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Subject: [ha-Safran]: SSC Meeting Minutes - June 22, 2005
Below are the meeting minutes from the School, Synagogue & Center
Divisional Meeting on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in Oakland, CA.
Rachel Kamin, Director
Temple Israel Libraries & Media Center
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
248/661-5700 (phone), 248/661-1302 (fax)
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AJL-SSC ANNUAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005
OAKLAND CITY CENTER MARRIOTT, CALIFORNIA
I. Greetings & Introductions
Linda Silver called the meeting to order at 8:45 AM and introduced the
members of the SSC Board: Linda Silver, President; Anne Dublin,
Vice-President; and Rachel Kamin, Secretary. A sign-up sheet for
committees and a classification scheme survey were distributed.
In Attendance: Sherry Berlin, Susan Berman, Katherine Blumberg, Rosalie
Cohen, Gary Cohen, Andrea Davidson, Marlana Droz, Susan Dubin, Anne Dublin,
Alta Eisenpress, Heidi Estrin, Sylvia Frischein, Grace Friedman, Roz
Friedman, Wendie Gabay, Beverly Geller, Elana Gensler, Etta Gold, Judy
Greenblatt, Phyllis Gutmann, Rachel Kamin, Basya Karp, Adaire Klein,
Nechama Kutner, Janice Levine, Nomi Levy, Miriam Miller, Val Morehouse,
Leah Moskovits, John OToole, Madeleine Cohen Oakley, Andrea Rapp, Sara
Ravid, Maureen Reister, Marlene Reynolds, Evi Reznick, Ronda Rose, Susan
Schlein, Arna Schwartz, Irene Seff, Linda Silver, Reini Silverman, Gladys
Silversher, Liza Stabler, Debbie Steinberg, Dorothy Steiner, Barbara
Sutton, Joan Tedlow, Helene Tuchman, Joel Tuchman, Shimon Vogel, Amalia
Warshenbrot, Lee Wixman, and Abigail Yasgur.
II. Review & Approval of 2004 Meeting Minutes
The meeting minutes from the SSC Annual Meeting, June 23, 2004 in Brooklyn,
NY, were distributed. Judy Greenblatt motioned for their approval; Nomi
Levy seconded the motion; the minutes were unanimously approved.
III. Presidents Report Linda Silver
A. SSC Accomplishments 2004-2005
1. The Outreach Task Force chaired by Rachel Kamin created the Jewish
Stars bibliography to help teachers, librarians, and parents identify
recommended books with Jewish themes that will help children learn about
the Jewish religion, Jewish culture, Jewish history, Israel, and
contemporary Jewish life. It is available from the AJL website.
2. SSC Vice-President Anne Dublin received a 2004 Sydney Taylor Honor
Award for her book Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do
Everything. She also won the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Childrens
Literature and received an award from the Imperial Order of the Daughters
of the Empire for the best Canadian childrens book published in 2004. SSC
member Rosalind Reisner received the R & S Reference Book Award for her
Guide to Jewish American Fiction. Other SSC members with books published
in the last year: Anna Olswanger (Shlemiel Crooks), Diane Rauchwerger
(Dinosaur on Hanukkah), and Hava Ben Zvi and Bracha Weisbarth.
3. Andrea Rapp wrote an excellent article, Lies in the Library,
about bias in childrens books about Israel in the summer issue of Reform
Judaism Magazine. It is available at www.reformjudaismmag.org along with a
list of Books You Can Count On.
4. Lisa Silverman and Suzi Dubin coordinated a sensational conference
on Jewish childrens literature in Los Angeles in February 2005. Lisa
continues to fill orders for the Sydney Taylor poster and Suzi is the
coordinator of the Avi Chai programs for the Convention.
5. The Greater Cleveland Chapter of AJL, including Andi Davidson and
Julie Moss, hosted an outstanding regional conference on American Jewish
History last fall.
6. Sherry Wasserman deserves thanks for answering all of the
technology related questions that appear on Hasafran from SSC members.
B. SSC Committee
1. The Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Committee; Chair: Rachel Glasser
a. No award was presented this year.
b. Zayde Was a Cowboy by June Nislick, a previous Manuscript Award
winner, was recently published by the Jewish Publication Society; four
other previous winners are in the process of being published.
c. Anne Dublin investigated the feasibility of initiating a Manuscript
Award for picture books. Due to the complications involved in the
development of a picture book and the difficulty of evaluating the
manuscript without the illustrations, SSC decided not to pursue this
initiative.
2. The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee; Chair: Heidi Estrin
a. 2004 Winners were announced in January.
b. The brochure and bookmark have been re-designed thanks to the
volunteer efforts of Heidis husband Jonathan. They set a new standard for
all of AJL to emulate.
3. Accreditation Committee; Chair: Etta Gold - 14 libraries received
Accreditation at the awards luncheon on Tuesday (4 advanced, 4 advanced
renewals, 5 basics, and 1 basic renewal).
4. Mentoring Committee; Chair: Miriam Leah (Lani) Droz watch for
announcements on Hasafran and the AJL website about the new activities of
this re-energized committee.
