Have it All: Networking, Practical Advice & More with
MentorNJ Networking Event
Register now to secure your spot! Open to all library staff and library school students!
Thursday, November 7, 2019 | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
(Morning refreshments & a catered lunch will be provided)
@ Monroe Township Library (Middlesex County)
A day that is dedicated exclusively to networking and celebrating the profession
Come and join this MentorNJ in-person networking event!
Event Highlights
10:00 - 10:45 am
Sign-in & Networking
Keeping It Current with Your Professional Network
Meet wonderful NJ library mentors and mentees
(Refreshments will be served!)
10:45 - 11:00 am
Greetings & Introduction
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Preparing for Your Librarian Job Search
presented by Kae Bara Kratcha
Entrepreneurship & Social Science Librarian at Columbia University Libraries
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lunch & Networking
Enjoy the networking time with your colleagues and make new friends!
(A catered lunch will be served!)
1:30 - 3:15 pm
NetWORK it! - An exciting, interactive guide to making professional connections
presented by Morgan Taylor, Head of Adult Services, Princeton Public Library &
Erin Hughes, Children’s Librarian, Carlstadt Public Library
3:15 - 3:30 pm
Closing
For the full schedule of the event and other details, please go to the event page:
https://librarylinknj.org/content/mentornj-person-networking-event-2019
Registration is limited. Register soon to secure your spot!
MentorNJ Small Meet-ups
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Going Fine Free Meet-up:
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More libraries are going fine free throughout the country, and are you (or is your library) interested in joining the movement? MentorNJ is hosting a meet-up to talk about 'Going Fine Free'. Linda Devlin, Director, and David Lisa, Associate Director, from the Camden County Library System will join the meet-up as guest experts. The Camden County Library System eliminated fines for all overdue items as of July 1. Please come and join this timely conversation, and use the online form to register!
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Technology Meet-ups: Register now for the upcoming MentorNJ Technology Meet-ups! These particular meetups focus on technology in libraries, so from ILS systems, to social media, to IT issues, to makerspaces, to workshops and tech sessions, and much more, any topic related to technology and libraries is fair game. These meetups are for staff at any library type, and any staff level working with or interested in technology and particularly technology in libraries. Site hosts at each location work with dbaldwin [at] piscatawaylibrary.org (Doug Baldwin), Head of Technology at the Piscataway Public Library, to moderate discussions at each event: |
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Friday, October 11, 2019, 10am-12pm
- @ Ocean County College (1 College Dr, Toms River, NJ 08754)
- jwallace [at] ocean.edu (John Wallance), Emerging Technologies & Systems Librarian
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Friday, December 20, 2019, 10am-12pm
- @ Hunterdon County Library - North County Branch (65 Halstead St, Clinton, NJ 08809)
- sjanosik [at] hclibrary.us (Sandy Janosik), Adult Services Librarian
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Friday, February 7, 2020, 10am-12pm
- @ Burlington County Library - Main Branch (5 Pioneer Blvd, Westhampton, NJ 08060)
- cnemphos [at] bcls.lib.nj.us (Christina Nemphos), Youth Services coordinator
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Friday, April 3, 2020, 10am-12pm
- @ Livingston Public Library (10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ 07039)
- joseph.emery [at] livingston.bccls.org (Joseph Emery), Adult Services Librarian
Please use the registration form to attend.
What is MentorNJ Small Meet-up?
This is an opportunity for local librarians and library staff to get together in an informal way and discuss issues and topics related to our daily work. MentorNJ encourages library staff to host or attend a NJ Library Meetup(s) so you can do more of what matters to you and meet colleagues near you who share your interests. Learn from others, and share your insights on targeted topics.
Anyone can host a meet-up and promote it online on the MentorNJ Meet-Up page. Everyone is invited to any meet-up with topics that are of their interest. Please find more about how you can promote your hosting meetup on the MentorNJ meetup page.
If you have missed our past meet-ups, all meeting notes are documented in real time and shared with attendees, as well as made publicly available on the past meetups list (where you can find archived notes from the past meetings).
If you have any questions about MentorNJ meetups, please contact our meetup coordinators:
- Doug Baldwin, Head of Technology, Piscataway Public Library
- Ralph Bingham, Director, Gloucester County Library System