The Sydney Taylor Shmooze

The Association of Jewish Libraries & StoryTime Solidarity Present:  How to be an Ally to Jewish Patrons and Students (Even in a Non-Jewish Neighborhood) ~~~~~ Sunday, March 20, 2022 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET Two of your Shmooze admins, Heidi Rabinowitz and Susan Kusel, will be participating in a special workshop, and you are invited. As someone who cares about Jewish children's literature, please come and please invite your friends! Description: The FBI reports that 60% of all religious hate crimes target Jewish people despite the fact that only 2% of America’s population identifies as Jewish. As librarians and educators, how can we push back against this injustice? Join Storytime Solidarity and the Association of Jewish Libraries for a free workshop on standing in solidarity with the Jewish community. Get answers to the questions you didn’t know you wanted to ask, learn about Jewish diversity, and find out what actions you can take and what books you can buy to help the Jewi

On January 6, 2021, the Association of Jewish Libraries held a Zoom event to do a deep dive into the history, practices, and significance of the Real Sydney Taylor Book Award (est. 1968) and of the new Mock Awards created in 2020. You can watch the hour-long program here.

The Sydney Taylor Book Awards recognize the best Jewish children's/YA books each year. The mock awards will be announced January 21 and the real awards will be announced on January 25. Attend this free Zoom event to get background on the real award and learn about the Sydney Taylor Shmooze mock award blog and how you can vote for the mock awards. Presented by: The Association of Jewish Libraries When: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 7:30pm ET Where: Please preregister for this free event at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO6prjsiHNejZCjixxgpYN3V3pkPR5Jh/success?user_id=MNB0BrgSThOaOFFqWidcaQ&timezone_id=America%2FLos_Angeles