New Jersey State Library

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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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.

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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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