Ellen, we are thrilled to have you join us! Heidi Rabinowitz AJL Member Relations Chair
On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 12:25 PM Sally Stieglitz <sstiegl...@lilrc.org> wrote: > Dear safaranim, > > It is with great pleasure that I ask you to join me in welcoming our > newest AJL member and AJL News and Reviews team member, Ellen > Drucker-Albert. I have known Ellen for three years; we work together on a > local committee called "Long Island Reads" and she is always great to work > with! > Ellen will be joining us as a co-editor for Children's and Teen Reviews > and working with fellow co-editors Chava and Lisa as Chava transitions to > stepping away from her role at News and Reviews, after a significant tenure > on our team, to focus on new endeavors. > > I've asked Ellen to "introduce herself" in a short blurb: > > *It is my absolute pleasure to be joining AJL’s News and Reviews team as > co-editor for Children's/Teen's Reviews. I am excited to return to my > “roots.” I began my librarianship career about 25 years ago at the Solomon > Schechter Day School of Suffolk County on Long Island, NY, where I assisted > in the creation of their school library, and served as their Librarian, > sharing my passion for Children’s and Teen literature. Jewish education > was, and remains an important part of my career path. I taught elementary > through high school age groups at the Solomon Schechter Day School, Camp > Ramah in the Berkshires, the high school programs at the Suffolk Hebrew > Midrasha Academy and the Ivry Prozdor High School of the Jewish Theological > Seminary. I provided instruction in subjects ranging from Bible, Jewish > literature, film, Constitutional law and Jewish ethics. I am also an > attorney admitted in the State of New York, and have been a grader for the > NY Board of Law Examiners since 1999.* > > *Currently, I am the Adult & Information Services Manager at the Cold > Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center. I serve as a member of the > Long Island Reads Committee, an Island-wide reading initiative intended to > bring readers together to discuss one book and participate in related > programming. I moderate a monthly book discussion at the Cold Spring Harbor > Library. I enjoy providing readers’ advisory services to my Rabbi > recommending titles for his book discussions at the synagogue and > participating in these Jewish-themed discussions.* > > *I am looking forward to contributing to the mission of the AJL promoting > Jewish literacy and am appreciative of this opportunity to promote and > encourage the engagement with Jewish literature for Children and Teens!* > > > *Ellen Drucker-Albert * > > > > Please join me in welcoming Ellen to our community. > > Best, > Sally > -- > Sally Stieglitz > Communications and Marketing Coordinator | Long Island Library Resources > Council > sstiegl...@lilrc.org | 631-675-1570 x2005 > http://www.lilrc.org > > [image: ORCID] http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-9188 > > [image: image.jpeg] > > > > LILRC is a member of the Empire State Library Network (ESLN > <https://www.esln.org/>) > > Follow LILRC on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/LILRCouncil/> Twitter > <https://twitter.com/lilrc> Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/lilrcevents/> >
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