Break the barriers of getting into NJLA’s history and learn about the committee established to arrange for the retention and preservation of NJLA’s 130 years’ worth of information. The program will include the status of the archive’s current physical location, evaluation of its contents, and plans for continued collection of materials. A selection of items that highlight NJLA’s significance will be shared, and suggestions on how to collaborate on its future preservation will be discussed.

How does basic processing get completed in your archives? Archival backlog can be a challenge for archivists and oftentimes this work is aided by interns, volunteers and new professionals seeking experience in the field. Learn how archivists Yesenia Lopez, Juber Ayala and Vanessa Castaldo apply for internship programs, train archival interns, and expose young leaders to a different profession. They will also share examples of projects worked on by the interns that facilitate the work of solo archivists.

After 30 years of advocating for an Electronic Records Program, New Jersey State Archives finally succeeded in creating the program in 2022. Electronic Records Archivists Tara Maharjan and Danielle Marchetti will discuss the backwards approach taken during the program's creation, its current state, and their vision for its future. Attendees will gain insight into the challenges and successes of implementing an Electronic Records Program, as well as the archivists' plans for expansion and improvement.

Conferences can be overwhelming - come have a creative break with us and decompress! Hang out for a while in a totally non-committal space to learn what zines are, read a few, make a page for the Collaborative Conference Zine, and get ideas on how to incorporate zines and zine-making into your own library programming. Plus, enter to win a free basket of zines! Crafty supplies and fun things will re-energize you for the next session.