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COMING UP

  • Jan 21: Executive Board Meeting. The Zoom link will be posted the day before.
  • Jan 24: Special Election for the open Executive Board seat closes. Current NJLA members are eligible to vote.

 


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.  

 

Established in 1890, the NJLA is the oldest and largest library organization in New Jersey.

The New Jersey Library Association:

  • Advocates for the advancement of library services for the residents of New Jersey
  • Provides continuing education & networking opportunities for librarians
  • Supports the principles of intellectual freedom & promotes access to library materials for all
  • Creates opportunities for new and future librarians
  • Strengthens our professional community

Our office in Bordentown, NJ provides services to over 3500 members.

 

NJLA’s mission statement is, “Developing library workers, uniting the library community.”

  • Professional Development
  • Transparency
  • Member Engagement and Collaboration
  • Sustainability
  • Advocacy
  • Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
  • Unite All Library Workers and Advocates
  • Joy and Community