Dear AJL Members, Because of recent changes to the legal status of AJL, and to improve the way our organization functions, we need to update the AJL Constitution and Bylaws. After much work and long debate, the Constitution and Bylaws Committee is presenting for your approval a revised version of the AJL Constitution and Bylaws. The revised document was approved by the AJL Executive Board and the AJL Council at the Midwinter meeting, Jan. 8-9, 2006. It now needs to be ratified by the membership.
Information on the proposed changes can be found on the AJL website (http://www.jewishlibraries.org) under "About AJL." The current version (last revised in 1998), the new proposed version, and an explanation of the major changes can all be found there. Many thanks to our webmaster, Nancy Sack, for her quick work in posting this information. In addition, the forthcoming issue of the AJL Newsletter will print the proposed constitutional revision and the explanation of the changes. Due to space limitations, however, the 1998 constitution is only available on the website. Anyone who is unable to access it, please contact me, and I'll be happy to send it to you in a different format. Every current member should receive in the mail a printed copy of the proposed constitution and a ballot. Please read it carefully and mail your vote by the deadline, which is printed on the ballot. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. The Constitution and By-Laws Committee consists of Ronda Rose, AJL President; Suzi Dubin, Recording Secretary; and Joy Kingsolver, Parliamentarian. In addition, valuable contributions were made by Pearl Berger, Past President; Toby Rossner, Chapter Relations Chair; and many other Board and Council members. Respectfully submitted, Joy Kingsolver AJL Parliamentarian *************************************** Joy Kingsolver, C.A. Director, Chicago Jewish Archives Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies 618 South Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60605 312/322-1741 fax 312-922-0455 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************* Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
