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Monday, April 24, 2017

10 Reasons Librarians Are More Important Than Ever

  1. Librarians know tech.
  2. Librarians keep us honest.
  3. Librarians create "maker" hubs.
  4. Librarians take risks
... and more!

See the full article written to celebrate National Library Week.

"It's National Library Week, and we couldn't resist paying homage to one of the most important members of the school community: librarians. Also known as library media specialists, librarians play a unique role in our schools. Often asked to take on a wide range of duties, these passionate and savvy educators deserve more than only a week of praise. And in case you need a reminder of all that librarians do for our students and our schools, we've put together a list -- but it's only a start."

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Leonia Library budget update

BUDGET Good news! 
The Leonia Council approved the 2017 Budget at their meeting on April 19.  We are grateful to the Mayor and Council for accepting the library’s budget and proposing no new cuts to it. Read At a Glance:  Leonia's 2017 Budget from NorthJersey.com. We appreciate the creative and energetic management of the library budget, shown by Director Matt Latham and the library board, to limit loss of services and programs. We are heartened by the tangible support demonstrated by members of the community to join, and take action, in support of the library and for their generous financial donations.
PROGRAM Good news!  
With stable funding, the library is now offering many programs, for all ages. We encourage you to subscribe to its free, monthly, short newsletter to learn about their programs. To learn more, visit the library table on Leonia Day, Sunday, May 21
HELP STILL NEEDED FOR ONGOING ADVOCACY
Demonstrating its ongoing support for the community, the Library will be providing meeting space for the Climate March Sign and Poster Workshop sponsored by the Leonia Action Alliance.  See their Facebook page.   This new activist group is working to influence national and local policies.  Learn more about this group.
If ​the proposed federal budget is approved, the Institute of Museum and Library Studies will be completed defunded---and our library will not be able to offer database access for scholarly research, business research, and language learning software. While the federal budget cut directly affects the NJ State Library, programs and services the state library provides to Leonia would be affected. Please TAKE ACTION to prevent this federal funding cut.
To have your friends and neighbors join Leonia Reads, please have them JOIN our email list. We promise to use the list only to inform you, and them, about what is going on with our valuable community resource.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Assemblyman Johnson and Assemblywoman Huttle meet with library Directors

Library Director Matthew Latham posted on the Leonia Library Facebook page:
"Big thanks to Assemblyman Johnson and Assemblywoman Huttle for meeting with the directors of the Leonia, Bogota and Teaneck libraries today, and for your continued support of libraries in the State of New Jersey! Gordon M. Johnson and Valerie Vainieri Huttle."