The Association of Jewish Libraries
- Montreal Chapter
The organization which supports the
production, collection, organization and dissemination of Jewish resources and
library/media services.
Coming in Fall 2017! A Canadian Library Student Scholarship Award, funded by the Association of Jewish Libraries, Montreal through AJL's national office.
For further information go to: AJL: http://jewishlibraries.org/
Active between 1986-2016, AJL-Montreal welcomed all interested librarians,
researchers and educators - whether their interest focused on personal or
institutional collections.
Historically …
The
U.S.-based Association
of Jewish Libraries was created in 1965 as a result of the
merger of two 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.
The Montreal Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries was
founded in June 1986, immediately following an AJL
national convention in Montreal.
In June 2011 the 46th Annual national conference of the Association of
Jewish Libraries was held in Montreal again, on the 25th anniversary
of the Chapter’s founding.
Today …
AJL
continues to serve the needs and specialized interests of these former
associations and divisions, with a Research and Special Libraries Division (R
& S), and a Synagogue, School and Centre Division (SSC).
Most recent Montreal Chapter Co-Presidents: Marsha Lustigman e-mail: bialikmtl@gmail.com, and Chaya Goldman
Secretary: Janice Rosen office tel.
514-931-7531 ext. 271, e-mail jrosen@cjarchives.ca