I, also, add my gratitude to Rachel, Marci, Lisa, Dina and Kathy for planning the conference. Only a few weeks ago I was exited when I went over the preliminary schedule and the joint programs with ALA . While I was disappointed when the Board had to make this tough decision I understood it. It is essential for the success of the conference that the conference committee is able to work on the conference planning 3 months before the confercne , but it is impossible. The hotel also cancelled our reservations and a decision needed to be made now. I hope that, regardless of the location, most of the presenters will be able to join us next year. Amalia W.
From: Cheryl Banks via Hasafran Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 12:50 AM To: Kathleen Bloomfield Cc: Hasafran listserv Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] The 2020 AJL Conference has been cancelled A real shout-out is owed to Rachel Kamin and Marcie Eskin, the local Chairs of the Chicago conference, who have been working so hard, day and night, to create a fabulous meeting. As the past chair of the conference, I know how hard it is to do, and with the help of a small committee in Chicago, and the national team, these two women have put the lion's share of work into this. So bravo and yasher koach to Rachel and Marcie, to get the recognition that they deserve. Cheryl Banks Retired North Suburban Synagogue Beth El On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 2:22 PM Kathleen Bloomfield via Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: 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
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