All of us who have ever been on the Committee know how much fun it is, and appreciate the work the current committee puts in every year.
As always, I'm looking forward to reading the winners. Yashar Koach, Fred Isaac STA 1998-2002 -----Original Message----- From: Etta Gold <ego...@earthlink.net> To: Aimee Lurie <aimeelu...@mac.com>; hasafran <hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 8:58 pm Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Syndey Taylor Book Awards Yasher Koach, Aimee - and to your hard-working committee - many thanks!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aimee Lurie" <aimeelu...@mac.com> To: <hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:41 PM Subject: [ha-Safran] Syndey Taylor Book Awards Dear Friends -- It is my pleasure to share that Linda Glaser and Adam Gustavson, author and illustrator of Hannah’s Way, Louise Borden, author of His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg, and Deborah Heiligman, authorof Intentions, are the 2013 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award. The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Houston, Texas this June. The winners were formally announced yesterday at the Association of Jewish Libraries midwinter meeting in New York. Twenty outstanding books were selected from the nearly 100 titles evaluated by the SydneyTaylor Book Award Committee during 2012. The Committee recommends them for library, classroom, and home use. To view a the press release and for more information about the award, please visit http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Awards/SydneyTaylorBookAward.aspx. Best, Aimee Lurie, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee The Association of Jewish Libraries The Agnon School 26500 Shaker Blvd. Beachwood, OH 44122 (216)832-1314 aimeelu...@mac.com __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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