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The NJLLA Anniversary Celebration has been rescheduled and will take place on Thursday, September 26th, at the Newark Museum from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. with distinguished guest speaker Carolyn P. Ahearn. 

Invitations and more details will be sent out soon.  Those who paid for last fall’s cancelled event will be contacted and reimbursed if they cannot attend.

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy dashed our plans and, like much of the state, we had to regroup.  We appreciate your patience and look forward to celebrating 26 years of NJLLA together on September 26th.

New Jersey Law Librarians Association
2013 Annual Business Meeting & AALL Visit
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

NJLLA Flyer for 2013 Annual Meeting

Program Description:      AALL Update and Visit from Executive Board Member 

Speaker Biography:        Darcy Kirk is the Associate Dean for Library & Technology and Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Darcy is active in a number of professional organizations and is a frequent presenter at professional meetings.  

DATE:            Wednesday May 15, 2013 

PLACE:           Centennial Hall
                           Newark Public Library  5 Washington Street  Newark NJ
                           Directions:  http://www.npl.org/Pages/AboutLibrary/directions.html

While at the library, you will be able to see these exhibits:

Philip Roth:  Exhibit of Photos From a Lifetime
http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/Exhibits/PhilipRoth.html

Newark Art and Artists: Prints, Photographs and Other Works
http://www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/Exhibits/NewarkArtII.html

TIME:            12:00 noon – 3:00 pm

Agenda
Lunch                                                                            12:00 –  1:15 pm           
Program                                                                        1:15 –  2:00 pm
NJLLA Annual Business Meeting & Election     2:00 –  3:00 pm

Hot and cold buffet, please arrive promptly so that you can enjoy lunch & networking. 

COST: Members: $20.00           Students: $10.00           Non-Members: $25.00

RSVP:  by Friday, May 10, 2013 

Community Service Project: Ronald McDonald House  New Brunswick, NJ
Items needed:  Swiffers- Dry/Wet, Febreze, Broom- any type indoor brooms, Tupperware,/Rubbermaid storage containers- all sizes, Keurig coffee pods, Dreft Laundry detergent & Giftcards :  Home Depot, Stop & Shop, Target 

Check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association

Mail to:  Johanna Bizub     email: jbizub@prudential.com  or call 973-367-3175      Prudential Insurance  751 Broad Street  NJ-01-04-13  Newark, NJ  07102-3714

New Jersey Law Librarians Association
April Meeting

Feeling Good About Medical Legal Research

Presented by Caroline Young, NJLLA Vice-President/President-Elect & Reference and Technology Librarian, Rutgers School of Law – Newark

NJLLA April 2013 Meeting Flyer

Most law librarians will be asked to perform medical or health-related research during the course of their careers. This program will provide an introduction to locating and evaluating medical information. Topics will include: defining evidence-based medicine, applying the methods of evidence-based medicine to the process of medical research, and evaluating retrieved information. Effective searching of MEDLINE, using the controlled vocabulary MeSH (the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings), will also be covered.

DATE: Thursday, April 18^th, 2013

PLACE: Lowenstein Sandler (LS East Building)
65 Livingston Ave, Roseland ,NJ

TIME: 12 noon to 2 pm

COST:    Members: $15.00    Students: $10.00    Non-Members: $20.00

RSVP to:  Kathy Taggart by Thursday, April 12, 2013

Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Kathy Taggart, Lowenstein Sandler 65 Livingston Ave. Roseland, NJ  07068
email: ktaggart@lowenstein.com or call 973-422-6442

Community Service Project

The Community Service Committee will be collecting “forever” stamps, greeting cards, envelopes and stationery for the Stamp Out Despair campaign. This cause is sponsored by First Friends, a group that visits those who are held in immigration detention in New Jersey, and the donations are used to assist detainees in writing letters.  For more information, the home page of this organization is:  www.irate-firstfriends.org. 

New Jersey Law Librarians Association
March Meeting

The New Jersey Law Journal is 135!

Flyer for March 2013 Meeting

Join us as we visit the offices of the New Jersey Law Journal and celebrate its 135^th anniversary.  The Law Journal’s Newark office has become the regional legal book publishing hub of American Lawyer Media.  This is a great opportunity to meet their expanded book editing staff.  ALM now publishes state-specific treatises and form books in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and California, in addition to New Jersey. 

Lunch and a tour of the offices will be included.  There is no charge for this event, but RSVPs are mandatory. 

DATE:               Tuesday, March 26^th, 2013 

PLACE:            New Jersey Law Journal  238 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07101

Parking is adjacent to the building.  

TIME:                12 noon to 2 pm

RSVP by:               Friday, March 22nd, 2013

RSVP to:          Johanna Bizub   email: jbizub@prudential.com or 973-367-3175

Community Service Project

The Community Service Committee will be collecting new and gently used sports equipment for donation to the Newark Area schools for their aftercare and Big Brothers/Big Sisters programs.  Items requested are:  footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, baseballs, batting helmets, gloves, softballs, gift cards to Dicks’ or Modell’s, etc.