Category: Events
NJLLA Annual Holiday Party 🗓
Join NJLLA at the annual holiday party on December 2, 2020 from 5pm-6pm. For the first time, it’s virtual!
Show up to the zoom party in festive attire – prizes will be awarded! There will also be games, crafts, drinks, and most importantly – good conversation and company!
The Holiday party is for NJLLA members only. RSVP as soon as possible, but if you would like to receive a party package, RSVP no later than November 23rd to Brittany.Persson@shu.edu with a mailing address.
The Community Service Committee will be donating children’s books and pajamas to the Pajama Project. Join us by dropping off your book and pajama donations, or having them shipped directly to the various drop off locations. If you email a picture of you dropping off your donation we will share it at the party.
Thank you to Thomson Reuters for generously sponsoring the holiday party!
November Program: Teaching & Learning in the Virtual World 🗓
Join us for a discussion of new approaches, tips, tricks to teaching, learning and working in the virtual workplace. The discussion will be moderated by Gayle Lynn-Nelson and Johanna Bizub. Members contributed ideas and we look forward to members sharing additional thoughts, problems, struggles and solutions.
DATE: Thursday, November 19, 2020
LOCATION: WebEx
TIME: 1:00 to 2:00 pm
RSVP: Email your RSVP to Kathy Taggart, ktaggart@lowenstein.com, by Tuesday, November 17th. You will then receive a calendar invite with WebEx details.
Community Service Project:
Our annual November Community Service Project is traditionally a food collection. Since we are virtual, we are suggesting that you donate to your local food pantry or through a collection box at your grocery store. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey also offers online donations at www.cfbnj.org. Click the Donate Now button.
Introducing the NJLLA Book Club! 🗓
NJLLA Virtual Happy Hour! 🗓
Join the NJLLA Executive Board for a virtual Happy Hour on Thursday, August 6th at 6:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Contact Kathy Taggart (ktaggart@lowenstein.com) for details regarding attending this event. NJLLA members received an email with Zoom meeting instructions.
NJLLA Virtual Annual Business Meeting – June 19, 2020 🗓
The New Jersey Law Librarians Association invites our Membership to participate in our first ever Virtual Annual Business Meeting.
The teleconference will be held via WebEx on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 12:00 noon (EDT).
You can RSVP by emailing NJLLA Treasurer Kathy Taggart at ktaggart@lowenstein.com. You do not have to RSVP again if you have already done so. Attendees will receive a link and password prior to the meeting. The RSVP deadline is Thursday, June 18th at 5 pm.
If you’d like to submit a question ahead of time to be answered during the Open Discussion, enter it into Survey Monkey here.
The Agenda for the Meeting:
- Introduction and Housekeeping Rules
- Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes of the Last Annual Business Meeting
- Approval of the 2019-2020 Treasurer’s Report
- State of the Association (Summary of Committee Reports)
- Outgoing President Remarks
- Approval of Slate of Candidates for 2020-21 Executive Board
- Incoming President’s Address
- Open Discussion
We look forward to seeing you all there!
-NJLLA Executive Board 2019-2020
2019 NJLLA Members-Only Holiday Party 🗓
2019 Annual Business Meeting & Program 🗓
“Transforming Workplace Culture in the #MeToo Era: How Laws on Sexual Harassment, Pay Equity & More are Influencing Workplace Experiences”
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Natalya G. Johnson, Esq., Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti, LLP
and
Alnisa Bell, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Natalya Johnson is a Labor & Employment attorney at Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti, LLP. Natalya’s practices focuses on the representation and counsel of management in employment-related matters. She counsels clients on matters including restrictive covenants, discrimination, and retaliation cases. Natalya is also a frequent speaker at various continuing legal education seminars. She earned her J.D. degree from Cornell Law School and her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Cornell University.
