Happy Holidays! NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, December 17. Here are some of the highlights: New Jersey State Librarian, Jen Nelson, NJLA President, Jeff Cupo, NJLA Executive Director, Brett Bonfield, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, and NJLA Public Policy Co-Chair Jennie Pu, at... Continue Reading
Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act preventing arbitrary censorship of library collections, and ensuring that New Jersey residents have access to a broad range of books, movies, music, and other materials in public and schools libraries. Continue Reading
NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, November 19. Here are some of the highlights: The Executive Board approved the NJLA Personnel Administration Subcommittee's proposed NJLA Salary Guide for 2025, along with a statement on Narcan and revised membership rates and options for library... Continue Reading
NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, October 15. Here are some of the highlights: Tiffany McClary, Director of Communications, Marketing, and Outreach at the NJ State Library collaborated with NJLA Executive Director, Brett Bonfield, on a Media Training 101 Guidebook to help library... Continue Reading
NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, September 17. Here are some of the highlights: The Executive Board approved an agreement with Amazon, providing Enhanced Institutional Members with free access to Amazon Prime for Business, a $1299 annual value. We will discuss more details in the... Continue Reading
The New Jersey Library Association acknowledges the harmful effect on both applicants and institutions when libraries fail to include a salary, range, or rate of pay in job postings. When employers omit clear compensation information from a job posting, it creates a dynamic where candidates are... Continue Reading
NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, August 20. Here are some of the highlights: NJLA President, Jeff Cupo, is making Unsung Libraries one of his presidential priorities. Many New Jersey libraries overcome challenges and continue to provide great service. Jeff visited Atlantic Cape... Continue Reading
Good News for School Libraries 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... Continue Reading
Newest Member of the NJLA Team: Melissa Johnson I have the pleasure of introducing you to Melissa Johnson, the newest member of the NJLA team. Melissa joins us with over 20 years of meeting planning experience. As with her other major client, the Public Library Association (PLA), she will work... Continue Reading
NJLA 24-28 Strategic Plan NJLA's 2024-28 Strategic Plan was approved by the Executive Board on July 16, 2024, culminating a nine-month process that included numerous survey and focus groups with NJLA's members and partners. This plan succeeds NJLA's 2019-2022 Strategic Plan.NJLA’s mission... Continue Reading
NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, July 16. Here are some of the highlights. This was Jeff Cupo’s first meeting as President, John Wallace’s first meeting as Vice President/President-elect, and Heather Kristian’s first meeting as Second Vice President. Carina... Continue Reading
Library Aid and Freedom to Read Act The New Jersey legislative session ended on a positive note for the two initiatives that NJLA was championing. In a difficult budget year, Library Network Aid, which was originally budgeted to be cut by 20%, was fully restored to last year's level, and... Continue Reading
