Benefits

AJL works to benefit our individual members as well as our member organizations.

Benefits for individuals:

• Discounts on our yearly conference
• Eligibility to apply for conference subsidies through our Conference Stipends and Scholarships
• Opportunity to be mentored, or to be a mentor
• Professional development and support through conference proceedings, podcasts, and our library wiki,
• Subscriptions to the AJL News, AJL Reviews, and Judaica Librarianship
• Access to the Weine Classification Scheme and Relative Index, a Dewey-based classification system for Jewish libraries
• Networking opportunities through our annual conferences, regional programs, haSafran listserv, and the members directory

Benefits for libraries and organizations:

• Increased visibility and credibility through accreditation
• Subscriptions to the AJL News, AJL Reviews, and Judaica Librarianship
• Support for several of the online library programs and cataloging and classification systems.
• Bibliographies for classes and Jewish Book Month lists 

Get involved:

• Join a committee. Contact the RAS or SSC chairs to get more committee information
• Join a local chapter.
• Preserve our history! Send committee, chapter, and program information to our Archive.
• Join the conversation! While lurkers are welcome on Hasafran, don't be shy about asking or responding to questions.