Past Events
Pass it On: Saving Heritage and Memories, Preserving Family Treasures
Ever wonder how to store old baseball cards? How to carefully handle a fragile old family photo? How to preserve your digital diary or your quilt collection? Everyone who saves things, from family mementos to world-class collections, has similar questions.
Libraries care for their vast and varied collections everyday, so they are the perfect places for learning about preservation. In recognition of this, the American Library Association will launch its first Preservation Week May 9–15, 2010. The New Jersey State Library is partnering with ALA in developing and piloting a new workshop to help your library celebrate collecting and preservation in your community, and to highlight your institution as a source of preservation information.
Preservation is a theme that can be used to bring in people and develop new audiences in your library. You do not have to be an expert in preservation to present informative programs to the public. This workshop will give you the ideas and resources you will need to develop successful preservation programming for your customers.
Participants will learn some basic preservation strategies for assisting the public in caring for their family treasures, as well as ideas for fostering preservation awareness and developing outreach programs in your community.
Possible outreach and awareness ideas include digitizing family photographs or papers, digital archiving and metadata for the home photographer, display of family treasures, sharing your family food heritage, a memories “road show,” caring for family documents, scrapbooking for posterity, organizing family collections, home movie day, quilt/wedding dress care, and disaster recovery for important family papers. Register now for what promises to be an interesting and informative workshop for library directors, preservation staff, or program/outreach managers.
Cost: $20 (covers continental breakfast and lunch)
Time: 9:30-- 3:30 workshop (9:00-9:30 Registration)
March 30: Parsippany Troy Hills Public Library
March 31: Hasbrouck Heights Public Library
April 7: East Brunswick Public Library
April 8: Cherry Hill Public Library
Space is limited. Registration and payment takes places online at: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
For further information please contact Michele Stricker, Deputy Director, Library Development Bureau, New Jersey State Library at mstricker@njstatelib.org.
New Directors' Orientation Workshop
Registration is now open for the New Jersey State Library’s 2010 New Directors’ Orientation. The workshop will be held on February 17 & 24, 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
This is a two-day orientation workshop for new public library directors. Registrants must attend BOTH days. The workshop will concentrate on the following areas: Library Finance and State Aid, Budgeting, Library Law, Policy and Procedure Creation and Maintenance, Library Marketing, Library Boards and more. There will also be an overview of services offered by the New Jersey State Library and the Talking Book & Braille Center. This is a great opportunity for new directors to learn the basics about their positions and to network with State Library personnel, other library professionals and new library directors from around the state.
Registration is limited to 25. The online registration process is for new directors ONLY. Branch managers may apply by calling David Lisa at 609-278-2640 ext. 191. New directors are given preference in the registration process, but branch managers are welcome to apply.
Day 1 of this FREE workshop will be held at the Talking Book & Braille Center and Day 2 will be held at the New Jersey State Library, both in Trenton, New Jersey. Lunch is included on both workshop days.
Registration: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
If you have any questions, please contact David Lisa at 609-278-2640, Ext. 191 or dlisa@njstatelib.org.
NJSL Partners with NJ Libraries for the Pennies for Peace Campaign
Throughout February and March 2010, the New Jersey State Library plans to honor the legacy of Abraham Lincoln as part of the national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration. Lincoln firmly believed in education, equality, opportunity and peace. To help continue his legacy, the State Library is encouraging all New Jersey libraries to participate in the Lincoln Pennies for Peace Campaign. All funds collected will be donated to Pennies for Peace which collects funds for the Central Asia Institute co-founded by Greg Mortenson, the subject of the bestselling biography, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School At A Time.” His newest book, “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan” is due out Dec. 1, 2009 and continues the story begun in “Three Cups of Tea.” The money collected for the Pennies For Peace Campaign will be used to build school libraries in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The New Jersey State Library encourages New Jersey school and public libraries to join this campaign:
- Register at the Pennies for Peace website. You can receive free postcards and stickers and other materials.
- Let us know too. To receive a free poster for your library and to have your library included in statewide media releases please register with the NJ State Library.
- Design a creative donation container and send in pictures for posting on the State Library Website. Either post the photos to your Flickr account and send Gary Cooper the link or send us the digital photos and he’ll post them for you.
- Get children and the community involved in contributing pennies. Pennies for Peace has lots of suggestions to get you started.
