I would like to thank everybody that was involved in organizing the convention in Cambridge, Mass. It was a very interesting conference, the
sessions were informative, and presented in a most professional way. Meeting with other librarians and sharing the problems we encounter on a daily basis was comforting and helpful, and as I mentioned to you before, I'm an AJL member for the past 14 years, and yet, this was the first convention that I participated in full. My previous work place, elementary Jewish day-school, didn't believe in librarian's professional development, and since I couldn't get Avi-Chai financial support, I couldn't attend any convention unless it was taking place in town (Toronto), and then only for one day. This year I started working in CHAT Richmond Hill high-school (Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto, Richmond Hill branch), where the Administration has quite a different view regarding library work, and librarian professional development, but most important - since this is a high-school, I could receive Avi-Chai support to attend the convention. Overall, the experience of the convention was very positive, and I returned home with many helpful tools and information, which will help me better the library collection and services, and support the students and staff in their needs. I hope that Avi-Chai will continue with its generous support of librarians and Jewish libraries to the benefit of all that are involved in Jewish education. Thank you again and Yeshar Koah to all of you, Esti Bega, Librarian CHAT Richmond Hill 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: 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
