NJLA News

COMING UP

• Nov 28 and 29: Office Closed for Thanksgiving
• Dec 17: Executive Board Meeting
• Jan 1: Nominations for the 2025-2026 NJLA Executive Board closes. Run for a seat on the board!

November 20, 2024

2025-2026 NJLA Executive Board Nominations Open

We encourage all NJLA members in good standing to nominate themselves for a seat on the NJLA 2025-26 Executive Board. Nominations will be accepted until January 1, 2025 for the following positions: Vice President/President-Elect, Secretary, ALA Councilor, Member-at-Large, and Member-at-Large Academic Liaison.

November 19, 2024

NJLA 2025 Salary Guide

The Executive Board approved NJLA's 2025 salary guide. The guide is effective Jan. 1. NJLA recommends staff receive annual increases of at least 2.6075%, or the minimum starting recommendation for the position, whichever is greater. Employees 18 or older must be paid the state minimum wage of $15.49 per hour in 2025. There may be exceptions to the minimum wage for small employers. 

September 17, 2024

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF PAY TRANSPARENCY

The Executive Board passed a Statement in Support of Pay Transparency for All New Jersey Library Workers. The NJLA Job Hotline Policy will go into effect on January 1, 2025.  

August 15, 2024

Good News for School Libraries

Good news!  Governor Murphy signed two bills on Tuesday that will have a direct impact on school libraries.  NJASL is beyond thrilled to have been specifically named in the first bill that will create a working group on best practices for literacy that includes school librarians as part of the working group.  School librarians were also listed as educators who will be eligible to receive professional development training.

The second bill creates the Office of Learning Equity at the NJ Department of Education with the purpose of promoting student literacy and advancing learning equity through academic recovery practices.  This will provide an opportunity for school librarians to showcase their value and connections to student literacy.