The Organizing Committee of this year’s Association of Jewish Libraries conference entitled “Yovel/Jubilee: Celebrating 50 Years of AJL!” is delighted to announce that the conference will be held at the Sheraton in Silver Spring, Maryland from Sunday, June 21, 2015 through Wednesday, June 24, 2015 . The conference will have a broad appeal to librarians in any setting: community centers and day schools, research and special libraries, synagogues, and universities. In celebration of AJL’s anniversary, the Committee has prepared a full, four-day conference, and we ask that you make your travel plans accordingly.
The Sunday programming will feature a special Family Program that will be open to all attendees as well as members of the local community. The program will include storytelling by Rabbi Paul Schneider, a reading by author Jacqueline Jules, a musical performance and sing-a-long by Audrey Katz and Lisa Baydush, and a special program by PJ Libraries. The performers will be available for signings and conversation. In addition to the book vendors in the Exhibits Hall, there will be special artists and crafts vendors selling their work. The Sunday dinner will feature a keynote conversation between renowned literary critic, scholar, and former literary editor of The New Republic Leon Wieseltier and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Marvin Kalb. In addition, there will be a concert of Yiddish music by Jane Peppler. Monday’s Authors’ Luncheon will feature authors from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. On Monday evening, a film by and a Q & A with documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner will be presented. Tuesday lunch will include a special program honoring past AJL presidents and the awarding of this year’s Fannie Goldstein Merit Award. The Tuesday banquet will feature the RAS Awards, such as the Bibliography and Reference Awards and the SSC Awards, including the Sydney Taylor Award winners. On Wednesday we will offer a full day of programs with curators at leading cultural heritage institutions. The morning session will take place at the Library of Congress (LC). Attendees will have the option of selecting three out of six possible LC sites to visit: American Folklife Center; Children’s Literature Center; Hebraic Section, AMED; Music Division; Preservation Division; Prints and Photographs Division. The afternoon session will take place at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and will include sessions with curators and tours. Both programs are free but do require prior reservation. There will not be sit-down meals at the hotel on Wednesday. However, optional kosher breakfast and lunch options can be purchased in advance of the conference. The decision making regarding conference sessions is still in process. However, throughout the conference, there will be numerous sessions on librarianship, reading, Jewish culture and history, and the Holocaust. Presenters will include information science professionals, librarians, scholars, and writers from the Washington, D.C. area as well as from around the country and the world. Registration To register, go to the AJL website and follow the links to register using Eventbrite ( http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Upcoming_Conference ). For questions, please contact Marcie Eskin, AJL Registrar, at [email protected] or 847-926-7903. Stipends & Scholarships Applications are now being accepted for conference attendance stipends and scholarships. Please go the Conference & Scholarships page of the AJL website for details and application forms ( http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Conference_Stipends___Scholarships_ ). Ads, Exhibits & Sponsorships We welcome advertisements for our conference program book, sponsors for conference activities, and exhibitors at the conference itself. Please see our advertising page on the AJL website for details about these opportunities ( http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Conference_Ads__Exhibits_and_Sponsorships ). For More Info For general questions, please contact any of the Jubilee Conference co-chairpersons, Dina Herbert ( [email protected] ), Ellen Share ( [email protected] ), and Aaron Taub ( [email protected] ). Organizing this conference has been a truly collaborative endeavor, drawing upon the creativity, expertise, passion, and organizational skills of a very devoted group of professionals. We thank them all, and their names will be noted in the Conference Book. We look forward to welcoming you to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for this milestone event! Dina Herbert, Ellen Share, and Aaron Taub AJL Jubilee Conference Co-Chairpersons
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