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Diane Campbell, Chair
Franklin F. Moore Library
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Rd.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
609-895-5729
fax: 609-896-8029
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Eileen Palmer, Vice Chair
1030 St. George Ave.
Plaza 35, Suite 203
Avenel, NJ 07001
732-750-2525
fax: 732-750-9392
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SUBCOMMITTEE:
Intellectual Freedom

FUNCTIONS

  • To monitor legislative initiatives and legislation, both in the state and in the nation, and to recommend a course of action for the Association and for the professional community.
  • To work with appropriate agencies to initiate new legislation.
  • To develop a legislative platform and recommend such to the Executive Board.
  • To train members to be effective legislative advocates.
  • To familiarize officials attending the Annual League of Municipalities Conference and other government functions with library issues and NJLA activities, and to encourage attendance at these functions by library staff and trustees
  • To study issues facing libraries in New Jersey and to recommend appropriate steps to address these issues.
  • In an emergency, the Committee may act on legislation without the formal approval of the Executive Board, but with the consent of the President.
  • To coordinate the activities of the Intellectual Freedom Subcommittee and all other subcommittees and ad hoc committees under this committee.

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