New Jersey State Library

The New Jersey State Library will lead a two-year NJ Collections Care Initiative to address urgent collections care needs through educational programs and training. Intended to reach collections care professionals and volunteers, these programs will encourage the use of collections care best practices, support targeted fundraising and marketing, increase the use of existing resources, and accelerate the development of collaborative strategies. Building on the success of New Jersey’s “Connecting to Collections” planning process, the New Jersey State Library will continue its partnerships with the New Jersey State Archives, the Newark Museum, the New Jersey State Museum, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and Rutgers University. The public will incur long-term benefits from this initiative through increased accessibility to unique and rare collection materials, improved security of important state collections through disaster planning, and the assurance that the great collections within the state will be preserved for the enjoyment and research needs of future generations.