LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative, serves over 2,500 multi-type libraries and library-related agencies. We connect all New Jersey's libraries to each other and to the resources they need to serve their communities.
From hands-on classes to excellent lectures and webinars to training subsidies, LibraryLinkNJ strives to create training opportunities that make your job easier and more productive.
The LibraryLinkNJ Delivery Service ensures timely access to the State's collective library resources for New Jersey residents by providing prompt transmittal of library materials. Find more information, including delivery service eligibility, policies, and procedures
LibraryLinkNJ is committed to supporting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) values among New Jersey libraries and the communities they serve.
Join LibraryLinkNJ! We strengthen connections among libraries of all types. We serve over 2,500 multi-type libraries and library-related agencies. Members join at no charge and pay no dues
The goal of this statewide service is to promote a sense of professional pride and connectedness among the New Jersey Library Community and to expand roles for library professionals now and in the future
MENTORLIB MENTORS' DIRECTORY
Library workers who are willing to be a mentor to anyone who is seeking help in their professional development and/or to develop a network of colleagues
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We thrive to increase statewide resource sharing and collaborations
Does it feel like no one knows what you do? Learn to brand your program and bring it front and center in your building and district. Let your stakeholders know what makes your program invaluable. Send a carefully-crafted message to showcase how your program is unique and indispensable. Create your elevator speech and tailor it to your audience.
After this workshop, participants will be able to:
While strategic planning is regularly done by associations, corporations, and other large entities under the guidance of a facilitator, school librarians need to develop and implement a strategic plan to avoid drowning in everyday details. Start with a Mission and build a two-to-three-year plan which incorporates all the components of a strategic plan. Be able to clearly see your direction and be able to celebrate your achievements.
After this workshop, participants will be able to:
In today’s environment, being a leader is no longer an option: It is a job requirement. Recognize where you stand currently, identify the leadership qualities you have and which ones you need to develop. Learn the importance of having a Vision and a Mission and how to create them. Create a bare bones strategic plan. Everything you learn here will make you a better leader and will prompt colleagues and administrators to recognize the value of the library program.
After this workshop, participants will be able to:
