NJLA Welcomes New Hires Letter from the Executive Director by Brett Bonfield I have the pleasure of sharing important, exciting news. In the next few weeks, we are adding two full-time employees, Katy White as NJLA’s Associate Director and Alicia Gough as NJLA’s Office Manager. Katy... Continue Reading
Long Branch Free Public Library Wins National Award Long Branch Free Public Library Wins National Award. The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the Long Branch Free Public Library of Long Branch, NJ today as one of eight recipients of the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library... Continue Reading
Statement to Cumberland and Gloucester Counties NJLA and NJASL have issued a joint statement following a City Commission meeting in Millville in which the future of libraries was called into question. NJLA met yesterday with Dr. Keating, the President of Rowan College of South Jersey, and we... Continue Reading
NJLA Executive Board 2023-24 Election March 24, 2023 The NJLA Executive Board and the Nominations & Elections Subcommittee are proud to announce the winners of the NJLA Executive Board 2023-24 election. Thank you to all those who took the time to learn about the candidates and to cast your... Continue Reading
NJLA New Executive Director PRESS RELEASE Bordentown, NJ - 9 March 2023 - NJLA is proud to announce the appointment of Brett Bonfield as our new Executive Director, effective March 20, 2023. Brett brings a wealth of experience in library management and advocacy to our organization and we are... Continue Reading
Glen Ridge Public Library Book Challenge On Wednesday February 8, 2023 the Board of the Glen Ridge Public Library voted unanimously to retain 6 titles in their collection that had been challenged by a local group called Citizens Defending Education. The challenge was initially addressed by Library... Continue Reading
NJLA ON CENSORSHIP NJLA ON CENSORSHIP NJLA categorically rejects any efforts to censor or remove materials from any library, based on content. We strongly affirm the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read Statement, first published by the American Library Association in 1953. Libraries... Continue Reading
NJLA 2022 Infographic NJLA 2022 INFOGRAPHIC NJLA members can get a lot done in 365 days. Click the graphic to Zoom in on some of NJLA's 2022 milestones. Continue Reading
2023 Salary Guidelines NJLA SALARY GUIDELINES The 2023 NJLA Salary Guidelines have been published! The document is extensive, and it’s worth taking a look. The Personnel Administration Subcommittee updated this guide using a great deal of data available and provided a thorough and... Continue Reading
Office Project Roadmap 2022 NJLA OFFICE PROJECT UPDATES We're making improvements! To keep NJLA members up-to-date on what projects are in the works, we put together a roadmap detailing recently completed, in-development, and planned projects for the next year. TAKE A LOOK Continue Reading
Sustainable Libraries Initiative Partnership SUSTAINABLE LIBRARIES INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) and the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) have announced a new partnership to provide resources and tools to all NJLA members that will accelerate work in New... Continue Reading
EDI Next Steps THANK YOU AND NEXT STEPSPOST EDI TOWN HALLMarch 21, 2022 Dear Colleagues, We wish to express our profound gratitude to all of you who attended our EDI Town Hall meeting on February 24, 2022. The turn out was amazing, and the conversation was exceptionally rich. Thank you to our... Continue Reading
