November 2, 2007 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm; Registration & breakfast from 8:30 am to 9:00 am; lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Queensborough Community College, Kurt R. Schmeller Library, Room LB-15
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, NY 11364

Over the years there has been considerable interest in the Holocaust and today we have a large and rich body of literature; not only stories by survivors but also literature from children of survivors, fiction writers, playwrights and scholars. Holocaust literature occupies a prominent place in contemporary literature and its literature continues to grow. There are also large amounts of resources on the Holocaust available from various institutions such as Holocaust resource centers and via the Internet.

Join us for a presentation on Holocaust resources and services. The seminar will introduce you to some of the rich resources on the Holocaust including picture books, graphic novels, works by children of survivors, literature for children and young adults, overlooked reference tools for researching the Holocaust, and archival material
and services of the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, Queensborough Community College.

Presenters & Topics:

Dr. Arthur Flug, Executive Director, The Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center, Queensborough Community College: "Archival Material and Services of the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives"

Dr. Esor Ben-Sorek, Coordinator of Hebrew Language & Literature,
Foreign Languages Dept., Queensborough Community College: "A Light in the Nazi Darkness"

Dr. Susan Jacobowitz, Assistant Professor, English Dept., Queensborough Community College: "Second Generation Literature, Graphic Novels and Other Works by Children of Survivors of the Holocaust"

Dr. Allan Mirwis, Reader Service Librarian, Kingsborough Community College: "Revisiting Overlooked Reference Tools for Researching the Holocaust"

Dr. Marcia Posner, Librarian & Program V.P., Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County

Prof. Irving Roth, Director, Holocaust Resource Center, Temple Judea,
Manhassett: "Engaging Students in the Study of the Holocaust and
Tolerance Issues"

Prof. Donald E. Wilson, Director, School Library Media Program, Palmer School of Library & Information Science, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University: "Holocaust Literature for Children and Young Adults"

More information will be posted on the ACRL/NY web site: http://www.acrlny.org

For directions to Queensborough Community College, see: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/VirtualTour/directions.htm

RSVP: Barbara Bonous-Smit by October 26, 2007
BBonoussmit@qcc.cuny.edu