Call for Proposals

The Association of Jewish Libraries is now soliciting proposals for our upcoming conference at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston, Illinois, June 29-July 1, 2020. 

Librarians, scholars, educators, and authors are invited to submit proposals for papers and presentations on all aspects of librarianship and on topics related to Jews, Judaism, the Jewish experience and Israel. Presentations should be relevant to library professionals working in academic and research institutions, archives, synagogues, day schools, and Jewish community centers as well as public schools and libraries serving Jewish communities.  Past topics have included collection development and management, programming, reader advisory services, special and rare collections, cataloging and classification, Jewish literature and literacy, digital and electronic resources and emerging technologies.    

Click here to submit your proposal. All submissions must be received by November 15, 2019. If you are unable to access the Google form, contact [email protected]. Proposals will be reviewed by the Programming Committee and all applicants will be notified in January, 2020. 

Thank you, 

Marcie Eskin & Rachel Kamin 
Co-Chairs 
2020 Association of Jewish Libraries Conference 
www.jewishlibraries.org