On Our Calendar

For more details about any of our projects, programs, or services, please visit the LibraryLinkNJ website!

For questions, suggestions, or help with your account, please reach out to our CE Team: ce@librarylinknj.org

The deadline to apply to be a LibraryLinkNJ Lay Representative has been extended to April 22, 2025. The Lay Representative would join LLNJ's 15-member Executive Board, who would serve a three year term beginning July 1, 2025.

For more information on applying for this position, visit our website.

New additions to the LibraryLinkNJ LearningSpace include sessions on strengthening critical thinking skills to navigate today’s fast-paced digital world. In Critical Ignoring, learn how to manage information overload by filtering content, reading laterally, and avoiding digital distractions. Gain control over your attention and stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. In Slippery Slope, discover how to recognize, respond to, and avoid misleading arguments that exaggerate consequences without factual basis. These sessions will equip you with essential critical thinking skills to navigate the digital world, stay focused on facts, and make informed decisions.

Visit the LibraryLinkNJ LearningSpace for more on-demand professional development opportunities!

Week of May 5

• Mentor NJ Online Meet-up: Disabled & Neurodivergent Library Staff Meetup; Virtual; Tuesday, May 6th @ 2pm
• Skill-Sharing Conversation: Collection Development–Tips & Tricks; Virtual; Wednesday, May 7th @ 2pm

• MentorNJ Online Meet-up: Wellness Wednesday Meetup; Virtual; Wednesday, May 7th @ 3pm

• Signing Basics—"Customer Service Signs for Librarians: Part 2"; Virtual; Thursday, May 8th @ 10am

• MentorNJ Online Meet-up: Adventures in Administration: Directors & Administrators Meetup; Virtual; Thursday, May 8th @ 10:30am

• Critical Cataloging and the American Library Association Subject Analysis Committee; Virtual; Thursday, May 8th @ 2pm

Week of May 12

• Library Staff Show & Share: Youth Crafts; Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill; Monday, May 12th @ 11am

• MentorNJ Online Meetup: Latino Library Staff; Virtual; Tuesday, May 13th @ 10am

• MentorNJ Online Meetup: LGBTQUIA+ Library Staff; Virtual; Wednesday, May 14th @ 11am

• Signing Basics—"Customer Service Signs for Librarians: Part 2"; Virtual; Thursday, May 15th @ 10am

• LLNJ Executive Board Meeting; Virtual; Thursday, May 15th @ 2:30pm

• MentorNJ Online Meetup: Tech!; Virtual; Thursday, May 15th @ 3pm

• Adult Mental Health First Aid Training; Virtual; Friday, May 16th @ 9am

Week of May 19

• ¿Cómo Se Dice? Spanish Conversation Hour; Virtual; Tuesday, May 20th @ 10am
• MentorNJ Online Meetup: HR Roundtable and Networking; Tuesday, May 20th @ 10am
• ¿Cómo Se Dice? Spanish Conversation Hour; Virtual; Tuesday, May 20th @ 1pm
• MentorNJ Online Meet-up: Juggling Parenting & Library Work; Wednesday, May 21st @ 2pm
• NJ Statewide EDI Initiative Group Meeting; Virtual; Wednesday, May 21st @ 3pm
• MentorNJ Online Meetup: School Libraries; Virtual; Wednesday, May 21st @ 4:30pm
• Engaging With Critical Cataloging Past & Present: Reviving the Hennepin County Authority File; Virtual; Thursday, May 22 @ 2pm
• Virtual Visit: Local History With John Seabrook & the Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center; Virtual; Thursday, May 22 @ 3pm

Week of May 26

• LibraryLinkNJ Offices Closed - No Delivery; Monday, May 26
• MentorNJ Meet-up: Adventures in Administration; Hybrid; Thursday, May 29 @ 9am: Join us in person at the NJLA Conference or online via Zoom
• MentorNJ Online Meet-up: Latino Library Staff; Hybrid; Thursday, May 29 @ 11am: Join us in person at the NJLA Conference or online via Zoom
• MentorNJ Online Meet-up: Wellness Wednesday; In-Person; Thursday, May 29 @ 11am: Join us in person at the NJLA Conference
• LibraryLinkNJ: Grow With US; In-Person; Thursday, May 29 @ 2pm; Join us in person at the NJLA Conference
• MentorNJ Meet-up: Zines: In-Person; Thursday, May 29 @ 2pm; Join us in person at the NJLA Conference
• MentorNJ Meet-up: LGBTQUIA+ Library Staff; Hybrid; Thursday, May 29 @ 4:10pm; Join us in person at the NJLA Conference or online via Zoom
• MentorNJ Meet-up: API; Hybrid; Friday, May 30 @ 9am; Join us in person at the NJLA Conference or online via Zoom
• Be Prepared: Getting Your Library Ready for the Upcoming Information Literacy Standards; In-Person; Friday, May 30 @ 11:30am; Join us in person at the NJLA Conference
• MentorNJ Meet-up: Artificial Intelligence; Hybrid; Friday, May 30 @ 2:10pm; Join us in person at the NJLA Conference or online via Zoom

LibraryLinkNJ and its services are funded by the New Jersey State Library, which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network. Members join at no charge and pay no dues. LibraryLinkNJ (formerly known as INFOLINK) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Its members are multi-type libraries and library-related agencies located in the twenty-one counties of New Jersey.

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