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Jeffrey A. Kesper, Director |
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November 2005 LDB Monthly Report
Updates on: Awards | Conferences and Workshops | Grants Information | Library Laws of NJ | Listservs |Marketing and Outreach | Meetings | New Jersey Knowledge Initiative| Partnerships | Per Capita State Aid | Site Visits | Statistics for NJ Public Libraries | |
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New York Times Librarian of the Year Award:
Kathleen Peiffer handled the final details this month for the winners and their guests to attend the awards ceremony that was held on November 16. The four award winners from New Jersey were announced that evening. http://www.njstatelib.org/News/news_item.php?item_id=168
http://www.njstatelib.org/News/news_item.php?item_id=168
kpeiffer@njstatelib.org
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Conferences and Workshops
IMLS/ LSTA Conference
State Librarian Norma Blake was one of three panelists at Institute of Museum and Library Services/Library Services and Technology Act Conference that was held in Washington D.C. Norma enumerated the many ways that New Jersey has been able to increase marketing awareness for NJSL and LSTA and IMLS sponsored programs and how we are able to leverage additional partnerships and funding from our Federal grants. The discussion gave New Jersey the opportunity to present many of it programs to a national audience. Norma, accompanied by LDB Director Jeff Kesper and LDB Deputy Director Kathi Peiffer, also attended workshops to learn about LSTA and IMLS grant opportunities and reporting requirements. jkesper@njstatelib.org
Youth Service Focus
Adolescent Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English Conference in Pittsburgh. The program was on new authors: New Voices: The New Kids on the Block in Young Adult Literature. bkunzel@njstatelib.org
Palinet Annual Conference 2005
Susan Kaplan gave a presentation on the New Jersey Digital Highway to attendees from New Jersey and neighboring states. skaplan@njstatelib.org
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Grants information
Prime Time Grant
The Prime Time grant applied for last month was not awarded to New Jersey. Kathleen Peiffer is requesting comments from the review committee so that NJSL may compile a more compelling grant application next year.
Gates Foundation Grant Programs
Much time and attention was given this month to the final preparations for the first program in the Gates Staying Connected Grant, which will be on the topics of computer security and technology planning to be held on December 2 and 6. These workshops are being co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Continuing Education Opportunity
Kathleen Peiffer coordinated a new continuing education opportunity offered by the Gates Foundation. One State Library staff member and two public librarians in New Jersey serving small and rural communities will have all their expenses paid to attend a pre-conference on Promoting Public Libraries as well as the conference itself. The assistance of Karen Hyman and Joanne Roukens was invaluable in publicizing this opportunity to librarians in their region. Kathleen Peiffer will be coordinating the arrangements with the Gates Foundation and attending the program with the librarians.
Update: The two public librarians chosen to attend the conference are Debbie Maynard of Butler Public Library and Sharon Furgason of McCowan Memorial Library.
IMLS Recruitment Grant
Kathleen Peiffer is the interim grant administrator until a new project specialist is hired. This month she reviewed the previous administrator’s files for items that needed to be handled; emailed students and libraries with responses to their questions; solicited the necessary information from our grant partners for the second year report on this grant and working with the partners on the formation of a new grant application. kpeiffer@njstatelib.org
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Library Laws of New Jersey
All charts for the regulations pertaining to Per Capita State Aid have been posted to the Webpage. vrosch@njstatelib.org |
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Listservs
This new listserv, open to all New Jersey public library staff, has 594 subscribers. NJSL Direct is the new listserv from the State Library. It is open to any New Jersey public library staff member who would like to join. NJSL Direct is designed to provide a wide offering of information, updates and stories about what is happening at the New Jersey State Library, as well as in the state and the nation.
To subscribe, send an email to: majordomo@lists.njstatelib.org. Leave the subject field blank. In the message box type the words: subscribe njsldirect. kpeiffer@njstatelib.org
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Marketing and Outreach
November was a month of Conferences with the NJSL promoting its services at two major conferences back-to-back. Teachers attending the New Jersey Education Association Conference had the opportunity to learn how JerseyClicks can help them in their classrooms. Scherelene Schatz , Cindy Warrick, Sharon Rawlins and John Cooper worked the booth. Bonnie Kunzel was a panel participant at one of the many NJEA presentations.
Members of the New Jersey Library Association joined NJSL staff members, Teri Taylor, Peggy Cadigan, Carol Yoest, Tina Keresztury, Scherelene Schatz, John Cooper, and Cindy Warrick at the League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City. The theme centered on how libraries can help municipalities find funding opportunities. Brochures reflecting the theme were created and distributed. Staff informed people about grant and funding possibilities for municipalities as well as how JerseyClicks can help municipalities find up-to-date information to find successful solutions for problems facing their communities.
The NJSL newsletter,Impressions and the Annual Reports were mailed.
Companies were awarded bids for the NJKI Marketing package and the New Jersey Public Library Construction Bond Calendar for 2006. With the NJKI marketing package including posters, bookmarks, and a brochure, expectation is high that these media items will inform, educate, and evoke a good response from NJ Small Businesses, libraries and their customers.
New Jersey State Library programs and services were presented to at least 10,000 individuals this month by informing, educating, updating, or introducing them to services the State Library offers. Individuals were notified through one-on-one conversations and mass mailings of well-designed, informational pieces. ndowd@njstatelib.org
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Meetings
New Jersey Historical Commission Grant Committee
New Jersey Historical Commission
NJLA Performer’s Showcase, Monmouth County Library
Ya-Ling Lu, Professor Rutgers University
Baker and Taylor Fall Publisher Preview, Somerville
Youth Services Forum Planning Committee at LBH
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NJ Knowledge Initiative
NJKI Demonstration Days were held at business incubators at Trenton, Jersey City, Newark, and Camden. There are currently 89 people from 66 businesses registered as NJKI members. The registration form is now available on the NJKI website under “How to Search the NJKI databases/NJKI business members” and in the documents section “For Librarians”. The Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) statewide have agreed to start promoting NJKI to their clients and will refer high-tech companies for membership. VALE members will be encouraged to follow up with local SBDC directors. NJ Technology Council will run a feature on NJKI in the next issues of njki.org. skaplan@njstatelib.org
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Partnerships
Get a Library Card Online
Members from the State Library and South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative met to begin discussing the transition of this initiative to State Library staff.
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Per Capita State Aid – 2004 NJ Public Library Survey
Missing checks are being traced and addresses corrected for next year. vrosch@njstatelib.org
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Site Visits
LDB Consultants have been building a personal communication network while visiting libraries throughout the state. The feedback from libraries has been overwhelmingly positive. Expanding on that concept New Jersey State Librarian Norma Blake and LDB Director Jeff Kesper are meeting with small groups of library directors for informal chats. This month Norma and Jeff met with about twenty librarians from Sussex and Warren Counties to discuss issues and concerns and to hear about the NJSL and its three branches. Later in the month Jeff met with three directors from Bergen county Oradell, Emerson and Haworth Public libraries.
Norma and Jeff visited the Newark Public library to experience the renovation and tour the rest of the facilities and then met with Gian Hasija, Director of the Bloomfield Public Library, and two of their board members prior to the ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Children’s room. Norma, Gian and Jeff were interviewed by the local press. jkesper@njstatelib.org
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Statistics for NJ Public Libraries
Statistics are being checked for obvious data entry errors in preparation of publishing the data.
Staff members are working on StLA (State Library Agencies) survey questions. vrosch@njstatelib.org
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