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FYI Contact: Liz Markel Marketing Specialist, ASCLA 312-280-4398 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS For Immediate Release October 28, 2008 Readers advisory section in search of outstanding Jewish literature CHICAGOThe Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) seeks recently published works of Jewish literature for adults as candidates for the 2009 Sophie Brody Medal. Endowed by the Brodart Foundation and Arthur Brody, the award consists of a citation and a medal, and pays tribute to Arthurs wife Sophie, a recognized leader and philanthropist in the Jewish community. The award enables readers advisory experts to recommend works of literary merit, as well as highlighting writing that promotes a comprehensive understanding of Judaism. Writers are chosen who explore Jewish characters, settings, themes or philosophies, expands the readers perspective about the Jewish experience or educate the reader about Jewish history, culture and identity. Past winners have achieved these goals by treating such topics as genocide, the search for family members lost during the Holocaust and the stereotypical Jewish mother. The winner and up to three selected honor books will be announced at an awards ceremony at the ALAs 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colo. Their authors will be invited to speak to a large audience of librarians at the 2009 Literary Tastes Breakfast, a ticketed event to be held Sunday, July 12, 2009 in Chicago as a part of the ALA Annual Conference. Works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry published between Dec. 1, 2007 and Nov. 30, 2008 are eligible for consideration for the 2009 award. Those interested in submitting publications for consideration should review the complete award criteria and contact Barbara Bibel, chairperson for the award committee, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for instructions. Librarians and readers can find all previous winners and honor books listed in the Awards section of the RUSA website. The Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) is a part of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/). CODES represents the interests of its members who work in collection development, evaluation, and readers advisory services, and provides ongoing networking and professional development opportunities for this group. RUSA is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need. 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
