I too want to thank all the organizers and leadership for their hard work in planning, and now decision making. We are all so sorry that this wonderful conference could not go forward, but at this point canceling it was absolutely the responsible thing to do.
Annette On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 6:06 PM Elliot H. Gertel via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I applaud Dina, Kathy, and AJL Council for making this very difficult > decision as the health and safety of potential attendees is what has to be > foremost. There really was no other choice but to cancel the 2020 AJL > Conference. > > Please note that ALA made the same tough choice yesterday and canceled the > 2020 Annual Conference in Chicago: > > *http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/american-library-association-cancels-2020-annual-conference-due-covid-19 > <http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/american-library-association-cancels-2020-annual-conference-due-covid-19>* > > The American Library Association has made the difficult decision to cancel > the Annual Conference & Exhibition scheduled for June 25-30, 2020, in > Chicago. > > We wanted you to be among the first to hear the news > <https://www.em.compusystems.com/click.html?x=a62e&lc=WMU&mc=Z&s=Pi0U&u=H&y=S&z=fLqgSKc&;>. > We are grateful to you for registering for the conference and know that you > share in our disappointment that we will not be meeting this summer. > > We will be in touch in the coming days and weeks to discuss your > registration and provide information about potential alternative engagement > opportunities. > Thank you for your continued support of ALA and we ask that you be patient > with us as we work through this unprecedented situation. > ------------------------------ > > > > ============================================= > Elliot H. Gertel אליהו־צבי גרטל / עלע־הערש גערטל > AJL-ALA Liaison > Chair, 2020 AJL Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee > Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica > The University of Michigan > Ann Arbor, Michigan > eger...@umich.edu > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 3:22 PM Kathleen Bloomfield via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > >> [image: logo for AJL 2020 conference in Evenston] >> AJL Conference 2020 Update: March 25, 2020 >> >> After much research, discussion, and deliberation, the Association of >> Jewish Libraries has decided to cancel our annual conference scheduled for >> June 29-July 1, 2020 in Evanston, IL. >> >> We know that you are disappointed in hearing this news, but the AJL Board >> felt strongly that there was no other choice to make given the uncertainty >> of the progress of COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). >> >> We will be in touch soon with information for those who have >> pre-registered for the conference and with information about potential >> alternative opportunities for us to share our knowledge and skills. Our >> hope is to have answers to these questions soon, but with the situation >> changing so rapidly, and Passover on the horizon, it might be a few weeks. >> >> Thank you for your continued support of AJL. We appreciate your patience >> as we work through this unparalleled situation. The Board and Council hope >> to have resources available for members related to librarianship in this >> interesting time and ways to best serve our patrons. >> >> A huge thank you goes out to our conference organizers, especially >> National Conference Chair Lisa Silverman and local chairs, Rachel Kamin and >> Marcie Eskin for all the work they and their committee did in preparation >> for the conference. >> >> >> >> Dina Herbert Kathy Bloomfield >> >> President, AJL VP-President Elect, AJL >> >> >> View the complete announcement here: >> https://jewishlibraries.org/announcements.php?id=79 >> >> >> __ >> Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual >> author >> and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries >> (AJL) >> ================================== >> Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: >> hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> Earlier Listserver: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> Hasafran@lists.osu.edu >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- Annette Goldsmith, PhD Librarian, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, Los Angeles, CA Chair, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) 2020 Translated YA Book Prize Committee Currently reading: *The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero* by Amalia Hoffman; illus. by Chiara Fedele (Capstone, 2019) "A book is like a world you can carry around with you." 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