NJLA News

NJLA.ORG: SOME FUNCTIONS OFFLINE

Update 2/14/25: We have shut down several areas of the website in preparation for the move to our new home with NoviAMS. To avoid discrepancies between the Memberclicks user database and Novi, membership signups have been taken offline as well as forms that collect payments. We don't have a way of disabling credit card transactions, so we ask that you do not use a credit card to renew your membership. Novi will not know that you paid through Memberclicks after today. We suggest you do not make changes to your profile as they will not transfer to Novi after today. 

Currently, everything is still functioning normally. You can send messages through e-list, browse the website, sign up for Performer's Showcase, apply for a scholarship, and nominate a buddy for an award. We'll do our best to keep you all updated as the process moves along. Any questions, please contact [email protected]. Please note, that email replies may be slow as we are focused on making this transition as go as quickly and smoothly as possible. We thank you for your patience. 

2/10/25: Please read the article linked below for important information regarding NJLA's technology migration and access to services.

COMING UP

• Feb 17: Office Closed for President's Day.
• Feb 18: Executive Board Meeting. The Zoom link will be posted the day before.
• Mar 5: Performer's Showcase at the Mount Laurel Library. Register.
• Mar 7: NJLA Scholarship applications close.
• Mar 31: Honors and Awards nominations close. Recognize your colleagues for the good work they do. 

January 10, 2025

A LOOK BACK AT NJLA IN 2024

The past year was an incredibly successful one for you and your NJLA colleagues. I want to take a moment to highlight that success. Specifically, I want to share a remarkable infographic that Alicia Gough, NJLA’s Office Manager, put together to document what you achieved.

We have hundreds of new members. If you’re one of them, Welcome! If you’ve been around for a while, please be sure to help your newer NJLA colleagues learn how NJLA works. In particular, please welcome and support the members of NJLA’s new Sections and join them in their work.

We’ve had great legislative success. That’s because of you: the important work you do, the esteem in which you’re held, and the outreach you did to elected officials.

As you can see, that’s only part of the story. There is more than a score of pictures in the infographic, and it’s worth far, far more than 20,000 words.

-- Brett Bonfield, NJLA Executive Director

December 10, 2024

Freedom to Read Act Signed into Law

Yesterday, 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.

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.