Archives & History Committee

AUTHORIZATION

First authorized as a standing committee in 1972. Reinstated as a task force in 2021. Established as a standing subcommittee of the Member Services Committee in 2022 to maintain the history of NJLA..

COMPOSITION

8 members, in addition to the Committee Chair, NJLA immediate Past President (or other Executive Board liaison), a delegate from the NJLA History & Preservation Section. Effort will be made to prioritize representation of NJLA Sections. At least one member should be a professionally-trained archivist or have extensive experience with archival collections.

FUNCTIONS

• To arrange for retention and preservation of the archival material of the New Jersey Library Association at a location to be determined by the Executive Board
• To maintain a current inventory or finding aid of the archive
• To document the history of NJLA, and maintain a narrative of the Association’s history and leadership available to the public on NJLA’s website
• To assist NJLA staff, members, and other users in reference questions and inquiries about the Association’s history
• To recommend to the NJLA Executive Board procedures for the development, storage, care, and use of the archive
• To oversee annual procedural training for NJLA leadership

Fred Pachman, Chair
Monmouth Medical Center
frederic.pachman@gmail.com

Jessica Trujillo, Past President
Edison Public Library
jbmtrujillo@gmail.com

Members-At-Large

Teresa Bayles
SCLSNJ
tbayles@sclibnj.org

Kate Jaggers
Hunterdon County Library
librariankatej@gmail.com

Richard Kearney
William Paterson University
kearneyr@wpunj.edu

Elsalyn Palmisano
Retired
epalmisa@monmouth.edu

Laura Poll
Trenton Free Public Library
lpoll@trentonlib.org

Eric Schwarz
Clarence Dillon Public Library
eschwarz@dillonlibrary.org

Robert Stewart
asburyb0b500@gmail.com

Christine Szeluga
Cranford Board of Education
christineszeluga@gmail.com

Claire Thomas
Cherry Hill Public Library
cthmas@chplnj.org

David Williams
William Paterson University
williamsd110@wpunj.edu

Beth Zak-Cohen
Newark Public Library
bzakcohen@npl.org