LibraryLinkNJ News
November 2026
LibraryLinkNJ The New Jersey Library Cooperative
For more details about any of our projects, programs, or services please visit the LibraryLinkNJ website!
For questions, suggestions, or help with your account, please reach out to our CE Team: ce@librarylinknj.org
AWE Learning Stations
AWE Learning has provided a safe learning environment for young learners for three decades. The AWE Learning All-in-One Workstations or tablets are locked down and safe for children to explore. AWE Learning computers can be found in 49% of public libraries across North America. These plug and play technology devices allow for easy use at the library with little assistance needed. Below is a description of the AWE Learning products. You can now bundle products on one unit and stretch your dollars.
Through December 31, 2026:
- LibraryLinkNJ members are eligible for a 10% customer discount on any of the AWE Learning Stations along with an additional $25 off per unit.
- New Customers will receive $150 off the purchase of an AWE Learning Station.
- A customer that has an out of warranty unit will receive $75 off purchase of an AWE Learning Station as a trade-in/loyalty credit.
- Visit our AWE discount page for further details
On-Demand Opportunities
Explore our on-demand resources designed to meet the ever-changing needs of library staff. You’ll find opportunities to strengthen your library's connection to the community, guidance for difficult conversations, and advice for talking to patrons about AI. Courses on the LibraryLinkNJ LearningSpace can be accessed with or without a login, but creating one to track your progress takes less than one minute!
Available Now
- Equalis Group Information Session
- LiFT: Community Engagement for Leaders
- LiFT: Introduction to Community Engagement
- Mastering Difficult Conversations
- Refusal as Instruction: Talking to Patrons About AI
Courses on the LearningSpace are specifically designed to support the professional development of library staff. Please note that these courses are not intended for use or access by the public.
Evidence-Based Library Advocacy: Assessment Strategies for Every Library Type
How can libraries demonstrate their value to stakeholders? This session will explore strategies for aligning library services with institutional and community goals, conducting needs assessments, gathering meaningful data, and communicating impact. Drawing on experience in both academic and public libraries, the presentation offers practical approaches that libraries of any type can use to assess needs, measure outcomes, and build a compelling case for support.
- Evidence-Based Library Advocacy: Assessment Strategies for Every Library Type; Virtual; Tuesday, November 2, 1pm-2pm.
Building Foundations for Future Success in AI and Media Literacy
This session explores how K–12 media specialists and academic librarians can work together to build strong, sustainable pathways for AI and media literacy. The program highlights shared challenges, practical teaching strategies, and collaborative tools that support students as they move from foundational learning through higher education and beyond.
- Building Foundations for Future Success in AI and Media Literacy; Virtual; Thursday, November 5, 3pm - 4pm.
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AI Evaluation in Action: Discovering and Combating AI Hallucinated Citations
Students and faculty find themselves in a precarious position, as they are both encouraged to integrate AI tools into their research and teaching practice, but also remain wary of the accuracy and reliability of their outputs. As conversations shift to the importance of evaluating and verifying information provided by AI tools, we need to put these practices into habit. This presentation will explore a key element of AI literacy: the evaluation process.
- AI Evaluation in Action: Discovering and Combating AI Hallucinated Citations; Virtual; Monday, November 9, 2pm-3pm.
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We're All in this Together: Developing and Sustaining a Thriving Access Services Department
Academic Access Services departments are often overwhelmed with urgent daily demands that can undermine core principles, long term goals, and strategic initiatives. Losing the forest for the trees in this way can contribute to burnout, staff and student employee turnover, low morale, delays in service, and poor customer service. This session explores a strategic approach to leadership to nurture a thriving and sustainable work environment. Using real-world examples this presentation will demonstrate how intentional collaboration, self-reflection, and compassionate conflict resolution not only avoids common pitfalls, but creates an environment for individual and collective wellbeing and growth.
- We're All in this Together: Developing and Sustaining a Thriving Access Services Department; Virtual; Tuesday, November 10, 1pm-2pm.
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Centering Humanity to Connect with Students Online
Regardless of our roles, many of us interact and engage with students online. In an increasingly digital world with continuously evolving technologies, it can be difficult to connect with students, especially across spatial and temporal distance. Grounded in both research and practice, this session will explore how we can center humanity – ours and our students’ – to foster connection and support learning in online spaces. Participants will learn actionable strategies for translating characteristics like humor and creativity into teaching and engagement practices. While this session will focus on the asynchronous environment, participants will be able to apply strategies to other learning and engagement contexts.
Centering Humanity to Connect with Students Online; Virtual; Thursday, November 12, 1pm-2pm.
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Equalis Group Information Session
With decades of Public Sector procurement experience, Equalis Group helps members save time and money while remaining fully compliant.
They leverage members’ combined buying power to command better pricing and favorable contract terms from suppliers. Equalis Group develops and administers a diverse portfolio of cooperative purchasing programs that cover a wide range of products and services and provide members with a legal and compliant exemption to the bid/request for proposals (RFP) process.
Join us this fall to learn more about Equalis Group and how LibraryLinkNJ member institutions can benefit from involvement:
- Equalis Group Information Session; Virtual; Tuesday, November 17, 10am-11am.
Human-Centered AI for Library Communications: Practical Tools for Better Outreach, Accuracy, and Accessibility
Through live demonstrations and real library communication examples, participants will learn how to write stronger prompts, check AI-generated content for factual accuracy and bias, protect privacy, improve accessibility, and recognize when a task still requires a fully human approach. The program is designed primarily for school library professionals, with strategies that can also be adapted for public and academic library settings.
- Human-Centered AI for Library Communications: Practical Tools for Better Outreach, Accuracy, and Accessibility; Virtual; Wednesday, November 18, 1pm-2:30pm.
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Crafting Professional Library One-Pagers & Reports
If you’ve been wondering how to transform your text-heavy documents into eye-catching, informative one-pagers, look no further. In the next webinar of our Canva series, you’ll learn how to create reports and infographics that help communicate your library’s unique character and impact.
- Crafting Professional Library One-Pagers & Reports; Virtual; Wednesday, November 18, 2pm-3pm.
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Adult Craft Show & Share
Programming library staff who serve adult patrons are invited to join us for a Show & Share event! Show off your successful adult crafting ideas, get inspired by your colleagues from around the state, and even share or swap your leftover craft materials at this in-person event brought to you by LibraryLinkNJ and South Brunswick Public Library!
- Adult Craft Show & Share; In-Person, South Brunswick Public Library; Friday, November 20, 10am-1pm.
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About LibraryLinkNJ
LibraryLinkNJ: Every New Jersey Library - Connected and Thriving
LibraryLinkNJ (formerly known as INFOLINK) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Its members are multi-type libraries and library-related agencies located in the twenty-one counties of New Jersey. This area includes 8.79 million people. The population of the state is highly diverse and includes some of the largest communities of Spanish speaking and Asian Indian persons in the U.S.
LibraryLinkNJ – The New Jersey Library Cooperative has over 1100 voting representatives from over 2,500 public and private school, public, academic, institutional, corporate, health sciences and special libraries and library-related agencies. A member-elected Executive Board meets regularly to oversee the programs and services of the organization.
LibraryLinkNJ and its services are funded by the New Jersey State Library, which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network. Members join at no charge and pay no dues.
Email: info@librarylinknj.org
Website: www.librarylinknj.org
Location: 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue, Ewing Township, NJ, USA
Phone: 732-752-7720
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