MentorNJ Updates - Upcoming Meet-ups!

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:

 Tech meet-ups
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.

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).

Other Upcoming Meet-ups: 

LGBT Meet-up

  • Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 10am-12pm @ Monroe Township Public Library, Conference Room
    Hosted by Allan M. Kleiman, Library Director, Montville Township Public Library

Going Fine Free Meet-up

  • Date & Location: TBA
  • More libraries are going fine free throughout the country, and are you (or is your library) interested in joining the movement? Ralph Bingham, MentorNJ TF & Director of the Gloucester County Library System, hosted a meet-up to talk about 'Going Fine Free' at his library on October 23, 2019. Linda Devlin, Director, and David Lisa, Associate Director, from the Camden County Library System joined the meet-up as guest experts. The Camden County Library System eliminated fines for all overdue items as of July 1.
  • Ralph will host another meet-up north on the same topic with Linda and David, so that more libraries can join this timely conversation! The date and location info will be announced soon!

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 any questions about MentorNJ meetups, please contact our meetup coordinators: