Mazal tov, Kathy! I'm very pleased to see you getting this recognition. Joy
On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM Association of Jewish Libraries < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u583993.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.9gz9PK4IkoPIXuftrhoDvNf00xrPkIoW9Mqbee1tvEVbYEyN6vXCLamIXIXFKBIVaXl8_a1oBgvD5vczRzMxbgLwNJtMF1lt5vGCVvB6hDb-2FBhXD61-2BLM77A5QLAFyETfnx96rJCt2J28NlE3PRu-2Ba-2FK50pEB0-2FQbx7FdZXoxXmGV9DrcZUjh0U8SsUp4EOIqGQNGo7FTF1VaJSKEXIY0080UiyVIH15W1I9Rsf0TSRQvaOMOuBsZb-2F-2FzBFb3LcqxMT1mieaa36P9GeisTa2RCjPvFeO0FY0rsGcPpkhpXC9922M4NhrN6M9TTfR8vDldvgLaw5M-2BNHLdWk7clOE81Z97MwNSk1xhJOF0H-2BApEucEMO-2FCBbCwp3pT3j0E2aRKbL1ME0axfcWrUbQXs-2BU2X0jPmvaTK3GUxUv-2BBx6WUf0kkc39A-2B9cG84pJ2-2FiNH6SVdBNke-2FbaDADSKQezk40q3kXLCq9Es2Gw1qUgRSaKA1219yhb6GC8zDmlYly46vXwx3uHiES9d4Tv-2FJF2aNqLkGiqt0boTLi9nSKwOvQL2e9YzM-3D__;!!KGKeukY!yBiBnewMio4YMgdEHHRUF_wJWDg5Lsuojpg7zx5KP6kh1TJ2pQRPqIpOSJPQ6ltekOdmaHaevHF5ujk0oyeyDatxtTslt_qWQk_72Aig$ > > > > *AJL Announces 2026 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner * > > > > > > The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is proud to announce that > longtime member Kathleen Bloomfield has been named the 2026 Fanny Goldstein > Merit Award winner. The award, named for the librarian, social activist, > and founder of National Jewish Book Month, is bestowed in recognition of > loyal and ongoing contributions to the Association of Jewish Libraries and > to the profession of Judaica librarianship. > > > > Kathy Bloomfield’s involvement with the Association of Jewish Libraries > began when she attended the 1995 conference in Chicago as a bookseller. > Over the past 30 years, she has served on the Sydney Taylor Book Award > Committee and several conference committees; held board positions as > president and vice president of AJL’s Synagogues, Schools, Centers, and > Public Libraries division; and served as vice president/president elect and > president (2020–2022) of AJL. > > > > As AJL president, her proudest accomplishment was working with the board > to establish an endowment that will support AJL well into the future. The > Merit Award Committee also recognized the strategic planning process and > website improvements initiated under her direction as well as her work > fostering partnerships. Because of Kathy’s determination, AJL became an > Ethnic Affiliate of the American Library Association, and the Sydney Taylor > Book Awards are now included as part of ALA’s announcements of its annual > Youth Media Award winners. > > > > Kathy was the creator of *forwordsbooks*, a national Jewish book fair and > catalog sales business and was also the book club editor for *BabagaNewz* > magazine, > community development director at InterfaithFamily.com, mikveh center > director at Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh, and the assistant regional > director for the Union for Reform Judaism Northeast Council. Her other > volunteer roles have included temple president, mikveh