Jewish Librarians Are Coming to Seattle
Don't you want to be one of them?? In the land of lox and lattes, hundreds of Jewish librarians will gather in Seattle from around the world at the 45th annual convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries, July 4-7. Base of operations is the elegant and historic Fairmont Olympic Hotel in the heart of downtown Seattle. Presenters are coming from Canada, Israel, Argentina and this country's East and West coasts. They represent synagogues, day schools, public libraries, universities, seminaries and archives. AJL Northwest Chapter president Toby Harris said participants will experience "a little Yiddish, a little Ladino, a little green, a lot of collaboration, and the latest technology." Joseph Janes, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academics at the University of Washington's Information School will be keynote speaker. He is the founding director of the Internet Public Library and has authored many books on librarianship, technology and their relationship. He writes monthly about the Internet and librarianship in the American Library Association's magazine, American Libraries. On Sunday, July 4, from noon to 5pm, the general community may view exhibits from publishers, artisans and bookstores and enjoy music, poetry and storytelling in the expansive Spanish Ballroom foyer. The convention sessions will include hands-on technology, cataloging updates, roundtables, opportunities to meet winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book and Manuscript Awards for outstanding Jewish children's literature and more. Tours and site visits include the historic, woodsy Hebrew Academy and their award winning library as well as a tour of Rem Koolhaas's innovative downtown Seattle Central Public Library. Registration and convention schedule are available at www.jewishlibrarians.org or by contacting Toby Harris at aj...@earthlink.net. Registration rates go up May 2! For hotel reservations, go to: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=2502911 Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai 1522 E. Pike Street Seattle, WA 98122 206-315-7398 Seattle 206-315-8486, Ext 7481 Bellevue --- 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...@osu.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org