Another vote in support of the college campus idea. While a fancy venue may lend a certain polish to an event, I believe that the quality of the presentations and the participation is a more important value than linen napkins and silver samovars, especially if I know that among the participants are people who would not have been able to attend a more expensive venue. My experience of events held on college campuses is that they tend to have a certain community quality, which is something I appreciate. I think it's also very important that the Association as a whole put special effort into finding financial support for the synagogue and community center librarians who have the most limited resources. For example, the Avi Chai program has helped day school librarians (and others?) attend conferences for a few years now. Finally, I feel strongly that AJL needs a national conference committee. The members who live in the hosting city/region should certainly be involved in the planning regarding local issues, but our current system, in spite of the excellent results we see each year, is really not efficient or sensible. All of these ideas have been expressed before, and in clearer terms, by others. I'm just casting my votes. B'shalom, Lynn ================== Lynn Feinman, Librarian 92nd Street YM/YWHA 1395 Lexington Avenue New York NY 10128 212-415-5543 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================
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