NJLA's Children's Services Section is on Instagram! Find them on Facebook and Instagram @njlacss

NJLA's Public Policy Committee held a Public Policy Forum at the Livingston Public Library last Friday, November 14th, 2025. Speakers include a keynote by Peter Bromberg, SCLSNJ Director and Lauren Comito, executive Director of Urban Libraries Unite. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdpurpym

Happy Halloween from NJ Libraries!

Don't be afraid to READ! Get into the spooky season with this poster featuring Gustavo the Shy Ghost from Mexican artist and New York Times bestselling author Flavia Z Drago. Purchase here: https://bit.ly/4nZO2EO

NEW: Does your library have questions about the recent repeal of #ERate discounts for Wi-Fi hotspots? We have a new FAQ to help. Learn more about what this means for your library: www.ala.org/advocacy/fed... Explore our other digital equity policy and advocacy tools: www.ala.org/advocacy/fed...

That's a wrap on Library Card Sign Up Month! Some highlights of the month include: Somerset County Library System: 1,101 new cards Union Public Library: 535 new cards Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library of Washington Township: 134 new cards

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights. https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom." #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984 youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...

Take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans @la-cac.org @aaslala.bsky.social

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