As Cheryl Banks notes, since we consider the timing of ALA Annual Conference before selecting dates for AJL Annual Convention because many AJL members also regularly attend the former, we haven't always held AJL Annual on Father's Day, although it often is the case.
Since I'm not a day school librarian, perhaps it's not fair for me to interject my opinion, but again as Cheryl and others have noted, we have asked members in the past about trying different dates and for many reasons, all other alternatives vis-a-vis dates for Convention have, I believe, been rejected. I've only been an AJL member for 15 years, so I cannot relate what the history behind the minhag of the the usual June Convention dates is, but after attending every single AJL Annual for the last 15 years, I find the dates to be very convenient and wouldn't want them altered greatly without compelling reasons from a substantial majority of the membership. Again, as Cheryl says, if such a survey were to be taken, it should not be via Hasafran, but I would like to note that I am quite satisfied with the dates for Convention that we have had since I joined, and I vote for not changing them except as we have by one week now and again when we would otherwise conflict with ALA, which doesn't happen too often. Elliot Gertel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > < > 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 < > < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