- The libraries collecting the most pennies for New Jersey libraries will receive recognition during National Library Week in April 2010.
To be eligible for this contest, libraries should collect the pennies, make a check made out to “New Jersey State Library” and send the check to the State Library by April 1, 2010. We’ll send all the checks to Pennies for Peace.
Send your check to:
Sheri Shafer, Chief Financial Officer
NJ State Library
PO Box 520
Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
Checks must be received at the State Library by April 1, 2010.
The original Pennies for Peace was conceived by students in a Wisconsin elementary school in 1996. Since then, over 16 million pennies have been raised by over 700 schools in all 50 states, including over 10 million pennies in the past year. The program is designed to educate children about the world beyond their experience and show them that they can make a positive impact on a global scale, one penny at a time. To date, the Central Asia Institute has established 130 schools, educating over 51,000 students, with an emphasis on girls’ education.
Media Inquiries: Gary Cooper
Contact for Libraries: Sharon Rawlins
Graphic Novel Collection Development for Adults, Young Adults & Children
Graphic novels have become one of the hottest collection types in libraries. If you are looking for a convenient way to become more informed about how your library can have the graphic novels that your customers are looking for, please plan to attend one of these workshops!
Just some of the topics to be covered include:
- What are the best graphic novel collection development resources for librarians?
- How can comic book publishers help you with promoting your graphic novel collection?
- Should you create separate graphic novel sections for adults, young adults and children in your library?
- What is manga and which of your library’s customers would it appeal to?
- What titles would be contained in basic graphic novel collections for schools and public libraries?
Guest Speakers:
We will have four guest speakers who are nationally recognized in the comics community. They will cover subjects that are critical to graphic novel collection development:
“What Comics Publishers Can Do For the Graphic Novel Needs of Librarians.”
John Cunnigham, Vice President, Marketing, DC Comics, New York, NY
“Manga Collection Development for Complete Newbies.”
David Inabnitt, Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
“Graphic Novel Collection Development for Schools and Children’s Sections in Public Libraries.”
Sophie Brookover, Librarian, Eastern Regional Senior High School, Audubon, NJ
“Creating Your Adult and YA Graphic Novel Collection.”
Laverne Mann, Librarian, Mercer County Library, Ewing, NJ
A core collection bibliography will be supplied to all attendees. This can be used to build or augment your library’s graphic novel collection.
Morning coffee and lunch will be included on each of the workshop days.
Dates and Locations:
(Choose one – These are identical workshops in two different locations):
Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Avenue, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Friday, August 28, 2009, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Somerset County Library System Headquarters, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Cost: $20 (each location)
Registration: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
For more information or questions, please contact David Lisa at 609-278-2640, Ext. 191 or dlisa@njstatelib.org.
ReferenceUSA will be migrating to a new user interface around July 15.
In preparation for that move, they are offering webinars for New Jersey library staff members. The dates of the webinars are as follows:
July 8, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
July 9, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
July 13, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
To register for any of these sessions, go to:
https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
Your connection information will be sent to you 24 hours prior to your session.
If you have any questions, please contact Scherelene Schatz at sschatz@njstatelib.org.
VoiceScape - Public Speaking Advice from the Pros!
Registration is now OPEN and is LIMITED!
The New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association have partnered to bring you a wonderful opportunity.
We are bringing in “VoiceScape” to help you improve your presentation skills. .
Founded by professional actors in Chicago, Voicescape draws on voice & speech, improvisation, and movement training techniques commonly found in the theatre, and appies them to the business sector. They believe that any business communication, whether face-to-face or voice-to-voice, can be enhanced by simple lessons in relaxation and stage presence.
This workshop will be held at the Sheraton Eatontown on May 29, 2009. There will be two sessions: morning session from 9:30-12:30 and afternoon session from 1:30-4:30.Choose ONLY ONE session. Limit of 50 people per session. $20 NJLA members, $30 non-members.
