Heidi Rabinowitz (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Boca Raton, FL

Direct 10,000+ volume synagogue library serving students (Preschool through Grade 12), parents, staff and community members; perform 40 weekly storytimes and computer lab classes for early childhood and occasional library lessons for older children and teens. See www.cbiboca.org and www.ncece.blogspot.com.

Digital

Consult and write articles about Jewish children's literature for a website that supports librarians, teachers, and educators in developing diverse, equitable, and inclusive early literacy programming and book collections. See storytimesolidarity.com.

Recommend Jewish titles for all ages for Little Free Library's "Read in Color" Diverse Books Advisory Group. See https://littlefreelibrary.org/read-in-color/.

Virtual

As an advocate for Jewish children's literature, I am available for virtual speaking engagements through ALA's EDI Speakers Bureau. See https://edispeakers.ala.org/listing/heidi-rabinowitz/

Co-founded mock award blog to celebrate and invite deeper engagement with the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish children's literature. Partner bloggers include other past chairs of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Susan Kusel and Chava Pinchuck. See www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/.

Facebook

Founded Jewish Kidlit Mavens with fellow children's literature expert Susan Kusel. This is a highly active online community of librarians, teachers, authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, booksellers, and readers who engage on the topic of Judaic literature for children. See www.facebook.com/groups/JewishKidlitMavens.

Deep involvement with AJL, an international professional organization for librarians who work with Judaica collections. Volunteered as convention planner, president of regional chapter, chair of mentoring committee, Sydney Taylor Book Award and Manuscript Award committees, public relations committee, member relations chair. President of AJL 2012-2014. See.

Write professional critical reviews for children's and young adult books, with specialization in Judaica. See www.slj.com, www.jewishlibraries.orgIn the past I also reviewed for Jewish Book World, see www.jewishbookcouncil.org.

Write thematic articles recommending children's literature for EBSCO's subscription databases NoveList and NoveList K-8. See www.ebscohost.com/novelist.

Produce and host regular Internet audio program, The Book of Life, about Jewish books, music, film and web, available via RSS feed or email subscription. See www.bookoflifepodcast.com.

The Jewish Book Carnival is a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere hosted on a different blog each month, co-created by Heidi Rabinowitz and Marie Cloutier and administered by Heidi.

Agawam, MA

Evaluated manuscripts and trade submissions for inclusion in the PJ Library and PJ Our Way programs, which offer free Jewish books to children. See www.pjlibrary.org and www.pjourway.org.

Past chair of Judaic children's book award committee for the Association of Jewish Libraries. See www.sydneytaylorbookaward.org.

Evaluated published titles for the Harold Grinspoon Foundation's initiative to provide free Jewish books to families with young children. See www.pjlibrary.org.

Pittsburgh, PA

Children's Librarian/Department Head at active neighborhood branch library affiliated with 19-branch city library system. See www.clpgh.org.

Coconut Creek, FL

Youth Services Librarian in large regional library affiliated with 41-branch county library system, in a joint public/community college facility. See www.broward.org/library.

Master’S Degree, Library & Information Science

Earned Masters of Library Science as full time student courtesy of Elva S. Smith Scholarship for librarians planning to work with.

Ba, English, With A Minor In Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: Exco, OSCA, Big Kids for Little Kids children's theater.Full time student at four year liberal arts college. See.