LSTA Advisory Council

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council

Charge

  • To assist the New Jersey State Library in developing and evaluating the LSTA five year plan;
  • To assist the New Jersey State Library in establishing the annual grant criteria;
  • To assist the New Jersey State Library in evaluating activities funded through the LSTA program in New Jersey.

The LSTA Advisory Council is an optional advisory group for each State Librarian, per the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants to States Program.


LSTA Advisory Council Members

Radwa Ali, Director
Roxbury Public Library
103 Main Street
Succasunna, NJ 07876
973-584-3550
Radwa.ali@roxburylibrary.org
Appointed April 30,2021
First two-year term ends April 30, 2023


Lisa Bakanas, School Library Media Specialist
Cherokee High School
Lenape Regional District
120 Tomlinson Mill Rd, Marlton NJ 08053
Work email – lbakanas@lrhsd.org
Home email – lisabakanas@gmail.com
Cell – 856-889-7479
Appointed April 30, 2021
First two-year term ends April 30, 2023


Stacey DeCaro, M.A., M.L.I.S. Library Media Specialist (full-time)
James F. Cooper Elementary School 1960 Greentree Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 856-424-4554 Ext. 7135
sdecaro@chclc.org
Camden County Library System
South County Regional Branch Library
35 Cooper Folly Road, Winslow Township, NJ 08004 Office: 856-753-2537, Ext. 7404
sdecaro@camdencountylibrary.org
Appointed April 30,2021
First two-year term ends April 30, 2023


Jessica Trujillo, Department Head Youth Services Manager
Montclair Public Library
50 South Fullerton Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042
973-744-0500 ext. 2230
Jessica.trujillo@montclairlibrary.org
First two-year term ends June 30, 2022


Juliet Machie, Executive Director
New Jersey Library Association
163 US Hwy 130 N, Bldg. 1, Suite 1C
Bordentown, NJ 08505
609-482-1282
jmachie@njla.org
First two-year term ends April 30, 2023


Kathleen McGrail, Director
Upper Saddle River Public Library
245 Lake Street
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 201-327-2583
Mcgrail@uppersaddleriver.org
First two-year term ends April 30, 2023


Joseph Toth, Director of Library Services
Richard E. Bjork Library
Stockton University
101 Vera King Farris Drive Galloway, NJ 08205 Joseph.Toth@stockton.edu
Second two-year term ends September 30, 2022


Linda Devlin, Director Camden County Library
203 Laurel Road
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-772-1636
ldevlin@camdencountylibrary.org
First 2-year term ends Jan. 31, 2022
Second two-year term ends February 1, 2024


Dr. Gigi Mohamad, Assistant Professor
School Library Program, Room 4082
William Patterson University
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470 aimatheaven@gmail.com
First two-year term ends June 30, 2022 Represents school libraries


Lynn Hoffman, Director of Operations
Somerset County Library System
1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater Township NJ 08807 908-458-4940
lhoffman@sclibnj.org
First two-year term ends February 28, 2024


Meeting Minutes

  • September 30, 2019: PDF
  • March 19, 2018: PDF
  • November 29, 2016: PDF
  • October 14, 2015: PDF
  • May 13, 2015: PDF
  • December 4, 2014: PDF
  • July 23, 2014: PDF; Word
  • January 22, 2014: PDF; Word
  • March 8, 2013:  PDF; Word
  • May 21, 2012: PDF
  • February 1, 2012: PDF
  • October 13, 2011: PDF
  • July 6, 2011: PDF
  • May 24, 2011: PDF

Members Needed for LSTA Advisory Council

The New Jersey State Library convenes with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council on a semi-annual basis. We’re looking for new members for each body to fill terms that ended during the last year.

For the LSTA Advisory Council, we are looking for: two members to represent university/special libraries; two members to represent public libraries (large and small); and one member to represent school libraries. You can find more information about the Advisory Council above.

If interested, send along your name, affiliation and two paragraphs describing your interest and background to Jen Nelson at jnelson@njstatelib.org. We are hoping to call a meeting in late April; please respond by April 9.


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