Mission Statement


New Jersey Academic Librarians (NJAL) advances the role of librarians in higher education, advocates
for our profession, and supports the evolving needs of the diverse communities we serve.

NJAL is the Academic Libraries section of the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) and
the NJ Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL-NJ).

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Executive Board


Megan Dempsey

President


Evelyn S. Field Library

Raritan Valley Community College


118 Lamington Road, North Branch, NJ 07786

  908-526-1200 ext. 8412

megan.dempsey@raritanval.edu


Caitlin Connelly

Vice President/President-Elect


Sister Mary Joseph Cunningham Library
Georgian Court University


900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood NJ 08701

  732-987-2418

cconnelly@georgian.edu


Maria Deptula

Past President


George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences

Rutgers University


30 12th Ave. Newark, NJ 07101

  973-972-4360

maria.deptula@rutgers.edu


Kate Hossain

Secretary


Sidney Silverman Library

Bergen Community College
 


400 Paramus Road Paramus, NJ 07652

  201-493-4083

khossain@bergen.edu


Nicole Potdevin 

Member-at-Large, 2024-2026


Associate University Librarian and Director of Public Services
Fairleigh Dickinson University


285 Madison Avenue Madison, NJ 07940

  973-443-8627

nicole_potdevin@fdu.edu


Cheyenne Riehl

Member-at-Large, 2024-2026


Richard E. Bjork Library
Stockton University 


400 Paramus Road Paramus, NJ 07652

  201-493-4083

khossain@bergen.edu

Appointed Positions


Liaison 1

Liaison 2

Liaison 3