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Committees
The Association of Jewish Libraries has a variety of committees that provide service to the membership and to the field of Judaica librarianship. Some committees advertise openings as they occur; others may be joined at any time. For more information about the work of any committee, or to enquire about getting involved, contact the listed committee chair.
| Librarianship and Education Committee | |
The Librarianship and Education Committee develops and promotes specialized courses (online and/or in person) for individuals interested in Judaica librarianship, both those in library school and those seeking continuing education. | |
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| Member Merit Awards | |
AJL presents a member annually with either the Life Membership Award or the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award. This committee selects deserving AJL members for recognition. |
| Member Relations Committee | |
The Member Relations Committee seeks to strengthen AJL by relationship-building and community-building among the membership. Member Relations also oversees AJL’s Mentoring program. | |
Chair | |
| News & Reviews Committee | |
AJL publishes a quarterly online journal sharing organizational news and reviews of new Judaic books and other materials. A general editor oversees operations, assisted by review editors for adult and children’s materials. A large cadre of volunteer reviewers provides content, and members are welcome to submit articles in consultation with the general editor. | |
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| Publications Committee | |
The Publications Committee oversees the distribution of AJL publications including monographs. It also seeks to publish new materials of interest to AJL members. | |
Chair  Laura Schutzman Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Kew Gardens Hills , NY (410) 967-5531 e-mail: laura.schutzman@gmail.com | |
| RAS Cataloging Committee | |
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| Positions Reporting to Council | |
Accreditation Committee Chair | Advertising Chair |
Reference & Bibliography Awards Committee Chair | ALA Liaison Elliot H. Gertel The University of Michigan |
ATLA Liaison  Sheryl Stahl Hebrew Union College-JIR Long Beach , CA | Cataloging Committee Chair |
Librarianship and Education Committee The Librarianship and Education Committee develops and promotes specialized courses (online and/or in person) for individuals interested in Judaica librarianship, both those in library school and those seeking continuing education. | Conference Proceedings Compiler Elana Gensler West Hempstead Public Library West Hempstead , NY (516) 486-1132 e-mail: Egensler@aol.com |
Conference Stipends Chair The Conference Stipends Committee reviews applications requesting financial support to attend the annual conference. The Committee awards stipends comprised of Judy R. Cohn, EBSCO, and Littauer Grant funds on the basis of eligibility criteria described under Conference Stipends and Scholarships. Lenore M. Bell USA Holocaust Memorial Museum Falls Church , VA (703) 615-0559 e-mail: lbell@ushmm.org | Groner-Wikler Scholarship Committee Chair Emily Bergman Temple Sinai of Glendale Glendale , CA (818) 244-2501 e-mail: emilyannebergman@gmail.com |
Student Scholarship Committee Chair The Student Scholarship nurtures promising newcomers to the field of Judaica librarianship with assistance for attending the AJL conference. The Student Scholarship Committee is responsible for publicizing the AJL scholarship competition to library schools and for selecting the winner(s). | Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Chair The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is charged with annually selecting the winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and with implementing the process by which the winners are selected, publicized, and presented. Rebecca Levitan Baltimore County Public Library Baltimore , MD 4104872937 e-mail: ralevitan@gmail.com |
Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Chair The Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition Committee is charged with annually selecting the winners of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award and with implementing the process by which the winners are selected, publicized, and presented. Committee members review and evaluate manuscripts submitted by authors for the award. Members of the committee must be members of AJL and must have broad knowledge of Judaic children's literature as well as experience in writing evaluative reviews. Author applicants must be unpublished in the genre of middle grade fiction. Fan & Hyman Jacobs Library Oheb Shalom Congregation South Orange , NJ 973-762-7067 e-mail: library@ohebshalom.org | Jewish Fiction Award Committee The AJL Jewish Fiction Award for adult readers. The AJL Jewish Fiction Award was established in 2017 with generous underwriting from Dan Wyman Books. All works of fiction with significant Jewish thematic content written in English--novels, short story and flash fiction collections--by a single author published and available for purchase in the United States during the award year are eligible for the award. Jewish thematic content means an extended grappling with Jewish themes throughout the book, including Judaism, Jewish history and culture, Jewish identity, etc. |
