Register for all events at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!2wOtDjhjjVt-mOHinKqsTpqEeeYswGgJNiCMn9a85aj86sm2NrPBkO4VXn4dFByIT5kqzmiNjyQKjXxDxz0NrpDgcGCbtVzL$ *Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Ray Pun* Sunday, February 11, 2024 1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET Join AJL when we welcome Raymond Pun, a candidate for American Library Association Presidency 2025–2026. Pun currently serves as the immediate past president of the Chinese American Librarians Association and was past president of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association. Pun previously served on the ALA Council, ALA Policy Corps, and as a member of the advisory committees for two ALA past presidents. Pun is a member of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Pun is a member of the California Library Association (CLA) Advocacy and Legislation Committee, the Library Freedom Project (LFP), and other ALA affiliates including the American Indian Library Association (AILA), the Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA), the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL), the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, and REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. Pun is also a member of the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) and the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT). In addition to librarianship, Pun is a member of the Committee of 100’s Next Generation Leaders program and a speaker for The Weave Speakers Bureau. Pun holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from California State University, Fresno; a Master of Library Science from CUNY Queens College; a Master of Arts in East Asian Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in History from St. John’s University in New York. This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome. *Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick* Sunday, February 25, 2024 1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET Join AJL when we welcome Sam Helmick, a candidate for American Library Association presidency 2025–2026. Sam Helmick is the Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library. They are a current member of the ALA Executive Board and president of the Iowa Library Association. They previously served as chair-elect on the Freedom to Read Foundation and chair of the Iowa Governor’s Commission of Libraries. They have served on committees for the Network of the National Library of Medicine, the Stonewall Book Awards, the ALA Policy Monitoring Committee, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Michael L. Printz Committee, on the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Sophie Brody Award Committee and on the YALSA Fundraising Task Force. Helmick is a 2017 Emerging Leader as well as an author, consultant, and instructor for social media marketing and graphic design. This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome. *AJL Presents: RAS Bibliography Award Presentation with András Koerner* Monday, March 11, 2024 9:00 am PT / noon ET An event celebrating the 2023 Bibliography Award winner, Early Jewish Cookbooks by András Koerner. András will discuss his book and research with Eitan Kensky, chair of the committee. András Koerner was born in 1940 in Budapest. After receiving his degree in architecture, he worked for several years as an architect. In 1967, he moved to the United States, where he continued the same career. Since his retirement, he dedicates his time mostly to writing and organizing exhibitions. His publications include A Taste of the Past. The Daily Life and Cooking of a Nineteenth-Century Hungarian-Jewish Homemaker (University Press of New England, 2004) and The Stages of Andor Weininger from the Bauhaus to New York (Alma on Dobbin, 2008). This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the public. Register for all events at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!2wOtDjhjjVt-mOHinKqsTpqEeeYswGgJNiCMn9a85aj86sm2NrPBkO4VXn4dFByIT5kqzmiNjyQKjXxDxz0NrpDgcGCbtVzL$
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