EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table)

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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

Learn more about EMIERT on the ALA website.

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EMIERT JIC Webinar: On Being Jewish Now (Two Years Later)

  • 1.  EMIERT JIC Webinar: On Being Jewish Now (Two Years Later)

    Posted Aug 11, 2025 08:50 AM
    Join ALA EMIERT Jewish Information Committee Chair Sally Stieglitz for a conversation with Zibby Owens, editor of On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates, and a select group of contributors to the USA Today bestselling book, to discuss their reflections and insights on being Jewish over the past two years. Zibby Owens is the bestselling author of Blank: A Novel, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature,  and Princess Charming. She is the editor of two anthologies: Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology and Moms Don't Have Time To Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology. She is also the founder and CEO of Zibby Media, which includes the Zibby Publishing boutique publishing house, Zibby's Bookshop, an independent bookstore in Santa Monica, CA, the award-winning daily podcast Totally Booked with Zibby, which she hosts, Zibby's Book Club, and Zibby Retreats for book lovers.


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    Sally Stieglitz
    Communications and Outreach Coordinator
    Long Island Library Resources Council
    She/Her/Hers
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