Thanks to all who responded to my post seeking librarians from "tiny libraries" to meet each other at the conference.
I am looking forward to meeting more "tiny" library people to share experiences of those who wear many hats (cataloging, circulation, marketing, programs, strategic planning, budgeting, website development, system administration, fundraising, janitorial services, etc....) to perhaps pool resources (e.g., splitting an order of 100 brochures, etc. from Jewish Book Council, etc.) and for a social network as well. Per a couple of "veteran" responses, I'd like to encourage those librarians to attend the roundtable session Monday morning (8:30-10am) that best matches your role - (Part of the dilemma of my "tiny" library is that it serves many roles - center/synagogue, elementary grades, middle school, high school, etc. - , I wish I had a clone to go to all 3 roundtables... centers/synagogues fits most areas best for me). After that session, I'll stick around the Sonora D3 area to meet anyone interested in getting together at a later time - then we'll try to put together a table at the Awards Lunch. At my first AJL conference (Oakland) I was struck by the magnitude of larger libraries - resources, specialization, etc. - great resources and a wealth of knowledge and expertise - and an amazingly wonderful willingness to help. The conference is a wonderful place to meet the "famous faces" from the AJL newsletter and website, mentors, hasafran, podcasts, etc. and also to meet others who may not have the expertise to participate at that level. I am excited to meet both. I look forward to seeing you in Phoenix. Alison Epstein, Librarian Congregation Har Shalom 6410 County Road 250 Durango, CO 81301 970-946-8992 970-385-7987 (fax) <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
