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.

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 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