Calling all Academic Librarians!

Bonnie Lafazan, Library Director at the Woodbridge campus of Berkeley College, is looking forward to another great NJLA Conference in Atlantic City and hopes many of her academic librarian colleagues from NJ- and beyond!- will attend.

Bonnie is the current president of the ACRL-NJ/NJLA/College and University Section and many of you may recall some of her presentations from previous NJLA Conferences. An enthusiastic supporter of professional development activities, Bonnie is excited about the nine programs sponsored or co-sponsored by the College and University Section and shares her top three reasons to attend:

• ENGAGE: The NJLA Conference is the only opportunity for academic librarians to connect with all types of librarians from around the state in formal and informal settings. This type of networking can often lead to future collaborations with academic, public, school and special librarians so don’t miss out on this networking opportunity.
• BE INSPIRED: Learn and be inspired from your college and university colleagues who will be presenting on a wide range of topics from forging faculty relationships to publishing professionally. Other programs sure to inspire are the Research Forum and Technology Innovation Forum.
• EAT at the CUS Luncheon: Always engaging and inspiring, the CUS Luncheon speaker this year is local library superstar, Joyce Valenza! Assistant Professor in the Library and Information Science program at Rutgers University, Joyce will be talking about the future of Library and Information Science education. You will not want to miss it!

Bonnie hopes that many of her academic librarian colleagues, from NJ and beyond, will be joining her in Atlantic City for the 2019 NJLA Conference. The Conference dates, May 29-May 31, work well for many academic librarians so don’t miss this opportunity to be engaged and inspired by attending!

Interviewed by Nancy Weiner, NJLA Conference Committee 2018-2019