Association of Jewish Libraries

Association of Jewish Libraries

The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is an international organization dedicated to the production, collection, organization and dissemination of Judaic resources and library/media/information service. AJL has members in the United States, Canada, Israel and over 22 other countries.

It was formed through a merger of 2 organizations : The Jewish Librarians Association, founded in 1946, which concerned itself with collections of Judaica in academic, archival or research institutions, and The Jewish Library Association, founded in 1962, which concerned itself with collections in the synagogue, school and community, as well as other smaller libraries and media centres.

Publications

The Association of Jewish Libraries publishes several serials including a scholarly journal "Judaica Librarianship" and the timely quarterly "AJL Newsletter". AJL also has an electronic mailing list called hasafran (Hebrew for "the librarian").

Awards

The Association of Jewish Libraries awards the Sydney Taylor Book Award annually for books that authentically portray the Jewish experience in children's literature, and the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for the most promising unpublished Judaic manuscript for children.

The Association also awards the [http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/awards/ref_and_bib.htm Judaica Reference Award] for outstanding reference works.

The [http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/awards/ref_and_bib.htm Judaica Bibliography Award] is given to outstanding Judaica bibliographies.

Conventions

The AJL Convention, held annually, is a valuable way for Judaica librarians to share ideas, learn, and network with their peers.

The [http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/conventions/convention2008.htm 2008 convention] will be held at the Marriott Cleveland East in Cleveland, Ohio, June 22-25, 2008, and will include a special all-day celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Taylor Book Award on June 25, 2008.

Locations of Past Conventions

*2007 (42nd) Phoenix, Arizona
*2006 (41st) Cambridge, Massachusetts
*2005 (40th) Oakland, CA
*2004 (39th) Brooklyn, N.Y.
*2003 (38th) Toronto, Ont., CANADA
*2002 (37th) Denver, CO
*2001 (36th) La Jolla, CA
*2000 (35th) Washington, DC
*1999 (34th) Boca Raton, FL
*1998 (33rd) Philadelphia, PA
*1997 (32nd) Cleveland, OH
*1996 (31st) Toronto, Ont., CANADA
*1995 (30th) Chicago, IL
*1994 (29th) Atlanta, GA
*1993 (28th) New York, NY
*1992 (27th) Los Angeles, CA
*1991 (26th) Miami Beach, FL
*1990 (25th) Jerusalem, Israel
*1989 (24th) Washington, DC
*1988 (23rd) Kansas City, MO
*1987 (22nd) Livingston, NJ
*1986 (21st) Montreal, QC, Canada
*1985 (20th) Cleveland, OH
*1984 (19th) Atlanta, GA
*1983 (18th) Long Beach, CA
*1982 (17th) Columbus, OH
*1981 (16th) Liberty, NY
*1980 (15th) Philadelphia, PA
*1979 (14th) Cincinnati, OH
*1978 (13th) San Francisco, CA
*1977 (12th) Waltham, MA
*1976 (11th) Montreal, QC, Canada
*1975 (10th) Miami Beach, FL
*1974 (9th) Chicago, IL
*1973 (8th) Los Angeles, CA
*1972 (7th) Toronto, Ont., CANADA
*1971 (6th) Jerusalem, Israel
*1970 (5th) New York, NY
*1969 (4th) Atlantic City, NJ
*1968 (3rd) Cincinnati, OH
*1967 (2nd) Boston, MA
*1966 (1st) Philadelphia, PA

External links

* [http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ Official website of the Association of Jewish Libraries]


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