CE Updates

Updates to the On-Site, On-Demand Professional Development Program

LibraryLinkNJ Provides a Subsidy of Up to $750
Let us Help You Make a Difference!

Ongoing professional education is essential in the work lives of all staff members, and we want to make it as efficient and cost-effective as possible. We will subsidize up to $750 of the cost of one staff development workshop a year for participating member libraries of all types.

Professional Development and Self-Care is one of the key goals in the Statewide Strategic Plan for the Future of Libraries in New Jersey. The On-Site, On-Demand Staff Development program directly supports this goal by providing libraries with the opportunity to help their staff acquire new skills and cross-train.

Key Changes:

• Members are no longer limited to a specific menu of on-site training options.
• You may either choose a workshop from our suggested list or work with another trainer or consultant.
• There’s no minimum number of staff required to hold a program.
• LibraryLinkNJ will offer a subsidy of up to $750 for each approved workshop request.

How Does the Program Work?

The basics:

• Libraries may request one subsidy a year. Our fiscal year runs July to June.
• Libraries are no longer limited to our menu of program choices.
• Libraries will book programs directly with a vendor/consultant and will be responsible for paying them.
• There is no minimum number of staff required to hold a program.
• We will provide a subsidy of up to $750 for each approved request, not to exceed the actual combined cost of the trainer’s fee and travel costs. Example: if the total cost of the program is $550, the subsidy will be $550.
• Funds for this program are limited, so request early.

For all the details, review the main On-Site, On-Demand page on our website.

If you have any questions, please contact Joanne Roukens by phone (732.752.7720 or 866.505.5465) or jroukens [at] librarylinknj.org (email).

Webinar: How to Mentor Others
Presented by Mary Beth Weber, Rutgers University Libraries

If you missed the July date, please make sure to secure your spot for October 20!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 | 10-11:30 am

Mentoring can be critical to the success of any career. A good and effective mentor can help others to meet career goals, as well as motivate and set a good example. This webinar will discuss the importance of mentoring others and ways that you can serve as an effective mentor.

After this webinar you will be able to:

• Define the types of mentoring relationships
• Mentor for a specific purpose
• Provide guidance and constructive feedback
• Interact effectively with your mentee
• Continue the relationship after your mentee has reached his/her desired outcome.

Registration is open!

Using The New and Improved Drupal Sample Site for Libraries

This four-webinar series is an in-depth course training for you to manage content and administer the Sample Drupal Library Website that LibraryLinkNJ created for our member libraries. LibraryLinkNJ member libraries are eligible to download this sample site at no cost, and can modify/customize the sample site for their own library at their own pace. LibraryLinkNJ has made some improvements on the sample site. Please find more information about our Drupal Sample Website for Libraries.

The series will consist of 4 live online sessions: Three days of 3-hour training sessions, each with two hours of training and a final hours for Q&A, and a follow-up 90-minute session for any questions that might come up after the first three sessions and you start working on your site.

• Thursday, October 22, 2015: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
• Thursday, October 29, 2015: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
• Thursday, November 5, 2015: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
• Thursday, November 12, 2015: 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Cost: $40 for the 4-day series

For more details, go to the program page on our website.

Space is limited to 20 participants for the series. Register early to secure your spot!