Reference

By Rich Wiest

Two speakers – a state librarian and an independent researcher – provided tips on supporting genealogical researchers, as part of the 2019 Adult Services Forum, sponsored by the Reference Section of the New Jersey Library Association, held Oct. 22, 2019, at the Holmdel Library and Learning Center.

By Rich Wiest

Cutting the Cable Cord: How to Access Free and Lower-Cost TV and Video Content was presented by Jonathan Upton, who is the Managing Librarian for Digital Support Services at the Old Bridge Public Library, during the 2019 Adult Services Forum.

By Lisa Bruckman

Eleni Glykis, Director of Red Bank (NJ) Public Library, offered librarians a wealth of programming and outreach ideas designed to deliver much needed community and informational resources to those pregnant or transitioning as new parents, during her presentation at the NJLA’s Adult Services Forum, held Oct. 22, 2019, at the Holmdel Library and Learning Center.

By Lisa Bruckman

The NJLA Adult Services Forum (October 22, 2019) opened with the “Morning Hot Topic: Facial Recognition, Technology, and Privacy Issues,” led with a discussion moderated by T.J. Lamanna (Emerging Technologies Librarian at Cherry Hill [NJ] Public Library), who advocates for the protection concerns of library users and librarians in the use of advancing technologies.