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New Directors Training 2019
Twenty-one new library directors from across New Jersey convened at the NJ State Library Talking Book & Braille Center for two days of training to learn more about State Library services and…
NJSL Makers Day 2019
Makers Day 2019 at the NJ State Library on Friday, March 22, featured a number of interesting stations, drawing a large crowd of state employees and library visitors. Participants got to make…
NJSL’s Michele Stricker a 2019 Library Journal Mover & Shaker
Fifty-four individuals were selected by Library Journal as 2019 Movers & Shakers, including Michele Stricker, deputy state librarian for Lifelong Learning of the NJ State Library, in the “Community Builder” category. Library…
NJCAR Annual Meeting
The NJ Cultural Alliance for Response (NJCAR) held its annual membership meeting on Feb. 21 at the Taylor Pavilion, Belmar. Topics included “Monmouth County Arts and Resilience” presented by Joe Barris, assistant…
Activate Sustainable Thinking for the Future of Libraries
Libraries must take an active, visible role in building sustainable and resilient communities. Our future depends on it in more ways than one. We will explore the importance of infusing the core…
Haunting History of the Sourland Mountain Region
Along the byways and highways of small towns and major cities, the weathered, unique, prominent, sometimes garish, markers of cemeteries usually catch our eye. Although most people are not taphopiles, each year thousands…
New Jersey State Library Awards Literacy Collection Development Grants to Public Libraries Throughout the State
Total grant round of $23,497 will fund collection development at select libraries Twelve public libraries have been awarded grants towards the purchase of library materials – in any format – to help…
Patriots Week Talk on the “Second Battle of Trenton”
In December 1776, Washington’s army was on the brink of defeat; decimated by battles, lacking supplies and many men leaving on Dec. 31 when their one year enlistment period was up. Rather than a…
New Jersey State Library Awards Tischler Memorial Grants to Public Libraries Throughout the State
Total grant round of $35,981 will fund collection development at select libraries The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, has awarded collection development grants to 14 public…
Into the Cold
Most who attended James Hockenberry’s presentation on The Great War and the Origins of the Cold War, on Nov. 14 at the State Library were very familiar with his topic having lived…
Children & Youth Librarians “Keepin’ It Fresh” at Annual Forum
The 28th Annual Youth Services Forum, “Keepin’ It Fresh,” sponsored by the NJ Library Association, NJ State Library and NJ Association of School Librarians, was held on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at…
