The next annual New Directors’ Orientation will be held on March 18 & 25, 2020, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the New Jersey State Library’s Talking Book and Braille Center…
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Marine Captain Reflects on Afghan War
Former Marine Capt. Mark A. Bodrog visited the State Library on Nov. 8th to discuss his self-published book, Second Platoon: Call Sign Hades. In celebration of Veterans’ Day and the Marine Corps…
NJ SNAP Awareness Week – November 10-16
NJ SNAP is New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that can help our friends, family and neighbors with lower incomes afford the groceries they need to feed their families. We are bringing…
Pilot Library Technology Assessment Project Launches
The New Jersey State Library is sponsoring a twelve-library pilot initiative of the Urban Libraries Council’s Edge 2.0 management tool. This past spring, ULC informed the State Library about an opportunity…
Learn 30 Languages at the Library
The New Jersey State Library provides a wealth of electronic resources to New Jersey residents through public libraries statewide. State Library and public library cardholders have access to Rosetta Stone, the language-learning…
Celebrating William Penn’s 375th Birthday
Historian Erik L. Burro visited the New Jersey State Library on Tuesday, October 8 and spoke to 57 community members, including State Library and Thomas Edison State University staff and New Jersey…
NJSL Proves Youth Services Are Lit
Children’s book author Wil Mara delivered the keynote speech, “The Myth of the Reluctant Reader,” at the 2019 Youth Services Forum on Monday, October 7 at the Monroe Township Public Library. Mara,…
NJ State Library and New Jersey Human Services Partner to Launch Vision Assistive Technology Program in Trenton
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Part of Blindness Awareness Month (TRENTON) – Residents in Trenton with low vision will now have easy access to assistive technology software and devices, thanks to the New Jersey Human…
Census 2020 Grants Available
The State of New Jersey has just announced a grant program to support efforts to make sure that everyone in New Jersey is counted in Census 2020. Non-profits are strongly encouraged to…
Join us for an outdoor Fiber Bombing on Oct. 4, 12-3pm
The New Jersey State Library and BSB Gallery will host an outdoor Fiber Bombing on Friday October 4, 2019 from 12-3 p.m. in front of the State Library. Fiber Bombing is a…
For NJ Librarians: 2019 SUMMIT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORS
The New Jersey State Library is hosting a Public Library Directors conference on September 5, 2019, at the Monmouth County Library, in Manalapan, NJ. Network and renew connections with your community of…
Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer Elected to LYRASIS Board of Trustees
To help guide and steward the recent merger of LYRASIS and DuraSpace, four new Board of Trustees Members were elected by the combined memberships, and four new Board of Trustees were appointed. Please…
