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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 20, 2024 2025-2026 NJLA Executive Board Nominations Open We encourage all NJLA members in good standing to nominate themselves for a seat on the NJLA 2025-26 Executive Board. Nominations will be accepted until January 1, 2025 for the following positions: Vice President/President-Elect, Secretary, ALA Councilor, Member-at-Large, and Member-at-Large Academic Liaison.
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 TRANSPARENCYThe 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.
August 15, 2024 Good News for School LibrariesGood news! 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 as part of the working group. School librarians were also listed as educators who will be eligible to receive professional development training. The second bill creates the Office of Learning Equity at the NJ Department of Education with the purpose of promoting student literacy and advancing learning equity through academic recovery practices. This will provide an opportunity for school librarians to showcase their value and connections to student literacy. Established in 1890, the NJLA is the oldest and largest library organization in New Jersey. The New Jersey Library Association:
Our office in Bordentown, NJ provides services to over 3500 members.
NJLA’s mission statement is, “Developing library workers, uniting the library community.”
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