On May 9, 2018, the NJ State Library hosted a business summit for librarians, “From the Ground Up 2018 NJLIBSGROWBIZ” at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. The all day summit was…
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Active Shooter Training for New Jersey Library Staff
Based upon requests from library staff across the state, the New Jersey State Library will be presenting a series of three active shooter training classes this summer. Camelot Security Associates, a firm…
First Rehabilitation Hospitals for Veterans Concentrated in NJ
As a way of curbing costs associated with the generous pensions given to veterans of the Civil War, one idea from progressives was to rehabilitate wounded veterans from World War I to…
NJSL Receives $222,697 Federal Grant to Support Spanish-Speaking Public Library Users
The New Jersey State Library (NJSL), an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, is the recipient of an FY2018 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant award from the Institute of Museum…
NJSL Selected to Support Supercharged Storytimes Train the Trainer Program
WebJunction announced its new training partners for Supercharged Storytimes for All and the New Jersey State Library was selected to join the Alaska State Library, the Utah State Library, and the Tennessee State…
Literacy Boot Camp 2018
Following up on the success of the inaugural Literacy Boot Camp in 2015, the New Jersey State Library, in partnership with the Plainfield Public Library, kicked off its second Literacy Boot Camp on…
Seventh Annual TBBC Golf Classic Tees Off June 11
Come June 11, 2018, blind U.S. Army veteran Vito DeSantis knows where he will be: joining other area golfers, including those with visual impairments, playing in the NJ State Library Talking Book…
Scholarship for Librarians to Attend ARSL Conference
The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (via a grant from the National Library of Medicine [NLM]) is distributing a $500 scholarship to one librarian in each of the 50 states to…
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
The New Jersey State Library and LibraryLinkNJ are co-sponsoring this training. Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8 hour public education program which introduces participants to the unique risk factors…
Programs for Money Smart Week, April 21-28
Financial literacy is important to all communities, and libraries can be part of the solution. Through participating in Money Smart Week, April 21 – 28, 2018, the NJ State Library, 185 West…
Makers Day 2018 at the NJ State Library
Makers Day 2018 at the NJ State Library on Friday, March 9, featured a number of interesting stations. Participants got to make a microwave brownie in a cup, different buttons, a stress…
NJ Selected to “Leap into Science”
New Jersey has been selected as one of six states to participate in the first year of a national Leap into Science network initiative. New Jersey’s state leadership team organizations include the New Jersey…
