Member Engagement Committee

FUNCTIONS

  • To identify the needs of personal, institutional, commercial and affiliate members
  • To address these needs, either through the committee or through cooperation with another committee, section, or task force within the Association
  • To promote and enhance membership in the Association through recruitment of new memberships and the preparation and distribution of membership materials
  • To provide assistance to members seeking information relating to personnel practices and to recommend to the Executive Board programs relating to such relevant topics as employment and libraries in NJ, labor unions, and civil service status, salary, common benefits and rights, and proper hiring processes
  • To gather, publish and distribute data relating to salary and working conditions of library personnel in New Jersey
  • To recommend to the Executive Board programs relating to the improvement of salary and working conditions

COMPOSITION
20 members, including the chair and the chair of the Equity & Mentorship Subcommittee

Member Engagement Committee

  • Christal Blue

    Director, Hillside Free Public Library

    Chair

  • Megan Kociolek

    Megan Kociolek

    Director, Clark Public Library

    Vice Chair

  • Craig Anderson

    Academic Librarian, Kean University Library

    Member

  • Kate Angelo

    Adult Librarian, Other, Long Branch Free Public Library

    Member

  • Amy Behr-Shields

    Director, Summit Free Public Library

    Member

  • Ellen Callanan

    Assistant/Associate Director, Sussex County Library System

    Member

  • Elizabeth Fried

    Principal Librarian, Edison Public Library

    Member

  • Cynthia Hutzel-Becker

    Program Coordinator, Bradley Beach Free Public Library

    Member

  • Jenna Ingham

    Jenna Ingham

    Senior Librarian, Head of Youth Services, Verona Public Library

    Member

  • Laverne Mann

    Laverne Mann

    Hamilton Township Public Library

    Member

  • Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer

    Retired

    Member

  • Karl Schwartz

    Branch Manager, Newark Public Library

    Member

  • Eric Schwarz

    Eric Schwarz

    Reference Librarian (Adult Services Librarian), Clarence Dillon Public Library

    Member