SJRLC Connections

Webinar: Fundraising in Your Community: Simple Ideas for Raising Thousands

SJRLC, CJRLC and Infolink present...

 Webinar: Fundraising in Your Community: 
 Simple Ideas for Raising Thousands 
 
Date /Time : 10/ 30 /2009, 2-3 PM

Cost: $10    Presenter: Andrew Sanderbeck 

COMPLETE DETAILS/REGISTRATION INFO:  
http://www.sjrlc.org/CE/webinars/fundraisingoct30_09.shtml
 

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The majority of the funds that are raised for your library come from the people and businesses of your community.

So it’s critically important in any fundraising effort or campaign to remember and focus on patrons/customers and the relationships that they have developed with us since our doors have opened.

This webinar focuses on sharing “community based” fundraising ideas used by libraries and other organizations that have raised thousand of dollars each year.

We’ll focus specifically on these 3 areas: 

1. Generating ideas by knowing your community
2. Generating ideas by knowing the interests of the people that utilize your library’s services
3. Generating ideas by knowing the history of your community and your library.

Participants will also receive a Fundraising Strategy Form to help them in their planning for their future fundraising events and programs.
 

 COMPLETE DETAILS/REGISTRATION INFO:  
http://www.sjrlc.org/CE/webinars/fundraisingoct30_09.shtml
 

Webinar: Fundraising on the Web

Webinar: Fundraising on the Web
Registration:  Click here to register

Why fundraise on the web?

Because even in difficult economic times, people are giving to libraries!!

This webinar focuses on creating multiple streams of revenue using passive fundraising techniques available through the internet and your library website.

Find out how a little bit of work launching these types of programs will create giving opportunities through out the year. Learn how other Public Libraries in Ohio and other states are using the Web to raise funds! 

Participants of this webinar will learn and begin to master:

1. How to “ask” on the Web
2. How to use Affiliate Programs to create on-line partnerships
3. Increasing donations by effectively using their websites
4. How to promote your online giving without irritating your patrons

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PARTICIPATE
Registration:  Click here to register

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP

• Date/Time: 10/22/2009   2:00 PM-3:00 PM
• Cost: $10
• Presenter: Andrew Sanderbeck
• Platform: Wimba (see instructions/help for Wimba)

DAY OF THE WORKSHOP

• Login URL: See http://www.sjrlc.org/wimba/
• Handouts: Handouts will be available to download the morning of the Webinar.

AFTER THE WORKSHOP

• Archive/Resources: A recording of webinar and all resources will be available on our Resources Page

Ebscohost Webinar: Business Searching Resources

Ebscohost Webinar:
 
Business Searching Resources
 
Date/Time: 10/6/2009,  1:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: Free (but registration is requested)

REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/ebscobus09

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HELP YOUR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS
TAKE RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

Learning about the content in EBSCO Business Searching Resources makes answering business-related reference questions all the easier.

Join the session to learn about these powerful resources in EBSCOhost and in the Business Searching interface.

Each session includes free resources from the EBSCO Customer Support Site and questions are welcomed throughout the session!

Other Information:

Note: This is an Ebsco hosted webinar on the Webex platform, not an SJRLC-hosted webinar. To setup your computer for Webex, and login the day of the webinar please follow instructions at: http://www.sjrlc.org/CE/webinars/oct6_2009.htm

REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/ebscobus09

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This is a reminder that the deadline to submit your library’s Summer Reading Program statistics is October 9, 2009.

If you, or a member of your library’s youth services staff have not already done so, please take a moment and do it now by going to the summer reading website http://njsummerreading.org/ and completing the survey.  There is also a preview of the survey questions on the website.

This is a mandatory survey and it is vitally important for the State Library to collect these statistics if funding for the statewide program is to continue. Please be aware that if libraries do not submit their statistics they will not be eligible to receive the posters, banner and bookmarks the Summer Reading Committee provides to each library each year.

Since NJ is a member of the nationwide Collaborative Summer Library Program, the artwork/graphics/logos, including the images from the manual and CD, whether printed or electronic, are under copyright.  The Collaborative’s Rules of Use require that all artwork/images/logos used from the 2009 summer reading program be removed from your library’s website by October 1, 2009.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Best,

Snapshot Day Success in Six Simple Steps

Snapshot Day Success in Six Simple Steps 


ALL libraries are welcome to participate.

Step 1  -  Let your staff know you are participating in Snapshot Day on October 7, 2009.  Build up the excitement!

