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greatly-in size, organization and staffing. Some consisted of a shelf of
castoff books which circulated rarely. At the same time, he found some
well-chosen and well-organized collections supervised by professionals who
volunteered their skills to their congregations. And all shades in between
seemed to indicate that some organization should be providing service for
this group. Furthermore, he felt it was a fruitful field for the interest of book
publishers and library suppliers.
John Harvey began by working to organize annual one-day
conferences in Philadelphia that consisted of workshops covering the major
phases of librarianship for congregational libraries. His search for
conference leaders brought to light a number of persons who were vitally
interested in this branch of librarianship plus two students who shared his
vision. One of these was a synagogue librarian, May Weine, who persuaded
him to sponsor a 6-week course in cataloging for synagogue librarians. The
other was Joyce White, who was in the process of upgrading her B.S. in
Library Science to a master's degree. At this point she was one credit shy of
the needed requirements. Learning of her interest in church libraries,
Harvey suggested that she could earn the additional credit by directing a
one-day workshop for church librarians. The workshop was successful
beyond their wildest dreams. Thinking they might attract 50 to 100 people,
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Demeter, Marilyn. CSLA Gems of the Past, text, July 16, 2007; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1533163/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.