Questions? Contact Peggy Cadigan at the New Jersey State Library 609-278-2640, x113, pcadigan@njstatelib.org
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Recruiting and Mentoring A Diverse Workforce for New Jersey’s Libraries 06/10/2009 06/10/2009 FREE
Description: To provide the best service to New Jersey’s increasingly diverse population, the state’s public libraries can benefit from professionals who reflect their communities. Learn how to help recruit and mentor such a workforce for your library. Workshops include: Recruiting a Diverse Workforce: A Success Story; Mentoring 101; and Recruitment and Mentoring Tips (panel discussion) with special attention to the African-American, Latino, and ADA populations. June 10, 2009, Wednesday, 9:00-12:30 at the Monroe Township Public Library. For more information contact Maryanne Knutson at mknutson@njstatelib.org. Thank you and hope to see you on June 10.
https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
To register for any of these sessions, go to:
https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
Outcomes Based Evaluation Training (Advanced) (Please click on the following link http://www.njstatelib.org/News for more information and to see the flier)
There will be one advanced training held on November 7 2008 and is limited to 35 people.
Coffee and lunch will be provided.
November 7, 2008
Sheraton Eatontown
9am-4pm
To register, please click on the following link
https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Cadigan at pcadigan@njstatelib.org
Outcomes Based Evaluation Training (Intro.)
(PLease click on the following link http://www.njstatelib.org/News for more information and to see the flier)
There will be two introductory trainings held in November 2008.
Each workshop is limited to 35 people.
Coffee and lunch will be provided.
November 5, 2008
Madison Hotel-Morristown
9am-4pm
November 6, 2008
Sheraton Eatontown
9am-4pm
To register for either of these events, please click on the following link
https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Cadigan at pcadigan@njstatelib.org
Workshops on Preventing and Preparing for Library Disasters
(Please click on the following link http://www.njstatelib.org/News for more information and to see the disaster planning flyer)
There will be two workshops held in November 2008.
Each workshop is limited to 30 registrants.
The cost is $15 (nonrefundable) which covers continental breakfast and lunch
November 19
Plainfield Public Library
9am – 4pm
November 20
Mount Laurel Library
9am – 4pm
To register for either of these events, please click on the following link
https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
If you have any question, please contact Michele Stricker at mstricker@njstatelib.org
Basic JerseyCat Webinars Offered
The Basic JerseyCat Searching webinar will introduce you to searching the virtual catalog, choosing the correct bibliographic records, and placing and interlibrary loan requests. The session will be held on Wednesday, September 24, from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. To register for this session click here:
Register here
The Basic Interlibrary Loan Workflow will introduce interlibrary loan staff to the basic interlibrary loan workflow and terminology, status changes, and administration of the your library’s participant record on the system. The session will be held on September 25, from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. To register for this session click here:
Register here
JerseyCat Splash Screen and Book Reviews Features Webinars Scheduled
The most recent release of JerseyCat allows you to customize the home screen for your library’s customers with your local information. If you haven’t learned about this feature, take a lesson via an upcoming webinar. It’s easy and will take only an hour of your time to learn how to accomplish this. Also covered in this webinar is information about the new Book Review feature.
September 17 - 11 a.m. - 12 Noon Register here
September 18 - 3:00 p.m. Register here
October 7 - 3:00 p.m. Register here
Annual JerseyCat User Group Sessions will be held on the following dates from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.:
October 21 - Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster
October 22 - Ridgewood Public Library, Ridgewood
October 23 - Point Pleasant Beach Public Library, Point Pleasant Beach
October 28 - Woodbridge Public Library, Woodbridge
October 30 - Mount Laurel Public Library, Mt. Laurel
These sessions are important for ALL JerseyCat users to attend. Important updates and discussion for all interlibrary loan and reference staff will take place. Come to hear about all that JerseyCat has to offer and what changes we can expect in the coming year.
What’s New and Better with ReferenceUSA?
All sessions are from 10 a.m. - 12 Noon
August 19 - Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster
August 20 - NJ State Library, Trenton
August 21 - Atlantic County Library, Mays Landing
Besides covering some of the new data elements and search features on RefenenceUSA, this session will cover the “new databases” added to NJKI’s subscription this year. They are:
New Business database:
More than 50,000 new businesses added each week. Use to research hot areas of economic development. These new businesses need a wide variety of goods and services.
New Homeowner database:
100,000 new homeowners added weekly. Locate individuals that have just purchased a home. Research information to track the financial impact of new homeowners in an area.
New Movers:
300,000 added each week. Each year, 20 % of the nation’s population moves to a new address. This new tool will allow you and your patrons to research this mobile population and pinpoint growing areas for all types of business needs.
To register for this session, go to:https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115
