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NJLLA Annual Holiday Party (Virtual!) 🗓

Come gather for a fun holiday celebration
featuring an online version of a classic party game, holiday mocktails/cocktails, and good conversation!

Festive outfits are encouraged!!

DATE:Tuesday, December 13th, 2022
LOCATION:Zoom (RSVP for log-in info)
TIME:5:30 pm
RSVP:RSVP using this form to get Zoom info.
RSVP deadline: Friday, December 9th

Thank you to Thomson Reuters for generously sponsoring this holiday party every year!

Community Service Project:
We will be doing our traditional collection of children’s pajamas and books for the Pajama Program. You can purchase and ship directly using this link. Be sure to include NJLLA in the comment section. Alternatively, you can Venmo Johanna Bizub at @johanna-bizub, and she can purchase books and pajamas to send and will share photos at the party.

NJLLA Holiday Party 2022 flyerDownload

AALL / Bloomberg Law Continuing Education Grant

Are you thinking about putting together a meeting or a local or regional conference? Do you need additional funding to bring in speakers or record the event? Then, on behalf of the AALL/Bloomberg Law Continuing Education Grant Jury, we encourage you to apply for an AALL/Bloomberg Law Continuing Education Grant to receive funding to support educational programming that could benefit the entire AALL community.

Funding is available to cover expenses directly affecting the program, such as room rental, speaker fees, travel fees, and recording/broadcasting of the program. Funding cannot be used for food, advertising, or vendor-specific programming. This grant is a reimbursement grant meaning that expenses are reimbursed after the program, and you have submitted paid receipts. For detailed information, see the grant program FAQs.

Recently awarded grants include:

·         Pay Equity for Law Librarians: “In Their Own Words” (BLL SIS)
·         Critical Law Librarianship (LLNE-SNELLA Spring Meeting) 
·         Get Refusal & Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community (on behalf of CARLIG)
·         2022 Diversity Summit (on behalf of PLLIP & BLL-SIS)
·         NOCALL Spring Institute

The next deadline for grant applications is Oct. 31, 2022.

Member Meet Up 🗓

The Program Committee is trying some new things to connect members.

We’re holding a Newark Meet Up at Just Fish Bar & Grill, 27 Halsey St. in Newark.

Thursday, October 20th after work – 5:30 – 7:00 pm (casual drop-in)

A few members have already committed to be there – come join us!

RSVP if you’re coming so we can watch for you – click here to email Kathy Taggart and Amber Cain.

NJLLA 2022 Annual Meeting & Nominees for Executive Board 🗓

DATE:                        Tuesday, May 24, 2022

TIME:                         12:00 noon – 1:00 pm

LOCATION:               Zoom

12:00 – 1:00 pm       Annual Business Meeting

RSVP:   Email your RSVP to Johanna Bizub, johanna@mcrealestatelaw.com, by Monday, May 23. You will then receive a calendar invite with Zoom details.

Community Service Project:  Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick

Ronald McDonald Houses and programs help alleviate some financial expenses for families with sick children receiving treatment at local hospitals. The families and/or patients can stay close to their loved ones at the welcoming houses, without experiencing the burden of a hotel room.

Leigh DeProspo is coordinating the donation. She will be purchasing gift cards of various denominations (Target, Walmart, ShopRite, Stop& Shop & Amazon) and delivering them.  You can make a donation by sending to Leigh via Venmo: @Alyce-DeProspo, note Ronald McDonald House.

NEW JERSEY LAW LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION
2022-2023 NOMINEES FOR OFFICE

In accordance with Article IX, Section 1 (b) of the bylaws, the Nominating Committee is pleased to present its candidates for the following offices:

PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Johanna Bizub
Morris County Real Estate Law
Morristown, NJ

VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
Judith Simms
Rutgers Law Library
Newark, NJ

PAST PRESIDENT
(Appointed automatically by succession.)
Kathleen Agno
Greenberg Traurig
Florham Park, NJ

TREASURER
(Second year of 2nd 2-year term.)
Kathy Taggart
Lowenstein Sandler
Roseland, NJ

SECRETARY
Amber Cain
Seton Hall Law Library
Newark, NJ

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Anna Irvin
Sills Cummis & Gross
Newark, NJ

Anne Shulman
Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti
Morristown, NJ

ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS:
The Nominating Committee solicits the membership for input during the selection process and it is deemed that the nominees presented are the candidates of the membership. However, any member in good standing in the Association may make additional nominations by petition. The member must contact the President at least 15* days prior to the annual meeting, submitting the petition in writing, endorsed with the signatures of at least 10 other members, as specified in Article IX, Section 1 (c) of the Association’s bylaws. (*normally 30 days)

ELECTIONS:
Election of officers will occur at the Association’s annual business meeting (virtual) on May 24, 2022.

April 2022 Program: “Knowledge Is Power: Financial Strategies for Women” 🗓

Speaker: Niraj Chhabra, CFP, MBA, CRPC, CLTC, BFA

Financial planning is different for men and women. Women have the challenge of balancing career with family, historically have made less money and therefore earn less in social security, live longer, and are typically the ones who care for aging parents. Niraj Chaabra from Ameriprise Financial has put together a program for NJLLA members that addresses these concerns and other potential pitfalls.

Niraj will touch on the following topics during the 45 minute program:

  • Education planning
  • Preparing to be a caretaker for parents
  • Life insurance & protection planning
  • Retirement planning
  • Budgeting
  • Tax reduction strategies
  • Managing health care expenses in retirement: what baby boomers need to know about Medicare and long-term care

DATE:            Thursday, April 21, 2022

LOCATION:   Zoom

TIME:              12:00 noon – 12:45 pm ET

RSVP:             Email your RSVP to Leigh DeProspo, ldeprospo@greenbaumlaw.com by Wednesday, April 20, 2022. You will then receive a calendar invite with Zoom details.

Community Service Project:

This month’s service project is a suggested donation to Ukraine through the Ukrainian Cultural Center of New Jersey. Their website, https://uaccnj.org/, offers opportunities to donate goods through their Amazon wishlist or money to aid Ukraine’s efforts.

March 2022 Program: “Marketing Your Library: Strategies and Techniques” 🗓

This program features a panel discussion of NJLLA members from different types of law libraries discussing the topic of marketing your library. Marketing is an important factor in communicating value and building relationships within your organization. The panelists will provide ideas about promoting your library, and by extension yourself, in the workplace.

Panel members:

  • Karen Botkin – Verizon Law Library
  • Brittany Persson – Seton Hall Law Library
  • Kitty Schweyer – McCarter & English

DATE:                        Thursday, March 24, 2022

LOCATION:               Zoom

TIME:                          12:00 noon – 1:00 pm

RSVP:                         Email your RSVP to Kathy Taggart, ktaggart@lowenstein.com by Wednesday, March 23rd. You will then receive a calendar invite with Zoom details

Community Service Project:

This month’s service project is a suggested donation to Ukraine through the Ukrainian Cultural Center of New Jersey. Their website, uaccnj.org, offers opportunities to donate goods through their Amazon wishlist or money to aid Ukraine’s efforts.

Apply for NJLLA’s Founders Grant

AALL’s Annual Meeting & Conference is happening IN PERSON in 2022! NJLLA offers a grant to assist one of our members to attend the conference being held in Denver, CO, this summer. The grant covers the cost of registration, transportation, and hotel accommodations up to $1,500.

Click here for the instructions and application, available as a fillable PDF. Please be sure to adhere to all rules and deadlines. This is a wonderful opportunity for one of our members so we encourage all to apply.