State Librarian’s Update – June 2026 | New Jersey State Library

June 5^th, 2026

Since 2023, the New Jersey State Library has been working on “Teaching Information Literacy,” an IMLS-funded project that is supporting the state’s implementation of K-12 student information literacy learning standards.

As part of our efforts to inform, educate, and engage people, we are holding a free virtual National Forum on July 14-15. Called Reimagining Information Literacy, speakers and panelists from across the country will explore a variety of aspects of information literacy, going beyond New Jersey’s approach.

We will be joined by speakers such as Crosby Kemper, former director of IMLS; Chris Coward of the University of Washington; and Beth Simone Noveck, New Jersey’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Strategist and a professor at Northeastern University.

You can register at this link: https://reimaginingliteracy.cmpinc.net/. Please reach out if you have questions.

Jen Nelson

State Librarian