Here's a note from Ellen Zyroff, Chair of the Jewish Information Committee of ALA's Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table to cordially invite those attending ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego over the next several days to JIC meeting and events:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Ellen Zyroff wrote: > Hello, members and friends of the Jewish Information Committee. I hope > that things are going well with you. > > The Midwinter Business Meeting of the Jewish Information Committee will > take place on Sunday Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Wyndham at > Emerald Plaza, Crystal Ballroom, 400 West Broadway, at State Street. > > We look forward to seeing you. > > It's time for a new group to step up to the plate and take on the > learning experience which committee leadership provides. Get involved in > the JIC also to make sure that the wonderful programming which has > become the norm can continue and that the JIC gains an ever greater > positive profile in ALA with more programs and projects. Bring your > ideas and talents to this interesting group. Some of the projects for > which there has been interest in the last year include: Film night with > Spanish films of Jewish interest; starting an award for fiction which > portrays Jews in a positive light; Sunday morning bagel breakfast with > informal program and chance to shmooze. > > Please let me know whether you will be attending Midwinter and/or the > annual meeting in Orlando and let's hear your ideas and where your > interests lie. > > Kudos to Elliot Gertel for putting together and moderating a wonderul > program, "Star in the Maple Leaf," at the annual meeting in Toronto. > Those in attendance learned about the fantastic Judaic collections of > Canada. Also great thanks to Fay Zipkowitz for bringing the story and > projects and programs of the National Yiddish Book Center to the ALA > membership. Elliot summarized the programs beautifully in the most > recent issue of the EMIE Bulletin, which members of the EMIE Round > Table receive (JIC's parent roundtable). In case you have not paid your > dues, it's only $10 per year. The Friday program was co-sponsored by > the Association of Jewish Libraries which finished its conference just > before ALA [and CLA] started [Note: The Canadian Library Association > also co-sponsored this fifth joint AJL/ALA session]. > > If there is interest at Midwinter, the tradition of Sunday dinner at a > kosher restaurant will continue. It will tentatively take place on > Sunday evening, leaving the Marriot at 7 p.m for a meat restaurant about > 8 miles north of the Convention Center in an area called Clairemont. > Meals range from a deli sandwich and drink for about $10 to full meals > between $15- $30. The menu is varied and includes soups, hamburgers, > brisket, chicken, a Mexican dish, as well as interesting and tasty parve > desserts. We can provide free car transporation to and from the > restaurant. Please let me know whether you are interested in attending. > > At this Midwinter meeting, I start a 3 year term as an ALA > Councilor-at-Large and look forward to hearing from you about your > concerns and suggestions for ALA. > > Ellen Zyroff > (858) 694-2484 (work - San Diego County Library HQT) > Also, please add the following two items to the EMIERT schedule: For information on Sabbath synagogue services in Convention Center neighborhood, contact Ellen Zyroff (858) 694-2484; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please direct other questions about JIC to Ellen. Hope to see you in balmy San Diego on Sunday if not before. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > < > Elliot H. Gertel 111-C Hatcher Graduate Library North < > Irving M. Hermelin Curator of Judaica Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1205 < > The University of Michigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > University Library Area Programs 734-936-2367 (phone) < > Near East Division 734-763-6743 (fax) < > http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/judaica.html < > http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/egertel.html < > < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
