Photograph of the CSLA Board members during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. They are seated at a row of tables and have papers in front of each member. Marcia Trauernicht is standing at the head of the row. Ralph Hartsock is sitting down at the end, in the bottom left-hand corner.

Photograph of the Neveh Shalom synagogue's interior sanctuary. The place from which the Torah is read is carved with the scrolls and other important scenes. A stained glass piece acts as the aron kodesh, or holy ark, for the scrolls in the back wall. Above it are the ten commandments and the ner tamid, or eternal light. Attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, are sitting in the congregational seating. They are on a group tour of the location.

Photograph of attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, looking at the shelves of materials in the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church library. The group took a tour of the location.

Photograph of Ralph Hartsock from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. He is sitting down at a conference table with his laptop in front of him. It is connected to the television at the end of the table and is showing his presentation "Digital Repositories of Religious History". The slide reads "Other non-digital Repositories: Northwest Digital Archives", the first bullet reads "The Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) provides enhanced access to archival and manuscript collections in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Utah, and Washington" and includes a link, the second bullet reads "Union database of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids", and the third bullet reads "Scope agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and natural resources urban and rural social movements, local state, regional, and national politics. Native American language and culture; and the place of religious communities in the region." He is at the end of the presentation. Tara Carlisle was aiding in the presentation over Skype.

Photograph of Amy Ownbey and Marcia Trauernicht during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. They are standing together beside a podium in a banquet area. Ownbey is holding a certificate that commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the CSLA.

Photograph of stained glass accent windows on the inside of the Neveh Shalom synagogue. There are lights in front of them and attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, can be seen below. The attendees were touring the synagogue on the first day of the conference.

Photograph of the tour guide speaking to attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. The group took a tour of the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and Stearns Library, which they are standing in now. They also visited the bookstore. The room is painted yellow and there are children's books on shelves along the wall; a stuffed Pooh Bear is sitting on a window seat and there are chairs stacked in the corner.

Photograph of Cheryl Cutchin during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza in Portland, Oregon. She is standing behind a podium with the location's logo on the front and a microphone is in front of her. Other attendees of the event are seated at a table close-by. There are breakfast items on the table.

Photograph of the entrance to the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Two attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was also held in Portland, are in the photo. The group took a tour of the cathedral, the Stearns Library, and the bookstore. Two framed drawings are hung on either side of the doorway and crosses are for sale inside. A sign that reads "keep calm and carry on" is on the door.

Photograph of Suzanne Woods Fisher from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is standing behind a podium with a microphone. Next to her an image featuring a building with the name "The B--get" is being projected onto a screen. There is a sign in front of it as well but it is unreadable. Her presentation is focused around the Amish people and their denomination.

Photograph of a speaker and Cheryl Cutchin during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza in Portland, Oregon. The woman speaking is standing behind a podium with a microphone over it and Cutchin is standing to the side looking towards her. They are at a morning event.

Photograph of one of the banquets during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees are seated around round tables with small plates in front of them. A woman is standing among them and speaking. She is holding a folder with papers in her hand.

Photograph of Gordon Grose from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. He is holding a microphone and speaking to the attendees with it. His nametag says that he is a local author.

Photograph of the Episcopal table during the Roundtable Discussion at the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees are seated around it and another table is visible past them. They are in a sunken level of the hotel they are staying at the stairs are visible along the edge of the area.

Photograph of Christina Tarabochia and Sherrie Ashcraft from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. The two are co-authors of the book On the Threshold, which Ashcraft is holding. They are guest speakers at the event and behind them is a long table that is full of other books by local authors.

Photograph of a speaker during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. There is a microphone on a stand in front of her and she is using it. She is wearing a green and blue striped shirt and glasses.

Photograph of attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, standing in the Stearns Library at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. The group toured the location and visited the bookstore as well. The room is painted yellow and there are children's books on shelves along the wall on the left; statues of characters from children's stories are on the top shelves.

Photograph of Maxine Marsolini from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is using a microphone to speak to the attendees of the event. She is holding up her book "Blended Families: creating harmony as you build a new home life". Marsolini was one of the guest local authors that were invited to the conference.

Photograph of Marcia Trauernicht during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. She is standing behind a podium with the hotel logo "Crowne Plaza Hotels · Resorts" on the front. To her right is a small round table with eight candles on top of it.

Photograph of the Methodist table during the Roundtable Discussion at from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees are seated around it and other tables, including another groups, is visible past them. They are in a sunken level of the hotel they are staying at and a couch is visible against one of the walls.

Photograph of Kathi Macias during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is a guest speaker at the event and is the author of several books. She is standing behind the podium and is holding a microphone in her hand.

Photograph of the shelves at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church library. There are plants resting on top of them and a vine of ivy is trailing down the side of one. Attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, are standing around the room. The group took a tour of the location and are looking at the materials they have.

Photograph of two attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, walking between the stacks at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. They are touring the location with a group of attendees. The shelves are full of books and tapes that can be used by members of the congregation.

Photograph of two attendees during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. They are sitting at a dining table and have breakfast in front of them. A third plate is set in front of an empty chair between them. The one on the right has a nametag that shows her first name is "Anna".