Infolink The Eastern New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative Inc

LIBRARYLINKNJ FORMALLY KNOWN AS INFOLINK WAS FOUNDED AS A MEANS FOR NEW JERSEY ACADEMIC, INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLIC, SCHOOL, AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES TO COOPERATIVELY PROVIDE NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS WITH FULL AND EQUAL ACCESS TO LIBRARY MATERIALS, PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN - DELIVERY SERVICESINTERLIBRARY LOAN DELIVERS LIBRARY MATERIALS TO AND FROM LLNJ MEMBER LIBRARIES IN NEW JERSEY.LLNJ MEMBERS SHARE IN THE COST OF INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE. IN FY22 MEMBERS PAID $3.98/STOP BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STOPS/WEEKDURING THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS, LLNJ MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A BASE NUMBER OF DELIVERY DAYS BASED ON THEIR VOLUME OF BOOKS SHIPPED TO OTHER LIBRARIES. ANY ADDITIONAL DELIVERY DAYS REQUESTED BY LIBRARIES IS BASED ON THE FULL COST.

EBSCO & LLNJ READY FOR ANYTHING MINI GRANTSAS PART OF THE "NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES: READY FOR ANYTHING MINI - GRANTS" PROGRAM, 25 NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES ACCEPTED CONTRACT AWARDS TO FUND VALUABLE, VITAL PROJECTS THAT HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR THE NEXT GREAT CHALLENGE, WITH 29 APPLICANTS REQUESTING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $118,000, THIS WAS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. ROUND 1 OF THE PROCESS CULMINATED IN THE AWARDING OF A TOTAL OF $50,320 MADE POSSIBLE BY FUNDING FROM EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES AND LIBRARYLINKNJ. ROUND 2 OF THE PROCESS CULMINATED IN THE AWARDING OF A TOTAL OF $45,774 MADE POSSIBLE BY FUNDING FROM LIBRARYLINKNJ.

NJLA EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPSIN JULY OF 2021, THE NEW JERSEY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (NJLA) ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO PROVIDE EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO NEW JERSEY LIBRARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF COLOR, WITH THE INTENTION OF ACTIVELY HELPING TO DIVERSIFY THE LIBRARY PROFESSION. EACH $8,500 SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDED NOT ONLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MLIS COURSEWORK, BUT ALSO ACCESS TO NJLA MEMBERSHIP AND MENTORING. LIBRARYLINKNJ COMMITTED FUNDS FOR FOUR EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS AT A COST OF $34,000. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED BY AN NJLA COMMITTEE AND AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED AT NJLA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN JUNE 2022.

ON SITE ON DEMAND STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMLLNJ REIMBURSES MEMBER LIBRARIES FOR STAFF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. MEMBER LIBRARIES MAY CHOOSE FROM OUR SUGGESTED PROGRAMS OR CONSULTANTS LIST OR WORK WITH OTHER VENDORS/CONSULTANTS. LIBRARIES BOOK PROGRAMS DIRECTLY WITH THE VENDORS/CONSULTANTS. LLNJ OFFERS UP TO A $500 SUBSIDY FOR EACH APPROVED SUBSIDY REQUEST. LLNJ SETS A BUDGET EACH FISCAL YEAR FOR THIS SERVICE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.THE CE FUND SUBSIDY OFFER FOR LIBRARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR FY 2022 WAS $17,500SUPER LIBRARY SUPERVISORTHIS SERIES OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN SUPERVISORY SKILLS HAS BEEN SERVING THE NEW JERSEY LIBRARY COMMUNITY FOR TWENTY YEARS. SERIES TOPICS INCLUDE: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SUPERVISOR, PERSONNEL DOCUMENTATION AND EVALUATION, HUMAN RESOURCE BASICS AND COMMUNICATION AND RESOLVING STAFF CONFLICT. TARGET AUDIENCES ARE LIBRARY STAFF WHO ARE CURRENTLY SUPERVISORS AND HAVE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE. THE WORKSHOPS ARE VIRTUAL WITH TWO SEPARATE BUT IDENTICAL SESSIONS LIMITED TO 35 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION. THE COST IS $159.00 PER REGISTRANT, INCLUSIVE OF ALL COURSE MATERIALS.OTHER REGIONAL SERVICE INCLUDE MENTOR NJ IN COLLABORATION WITH NJSL, MEMBERSHIPS TO LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS, PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS, PURCHASE OF EXTRA DELIVERY DAYS BY MEMBERS, CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERS TO DELIVERY SERVICES, DRUPAL WEB HOSTING FOR LIBRARIES, STAFF CONFERENCES, WEBINAR, AND WEB SERVICES.