PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE

 

Eileen M. Palmer, Chair

Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium

1030 St. Georges Ave., Suite 203

Avenel, NJ 07001

732-750-2525

fax: 732-750-9392

empalmer@lmxac.org

 

Chris Carbone, Vice-Chair

South Brunswick Public Library

110 Kingston Lane

Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

732-329-4000,x7287

ccarbone@sbpl.info

 

Meeting Dates 2009-2010

Agendas 2008-2009

Agendas 2009-2010

Minutes 2008-2009

Minutes 2009-2010

Membership

 

 

2009 Public Policy Forum Presentation

 

Advocacy Resources

 

Advocacy Calendar

 

Be An Advocate

 

Sustaining Equitable Public Library Service

 

 

Legislative Information

  

NJLA Legislative Priorities FY 2010.doc

 

 

A3753 A Bill To Reduce Minimum Funding Levels for Libraries

 

Opposition to A3753.doc 

 

 

League of Municipalities Position on Library Funding

 

statewide programs 07-10 revised.xls

 

 

 

SUBCOMMITTEE:

 

Intellectual Freedom

 

PPC FUNCTIONS

 

• To monitor legislative initiatives and legislation, both in the state and in the nation, and to recommend a course of action for the Association and for the professional community.
• To work with appropriate agencies to initiate new legislation. 
• To develop a legislative platform and recommend such to the Executive Board. 
• To train members to be effective legislative advocates. 
• To familiarize officials attending the Annual League of Municipalities Conference and other government functions with library issues and NJLA activities, and to encourage attendance at these functions by library staff and trustees 
• To study issues facing libraries in New Jersey and to recommend appropriate steps to address these issues. 
•  In an emergency, the Committee may act on legislation without the formal approval of the Executive Board, but with the consent of the President. 
• To coordinate the activities of the Intellectual Freedom Subcommittee and all other subcommittees and ad hoc committees under this committee.