guide, and URJ > Outreach Fellow. > > > > She is currently “retired,” but uses her time for a variety of activities > like book reviewing, managing her personal library of over 2,000 books, > reading, cross stitching, taking care of her one-year-old grandson, and of > course, volunteering for AJL. > > > > “With her honesty, wit, and careful attention to detail, Kathy brought AJL > into the 21st century,” says AJL Past President Michelle Margolis. “It is > because of Kathy's hard work and incredible leadership that we now have > financial solvency through endowments. It was under Kathy's leadership that > we managed the upheavals of COVID by pivoting to the ‘best virtual > conference’ with only six weeks of planning. And she is not afraid to stand > up and take action when needed, as we've seen multiple times. Her energy > and passion for books, librarianship (even though she constantly reminds > people that she's not a librarian) and AJL is infectious, and has > transformed the organization.” > > > > Kathy will receive her award on June 23, 2026, during this year’s AJL > conference > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u583993.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.9gz9PK4IkoPIXuftrhoDvNf00xrPkIoW9Mqbee1tvEX9rPkzrv2oVUt7cJONdgQvaHtN-2BTbsIrua6n-2FpZZuHhg-3D-3D8PUy_a1oBgvD5vczRzMxbgLwNJtMF1lt5vGCVvB6hDb-2FBhXD61-2BLM77A5QLAFyETfnx96rJCt2J28NlE3PRu-2Ba-2FK50pEB0-2FQbx7FdZXoxXmGV9DrcZUjh0U8SsUp4EOIqGQNGo7FTF1VaJSKEXIY0080UiyVIH15W1I9Rsf0TSRQvaOMOuBsZb-2F-2FzBFb3LcqxMT1mieaa36P9GeisTa2RCjPvFeO0FY0rsGcPpkhpXC9922M4NhrN6M9TTfR8vDldvgLaw5M-2BNHLdWk7clOE81Z97MwNSk1xhJOF0H-2BApEucEMO-2FCBbCwp3pT3j0E2aRKbL1ME0axfcWrUbQXs-2BU2X0jPmr0LsagT-2FNlxlbytfMOZU9xr-2FAXRFDfhdp3DmDyKOnkasW-2F0ClotMEUpNSe7ygWw0DNTXoB0cS4yNvXq-2BF9p-2FH4gvH9GcuZS4-2FHpNc-2BEQZmI6I2n2cnkcb-2FdsLrlMcYQMSCmSG2Z55KP0xWIjcroVUY-3D__;!!KGKeukY!yBiBnewMio4YMgdEHHRUF_wJWDg5Lsuojpg7zx5KP6kh1TJ2pQRPqIpOSJPQ6ltekOdmaHaevHF5ujk0oyeyDatxtTslt_qWQhfXMo56$ > > > . > > > > Join us in paying tribute to Kathy by considering making a gift to AJL > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u583993.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.9gz9PK4IkoPIXuftrhoDvNf00xrPkIoW9Mqbee1tvEWUbENM399SKd-2FnpLIfs6AC7099_a1oBgvD5vczRzMxbgLwNJtMF1lt5vGCVvB6hDb-2FBhXD61-2BLM77A5QLAFyETfnx96rJCt2J28NlE3PRu-2Ba-2FK50pEB0-2FQbx7FdZXoxXmGV9DrcZUjh0U8SsUp4EOIqGQNGo7FTF1VaJSKEXIY0080UiyVIH15W1I9Rsf0TSRQvaOMOuBsZb-2F-2FzBFb3LcqxMT1mieaa36P9GeisTa2RCjPvFeO0FY0rsGcPpkhpXC9922M4NhrN6M9TTfR8vDldvgLaw5M-2BNHLdWk7clOE81Z97MwNSk1xhJOF0H-2BApEucEMO-2FCBbCwp3pT3j0E2aRKbL1ME0axfcWrUbQXs-2BU2X0jPmi8IZ1kUa7RUG6MJyTupGtnINFGyQZT1XN7lnquv0wHKM5Giti6IuyQkRjbrQUsv-2Be9RBvhgMKv-2B4YvxvJlfPnFEEonsLJbQ6gmizn98VYxvfRRdjbUqy-2BuM5lQlaUDEswiOaGIthUPiz0uK-2FeFsYVc-3D__;!!KGKeukY!yBiBnewMio4YMgdEHHRUF_wJWDg5Lsuojpg7zx5KP6kh1TJ2pQRPqIpOSJPQ6ltekOdmaHaevHF5ujk0oyeyDatxtTslt_qWQgry8Fju$ > > > in her honor, thanking her for her love, friendship, and immense energy on > behalf of AJL. 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