LLNJ Spring Membership Meeting 2024

Organizational Updates, Keynote, & Business Meeting

You are invited to attend our Spring Membership Meeting to learn more about LibraryLinkNJ’s programs and services, our recent accomplishments, and our future plans. Our membership meeting is open to all member library staff, but space is limited and you must register. You don’t need to be a Voting Representative to attend.

The meeting will start with sign-in, networking, and lunch at 12 noon. The meeting schedule will be posted soon!

The meeting will be recorded and will be made available for all LLNJ members to view.

Meeting Documents:
We will make all the following meeting documents available to the membership for review in a timely manner.

• Agenda 
• Proposed Meeting Rules 
• Minutes of the June 13, 2023 membership meeting
• Proposed LLNJ FY2025 Executive Board Nominations 
• Proposed FY2025 Budget 

Notes for Voting Representatives:

• We can only accept votes cast in person, so your presence to vote is essential.
• We should have you listed as the Voting Representative for your library or school district in our database.
• You can double-check this status by going to the Voting Representative List.
• Please use our Website Support Form if the voting rep information for your library needs to be updated.
• Voting Representatives are being given priority to register first, followed by the general membership. Registration details below.
• Proxy Voting:
  • Per our bylaws, a Voting Representative is limited to representing up to two other Voting Representatives by proxy.
  • If you are a Voting Representative and are unable to attend:
    • Your proxy must be another Official Voting Representative who is already registered for the membership meeting.
    • You must fill out the Proxy Designation Form for the Spring Membership Meeting 2024 by Monday, June 10, 2024. 

Notes for General Members:

• Registration for the general membership will take place after that of the Voting Representatives. Registration details below.

Keynote: The Transformative Power of Books by Eric Smith Eric will join us to deliver a keynote address that celebrates the power and potential of libraries; in particular, how the public library impacted his own life as a child (shout out to the Elmora Branch of the Elizabeth Public Library), and the joy of witnessing this power firsthand as someone who now works both as a children's book author and a literary agent representing books in libraries, the power they have. Read about Eric!