Alnisa Bell is a Labor & Employment attorney at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Alnisa represents employers in single-plaintiff and multi-plaintiff discrimination and retaliation cases, as well as has significant ERISA experience. Not only is she a skilled litigator, but Alnisa also counsels employers on compliance with state and federal laws. Alnisa serves as counsel in several high-profile litigations across the country relating to the #MeToo movement and speaks regularly on gender equity and diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Alnisa earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Bryn Mawr College.
DATE:
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
LOCATION:
Spanish Pavillion
31 Harrison Ave., Harrison, NJ
http://spanishpavillion.com
TIME:
11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Agenda:
Networking 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting & Election 11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch Buffet 12:00 – 12:40 p.m. Program 12:40 – 1:15 p.m.
Please arrive promptly so the Business Meeting can start on time. Please see our Nominations Slate which will be voted on at this Annual Meeting.
COST: Members: $30.00 Students: $10:00 Non-Members: $38.00
RSVP by Thursday, May 9, 2019 to Johanna Bizub, jbizub@prudential.com
Community Service Project: Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick Wish List – VISA/MC/Amex, Staples, Target, Amazon, Stop & Shop, Bed Bath & Beyond & Costco gift cards in increments of $10; coffee pods, paper towels, heavy duty paper plates (no Styrofoam), masking tape, pudding cups, solid white albacore tuna, heavy duty plastic cutlery, double-sided tape, packages of individual cereal boxes; checks payable to Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick. Thank you!
Check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Johanna Bizub, Prudential Insurance, 3 Gateway Center-100 Mulberry St, NJ-05-03-15, Newark, NJ 07102
Meeting Flyer PDF
April Meeting: Identifying Fake News and Managing Its Effects with Dr. Asta Zelenkauskaite and Pablo Molina 🗓
Expert speakers specializing in Mass Communication and Information Security will discuss what fake news is, how it is created, and best practices for curbing its effects. This is a must-see program for anyone who has any responsibilities for curation, dissemination, or analysis of information.
Dr. Asta Zelenkauskaite
Asta Zelenkauskaite earned her PhD in Mass Communication from Indiana University, Bloomington with two minor specializations in Information Science and Linguistics. She is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Drexel University. Her research focuses upon the intersection between social media and mass media, analyzing the user-generated content contributions of social media users, their content selection practices, and the value extraction through theoretical frameworks of interactivity, gatekeeping, and Big Data. She has an extensive record of collaborations with computer scientists and information science scholars.
Pablo Molina
Pablo Molina serves as Drexel’s Chief Information Security Officer, charged with planning and implementing cybersecurity policy across the university. He has an extensive background in ethics of technology and information management and he regularly comments on stories about privacy, ethics of tech companies, and laws related to technology and information management. He has written extensively on technology and information management and is a regular speaker at conferences related to technology, education and policy, and has presented to the United Nations, the American Bar Association, the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute and others.
DATE and TIME: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12 noon to 1:30 PM
PLACE: McCarter & English LLP, Newark NJ. Directions
COST: $20 members / $25 nonmembers / $15 students
RSVP: By Wednesday, April 10th to Caroline Young, caroline.young.rutgers@gmail.com
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Caroline Young, Rutgers Law Library, 123 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102
Community Service Project: Collection for the Jersey Battered Women’s Service in Morris County. Current needs are girls and boys briefs, diapers, diaper wipes, pull ups, ziplock bags for freezer/refrigerator (all sizes!), aluminum foil, and plastic wrap. Travel mugs and refillable water bottles are also needed, as well as snacks, including animal crackers, pretzels, trail mix, fruit snacks, popcorn, nuts, cookies, juice boxes and bottles of water. Gift cards to discount stores and supermarkets are especially appreciated. Cash and checks made out to JBWS are also welcome. JBWS is a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
NJLLA’s 2018 Holiday Party! 🗓
NJLLA’s Annual Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Rutgers Law Library
123 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102
Dinner Buffet and Dessert
The holiday party is generously sponsored by the Librarian Relations Team at
The Holiday Party is for NJLLA members only.
Please RSVP by Friday, November 30th to Kathy Taggart at ktaggart@lowenstein.com.