5. Out-of-Print Books Task Force; Chair: Anna Olswanger
a. Anna is compiling a list of books that SSC members would like to
see back in print. Contact Anna for information on how to submit a
recommendation.
b. Thanks in part to the efforts of the Task Force, The Castle on
Hester Street by Linda Heller, the 1982 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner, is
being re-published with new illustrations by Simon & Schuster. A new
edition of All of a Kind Family will be released by Random House.
C. Other Activities
1. AJL Newsletter
a. Libby White took over for Barbara Sutton.
b. Ellen Cole and Linda Silver thanked all of the volunteer reviewers
who contribute to the Newsletter.
2. Childrens Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
a. Barbara Sutton coordinates SSC member subscriptions. Contact her
to see if you are eligible to receive a complimentary subscription.
b. AJL Newsletter reviews are now posted on CLCD, and since reviews
are listed in alphabetical order by review journal, AJL Newsletter reviews
always appear first!
3. Avi Chai Foundation provided funding for 37 high school day
school librarians to attend the Convention.
IV. SSC Committee Reports
A. Accreditation
1. Etta Gold introduced the members of her Committee: Rita Frischer,
Hazel Karp, Julie Moss, Diane Rauchwerger, Barbara Sutton, Helene Tuchman,
Amalia Warshenbrot, and Gloria Jacobs.
2. Linda Silver congratulated all of the recipients of Accreditation
Awards.
B. Mentoring Committee Miriam Leah (Lani) Droz is collecting
applications for mentors and mentees. Matches will be made in the coming
months.
C. Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
1. The Committee hosted a very well-attended session on Tuesday,
Jewish Childrens Literature: Whats Hot, Whats Not.
2. Heidi Estrin announced that Rachel Kamin will become Chair of the
Committee in January 2006. Susan Berman and Andi Davidson will retire
after 2005; Kathy Bloomfield and Susan Berson have been appointed to the
Committee for 2006-2009.
3. The compilation CD-ROM is available for $10 at Convention; the
regular price is $15. Bookmarks and award seals will now be for sale
through AJL Publications.
D. ValuesFinder
1. There are over 800 titles in the database. A publisher has
approached Linda Silver about publishing the ValuesFinder in book form.
2. Linda thanked Andrea Rapp and Barbara Bilenker for volunteering as
reviewers.
3. Ronda Rose commended Linda for all of her work on the ValuesFinder.
E. Sydney Taylor Manuscript Committee (Anne Dublin reported on behalf
of Rachel Glasser)
1. 14 manuscripts were submitted this year but the Committee did not
feel that any of them merited the award.
2. Anne introduced members of the Committee: Susan Pankowsky, Aileen
Grossberg, Sandra Breger, Barbara Sutton, and Laurie Haas.
3. Suzi Dubin announced that Dianne Hess, an editor from Scholastic,
is very interested in seeing the manuscripts of past winners.
V. Other Reports
A. Avi Chai
1. Suzi Dubin reported that 37 high school librarians attended the
Convention; this year the Avi Chai programming was integrated into the rest
of the Convention. AJL is hoping that Avi Chai will extend its funding in
2006 and provide further funding for regional workshops.
2. Irene Seff requested that contact information for Avi Chai
librarians be disseminated to the local chapters.
3. Susan Berman asked about extending the program to middle school
librarians; Suzi Dubin explained that Avi Chai will only fund high school
librarians.
B. Bibliography Bank Rachel Kamin reported that the Bibliography Bank
is now completely online and encouraged SSC members to contribute
bibliographies. Annotated bibliographies are preferred.
C. Convention 2006 Sara Ravid announced that the 2006 AJL Convention
will be June 18-21 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; she circulated a sign-up
sheet and asked SSC members to list program and session suggestions for the
Convention.
D. Judaica Librarianship Anne Dublin asked for SSC related articles
for issue #13.
E. Publications Elana Gensler is looking for ideas for new AJL
Publications, as well as volunteers to help create them.
F. Sagebrush User Group Helene Tuchman provided information on the
AJL Maintenance Group which gives participating libraries a 15% discount on
their technical support fees.
VI. New Business
A. Nominating Committee - Suzi Dubin, the SSC Nominating Committee
Chair for 2006-2008, is looking for nominations for the SSC Board and for
Committee Chairs.
B. Outreach Committee
1. Last year SSC voted to create an Outreach Committee. However, AJL
has recently formed a Public Relations Committee and a Fundraising
Committee, eliminating the need for a separate SSC Outreach Committee.
2. Irene Seff motioned to disband the SSC Outreach Committee. The
motion was passed unanimously.
3. Jewish Stars will remain an SSC Task Force, chaired by Rachel
Kamin. New members are needed for the Task Force, specifically AJL members
who work in a public library or a public school library.
VII. Announcements and Goods & Welfare
A. Lee Wixman thanked Barbara Sutton for her years of service as the
AJL Newsletter editor.
B. SSC officially congratulated the Oakland Convention Committee for a
fantastic Convention.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 AM.
Respectfully submitted by Rachel Kamin, SSC Secretary
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