLS’s Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, is a multi-year, multi-faceted national program. The Buffalo event is the final of a series of four national forums held in 2008 and 2009. The meetings have been designed to raise awareness among leaders of small and mid-sized museums, libraries and archives about the importance of collections care and to give them practical information, tools and resources to inspire action nationwide.

“Stewardship of America’s Legacy: Answering the Call to Action” will explore how committed individuals, ranging from small town librarians to directors of national conservation training programs, can work together to improve collections care and to inspire and inform others, be it nationally or within their own communities. Speakers will address ways to make the case for funding, address cutting-edge collections care topics, and describe how to use networks to tap into expertise and to engage the public in sustaining our Nation’s collections.

“I am honored to be selected to be part of this national forum,” said Stricker, “and to be a part of the Connecting to Collections partnership in New Jersey along with the State Archives, State Museum, Rutgers University and the Newark Museum.”

IMLS is hosting this forum in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, and the Art Conservation Department of Buffalo State College, State University of New York.

The forum has received support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Carol A. Fatta/The Fatta Foundation, the Baird Foundation, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For a complete schedule please go to:
http://www.imls.gov/collections/tour/buf_program.htm.

N.J. Gov. Jon S. Corzine to Keynote 2008 NJTC Annual Meeting

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) on July 17 at the Forsgate Country Club. The governor is expected to speak about technology’s critical importance to New Jersey’s economy and his Edison Innovation Fund strategy. This event is sponsored by DeVry University, South Jersey Biz Buzz, Mack-Cali Jersey Central Power & Light, PR Newswire and the New Jersey State Library.

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State Library’s video named in top 100

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

A post by Laura Milligan from the Accredited Degrees blog is swirling around the blogosphere that lists 100 Awesome You Tube Vids for Librarians. The State Library was pleased to see our very own Super Librarian video listed as well one made about the Mid-Atlantic future’s Conference we co-sponsored last May. See the entire list here.

From the post: Librarians should no longer be thought of as fuddy duddy types with long dusty cardigans or pince-nez dangling around their necks. These days, public librarians and academic librarians are on the cutting edge, dedicated to bringing their resources and their patrons into the 21st century with technology. Librarians are also bloggers, IT professionals, database managers, technology mavens; and these YouTube videos and tutorials are just for them. Watch these vodcasts and recordings to learn about new library tools, interesting literacy campaigns and outreach programs, and even hysterical videos about library stereotypes that are circulating on the Internet.

New Jersey Cultural Institutions Awarded Prestigious Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

A plan to preserve New Jersey’s rich cultural treasures held in museums, libraries and archives has come to fruition thanks to a Statewide Planning Grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through their “Connecting to Collections preservation initiative.

For the first time a consortium of New Jersey cultural institutions, including the New Jersey State Library, The Newark Museum, the Rutgers University Libraries, the New Jersey State Museum, and the New Jersey State Archives, have the opportunity to assess statewide preservation needs and to develop short and long-term plans to conserve New Jersey’s vast collection materials. Groups representing libraries, history museums and archives throughout the state, including the New Jersey Library Association are involved in the planning process.

For further information contact Michele Stricker, Consultant, Library Development Bureau at 609-278-2640 Ext. 164 or email mstricker@njstatelib.

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State Library Partners with Trump Taj Mahal

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

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!

NJKI Ends February 28

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Due to the lack of state funding, the existing multiyear contracts with NJKI database vendors have ended effective February 28. These vendors include Ebsco, Nature, Wiley, Ovid and RefUSA. Journal articles and data are no longer accessible through NJKI for the next four months. We hope and expect to have an NJKI program available in the ‘09 state budget to begin July 1, 2008.

The NJKI Task Force would appreciate your contacting the Governor’s office.

Mail: PO Box 0001, Trenton NJ 08625
Phone: 609-292-6000
E-mail: Go to http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html
Select “Commerce” as your topic, then “Small Business” as your sub-topic

Contact your local legislators to let them know what the NJKI databases meant to you in terms of helping you grow your business, conduct your research or earn your degree.

The NJKI Task Force hopes you will strike a positive tone as you urge the Governor and local legislators to resume supporting this statewide shared service that had 15 million uses over the past two years while simultaneously saving $68.5 million dollars over retail prices.

Link: NJKI

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State Library provides seven New Jersey towns with free homework help

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

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TRENTON, N.J. - The New Jersey State Library, in partnership with PSE&G, and with help from Newark Mayor Cory Booker, launched a major initiative to offer free homework help to the students, residents and users of seven major public libraries around the state.

Thanks to a new program called “Homework Help NJ,? students in grades 4 to 12 can get free help with their math, science, social studies and English assignments via the Internet. This online tutoring program delivered by Tutor.com allows students with library cards to chat online with tutors that can help them tackle their homework problems. Spanish-speaking tutors are available for help with math and science assignments. Full Story

Links: Photos from event

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Program Will Help Spanish Speaking Families

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

The New Jersey State Library has been selected to direct a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and four public libraries to participate in the expansion of the LEH’s award-winning family reading and discussion program, Prime Time Family Reading Time®, which will target Spanish-speaking families this year.

The State library is working with Princeton Public Library, Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library System, Kearny Public Library and Paterson Free Public Library in New Jersey. The national expansion of “Prime Time Family Reading Time? is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Full Story

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New Partnership to Help Adults Develop Literacy Skills

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

The New Jersey State Library is partnering with Union County College, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission and Rutgers University as part of a national pilot project designed to increase the capacity of public libraries to serve adult learners in developing their literacy skills.

Built around Learner Web, an innovative software program in the final stages of development, the project will allow adult learners to engage in self-directed, self paced instruction making it appealing, comfortable and feasible for most working adults to use in developing their literacy skills. The Learner Web project also seeks to foster collaboration between libraries and community agencies in support of adult learners with basic skills needs. Full Story

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February is Love Your Library Month

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

The New Jersey State Library is partnering 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.

Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of every sale from every customer who presents a book fair voucher at any Barnes and Noble store in New Jersey during the month of February. The funds raised from this month-long event will benefit the children and young adults who participate in the 2008 Summer Reading Program.

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