C J R L C  UPDATE

Program Coordinator's Notes

    What does the future hold for libraries in New Jersey? A Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future, created by New Jersey State Librarian Norma Blake, will meet once a month for six months in order to brainstorm and generate innovative ideas for shaping the future of New Jersey’s Libraries.

    I join four other people from our region on this Task Force: Marian Bauman, Cathy Boss, Janie Hermann, and Nicole Polite. I am honored and excited to be a part of this group and our first meeting at the State Library in September got us off to a great start!

    The creativity and enthusiasm of my colleagues was inspiring and we will be using a blog to track our progress. The blog will be made public after the final report from the task force is made to Norma Blake containing our suggestions.

    It is exciting to know that NJ is committed to continuing the groundbreaking work begun at the Mid-Atlantic Futures Conference - more info on that can be found here: http://www.palinet.org/futures/
malfuturesconference.aspx.

SPOTLIGHT ON
COMMITTEES

    The Central Jersey Interlibrary Loan Committee met October 16th and heard from Scherelene Schatz about some enhancements for JerseyCat.

    Be sure to check her blog at http://www.jerseycat.blogspot.com for news and information, and you see “What’s New With JerseyCat” here: http://www.jerseycat.org/.

    Everyone is welcome to attend the CJILL Committee meetings. They have a blog at: http://cjrlc.blogspot.com.

Phyllis’s Favorites for November

Al Filreis: Modern American Poetry
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/
~afilreis/88/home.html

The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/
~afilreis/50s/home.html

Literature of the Holocaust
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/
~afilreis/Holocaust/holhome.html

allmath.com
http://www.allmath.com/

CareerZone
http://www.nycareerzone.org/

Career One Stop
http://www.careeronestop.org/

Center for American Women and Politics
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/
cartoonintro.htm

Critter Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/critter.html

CyberSchoolBus
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
http://www.factcheck.org/

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/

Mathematics Tutorials
http://www.analyzemath.com/

WayBack: U.S. History for Kids (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/wayback/
tech1900/index.html
SEE ALSO: 8 More WayBacks

The Virtual Cell
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm

Editor’s Note: To subscribe to an email list of selected daily websites 5 days/week, email Phyllis above.

    CJRLC and the other 3 regions are co-sponsoring NJLA’s New Places from Old Spaces — Transforming Libraries to Transform Communities at Princeton PL on Thursday, November 1 from 9-1. The cost is $20 and the registration form is at www.njla.org. Click on the Calendar for November 1.

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    The Coaching Information program is November 7 at Monmouth County Library HQ, 9:30-3:30. The cost is $10. The program is being made possible by the NJ State Library through a grant to CJRLC. Register by calling CJRLC or emailing carol@cjrlc.org. Ten people will be chosen for continued training.

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    NJALL’08 is scheduled for May 4-7 at the Stella Maris Retreat Center on the shore at Long Branch. The leader will be Maureen Sullivan. There is no charge to attend, thanks to support from the NJ State Library. See the flyer on the CJRLC web page.

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    Are you interested in a bus to Philadelphia for ALA Midwinter on Saturday, January 12? That is the opening day of exhibits and good things are given away! The bus would leave CJRLC at 8 AM and might stop in Hightstown, and would leave Philly at 3:30 PM. We will check with our vendors, too, to see if we can get free exhibit passes. Cost $20. Email carol@cjrlc.org if you are interested.

Nov. 29: JerseyCat, 10 AM, CJRLC, contact Scherelene Schatz, 609-278-2640 x 158 Free
Nov. 29-30: School Library Journal Summit, Phoenix
Dec. 5: Facebook with Nicole Engard, 5:30-6:30 CJRLC, $10
Dec. 6: NextReads, 2 PM, CJRLC
Dec. 7: BookEval, 9-1, Neptune PL, Contact Cheryl Otten, 732-775-8241
Dec. 7: CJARL (Central Jersey Academic Reference Librarians) 10-12, CJRLC, free. Contact Amy Clark, 732-224-2483
Dec. 10-12: Palinet Board Meeting (Connie attending), Philadelphia
Dec. 14: NJLA Urban Libraries meets at CJRLC 10-12
Dec. 19: CJRLC Membership Meeting Peddie School 3:30-5:30
Jan. 9: Online Productivity Tools, with Janie Hermann, flyer to follow
Jan. 11-16: ALA Midwinter in Philly. Emerging Leaders meets on Friday, Jan. 11 at the Convention Center
Jan. 18: CJRLC Executive Board Meeting, CJRLC 3:30-5:30

Update on Roz Reisner

    Apparently there is life after CJRLC! Just back from a week in Paris with husband Gerald, Roz is as busy as ever. Roz and Gerald spend much of their time at their Manhattan apartment, enjoying museums, plays, and city life.

    The proposal is almost done for Roz’s new readers’ advisory book on memoir. She is also moderating a panel of writers, agents and editors on November 27 for the Women’s National Book Association: What’s True, What’s Not — Redefining the Memoir. It will take place in NYC at the Small Press Center.

 And, of course, Roz is still active with the Association of Jewish Libraries and is busy planning activities for Jewish Book Month for her synagogue.

    Go, Roz!

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