Step 2  -  Visit our wiki: http://njla.pbworks.com/Snapshot.  Print out the form (http://fs19.formsite.com/njla/form250483359/index.html), review it with your staff and keep copies at all of your service desks.

Step 3  - Keep up to date by reading our blog at http://njsnapshotday.wordpress.com/

Step 4 - Participate on October 7, 2009 (or whichever date you've selected)

Step 5 -  Submit your statistics, comments from customers and photos by October 16.
(It's easy!  Step-by-step instructions and helpful handouts on our wiki)

Step 6  -  While the day and activities are fresh in your mind, USE the results!  Great ideas at http://njla.pbworks.com/f/20+Easy+Ways.doc


Still confused?  You can call or e-mail two of our committee members: Marian Bauman, Director, Neptune Public Library (732) 775-8241, mbauman[at]neptunetownship.org  or Ingrid Bruck, Director, Long Branch Public Library, 732-222-3948, ibruck[at]lmxac.org

The Snapshot Day Committee

• Peggy Cadigan, New Jersey State Library, co-chair 609-278-2640, X113, pcadigan[at]njstatelib.org
• Heidi Cramer, Newark Public Library, co-chair 973-733-7837,hcramer[at]npl.org

• Heidi Amici, Monmouth County Library
• Marian Bauman, Neptune Public Library
• Michelle Brewer, New Jersey Hospital Association
• Ingrid Bruck, Long Branch Public Library
• April Bunn, NJASL
• Trevor Dawes, Princeton University
• Karen Klapperstuck, Monroe Township Public Library
• Pat Massey, NJASL President
• Mary Moyer, NJASL Legislative Committee Chair, NJEA Liaison 
• Connie Paul, Executive Director, CJRLC
• David Pinto, Stockton State College
• Patricia Tumulty, Executive Director, NJLA
• Carolyn Wood, West Deptford Library, NJLA PR Committee

Update on access to the Newark Star Ledger through Newsbank

An update on access to the Newark Star Ledger through Newsbank: 

 

  Key Points: 

• Statewide access to the Star Ledger for the New Jersey Library Network through Gale Cengage’s Custom Newspaper ends October 31, 2009.
• Newsbank commences with an exclusive online license to the Newark Star Ledger on November 1, 2009.
• The State Library's New Jersey Knowledge Initiative Task Force and Database Advisory Committee agreed last April that given the proposed FY10 budget for the State Library a statewide license to the Star-Ledger would be prohibitively expensive and would displace other valuable online resources.

The New Jersey Regional Library Cooperatives were offered discounted pricing of 10% from Newsbank for the Star Ledger online but the RLC Executive Directors did NOT accept this discount level for this resource for the RLC Database Discount package. 

Recommendation from the New Jersey Regional Library Cooperatives: 

The decision whether or not to contract with Newsbank for online access to the Star Ledger or other Newsbank newspaper resources remains a local one. Based on individual circumstances, it may be possible for a library to negotiate at least a 10% if not a greater discount on their own. Indeed, Newsbank’s pricing model for newly acquired New Jersey newspaper resources reflects a steep percentage increase for libraries. In these times of local budget constraints, use of scarce resources for online databases must be made in the context of total collection development needs.

Photos from the South Jersey Business Expo

For the 5th straight year the SJRLC Advocacy Team staffed a booth at the South Jersey Business Expo. Once again, we had great interest and foot traffic, proving once again that library services are highly relevant to the business community.

A big thanks to everyone on the Advocacy Team for planning the event and to the following members who staffed the booth this year: Karen Avenick, Brett Bonfield, Susan Briant, Joan Divor, Nina Kemps, Chris King, Joan Serpico, Chris Walter, Bob Wetherall, Anne Wodnick. 

The State Library also staffed a booth this year as part of their (very exciting!) business pilot.  Having their booth right next to ours created a nice synergy.  The State Library booth was staffed by Tina Keresztury, Nancy Dowd and South Jersey libraries' own Joan Divor, Nancy Polhamus and Tierney Dwyer (as well as Pam Boyd of Thomas/Boyd, who has been working with the State Library on the Business Pilot.)

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

The whole set is available on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjrlc/sets/72157622411015186/

We the People Bookshelf Grant

The ALA Public Programs Office is pleased to be partnering with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the seventh We the People Bookshelf project.  Part of the NEH’s We the People program, the Bookshelf encourages young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history.

Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply online from now through January 29, 2010, at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf.  In spring 2010, ALA and NEH will select 4,000 libraries to receive the 17 books for young readers, as well as bonus materials for readers of all ages, and the option to receive three titles in Spanish translation. Libraries selected will be required to use the Bookshelf selections in programs for young readers in their communities.

This year’s theme, “A More Perfect Union,” invites reflection on the idea of the United States as a “union,” a “One” as well as a “Many,” and will complement library programs observing the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.  To stimulate programming, the Bookshelf features a DVD edition of “The Civil War,” the award-winning documentary by Ken Burns, including the rights to show the series to public audiences.  Additional bonus materials provided are the companion book to the series and “Declaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America’s Founding Document,” edited by Christian Y. Dupont. 

The Bookshelf grants are part of the NEH’s We the People program, which aims to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study and understanding of American history and culture through libraries, schools, colleges, universities and cultural institutions.  Since 2003, NEH and ALA have distributed 13,000 We the People Bookshelves to public and school libraries.

For more information about the We the People Bookshelf on "A More Perfect Union,"  including programming ideas, the list of books, and the online application, visit http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. With questions, contact the ALA Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org

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ALA Public Programs Office

www.ala.org/publicprograms

September National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month

FEMA: Make a Plan, Be Informed, Get Involved:
The New Jersey State Library encourages you to visit FEMA’s Ready.gov website and sign up for their sixth annual National Preparedness Month, a campaign that focuses on encouraging the public to learn how they can prepare their families for the next disaster.  FEMA is working closely with states on this national initiative to help communities make simple preparations for disaster preparedness. To find out more visit www.ready.gov.

New Jersey Office of Emergency Management for State & Regional Information:
Visit New Jersey’s own resource website dedicated to personal and community preparedness maintained by the Office of Emergency Management at www.ready.nj.gov for specific state and regional information related to emergency planning. You will find plenty of information for your library to share with your customers, including recommended items to include in a basic emergency supply kit.

Free Disaster Kits from the New Jersey State Library:
Because FEMA recommends that all families and businesses be prepared for an emergency, the New Jersey State Library has purchased a number of disaster response kits.  Due to limited funding, it was decided to offer these kits to those libraries who attended the NJSL sponsored Disaster Planning Workshops last year and expressed an interest in writing a disaster plan for their libraries. These workshops taught libraries about the types of disasters specific to New Jersey, ways to prevent fire and water disasters, risk assessment of the library facility and collections, response and recovery, and how to write a disaster plan.

Look for more Preservation initiatives from the New Jersey State Library throughout the coming year.  For preservation online training guides, disaster preparedness, grants for preservation, and lists of suppliers and vendors, visit our Preservation Resource website at: http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Preservation/. 

For further information contact Michele Stricker at mstricker[at]njstatelib.org.

So, Make a Plan, Be Informed, and Get Involved!

Congrats to Cape May, West Deptford and Mount Laurel Libraries!

A big congratulations to the Cape May County Library, the West Deptford Public Library, and the Mount Laurel Library, for their recognition in the New Jersey State Library’s “Tell Us Your Story” video contest.  A gala event recognizing all winners will be held tomorrow, September 15 in the NJ State Museum auditorium in Trenton.

The Cape May County Library placed first in the contest with their entry, "Get Your Game On, At Your Library" viewable at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKUjw6Ayrus.   As the winner, the Cape May County Library will receive a door-to-door session from StoryCorps. StoryCorps’ team of professional sound technicians will record interviews of community members selected by the library. One of those stories will be chosen and professionally edited into an audio soundtrack such as those heard on National Public Radio.

Second Place honors went to the West Deptford Public Library for "Hector's Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZtwgZUnDNs , and the Mount Laurel Library received an Honorable Mention for "Brett's Story": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdOgu6cPwrs.   Congratulations also to Cranbury, Ocean County, South Orange and West Orange libraries who will also be honored at the September 15th ceremony.

The statewide storytelling campaign was launched by the State Library and the NJ Library Association in October 2008 to interest and inspire libraries to collect stories from their customers about their library experiences, and create compelling digital stories that portrayed libraries as transformative. The contest ended in June. Over 250 school and public libraries from across New Jersey participated in the “Tell Us Your Story” campaign.

Cape May County Library: "Get Your Game On, At Your Library"

West Deptford Public Library: "Hector's Story"

Mount Laurel Library: "Brett's Story"